Cheesy Bacon and Ranch Mashed Potatoes

Do you love mashed potatoes? I could literally eat potatoes with every meal and never get tired of them. Today I have a delicious version of Ranch Potatoes to share with you. These are my version of Cheesy Bacon and Ranch Mashed Potatoes and they are amazing!

These mashed potatoes are full of flavor that you will love and they are such an easy recipe to make. My adding just a couple simple ingredients to your normal mashed potatoes, you have a completely different dish.

We made them as a side dish with our steaks that we grilled and they were the perfect addition to the meal. You could make them to go with just about anything though or serve them at a potluck or cook out this summer. You can't go wrong by serving potatoes with cheese, bacon and ranch!

Follow the directions below to make your own Ranch Potatoes.

Mashed Potatoes, Ranch Potatoes

How to make Bacon and Ranch Mashed Potatoes

This recipe uses only a few additional ingredients besides the potatoes. 

Ingredients

  • 2 Pounds small red potatoes {quartered}
  • 1 Package Ranch Dressing Mix
  • ¼ Cup cooked bacon
  • ½ Cup Buttermilk or Milk
  • 1 Cup Shredded Cheese
  • Chives

Mashed Potatoes, Ranch Potatoes

How to make Cheesy Bacon and Ranch Potatoes

Step 1 - Boil your potatoes until soft when you insert a fork

Step 2- Strain off water and mash the potatoes

Step 3 - Add all ingredients until they are incorporated well

Step 4 - I added a few pieces of bacon, chives and cheese on top for looks

Mashed Potatoes, Ranch Potatoes

Enjoy!  These are a delicious version of mashed potatoes and I had a hard time not eating them all!  We usually make garlic mashed potatoes but I liked the Ranch Potatoes version and will continue to make them for my family and friends as a different option our meals. 

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Cheesy Bacon and Ranch Mashed Potatoes

Chantelle DeJager
5 from 2 votes

Ingredients
  

  • 2 Pounds small red potatoes {quartered}
  • 1 Package Ranch Dressing Mix
  • ¼ Cup cooked bacon
  • ½ Cup Buttermilk or Milk
  • 1 Cup Shredded Cheese
  • Chives

Instructions
 

  • Step 1 – Boil your potatoes until soft when you insert a fork
  • Step 2- Strain off water and mash the potatoes
  • Step 3 – Add all ingredients until they are incorporated well
  • Step 4 – I added a few pieces of bacon, chives and cheese on top for looks
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!

7 Comments

  1. 5 stars
    It looks terrific!
    I want to make them as soon as I can, but I wonder how can I replace the Package Ranch Dressing Mix because I can't find it in my country.
    Thanks for sharing

    1. Hi, Lucia! I did a quick search to see if I could find a recipe for Ranch mix and found these ingredients! Hope it helps!
      1/3 c. dry buttermilk
      2 Tbsp. dried parsley
      1 1/2 tsp. dried dill weed
      2 tsp. garlic powder
      2 tsp. onion powder
      2 tsp. dried onion flakes
      1 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
      1 tsp. dried chives
      1 tsp. salt

  2. Ah, no you could not go wrong with these (a-m-a-z-i-n-g!) potatoes! I already have everything...looks like I figured out what to have with the pork ribs tonight! Thanks Chrissy!

  3. 5 stars
    These look so yummy!
    Have you ever made mashed potatoes in the crockpot? I bet this could totally be adapted!

5 from 2 votes

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