You can make Baked Potatoes in the slow cooker! It only takes a few minutes to prep, and baked potatoes are ready when you arrive home! Just add toppings such as butter, sour cream, bacon and green onions when you arrive home!

Love sweet potatoes? Try my Slow Cooker Sweet Potatoes recipe! Talk about easy holiday dinners!

Can I make baked potatoes in the crockpot

Most people don’t think to cook baked potatoes in the crock pot, but it’s actually an easy, low prep way to cook them. You’ll want to make sure to use baking potatoes (like Russet potatoes) to ensure they cook nice and fork tender all the way through. You can even use sweet potatoes instead of russet potatoes.

This crockpot baked potatoes recipe also works perfectly for creating a potato bar. You can leave the cooked potatoes directly in the slow cooker and fill a table with potato dressing such as shredded cheddar cheese, jalapenos, chives, and seasonings like salt and pepper. It’s a low-maintenance way to make the best loaded baked potato.

Recipe Ingredients and Supplies

• 6-quart slow cooker – This will fit the potatoes well.
• 4-7 russet potatoes – Wash and dry.
• Foil – You will be wrapping each potato in aluminum foil.
• Toppings: Bacon bits, sour cream, salted butter, shredded cheese, and green onion.

Step-by-Step Directions

• Wash and dry your potatoes, removing any dirt.
• Wrap each potato in a piece of aluminum foil being sure to cover the entire potato.
• Add the potatoes to the slow cooker, spreading them out. Try not to pack them in. Put the potatoes in on to two layers only.
• Cover and cook potatoes on low for 7-8 hours without opening the lid during the cooking time.

Can I add oil and salt to the skins of the crock pot baked potatoes?

• Yes, if you like to oil and salt the skins of the potatoes before wrapping in foil it works fine for this recipe.
• Make sure to dry the potatoes well before adding the vegetable oil (or olive oil) and kosher salt.

Can I cook the potatoes without foil?

• You certainly can! I know some can not cook with foil for health reasons.
• This recipe will work fine without wrapping in foil if you don’t want to use it.

Can I use an instant pot instead of a slow cooker?

You can use an instant pot instead of a slow cooker if you don’t have time to slow cook. I use this recipe for Instant Pot Baked Potatoes.

Recipes FAQs

Recipes to use up leftover baked potatoes:

• Perfect Breakfast Potatoes – Recipe By Center Cut Cook
• Mojo Potatoes – Recipe by Food.com
• Loaded Potato Skins – Recipe by Spend with Pennies
• Baked Potato Soup – Recipe by Allrecipes

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