Cheesy Ranch Potatoes are a classic comfort food covered in cheese and bacon and are the perfect side dish for just about anything including your Easter ham!
Be sure and check out some of my other delicious potatoes recipes including Fresno Potatotes, Chili Roasted Potatoes, Parmesan Roasted Potatoes, Salt and Pepper Red Potatoes.
Easter is just around the corner and if ham is your traditional Easter dinner fare I am sure there is also potatoes on the menu. They just seem to go together. Don’t think you can have one without the other.
Growing up we always had what we fondly referred to as Funeral Potatoes with our ham. We called them that because in our church when the Relief Society (women’s organization) would provide dinner for a funeral the traditional menu was always ham and funeral potatoes. Funeral potatoes are covered in sour cream, cheese and cream of chicken soup.
Today I’ve got a little bit more grown up version of this dish. My family loved them and even the non potato eating member of the family (me) enjoyed them. How could you not enjoying something covered in bacon and cheese, yum!!!
How to Make Cheesy Ranch Potatoes
- Potatoes. I always use russet potatoes cut into bite size pieces. Do not peel the potatoes. You could also use red potatoes.
- Cheese. I like to use a combination of medium sharp cheddar cheese and pepper jack cheese. If you don’t want the little bit of kick from the pepper jack, use monterey jack instead. If you want your potatoes extra cheesy, feel free to double the amount of cheese.
- Bacon. I like to make sure my bacon is nice and crisp, then cut it up into small pieces.
- Dressing. Use bottled Bacon Ranch Dressing.
- Seasoning. Garlic salt and minced dried are all you need.
- Bake. Bake at 350 degrees F. in a greased 9 x 13 pan covered with foil for 60 minutes. Increase heat to 400 degrees F., remove the foil and bake another 15 minutes, the last 5 minutes add some additional cheese on top.
- Garnish. Use chopped green onions or chives.
As far as I am concerned this recipe is the perfect addition to your Easter dinner or any dinner.!
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What to serve with Cheesy Ranch Potatoes:
Cheesy Ranch Potato Recipe
Cheesy Bacon Potatoes
Ingredients
- 6 large russet potatoes unpeeled and cut into bite size pieces
- ½ cup Bacon Ranch Dressing
- 1/2 cup cheddar cheese shredded and divided
- ¼ cup pepper jack cheese shredded
- 4 slices pepper bacon cooked and crumbled
- ½ tsp garlic salt
- 1 tsp dried minced onion
- Green onions for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
- In a large bowl combine dressing, garlic salt, onion, cheese and bacon.
- Add in potatoes and mix to coat.
- Place in a greased 9x13 pan and cover with foil.
- Cook 35 minutes covered with foil and 35 minutes uncovered. Stir several times while baking. Depending on your oven, they may need an additional 15 minutes.
- The last five minutes sprinkle with some extra cheese and put under the broiler until cheese is brown and bubbly.
- Garnish with green onion.
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Originally posted March 28, 2013
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I want to eat this now!!! Just pinned!
These look awesome! I can’t wait to try these! Thanks Leigh Anne for sharing another awesome recipe!
Mackenzie 🙂
Oooooh. We LOVE bacon at Real Housemoms! We will have to make these soon. Thanks for sharing with us for Fabulous Fridays!
Oh my, these look VERY good!!! I think my kids would like these a LOT!
Thanks so much for sharing this deliciousness on the FESTIVE FRIDAY FIESTA last week! Can’t wait to see what you have for this week! =D
Oh man…those look incredible! I’ll be popping over to find the recipe. Thanks!
Kelly
I went right over and got the recipe!! Thanks! It is amazing! I love bacon. Period. I just did a post on what to do with bacon fat! 🙂 Linda
Yea, these pretty much look awesome! Thanks for sharing at Pinworthy Projects!
Big time yum!
Wowza! Pinned it!
I am stopping by from the Weekend Creative link party!
Beth @ The First Year Blog
These are for sure going on the menu! Yummy thanks for sharing on foodie Friday.
this looks so tasty!
I’d love for you to link it up at a link party I’m hosting 😀
http://thevelvetmoonbaker.blogspot.ie/2013/03/sweet-and-savoury-sunday-5.html
oh my yummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. I’ll have seconds please. Thank you for sharing at the Thursday Favorite things hop xo
Hi! You were the link before me at the I Heart Naptime link party! Just wanted to stop by and say hi! You had me at bacon and cheese! I’ll be pinning for future reference! Thanks for sharing!
Cheers,
Julia
It’s Always Ruetten
Looks so tasty! Yum!
Morgaine from Madcap Frenzy
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This looks wonderful! I always have a creamy potato dish with our ham at Easter, but I love to try different recipes. Thanks so much for sharing!
Hope you’ll give it a try and enjoy like we did!
You had me at bacon! Those look so yummy! My boys would love this!
Stopping by from festive-friday-fiesta-link-party.
Alexis from Running Away? I’ll Help You Pack!
Thanks for stopping by and yes, everything is better with bacon!!
My family would LOVE these! Bacon + Potatoes + Cheese = their favorites.
Um… cheese, bacon, green onions… what’s not to love about this dish! Winner! 🙂 Great recipe Leigh Anne.
thanks for this. It looks scrumptious! Linda
These look DELICIOUS!!
Those look beyond amazing. I seriously can’t wait to try this recipe.
Rachelle, They are pretty yummy! I can’t wait to make them again this weekend.
Awesome recipe!! Bacon, cheese and potatoes…what’s not to love!!
Potatoes are always on my Easter dinner…but I always try to mix it up every year. And these are a perfect idea for sunday! I already have everything! Thank you for sharing!
I love side dishes like this. Thanks for posting it.
My texture thing is with watermelon. I can each watermelon candy or gum but not the actual watermelon. I love almost every other edible item a side from that.
Val – I am with you on the watermelon thing. Can’t eat it either because of the texture but love watermelon flavored candy!!!
Wow…there aren’t many of us that don’t like watermelon. People are always shocked when I say I don’t eat it. 😀
I agree, how could someone not love this? They sound deliciouso! I’m visiting today from Thursday’s Favorite Things. 🙂
Rosey, Thanks for stopping by and visiting. Hope you’ll give the potatoes a try!