Crock Pot Baked Potatoes

Crock pot baked potatoes so easy you can set it and forget it.

These crock pot baked potatoes are so easy you just set it and forget it. A few hours later, you’ve got the soft, pillowy potatoes of your dreams. Speaking of dreams, you can even let these slow cooker potatoes bake while you’re sleeping. It doesn’t get any better than waking up to the aroma of piping hot overnight baked potatoes!

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Load them with your favorite toppings and slow cooked potatoes are the perfect soul-warming comfort food for busy weeknights when you don’t feel like standing over a stove. Plus, loaded baked potatoes are a super convenient vegetarian and gluten free meal. Pair them with roasted vegetables, soup and salad, or juicy meats like fish, chicken or steak.

Fully-cooked baked potatoes in open foil inside a crock pot, loaded with cheddar cheese, sour cream, bacon bits and chives.

If you love crockpot cooking and spuds as much as we do, check out these crockpot mashed potatoes that you can cook and mix in your slow cooker.

❤️ WHY YOU’LL LOVE CROCKPOT BAKED POTATOES

✔️ Put your potatoes into your slow cooker in the morning and have baked potatoes ready for your when you get home from work!

✔️ A crockpot is a great way to cook and avoid turning on your oven in the warmer months. You can even plug it in out on your patio to avoid heating the house.

✔️ Potatoes turn out perfectly in the crockpot!

Raw clean potatoes in a bowl ready to be prepared.

CROCK POT BAKED POTATO INGREDIENTS

There’s only one thing you absolutely need to make this recipe: potatoes! We recommend Russet potatoes (or Idaho potatoes) because they are low in moisture and have a thick skin that makes them ideal for baking.

Recommended ingredients: oil, salt, toppings

LOADED BAKED POTATOES

Baked potatoes are a hearty meal all on their own that can take on any flavor combo. Here are our favorite topping combos for your next loaded baked potato bar. You can easily make any of these gluten free, vegetarian or vegan by omitting or swapping ingredients without losing flavor:

Loaded Classic – Cheddar cheese, dollop of sour cream, green onions, sprinkle of kosher salt and bacon bits (optional).
Loaded Chili – Easy chili, cheddar cheese, sour cream, green onions and/or avocado.
Broccoli Cheddar – Parmesan roasted broccoli and melted cheddar cheese.
Southwestern – Pico de gallo (or salsa), corn, black beans, cheese, sour cream, cilantro, avocado (or guacamole).
Lox – Smoked salmon, chives, cream cheese
Fajita – Fajita chicken (or steak), bell peppers, onion, cilantro lime sour cream and shredded cheese
Goat Cheese and Herbs – Mix together goat cheese, olive oil, parsley, shallots and lemon zest.

Close up of baked potatoes in open foil in the crock pot fully loaded.

INSTRUCTIONS

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CLEAN AND DRY: give your potatoes a good scrub under running water to get all dirt off the skin of the potato. Pat dry.

POKE POTATOES: Poke potatoes 6-8 times with a fork to vent the potato.

BRUSH WITH OIL: Use a basting brush (or your hands) to coat your potatoes with oil.

SPRINKLE SALT: Sprinkle salt onto potato skins.

WRAP: Wrap potato in aluminum foil (optional). Place potatoes into the Crock Pot and cover with a lid.

COOK: Cook on low for 8 hours. Check to see if the potatoes are cooked through by opening the foil of one potato and poking with a fork. If the fork inserts into the potato easily the potatoes are cooked. If there is resistance and they are still a bit hard, cover again and cook for an additional 1-2 hours.

⚠️ TIPS FOR MAKING GREAT BAKED POTATOES

✔️ Wash your potatoes well with water and a brush before cooking to remove all the dirt.

✔️ Don’t skip the foil! While we don’t recommend using foil on oven baked potatoes, we’ve tested them and prefer to use foil in a crockpot. This will prevent your potatoes from becoming as soggy as they get without foil. Unwrapped potatoes take an hour longer to cook as well.

✔️ Seasoning the potato before cooking makes a big difference. If you love to eat the skins, don’t skip oiling and salting them before cooking.

✔️ Unwrap the baked potatoes and use your knife to slice down the center. Use a fork or knife to fluff up the potato insides. Top with your favorite baked potato toppings, including butter, salt and pepper, shredded cheese, sour cream, bacon, chives or chili.

STORAGE TIPS

Refrigerate: Baked potatoes can be stored in the refrigerator in an airtight container for up to 3 days. While the skin may not be as crispy, they will still taste just as good.

Freeze: You can freeze baked potatoes for up to a month. Before freezing, make sure your potatoes are fully cooled and don’t contain any toppings. Wrap them in foil or plastic wrap, ensuring no part of the potato is exposed to air. Place in a sealed freezer bag without any excess air.

Defrosting: Thaw in the refrigerator overnight or, for faster results, thaw in the microwave.

Reheating: You can reheat potatoes in your air fryer at 400 until heated or in a microwave.

Close up of fully cooked baked potatoes in a crock pot in open foil and loaded with cheddar cheese, sour cream, bacon bits and chives.

WHAT TO SERVE WITH BAKED POTATOES

Try our Air Fryer Broccoli or our Oven Roasted Broccoli recipes with a baked potato. Top with some queso or Easy Chili.

MORE WAYS TO BAKE POTATOES

Try cooking a baked potato in your microwave, toaster oven, grill, oven, Instant Pot or crockpot.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Do you need to wrap potatoes in foil to cook in the crock pot?

No, you don’t need to wrap potatoes in foil to cook in the crock pot. We tested wrapped and unwrapped and much preferred the wrapped potatoes. The unwrapped were a bit soggy.

Can you cook baked potatoes on high heat in the crock pot?

Yes! You can cook your potatoes on high heat for 4 hours or low heat for 8 hours.

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