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This Slow Cooker Cheesy Garlic Bacon Potatoes Recipe is REALLY GOOD as a hearty, comfort food side dish! Serve it up alongside a roasted chicken, or a big, fat juicy steak and you will be in seventh heaven! It is really good the next day as leftovers too, so get creative!

Slow Cooker Cheesy Garlic Bacon Potatoes Recipe

If you like baked potatoes, you are sure to LOVE this easy cheesy garlic bacon potato recipe! Although I am a huge fan of garlic, these aren’t overly garlicky. They have just a hint and if you really like garlic, I’d add an additional teaspoon of garlic powder or maybe a teaspoon of minced garlic. I was a bit leery on the small amount of the water the recipe called for, but it was perfect. I decided to cook this recipe as a side dish for an indoor date night to go along with some nice NY strip steaks as my partner is a total steak guy (as most men are). He usually orders a loaded baked potato while we dine out, so I thought this recipe would be absolutely perfect! It has the cheese, the bacon, the onion and of coarse the potato! What more could I ask for? The preparation time was about 15 minutes tops, so I could take my time getting ready for our date night. Figuring out what to wear takes forever, am I right ladies?

Since the steak was quite expensive, this recipe was so very affordable! I only spent $7 making it and it is filling and I knew there would be leftovers! I opted to cook it for the 3 1/2 hours versus the longer cooking time as I had a a million other things to do that day. I threw the steaks on the indoor grill about 15 minutes before this recipe was done, it worked out to be the perfect timing! As I anxiously waited for his arrival, I set the table and finished some last minute details, fresh flowers in a vase always sets the mood. I paired this meal with a nice Merlot. Once he arrived, he stepped inside and his eyes lit up as I was decked to the nine and told me how pretty I looked. The VERY NEXT THING that came out of his mouth was “What is that potato dish”? Smart man, he knew he should probably compliment me first ha ha. He LOVED this recipe and went so far as to tell me baked potatoes had nothing on this dish! It is so cheesy and flavorful, every single bite had a little bit of each ingredient. I really love the layering method, as it is sure to deliver each component in every bite. He waited about 30 minutes to digest and actually went back for another large portion of this. Let’s just say he didn’t save any room for dessert (it’s a good thing because I had forgotten to buy the pie I had intended to get).

I hope you enjoy this recipe as much as we did and please feel free to share with others!

Slow Cooker Cheesy Garlic Bacon Potatoes Recipe

Slow Cooker Cheesy Garlic Bacon Potatoes Recipe Ingredients:

5 large russet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1″ cubes
1/4 cup chopped onion
1 teaspoon garlic salt
4 slices bacon, cooked and cut into small pieces
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1 tablespoon water

Slow Cooker Cheesy Garlic Bacon Potatoes Recipe Directions:

Spray slow cooker with nonstick cooking spray. Layer half of potatoes, onion, garlic salt, bacon and cheese into slow cooker.

Repeat with a second layer.

Drizzle 1 tablespoon of water on top of the potatoes.

Cover and cook on low for 6 hours or high for 3-3-1/2 hours. Stir before serving.

This Slow Cooker Cheesy Garlic Bacon Potatoes Recipe serves 6-8 people.

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Slow Cooker Cheesy Garlic Bacon Potatoes Recipe

Slow Cooker Cheesy Garlic Bacon Potatoes

Ingredients

5 large russet potatoes peeled and cut into 1" cubes
1/4 cup chopped onion
1 teaspoon garlic salt
4 slices bacon cooked and cut into small pieces
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1 tablespoon water

Instructions

Spray your slow cooker with a nonstick cooking spray of your choosing. Layer half of the potatoes with the onion, garlic salt, bacon and cheese into the slow cooker.
Then, repeat the same process with the remaining layer.
Next, drizzle 1 tablespoon of water over the potatoes.
Finally, cover and cook on low for 6 hours or high for 3-3-1/2 hours.
Stir before serving.

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Are you looking for other Slow Cooker and Instant Pot recipes? I have a few really simply, but tasty ones on The Rebel Chick! I love One Pot Meals or Slow Cooker Meals because we don’t currently have a dishwasher, and it makes my life so much easier when I have fewer dishes to wash after cooking dinner! I mean, who really ENJOYS washing the dishes after cooking? This is part of the reason why I love using my Slow Cooker – one dirty dish is all I have to clean up after I am done cooking! Of course, not everything needs to be cooked in the slow cooker, and that is where a Skillet or big pot comes in handy!