Loaded Baked Potato Casserole is an easy and crowd-pleasing way to serve up baked potatoes without needing to set up a topping bar.


Loaded Baked Potato Casserole for an easy family dinner

I’m half tempted to just write “Potatoes, bacon, cheese. Make this for dinner now”, share the recipe, then be done with this post. Do I really need any more words to explain how absolutely divine this Loaded Baked Potato Casserole is? Just as the name states, it’s baked potatoes loaded up with all kinds of toppings – bacon, cheese, broccoli, onion – but in casserole form. This is an easy and crowd-pleasing way to serve baked potatoes either for dinner or as a side dish.


Loaded Baked Potato Casserole with bacon, broccoli, cheese, and scallions

Baked potatoes are such a blank canvas for all kinds of toppings. Some like them simple with only butter and sour cream. Others, like me, load them up with bacon, broccoli, and cheese. Yes, I love broccoli on my potatoes. Actually I just love broccoli period, especially if it’s roasted. The original recipe called for chicken, which I’ve never seen chicken as a potato topping before. I just left it out and replaced it with broccoli.


An easy and crowd-pleasing Loaded Baked Potato Casserole for dinner

This potato casserole does take a little over an hour to bake, but if you want to speed that up, you can boil the cubed potatoes for 10 minutes before tossing with everything. Leftovers weren’t bad either. I’m not a fan of leftover potato anything, but the melted cheese acted as a “sauce” to keep the potatoes from being too dry.


Loaded Baked Potato Casserole

You can easily make this casserole vegetarian-friendly by omitting the bacon. I know that probably sounds really obvious, but that’s the only meat component. I’d even add carrots or mushrooms for more food (although those probably aren’t typical baked potato toppings). What I’m trying to say is – have fun with it!

For more casserole recipes, check out my lemon chicken rice casserole!

Loaded Baked Potato Casserole

Loaded Baked Potato Casserole

Yield: 4 servings
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour 35 minutes

Loaded Baked Potato Casserole is an easy and crowd-pleasing way to serve up baked potatoes without needing to set up a topping bar.

Ingredients

  • 1 pound russet potatoes, cubed into 1/2 inch pieces (roughly 2 large potatoes)
  • 1 cup chopped fresh broccoli
  • 3/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 strips cooked bacon, crumbled (roughly 2 tablespoons)
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 small green onion, sliced

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350F. Have a 1 quart casserole dish or 6 inch pan ready.
  2. In a large bowl mix together potatoes, broccoli, 1/2 cup cheese, olive oil, bacon, and salt.
  3. Transfer to baking dish then top with remaining 1/4 cup cheese. Cover with a lid or foil and bake 45 minutes. Uncover and bake for another 15 minutes or until the potatoes are fork tender. Garnish with green onion before serving.

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Source: Adapted from Rachel Schultz
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