Crockpot Baked Potatoes
Who doesn’t love a great baked potato? I know my family does. And what’s the easiest way to make them? In the CROCKPOT! Plop those spuds in the trusty crockpot before you leave for work, and come home to warm, creamy, super yummy baked potatoes.
I know some of you are thinking, “isn’t microwaving a potato faster?” Well, yes but the slow and low cooking method of the crockpot leaves you with a creamier, potato.
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How to Make Crockpot Baked Potatoes
- First, wash potatoes. Pierce each potato a couple times with a fork.
- Wrap each in a piece of foil (Optional: if using butter, place about 1/2 TB butter in foil packed)
- Place in crockpot and cook of LOW for 7-8 hours. (If you have smaller potatoes, aim for the 7 hours, super large potatoes, 8 hours. You can also do HIGH setting for 4.5-5 hours)
- After potatoes are done, have fun topping your Crockpot Baked Potatoes with some cheese, bacon and our favorite….broccoli!
How to Make Crockpot Baked Potatoes
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Ingredients
- Russet potatoes or as many as you would like to serve I did 6
- 3 TBSP butter cut into 6 pieces
Instructions
- First, wash potatoes. Pierce each potato a couple times with a fork.
- Wrap each in a piece of foil (Optional: if using butter, place about 1/2 TB butter in foil packed)
- Place in crockpot and cook of LOW for 7-8 hours. (If you have smaller potatoes, aim for the 7 hours, super large potatoes, 8 hours. You can also do HIGH setting for 4.5-5 hours)
- After potatoes are done, have fun topping your Crockpot Baked Potatoes with some cheese, bacon and our favorite....broccoli!
Nutrition
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Post Updated July 2020
Just had a thought pop into my head while reading the comments. Since so many like broccoli, why not try a layered meal in the pot? I like to rb my tatoes with olive oil and salt before wrapping them, you could then wrap some broccoli in foil with whatever seasonings and place on top of the potatoes
Great idea Tina! I think the long cooking time might make it mushy though?? Or would the foil and being on top keep it ok?
I have done a whole meal in the crock pot. Put meat on bottom (I have done pork and I have done steak) then put wrapped baking potatoes on top. I have also heard of people adding corn cobs on top of all of that. Cook on low all day and dinner is done! Yum!
I have been doing this for a long time, but have never covered with foil, mine have not dried out.
As I was reading these comments I thought why couldn’t you use a rack in bottom of the “crackpot /slowcooker & set the potatoes on the rack? Wouldn’t that create something akin to an oven? That’s probably what wrapping the potatoes in foil does also.