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Perfectly tender and packed with flavor Cheesy Bacon Ranch Potatoes. All of the flavors combined with cheese and bacon to create these perfectly tender and delicious potatoes.
Potatoes are a favorite year round side dish! Try these Parmesan Garlic Roasted Potatoes, Crispy Potatoes with Pesto and Parmesan or Parmesan Garlic Potato Foil Packets for more delicious ways to enjoy potatoes.
Cheesy Bacon Ranch Potatoes
This was my first time cooking potatoes in a slow cooker. They reminded me of tin foil dinner potatoes. Perfectly tender and packed with flavor. I can’t even describe how amazing these turned out! A delicious side for any meal! Easy clean up and tender delicious potatoes that are packed with flavor.
All of the flavors combined with cheese and bacon to create these delicious potatoes. While cooking in the slow cooker, they create the best aroma in your house all day. And when it is time for dinner, you just scoop them up and they really make the perfect side!
Cheesy Potato Ingredients
These cheesy bacon ranch potatoes are always a hit. Slow cooked all day to be the most delicious and flavorful potatoes that you will want to have as side to every meal!
- Potatoes: Red or yellow small potatoes work the best.
- Onion: Thinly sliced to cook quickly.
- Bacon: The more the better but I do recommend around 1 pound of bacon.
- Cheddar Cheese: Shredded and ready to add over top of the raw potatoes.
- Dry Ranch Seasoning Packet: A simple packet is perfect for sprinkling over top.
- Butter: Melt the butter to get a crispy outside with a buttery flavor.
- Green Onions: Garnish over top when ready to serve.
How to Make Slow Cooker Potatoes
Let the slow cooker do the work! Make this into a complete meal with Creamy Garlic Steak Bites with Mushrooms or Juicy Grilled Garlic Turkey Burgers.
- Sauté Bacon: Cook the bacon until it is just done but not too crisp. I lined a cookie sheet with foil and baked it at 350 degrees for 16 minutes while I was prepping everything.
- Prepare Slow Cooker: Line your slow cooker with aluminum foil. Leave enough to over hang so that you can wrap the potatoes on the top once in the slow cooker.
- Layer Potatoes: Spray the inside of the foil with cooking spray and layer half of the potatoes along the bottom. Next layer with half of the bacon, green onions, onion, ranch packet and top with cheese. Repeat the layers and top with cheese reserving 1/2 cup.
- Cook on Low: Cover the potatoes with remaining foil. This helps them to steam and cook perfectly. Cook on low for 4-6 hours in your slow cooker. Once finished, top with remaining 1/2 cup cheese and let melt on the top.
Tips to Making the Best Slow Cooker Ranch Potatoes
These potatoes are spot on and so simple to make! It is a quick and easy side dish that takes little effort for big flavor.
- Bacon: Cook the bacon in a skillet on medium-high heat before adding them into the slow cooker. This will give them a crispy and tender flavor. Add in butter or oil for more flavoring.
- Foil: It is best to use foil in and around the slow cooker. This will help for easy clean up but also for cooking the potatoes evenly.
- Spray: Make sure to spray the foil before layering the bacon ranch potatoes and cheese. This will prevent the cheese from sticking to the edges.
- Cutting: When cutting and slicing the potatoes, onions and bacon, cut them evenly and the same size to ensure they all cook at the same level.
More Quick and Easy Potato Recipes
- Slow Cooker Creamy Ranch Potatoes
- Best Ever Baked Parmesan Garlic Potato Wedges
- Creamy Parmesan Scallop Potatoes
- Crispy Potato Skins
- Dad’s Famous Mashed Potatoes
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Slow Cooker Cheesy Bacon Ranch Potatoes
Ingredients
- 4 Medium sized potatoes or 6-8 small red or yellow potatoes
- 1 large onion thinly sliced
- 1/2 pound bacon 1 pound makes it that much better
- 2 1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 package dry ranch seasoning packet
- 2 Tablespoon butter melted
- 1/2 cup sliced green onions
Instructions
- Cook the bacon until it is just done but not too crisp. I lined a cookie sheet with foil and baked it at 350 degrees for 16 minutes while I was prepping everything.
- Line your slow cooker with aluminum foil. Leave enough to over hang so that you can wrap the potatoes on the top once in the slow cooker.
