Last summer I discovered this fantastic bacon ranch potato salad from Kraft. It is fabulous for barbecues and picnics and is simple to prepare. I’ve made it several times since and because it is such a family favorite, I wanted to share. If you want to add more color to your salad, you can use more than one color of sweet pepper. For this time I used half of a red pepper and half of a yellow pepper. I love the way it brightens up this salad!
I’ve made a few changes to suit my family’s tastes. Feel free to switch out ingredients for your favorites such as using red onion instead of green onion, add celery or even broccoli. The only thing you won’t want to skip is the delicious dressing, potatoes and bacon. Because you know, bacon makes everything better! It really adds so much to the salad.
- ½ cup MIRACLE WHIP Dressing
- ¼ cup KRAFT Classic Ranch Dressing
- ¼ tsp. black pepper
- ⅛ tsp. garlic powder
- 3 lb. small red potatoes (approx. 9), cooked, quartered
- 6 slices cooked OSCAR MAYER Bacon
- 1 medium chopped sweet pepper (orange, red or yellow)
- 4 green onions, sliced
- In large bowl, whisk Miracle Whip, ranch, pepper and garlic powder until blended.
- Add vegetables and four slices of bacon, crumbled.
- Gently stir.
- Serve immediately or chill.
- Crumble remaining two pieces of bacon over the top right before serving.
You won’t be able to resist the combination of red potatoes, bacon and ranch in this bacon ranch potato salad. And because you don’t have to peel the potatoes, it is quick to prepare. If you manage to keep any for leftovers, know that it tastes just as good the second day as the first.
See the original recipe from Kraft.
BusyWorkingMama says
May 2, 2012 at 8:41 amYUM! Looks and sounds delicious!
Cat Davis says
May 2, 2012 at 4:47 pmI love this! I make a similar BLT salad minus the Miracle Whip and homemade buttermilk ranch dressing (LOVE).
Christina says
May 2, 2012 at 9:42 pmYummy!! I had a baked potato salad at a picnic last year and loved it, I was just thinking I needed to find a recipe for that. I will definitely be trying this one out (either for our upcoming soccer campout or mothers day family get together!). Thanks so much for sharing.
Kate @ The Shopping Mama says
May 3, 2012 at 8:23 pmYum! This looks fantastic. I love that it’s mostly ingredients I usually have in the pantry/fridge, too.
Steve says
May 23, 2012 at 2:41 amI need to try this but i’ll have to make a double batch for my family.
shelly peterson says
June 9, 2012 at 5:57 pmLooks delicious, great twist from original potato salad. I’m not a fan of Miracle Whip so I would use Mayonnaise instead
Cheryl Abdelnour says
June 30, 2012 at 5:19 pmThis looks so good! I love new recipes. Pinning now Thanks!
kelly willis says
July 4, 2012 at 9:32 pmthis lokks so good i will try it
Thomas Murphy says
August 12, 2012 at 9:25 pmI can’t wait to make this!
Sandy VanHoey says
September 9, 2012 at 3:46 amThis looks so creamy and good. Another great one to print and make soon. You have some awesome recipes on your blog. I have such a stack of recipes to try…about time too because I am tired of the same old things.
Xmasdolly says
September 28, 2012 at 10:45 pmAnything with miracle whip and bacon in it my husband will totally love.
CCW says
December 13, 2012 at 12:41 pmIt looks delicious! I can’t wait to try this one, always looking for new recipes to try on the family.
Rosie says
December 26, 2012 at 1:49 pmhmmm I never thought of adding the salad dressing- it looks soo good I would like to have this now!!! It would definitely make the potato salad special – I can’t wait to try it!
ANN*H says
December 31, 2012 at 2:47 pmBacon seems to be the fad these days . Bacon everything. We love bacon in our house We also love salads too, so this recipe is going to a good one for us. Cant wait to make it for supper. Thanks for the recipe
Alicia says
April 23, 2013 at 10:50 amAlways have potato salad when have a cook out. This would be ay yummy surprise for the next one we have.
Bekah Kuczenski says
June 23, 2013 at 4:27 pmThis looks so yummy! I don’t like traditional potatoe salad, but I love every ingredient in this salad! I will definitely be making this 🙂
Lily Kwan says
November 3, 2013 at 8:38 pmThis recipe looks very tasty. Thanks for sharing!
Joann Woolley says
June 4, 2015 at 12:02 amIt is so awesome to see a potato salad that has this much color – for sure have to add bacon to my potato salad next time – why didn’t I think of that?
Dana Rodriguez says
June 4, 2015 at 10:47 amThat looks so good! Perfect for summer BBQs!
Danielle says
June 6, 2015 at 1:06 pmPotato salad seems like a staple in the summer time. Thanks for sharing your twist with Idea Box.
Melissa Vera says
June 8, 2015 at 9:05 amI have had bacon ranch pasta salad but never potato salad this looks so yummy. I can’t wait to make it. Thank for linking up this week on the #HomeMattersParty link up. Looking forward to seeing what you link up this next week.
Rosie says
April 9, 2016 at 10:20 amWhat a perfect potato salad with everything lip smackin’ good you could want. I’d love to make this!!