Bacon Potato Salad

Nowl full of loaded potato salad. Creamy potato salad with bacon, scallions and egg

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Bacon Potato Salad, Best Potato Salad recipe, Loaded Potato Salad

Servings: servings

Calories: 421kcal

This is the best Potato Salad recipe! Bacon Potato Salad is a loaded potato salad recipe that hits all the notes! Potato Salad With Bacon.

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Ingredients

3 pounds red potatoes / red bliss potatoes often
10 slices bacon more or less
5 hardboiled eggs more or less
1 ¼ cups mayonnaise
2 TBS Grey Poupon Country Dijon mustard or similar coarse mustard
small squeeze of fresh lemon
1 cup sliced or snipped scallions or chives (more or less)
S&P

Instructions

Start by boiling or steaming your potatoes until a fork easily pierces the flesh.
Get your eggs boiling (7 minutes for large/ex large) or use hardboiled eggs you have on-hand.
While your potatoes are cooking. Snip or cut your bacon into small pieces and fry in a pan until crisped. Remove bacon bits from pan and drain on paper towels. Set aside.
Snip your scallions with scissors or cut them and set aside.
In a large bowl, combine your mayo, mustard and a squeeze of fresh lemon. Whisk or mix with a spatula until fully combined. Set aside.
When your potatoes are done, drain them and then plunge them into cold water. Drain again, dry and cut into quarters or sixths. Season potatoes with S&P then add them to the bowl with the dressing. Dump in the scallions, bacon and stir to combine.
Cut your eggs in half and then in half again. Add to potato salad and gently mix to combine.
If your potato salad needs more dressing, make more and add it. Taste and adjust for seasoning and enjoy!

Notes

It really is hard to judge just how much potato salad someone will serve themselves. Some take a huge pile while others a small amount or skip it altogether. I would estimate ¼ - ⅓ pound of potatoes per person. After all leftover potato salad is delish! Rather have extra vs not enough.

I often use those 1 pound steamer bags to make potato salad for two for a dinner side dish (there is usually some left over). I steam the bag for 2 minutes less than recommended, quickly submerse the potatoes in cold water, dry and then cut them up. Cook time will depend on your microwave.

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