Recipes, Sides · August 15, 2019

Bacon & Blue Cheese Potato Salad Recipe

Name: Bacon & Blue Cheese Potato Salad Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Ingredients: 1.5 pounds of Baby Dutch yellow potatoes; 3/4 cup of sour cream; 3/4 cup mayonnaise; 3/4 cup bacon, crumbled; 1/2 cup blue cheese (about 4 oz); 1/2 cup chives, finely chopped; 2 Tbsp. lemon juice; 1 Tbsp. garlic powder; 1 tsp. black pepper; 1 tsp. salt

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My Bacon & Blue Cheese Potato Salad recipe is very possibly my favorite potato salad! So savory and delicious! It is a must make! Save the recipe for you can make it!

When I was a child, we would have a family picnic each summer. It would be a large party at a local forest preserve and include distant and extended family we would only see that one time a year. It was something I looked forward to, similarly to Christmas. My cousins and I would spend the day exploring the woods, looking for snails in the lake, catching lighting bugs and top it all off by making s’mores on a warm grill. It was everything summer should be.

And there was so much food. You would bring your meat, a cooler for drinks and everyone would bring a side. If we still did this today (and writing this I’m sad that we don’t), I would bring this Bacon & Blue Cheese Potato Salad recipe as my side.

Bacon & Blue Cheese Potato Salad savory flavors

I was never a huge fan of of traditional potato salad with celery, pickles and raw onions. But this blue cheese potato salad recipe is like a modern, savory version of an old favorite. It’s hands down my favorite way to eat and serve potato salad.

My Bacon & Blue Cheese Potato Salad is simple to make and combines fresh ingredients and its full flavor is unequivocally delicious. Fresh herbs, bacon, chives and blue cheese and more make this dish really unforgettable. It’s one that people will ask that you make time and time again.

Tips for making my Bacon & Blue Cheese Potato Salad

You will cook the potatoes in this recipe for about 15 minutes. I recommend using Baby Dutch potatoes in my Bacon & Blue Cheese Potato Salad recipe. They have wonderful flavor and will give you a fun Red White and “Blue” potato salad!
Make life easy and cook the bacon in the oven all at once. Instructions for doing so are below! Use a baking sheet lined with tin foil to make life easy. If you have a baking sheet with a wire rack like these ones {HERE}, it will be even better.
The Bacon & Blue Cheese Potato Salad should be served warm. However, you don’t want it too warm when you begin to mix otherwise you’ll have mashed potatoes. Make sure to run the potatoes under water and then give them just a little time before mixing.
You can save this in an air-tight container for a day or two after making it. However, I do not suggest making it ahead of time and then reheating.

Looking for more summer recipes?

Try these recipes if you’re looking for more summer dinner ideas or side dishes!

Honey Mustard Pork Chops on the Grill
Crunchy Apple Coleslaw {HERE}
Instant Pot Pulled Pork {HERE}
Kielbasa Skewers {HERE}
Chimichurri Shrimp Skewers {HERE}
Bacon Wrapped Filet Mignon {HERE}
Watermelon Lemonade {HERE}
Red White and Blue Lemonade {HERE}

Thank you so much for visiting today, friends! Get the full recipe below and make sure to watch the video above to see how simple the steps are to make this soon-to-be family favored.