Loaded Baked Potato Bar
A Loaded Baked Potato Bar is an easy weeknight comfort food that is totally family friendly! Let everyone add their own toppings, like shredded cheese, roasted broccoli, bacon, black beans, corn, avocado, salsa, kale chips, and sour cream or plain yogurt! This healthy baked potato bar with endless topping ideas and possibilities can be served a little different every time!
Servings: 4
Calories: 721kcal
Ingredients
- 4 Russet Potatoes (one per person)
Baked Potato Bar Toppings
- ½ pound bacon
- 3 to 4 cups broccoli chopped, olive oil, salt and pepper for roasting
- 1 cup shredded cheese
- 1 can black beans drained and rinsed
- ½ cup frozen corn rinsed with the black beans to thaw
- 1 avocado diced
- ½ cup salsa store-bought or Homemade 5 Minute Salsa
- ¼ cup red onion or scallions chopped
- 4 Tablespoons sour cream or plain yogurt
- Other topping ideas: guacamole, cilantro, olives, cherry tomatoes, roasted cauliflower, jarred jalapeno, or kale chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400° convection bake. Start the potatoes right away, wash them and poke a couple holes with a fork and place directly on the oven rack. The potatoes take the longest to cook, about 30 to 60 minutes, depending on their size.
- The bacon and broccoli can be cooked in the oven on sheet pans while the potatoes bake, and taken out when they are done. Cook bacon about 20 minutes, flip with tongs halfway through. Toss broccoli with olive oil, salt and pepper and roast about 15 to 20 minutes.
- While the potatoes are baking, assemble all other toppings on a cutting board or in bowls. Sour cream or plain yogurt, shred cheese, chop onion, make 5 Minute Salsa or guacamole or just slice avocado. A can of black beans and frozen corn can be rinsed together in a strainer under hot water to thaw the corn.
- When the potatoes are soft when squeezed they are done. Slit them and squeeze them open and add toppings!
Notes
- Set a Timer! - The bacon, broccoli and potatoes will all be in the oven at the same time, but will cook for different amounts of time. Check on them often. The cooking time for bacon may vary depending on its thickness. Your broccoli is done when it is browned and crispy but not burnt.
- Any kind of potatoes can be used, just adjust the cooking time depending on their size. Russets or Yukon gold work best!
- A can of black beans can be rinsed in a strainer with frozen corn to thaw it. Leftovers can be frozen and used next time or with taco night!
Nutrition
Calories: 721kcal | Carbohydrates: 72g | Protein: 28g | Fat: 38g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 17g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 62mg | Sodium: 812mg | Potassium: 1893mg | Fiber: 15g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 892IU | Vitamin C: 81mg | Calcium: 263mg | Iron: 5mg