- Spray the inside of the foil with cooking spray and layer half of the potatoes along the bottom. Next layer with half of the bacon, green onions, onion, ranch packet and top with cheese. Repeat the layers and top with cheese reserving 1/2 cup. Pour melted butter over top.
- Cover the potatoes with remaining foil. This helps them to steam and cook perfectly. Cook on low for 4-6 hours in your slow cooker. Once finished, top with remaining 1/2 cup cheese and let melt on the top.
- Garnish with fresh green onions if desired.
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Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
These look soo yum! I am in Australia and not sure what the ranch seasoning is?
Would love to try this but I live in Spain, is there an alternative to the dry ranch seasoning mix?
Just sprinkle with garlic & onion powder, dill, salt & pepper.
I just made these and they were amazing!!! I added green pepper and next time I think I’ll throw in some jalapeños too, but thank you for the recipe! I’m in love. 🙂
I live in Australia and these look amazing but I can not get dry ranch seasoning here, can you tell me what a good substitution would be.
Ranch Seasoning Mix
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 5 minutes
Yield: About 1 cup
Ingredients
• 1/3 cup dry buttermilk (**see note below**)
• 2 Tbsp. dried parsley
• 1 1/2 tsp. dried dill weed
• 2 tsp. garlic powder
• 2 tsp. onion powder
• 2 tsp. dried onion flakes
• 1 tsp. ground black pepper
• 1 tsp. dried chives
• 1 tsp. salt
Method
Whisk all ingredients together until blended. If you want a more finely-ground seasoning mix, you can pulse the mixture in a food processor until it reaches your desired consistency.
Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 months.
*3 Tablespoons of this mix = 1 packet of the store-bought seasoning mix
**To Make Ranch Dressing: Combine 1 Tbsp. seasoning mix with 1/3 cup mayo and 1/3 cup milk, and whisk to combine. You can also substitute Greek yogurt for the mayo.
Here is a link to home made ranch mix. http://www.creationsbykara.com/2008/10/homemade-ranch-dressing-mix.html
(Sorry it’s from another blog. Hope it’s not a problem linking here)
ifyou give me a place to mail it, I will send you the dry packets of hidden valley ranch dressing.. I live in America,and it would be my pleasure. : )
I’m wanting to make these tonight but my husband forgot he needed to get me some of the ingredients from the store so Im short on time now. How do I modify it to cook on high? Like how many hours?!
Alyssa,
These are incredible looking! I would have never thought to do this…but wowza! Got try these for sure!
So made this tonight and I used 6 red potatoes. They were still hard after 5 hours on low. I let them go for another hour and half and still hard. I was expecting the potatoes to be softer. Should I do them on high next time? Or use less potatoes. Not sure what went wrong. 🙁
I have stuffed my crockpot full of potatoes before and it was fine! Did you wrap them in the aluminum foil? It may be your slow cooker. I would try them on high next time.
It is probably the potatoes. I’ve had that happen with oven baked scalloped potatoes. Every so often I get potatoes that just will not soften. Try a different type next time and see how it goes. Best of luck.
you’re recipe says “2 T butter”
what does the “T” mean ?
Tablespoons. 🙂
The ingredient list includes butter though it is never mentioned in the instructions?
Just chop up the butter and lay it on the top. 🙂
This was awesomely awesome. Very good recipe
Did you cut up the potatoes first? The picture looks like they were cut in fourths?
Yes sorry. I cut them into fourths. 🙂
I hear such amazing things about slow-cooker potatoes. I’m going to have to try these.
Is the temperaturer on low or high
Low. 🙂
Oh my goodness. These potatoes look amazing! So perfect.
I just recently made your chocolate zucchini bread and posted it over at my blog. (www.everythingneedssalt.blogspot.com) it is so delicious!
Pinning this! 🙂
Do I also layer the butter in thin slices or just put on top with all ingredients to cook. Making this right now so excited!
Sorry I forgot to add this part! You layer the butter on the top. 🙂
I was just wondering why you line with foil?
It just helps with the cleanup and the ingredients don’t stick.
I am making these TONIGHT! They look so delicious. You have such a great blog- I’m so glad I found you on Time To Sparkle! Happy to be following along!
Cait@Little Lovey Doves
I am making these today for the Superbowl Game!!
These potatoes look amazing- all of my favorite ingredients in one easy side dish!