Creamy Potato Salad With Bacon Food

POTATO AND BACON SALAD

Steps:

• Place the potatoes in a pot with enough water to cover, and bring to a boil. Cook for about 20 minutes, or until tender. Drain and cool.
• Meanwhile, place eggs in a saucepan and cover with cold water. Bring water to a boil and immediately remove from heat. Cover, and let eggs stand in hot water for 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from hot water, and place in a bowl of cold water to cool.
• Peel the eggs, and place 3 of them into a large bowl. Reserve the rest for later. Mash the eggs in the bowl with a fork. Stir in the mustard, mayonnaise, celery, salt and pepper. Set aside.
• Cook bacon slices in the microwave for about 4 minutes, until crisp, or fry in a skillet over medium-high heat. Crumble 2 of the bacon slices into the mayonnaise mixture. Reserve the rest for garnish.
• Peel and chop the potatoes, and stir into the bowl until evenly coated. Slice the 2 remaining eggs, and place on top of the salad. Crumble the remaining bacon over the eggs, then sprinkle parsley over the top.

CREAMY POTATO SALAD WITH BACON AND ONIONS

Steps:

• Steam potatoes in a steamer basket for 15-20 minutes until they are tender. Remove from the heat and set aside until they are cool to handle.
• Slice potatoes thickly and transfer to bowl. Sprinkle the potatoes with vinegar, salt and pepper. Add the celery, cooked and crumbled bacon, and parsley.
• In another bowl, combine the mayo, sugar, salt and pepper to taste. Pour dressing over potatoes. Add the green onions and toss gently.
• Taste for seasonings and add salt and pepper if needed.
• Refrigerate for several hours before serving.

BACON-AND-EGG POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Put the potatoes in a medium saucepan and cover with cold water. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to medium and cook until fork-tender, about 15 minutes. Meanwhile, saute the bacon in a skillet over low heat until crispy, about 12 minutes. Drain on paper towels.
• Put the eggs in a small saucepan and cover with cold water. Bring to a boil, then remove from the heat, cover and let stand 6 minutes. Drain and run under cold water to cool; peel and chop.
• Drain the potatoes (do not rinse), transfer to a baking sheet and let cool 6 to 8 minutes. In a small bowl, combine the vinegar, mayonnaise, mustard, scallions, red onion, sugar, and salt and pepper to taste. Transfer the potatoes to a large bowl and add the bacon and hard-cooked eggs; fold in the mayonnaise mixture. Serve at room temperature.

CREAMY BACON POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Bring potatoes to a boil; cook for 8 to 15 minutes or until they're tender enough to bite through easily. Drain potatoes and spread them on a baking sheet in a single layer to cool. Add pepper, parsley, cayenne pepper, and sea salt. When potatoes are no longer steaming, transfer them to the refrigerator to chill.
• Meanwhile, combine in a large bowl mayo, Miracle Whip®, mustard, and horseradish. Stir well before adding green onions, radishes, bacon, chives and dill; stir once again. Add potatoes and gently stir to coat. Cover and transfer to the refrigerator for 2 hours or until ready to serve.

CREAMY POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Boil, peel and cube 1 pound potatoes. Toss with 1 tablespoon cider vinegar and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Mix 1/4 cup each mayonnaise and sour cream and 2 tablespoons each horseradish and chopped chives. Toss with the potatoes, 1 chopped celery stalk, and salt and pepper.

CREAMY POTATO AND PROSCIUTTO SALAD

Steps:

• Make the salad: Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Brush a baking sheet with the olive oiland arrange the prosciutto in a single layer. Bake until the fat is rendered and the prosciutto is crisp, 12 to 14 minutes. Remove the prosciutto to a rack and let cool completely, then break into pieces and set aside.
• Meanwhile, fill a large pot with cold water; add the potatoes and a pinch of salt. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to medium low and simmer until the potatoes are just fork-tender, about 15 minutes. (The potatoes will continue to cook when you remove them from the water, and you don't want a mushy potato salad!) Drain in a colander, then place the colander over the now-empty pot, off the heat, to allow the excess moisture to evaporate from the potatoes.
• Make the dressing: In a large bowl, whisk the mayonnaise, scallions, sugar, paprika, mustard and vinegar. Taste and then season with salt and a few grinds of pepper.
• Add the potatoes to the bowl with the dressing and gently toss. Refrigerate at least 1 hour. Sprinkle the crispy prosciutto on top before serving.

