Easy “Baked” Potatoes (Slow Cooker)

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Baked potatoes can be made easily in your slow cooker as a simple and inexpensive weeknight meal. Endless toppings will suit everyone’s tastes.

Who doesn’t love a baked potato bar?

Potatoes are filling, always affordable, and become a blank slate for any flavor of toppings you crave. A baked potato bar is an easy crowd-pleasing meal for large gatherings, or an easy weeknight meal for yourself or your small family.

Why Not Bake Potatoes in the Oven?

Oven-baked potatoes are simple to make. So why use a slow cooker instead?

Using your slow cooker to “bake” the potatoes is a no-brainer, convenient way to have dinner ready when you come home from work (or play). Here’s why:

• You can prep the potatoes the night before, so all you need to do on a busy morning is plug in your slow cooker.
• You won’t need to heat up your oven on hot summer days.
• You’ll free up oven space for other items if you’re hosting a large dinner crowd.
• If you’re out of the house for work or activities, the potatoes are ready to eat as soon as you come home.
• It’s economical—a slow cooker uses half the electricity of one hour in the oven!

What You Will Need:

• A slow cooker
• Baking potatoes or sweet potatoes
• Aluminum foil (or pre-cut foil sheets)
• Toppings of choice (butter, sour cream, fresh herbs, cheese, chopped cooked bacon, steamed broccoli, garlic powder, Cajun seasoning, etc.)

Slow Cooker "Baked" Potatoes

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5 minPrep Time

4 hrCook Time

4 hr, 5 Total Time

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Ingredients

• 4-6 potatoes, (Russet, Yukon Gold, or sweet potatoes work best)
• 1-2 tablespoons olive oil
• sea salt
• aluminum foil
• toppings, (sour cream, cheese, cooked meat, butter, herbs, spices, steamed vegetables, etc.)

Instructions

1. Wash and scrub the potatoes. Pat dry with a clean cloth or paper towel. Using a fork, prick the potatoes a few times all over to allow steam to release as they cook.
2. Set each potato on a piece of aluminum foil (approximately 8-10 inches square). Drizzle olive oil over each potato, rubbing it into the skin. Sprinkle sea salt over the skin and wrap each potato individually with foil.
3. Add potatoes to your slow cooker, foil seam side up. Be careful not to fill the slow cooker more than 3/4 full so that the potatoes will cook evenly.
4. Cook on low for 8 hours or on high for 4 hours. Serve with favorite toppings.

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