Loaded Baked Potato Salad

Potato salad is most definitely my favorite dish at a summer get together. I am always excited to try a new recipe! I found this one on pinterest and I just could not pass it up! At your next cookout or BBQ I would most definitely recommend making this potato salad! It tastes exactly like a loaded baked potato...bacon, cheese, potato, sour cream...you just can't go wrong with that!! Its yummy yummy! I served it chilled though the originally recipe served it warm so you can do whatever you prefer!

Recipe Source: Dining with Leslie
Serving: 8 to 12 people
Ingredients:

• 8 large Russet potatoes
• 1/2 cup mayo
• 1 cup sour cream (plus a dab extra)
• 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese (Leave some aside for the topping)
• 1/2 cup fresh chopped chives (Leave some aside for the topping)
• 16 strips of bacon cooked and crumbled (Leave some aside for the topping)
• 2 tsp black pepper
• Salt to the taste

Recipe:

• In a small bow, mix together mayonnaise and sour cream.
• Add the chives, cheese, and pepper to the bowl.
• Add salt if needed
• Let chill in the fridge
• Peel and cube potatoes into bite size pieces.
• Put potatoes in a large pot and cover with water.
• Boil until fork tender (about 18-20 minutes). You'll want to make sure that you don't cook them for too long because you don't want mashed potatoes!!
•  Drain potatoes and let cool. 
• Put potatoes in a large bowl and combine mayo/sour cream mixture. 
• Fold in crumbles of bacon.
• Chill until ready to serve.
• Top with the remaining chives, cheese, and bacon.

Loaded Baked Potato Dip

 I am so behind in all my posts! I cook things, take pictures of them, and then never post them! I am embarrassed to say I made this dip on memorial day....which was almost a month ago....oops! Summer is really flying by! I feel like it has something to do with summer classes. As I wish my semester away, I'm also wishing away my summer. :(  Thankfully, there is only 3 weeks left to go (YAY!). 

So basically I made this dip because I really wanted to make something different and unique. This dip turned out to be delicious. It tastes exactly like a loaded potato! What else could be better than bacon, sour cream, cheese, and chives. Serve with ruffle potato chips and you have the perfect dip. :)

Today I found a blog post with a collection of all different types of dips (loaded baked potato included!). You can check it out here. As the summer goes on I'm going to try to make as many of these as I can. Don't they look delicious?!

Recipe Source: My Recipes

Ingredients:

• 1 (2.1-oz.) package bacon 
• 1 (16-oz.) container sour cream
• 2 cups (8 oz.) freshly shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
• 1/3 cup sliced fresh chives
• 2 teaspoons hot sauce
• Garnishes: cooked, crumbled bacon; sliced fresh chives; freshly cracked pepper
• Ruffle potato chips

Recipe:

• Cook bacon until crispy.  Drain excess oil on paper towels. Crumble into small pieces.
• Mix bacon, sour cream, cheese, chives, and hot sauce together.
• Garnish with bacon, chives, and cheese
• Serve with ruffle potato chips and dig in!!