BACON AND RANCH POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Put the potatoes in a large pot and cover with salted water. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat to a simmer, cover and cook until fork-tender, 15 to 20 minutes. Drain and let cool completely. Slice the potatoes into bite-size pieces.
• In a large bowl, combine the mayonnaise, buttermilk, Parmesan, chives, parsley, garlic powder, onion powder and pepper and mix until well blended. Taste and season with salt if needed.
• Add the potatoes to the bowl along with most of the bacon and scallions (reserve some of the bacon and scallions for a garnish) and gently mix. Transfer to a serving bowl or cover with plastic and refrigerate until ready to serve. Garnish with the reserved bacon and scallions before serving.

POTATO SALAD WITH SOUR CREAM AND BACON

Steps:

• Boil potatoes with skins on until almost fork tender yet somewhat firm. Drain, cool, and cut into small chunks. Set aside.
• Hard boil eggs; cool. Chop nine; leave one whole. Set aside.
• Fry bacon until crisp; drain on paper towel; crumble and set aside.
• In large bowl add potatoes, chopped eggs, bacon, celery, onion, and bacon drippings.
• Add sour cream, mayonnaise, and spices.
• Gently fold mixture together being careful not to mash potatoes.
• Top with one sliced egg and sprinkle with paprika. Cover tightly and refrigerate.
• NOTE: Prep time includes cooking time.

POTATO SALAD WITH BACON

Steps:

• Cut potatoes into 1/2-in. cubes; place in a large Dutch oven and cover with water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10-15 minutes or until tender. Drain and cool to room temperature., Cut eggs in half; chop egg whites and set aside. In a small bowl, mash egg yolks. Stir in the sour cream, mayonnaise, salt, mustard, garlic powder and pepper; set aside. , In a large bowl, combine the potatoes, bacon, egg whites, celery, onions and Italian dressing. Fold in mayonnaise mixture. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours before serving.

CREAMY GERMAN POTATO SALAD WITH BACON

Steps:

• Cook potatoes in boiling water 10 to 12 min. or until tender; drain. Place in large bowl.
• Add bacon, onions, green peppers and parsley; mix lightly.
• Mix remaining ingredients until blended. Add to potato mixture; toss to coat. Refrigerate several hours or until chilled.

BACON POTATO SALAD WITH RANCH AND SOUR CREAM

Steps:

• Mix potatoes, mayonnaise, sour cream, bacon, green onions, eggs, celery, and dressing mix. Add equal parts of more mayo and sour cream if not moist enough. Put in bowl, chill. Top with bleu cheese and black olives. (They can be optional).
• This recipe also makes a great chicken or turkey salad, substitute the potatoes with the meat, and add some chopped pecans or almonds.

CREAMY POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Cook potatoes in boiling, salted water until tender.
• Drain well.
• Peel and cube potatoes.
• Transfer to a large bowl.
• Add celery, onion, sweet relish and bacon bits.
• Combine mayo, sugar, celery seed, vinegar, mustard, and salt.
• Add mayo mixture to potatoes.
• Toss lightly to coat potato mixture.
• Carefully fold in the chopped eggs.
• Cover and chill thoroughly.
• Bacon bit tip: Partially freeze your package of bacon. Use a sharp knife and cut the frozen bacon into long strips about 1/4 inch wide. Turn the bacon and cut the strips into pieces also about 1/4 in wide. You now have perfect raw bacon pieces to fast fry. No need to separate. They will separate during cooking. Perfect bacon bits.