These Slow Cooker Baked Potatoes are made easy with your crockpot! Come home to perfectly baked potatoes for a ready-made side dish, or top them with meat, cheese, various dressings, or hey – all of the above! These are also great for summer because there’s no oven heat!
Why You’ll Love Slow Cooker Baked Potatoes
My slow cooker has totally changed the way I make baked potatoes! I honestly don’t know why it has taken me this long to try this method. Well, actually, the biggest reason was that I really didn’t think I could get a fluffy baked potato from a slow cooker. Boy was I wrong!
I was always afraid it would turn out gummy and dense, but I was pleasantly surprised! The first time I made these potatoes they had soft and fluffy interiors and were oh so tender (that’s right, the first time was a charm). If you’re looking for crispy skins, you should go the oven route, but if you’re looking for a foolproof way to have baked potatoes ready when you come home from work – this is it!
If you have two crock pots you can make it even easier by putting your protein in one and these potatoes in the other. Then, all you have to do to finish out your meal is add a simple side salad! BAM – dinner is done in 10 minutes! You can also make a meal out of the potatoes themselves by making Buffalo Chicken Baked Potatoes or Taco Baked Potatoes.
Oh and I can’t forget one of the biggest benefits of this slow cooker method: it won’t heat up your house! You don’t have to worry about the oven being on so long and heating up your house when the summer heat is already working overtime. Use a slow cooker year-round!
Ingredients
The ingredients for this recipe are my favorite kind of ingredients: super simple. All you’ll need are 4-5 medium russet potatoes, olive oil, salt and pepper, and water. Wrap those babies up in foil and you’re in business!
Of course, things can get more involved when it comes to topping your potatoes. You could go for a simple baked potato with butter, sour cream, and a little cheese. You could also make twice-baked potatoes like this breakfast version, and add things like broccoli and/or mushrooms to your mixture.
Potatoes are such a fantastic base for so many different kinds of flavors, so go crazy and get creative. Think of your favorite meal…you could probably make a baked potato-inspired version of it!
Step-By-Step Instructions
Start by washing the potatoes, taking care to scrub off any dirt or grime. Pat them dry and lay them on a piece of foil where you’ll rub each potato with olive oil before sprinkling them with salt and pepper.
Then, wrap each potato up tightly and place them in the crockpot. Pour the water into the bottom of the crockpot and then cover and cook on high for 4-5 hours, or on low for 7-8 hours.
Enjoy!
Additional Potato Recipes
- Easy Potatoes Au Gratin Dauphinoise
- Easy Roasted Potatoes
- Slow Cooker Mashed Potatoes
- Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Cinnamon Glaze
- Scalloped Potatoes
- Easiest Mashed Potatoes
- Roasted Parmesan Potatoes
- Bacon Mashed Potatoes
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And here are a few more slow cooker recipes I think you’ll love!
- Slow Cooker Chicken Sausage and Shrimp Gumbo
- Slow Cooker Pot Roast
- Slow Cooker Guinness Corned Beef
- Slow Cooker Chili Mac
- Slow Cooker French Dip Sandwiches
- Slow Cooker Shredded Mexican Chicken
- Slow Cooker White Chicken Chili
- Slow Cooker Spaghetti Meatball Soup
- Slow Cooker BBQ Chicken
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These Slow Cooker Baked Potatoes are made easy with your crockpot! Come home to perfectly baked potatoes for a ready-made side dish, or top them with meat, cheese, various dressings, or hey – all of the above! These are also great for summer because there’s no oven heat!
- 4-6 medium russet potatoes
- 4-6 teaspoons olive oil
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1/2 cup water
- foil
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Wash and scrub potatoes. Pat dry and lay on a piece of foil. Rub each potato with 1 teaspoon olive oil then sprinkle with salt and pepper. Wrap each potato up tightly and place in crockpot. Pour the water into the bottom of the crockpot. Cover and cook on high for 4-5 hours or low for 7-8 hours.
*Smaller potatoes will cook faster.
*Recipe adapted from Cooks Illustrated
I love learning new ways to make baked potatoes. I never considered a slow cooker!
Do you put the potatoes on a rack in the slow cooker? Wondering about the water & whether or not it may infiltrate the foil.
Nope no rack needed. It is a small amount of water and won’t cover the potatoes. Thanks for asking and I hope you enjoy!!