Crockpot Baked Potatoes

Easy Crockpot baked potatoes in foil are fluffy for a cheap side dish or loaded up with cheese and our 5 ingredient chili for dinner! Cook on low in a slow cooker or reheat leftovers on high quickly to enjoy once again.

Crockpot Baked Potatoes Recipe

If you are expecting a crowd this holiday or just because, these and our Crockpot cheesy Hashbrown Potatoes are cheap to make. Create a baked potato bar with chili, sour cream, chiles and all the fixings available for everyone to make their own. A potato bar is so darn fun. From the littlest kids to Grandmas, everyone likes to make a pile all the goodies in there.

Let’s start with the main star of the show first shall we? For this and almost all of my other potato recipe ideas we use the brown russets. The most common and inexpensive of them all, you could use red if you would rather though.

You could use as many as you would like but you do need some hot air circulating inside the pot so you don’t want to pack it totally full. If you have a large pot you would of course have a larger area to work with for more of them at the same time.

Ingredient Notes

• 4-6 potatoes – russet works the best I think because of their size and if we are going to fill them they all pretty much have a uniform shape that will hold all your goodies. The skins are firmer than most and quite tasty too.
• Olive oil is what we use but an alternative to this would be avocado oil which is pretty nutritious too.
• Kosher salt is best for the larger granules that will stick on nicely and flavor the skins so you will actually want to eat them too.

Unlike How Long to Bake Potatoes at 375 in Foil in the oven you don’t have to check on them. It’s actually better if you don’t! Leave the lid closed and after the time is up you should have tender fluffy potatoes ready to stuff.

in Foil

You will need some Aluminum foil as well in this case. I think this method is best so that the baked red potatoes or russet skins don’t get wet from the condensation that accumulates in the pot when being steamed to tender.

Without Foil

What if you don’t want to use foil? Well the option is there to just use a trivet for these to keep them off of the bottom but they will still get wet. I personally would instead make pressure cooker baked potatoes instead. This method is faster so the skins don’t get as soft and mushy. After that you could throw them into your air fryer or under a broiler to crisp.

How do you get these baked potato skins crispy?

You will have to use the broiler function in your oven once these are done to change the texture of the skin once these are done. Another option is to follow these directions and then pop them into your hot air machine to finish them off as air fryer baked potatoes. Spray with olive oil and roll in salt for the best skins ever.

Is it better to slow cook potatoes on low or high?

The only difference is the amount of time it takes to reach the simmer point or temperature. The low setting obviously takes longer than high and in my opinion is better. Yes recipes can be cooked on either setting but low and slow is the key to success if you ask me.

Other ways to cook baked potatoes

1. Smoked baked potatoes – the taste of these is amazing
2. Best way to make baked potatoes so the skins are crispy and the insides are fluffy is made like this here, click the article to read

Best toppings

There are a lot of other things you can put on baked potatoes besides butter!

• Chili is a great way to fill them
• We love pulled pork baked potatoes with leftovers or if you have a second pot you can make the meat in the other.
• Shredded cheese and smoked bacon is a given
• You could stuff them with pressure cooker beef fajitas for a hearty meal
• Cottage cheese and chives made it on to our cheap Crockpot meals post
• Sour cream and green onions
• Crockpot salsa chicken for a healthy meal

How do you keep baked potatoes warm in a Crock pot?

• There is a warm setting on all new models, use that.
• Do not unwrap from the foil until you’re ready to eat.

Can I reheat baked potatoes in a Crockpot?

Yes!! Just prick the potatoes with a fork, place inside with a paper towel under the lid to catch the condensation for about an hour or so. Timing will depend on how large they are and how many you set inside.

Can you prepare crockpot baked potatoes the night before?

Absolutely! This is a great way to do it if you’re having people over and you’re trying to get some prep. out of the way. Once done, allow to cool, wrap each one in a paper towel instead of foil and into a freezer bag in the fridge. Keep in mind the skins will get mushy and are better crisped in air fryer or under broiler before serving later.

What can you make with leftover baked potatoes?

• One of our favorites is this ground beef casserole with potatoes.
• You can make air fryer potato skins when they’re tender too.

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