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    Blue Cheese Potato Salad with Bacon

    Published: May 10, 2023 · Modified: May 29, 2023 · 1 Comment

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    This blue cheese potato salad is so creamy, tangy, and delicious. It's loaded with salty bacon, tangy blue cheese, and crunchy red onions, and the mayonnaise-based sauce is so good. If you love blue cheese and bacon, then this potato salad is for you.

    Blue cheese potato salad with bacon in a bowl.

    There's a BBQ restaurant in Kansas City that serves a killer bacon and blue potato salad, and this is my humble attempt at recreating it. Dare I say I nailed it? I gently mashed the potatoes before mixing them up with the sauce, which makes this potato salad so creamy and rich. It kind of has the texture of smashed potatoes, but thicker and in salad form. It's seriously my new favorite potato salad.

    This blue cheese potato salad is the perfect easy summer side dish. Looking for others? Try our classic wedge salad, corn and bean salsa, or pesto caprese pasta salad.

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    • Key Ingredients and Substitutions
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    Key Ingredients and Substitutions

    Blue cheese potato salad ingredients on a countertop with labels. Pictured left to right: baby potatoes, bacon, paprika, crumbled blue cheese, salt, black pepper, Red onion, mayonnaise, and greek yogurt.
    • Baby potatoes: Baby potatoes are little potatoes that come in a variety of colors, usually in a plastic bag. They are also called new potatoes or creamers. If you don't want to use baby potatoes, you can use yellow or red potatoes. Avoid using russets because they tend to be starchy and less creamy.
    • Bacon: I think thick-cut bacon tastes best in this recipe because it provides more bacon flavor. Use whatever you usually enjoy.
    • Red onion: If you don't like red onions, you can use green onions instead.
    • Greek yogurt or sour cream: We use whole milk greek yogurt because we always have it on hand and prefer the health benefits of greek yogurt over sour cream. If you don't typically like savory sauces made with yogurt, then stick with sour cream.
    • Mayonnaise: We use Hellmann's or homemade.
    • Blue cheese: We prefer a mild blue cheese, but use whatever you usually love.
    • Spices: salt, pepper, and paprika

    See recipe card for amounts.

    Step-by-Step Instructions

    Step 1: Add quartered baby potatoes to a large saucepan and add enough water to cover them. Put the saucepan over high heat and allow the water to come to a boil. Cook the potatoes until they're soft and easy to pierce with a fork, about 10 minutes.

    Quartered baby potatoes cooking in a saucepan with water.

    Step 2: Drain the cooked potatoes and add them to a large mixing bowl. Roughly mash them with a potato masher or fork until they're partially crushed, but not smooth like mashed potatoes.

    Smashed baby potatoes in a mixing bowl. They're still slightly chunky.

    Step 3: Add greek yogurt or sour cream, mayonnaise, bacon, onions, blue cheese, salt, black pepper, and paprika to the potatoes. Mix until combined.

    Mixed up blue cheese potato salad in a mixing bowl.

    Step 4: Garnish with chives, fresh herbs, or extra blue cheese and bacon and serve!

    Blue cheese potato salad in a bowl topped with bacon, herbs, and blue cheese. There is a spoon in the bowl.

    Expert Tips

    • Don't use a starchy variety of potato (like russet potatoes, for example). If you don't go with baby potatoes like us, then stick with another type of waxy potato (think fingerling, yellow, or red potatoes). They're creamier and the skin is easier to eat.
    • Make sure your potatoes are soft and done cooking before removing them from the saucepan. If you don't fully cook your potatoes, your potato salad won't be as creamy. They should feel soft and be easy to pierce with a fork (there shouldn't be any resistance).
    • Blue cheese tends to have varying levels of intensity, so try adding a little bit at a time, tasting, and adding more if necessary. That way you won't add too much and ruin your entire batch of potato salad if you happen to have strong blue cheese.

    Frequently asked questions

    How should I store this potato salad?

    Store this potato salad in an air-tight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. Mix it up before serving.

    Does this potato salad have a strong blue cheese flavor?

    If you choose a mild blue cheese, then this potato salad is just slightly blue cheese-y. If you choose a stronger blue cheese, then this can have an overwhelming blue cheese flavor. In that case, I recommend adding a little bit of blue cheese at a time until you get your desired flavor.

    What if I don't like blue cheese?

    If you don't like blue cheese, feel free to just leave it out. It will still be a delicious mayonnaise-based bacon potato salad.

    A top view of blue cheese potato salad in a serving bowl topped with bacon, fresh herbs, and blue cheese.

    Serving Ideas

    This blue cheese potato salad would be great served with:

    • Air Fryer Blackened Chicken
    • Traeger Grilled Salmon
    • Grilled Salmon Bites
    • Pan-Seared Marinated Chicken Breast
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    A top view of blue cheese potato salad in a serving bowl topped with bacon, fresh herbs, and blue cheese.

    Blue Cheese Potato Salad with Bacon


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    5 from 1 reviews

    • Author: Michael
    • Total Time: 30 minutes
    • Yield: 6 servings 1x
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    Description

    This blue cheese potato salad is so creamy, tangy, and delicious. It's loaded with salty bacon, tangy blue cheese, and crunchy red onions, and the mayonnaise-based sauce is so good. If you love blue cheese and bacon, then this potato salad is for you.


    Ingredients

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    2 pounds baby potatoes, cleaned and quartered

    1 cup full-fat greek yogurt or sour cream

    1 cup mayonnaise

    6 slices cooked bacon, chopped

    ½ medium red onion, diced

    1 cup crumbled blue cheese

    ½ teaspoon salt

    1 teaspoon black pepper

    ½ teaspoon paprika


    Instructions

    1. Add quartered baby potatoes to a large saucepan and add enough water to cover them. Put the saucepan over high heat and allow the water to come to a boil. Cook the potatoes until they're soft and easy to pierce with a fork, about 10 minutes.
    2. Drain the cooked potatoes and add them to a large mixing bowl. Roughly mash them with a potato masher or fork until they're partially crushed, but not smooth like mashed potatoes.
    3. Add greek yogurt or sour cream, mayonnaise, bacon, onions, blue cheese, salt, black pepper, and paprika to the potatoes. Mix until combined.
    4. Garnish with chives, fresh herbs, or extra blue cheese and bacon and serve!

    Notes

    If you don't like blue cheese, feel free to just leave it out. This will still be a delicious mayonnaise-based bacon potato salad. 

    Don't use a starchy variety of potato (like russet potatoes, for example). If you don't go with baby potatoes like us, then stick with another type of waxy potato (think fingerling, yellow, or red potatoes). They're creamier and the skin is easier to eat. 

    Nutrition facts are only an estimate. 

    • Prep Time: 15 minutes
    • Cook Time: 15 minutes
    • Category: Sides
    • Cuisine: American

    Nutrition

    • Serving Size:
    • Calories: 473
    • Sugar: 4.7 g
    • Sodium: 948.1 mg
    • Fat: 32.2 g
    • Carbohydrates: 30.7 g
    • Protein: 15.6 g
    • Cholesterol: 68.2 mg

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    1. Michael says

      May 29, 2023 at 10:28 pm

      Great potato salad if you love blue-cheese. Paired really well with my BBQ!

      ★★★★★

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