17 Baked Potato Toppings For Your Potato Bar - Recipes.net (2024)

This out-of-the-box topping idea combines fluffy baked potatoes with rich and creamy chicken alfredo sauce. Some like to make their chicken alfredo topping with leftover rotisserie chicken and a jar of alfredo sauce, but feel free to start from scratch if that suits your fancy, or if you’re serving it for a party.

Additionally,loaded spudsare naturally absorbent of butter and cream. Not to mention, they’re already savory on their own.Chicken alfredo complements them while also not stripping it off its natural potato taste.

Like most jacket and potato skin recipes, thisdishstarts with baked potatoes, butter, salt, and pepper. Theingredient that makes the difference? Blue cheese. Most people don’t like blue cheese because of its pungent taste and strange appearance. But before you back out of this particular topping, we have to tell you, you almost won’t notice it‘sthere. It’s not overpowering and the aroma won’t linger either.

Thisbaked potato toppinghas the perfect touch of tangy and sharp flavor with the salty nuance of cheddar. Added with sour cream and crispy turkey bacon, you can’t (and won’t) put this one down until you finish the whole plate.

Kumpir(pronounced as khum-phir) is an extremely popular Turkish-styleloaded potatowith sweetcorn, sausage, tuna, roasted eggplant, kisir (a type of Bulgarian salad), and loads more. The selection is really up to you. But like the Western version, butter and grated cheddar cheese are also staple ingredients and should not be left out.

Sold as a sort of street food in Istanbul, it’s mostly served in a plastic box with disposable utensils. Because of its numerous toppings, it can be hard to zero in on what combinations taste delicious. But you’re in luck! Just try this recipe we have here for you.

Cauliflower, broccoli, and cheese make an amazing combination no matter the kind of dish — quiche, soup, and even pasta. Baked potatoes are yet another perfect base for this fantastic combo! Enjoy the tangy flavor of buttermilk, the cheesy and creamy cheddar cheese, and the clean taste of veggies, all in one.

Now, moms, hear this one out. This topping is the perfect way to sneak in some veggies for your kids. That is if you know how to do it: hide them behind a good mound of cheddar cheese at the top.

Beyond toppings like chicken alfredo, bacon, and ham, shrimp is another meat you can add to your baked potatotoppings. Introducingshrimp baked potato! Here, the shrimp is cooked in crème fraiche seasoned with garlic powder, salt, and pepper.

For those who don’t know what crème fraiche is, it is actually a French soured cream with cultured bacteria. If you don’t have it,sour creamis the closest substituteyou can use. Judging by its appearance, it will be a pity to serve this as a snack when it looks and tastes like themain course!

Chili is a hearty dish you can eat on its own. But isn’t it better if you pair or combine it with delicious side dishes? Here’s an idea: how about you use this favorite dish to top your buttery baked potato? After all, most home cooks make a big batch where it’sserved alongsideeither rice, nachos, or cornbread. Now’s the time to try it with baked potato and see how you like it.

To make a beautiful plate, top it with more cheese and hot pepper. If you put too much, don’t worry! The potato is the perfect ingredient to mellow all the heat.

For some, baked potato has always been described as cheesy and creamy. Well, it’s time to shake things up by adding some heat. Top your potatoes with buffalo chicken made from a combination of hot sauce and fat such as butter for a colorful, spicy kick to this side dish.

Needless to say, buffalo sauce makes everything better and this topping is another proof. What’s even betteris thatthe whole thing can be garnished with your favorite cheese mixture andranch dressingtoo.

Cheese and cream don’t sound that exciting, especially when mentioned next to buffalo chicken. But before you think it’s underwhelming, think potato volcano: light and fluffy mashed potato formed into a cone-shape with a creamy center. More importantly, cheesy “lava” made of cheese and cream decorate this special treat.

We believe all baked potatoes (with their tasty toppings) are special. But even more so with potato volcano. It’s not only delicious but this potato dish will also please you in a visual sense. After all, an attractive plate makes for a tastier meal! You can eat this on its own, but to make it look more realistic, serve with greens on its base. Try broccoli perhaps?

To make an appetizing baked potato, you don’t necessarily need an incredible amount of fat and meat like ham and bacon. Some start with healthy ingredients such as chickpeas and broccoli like this topping! We know chickpeas aren’texactlythe mostpopularingredient around, but if you know your way around the kitchen, you can make it flavorful. If thatdoesn’tdo the trick, you can always swap it with another type of bean. We recommend black beansas an alternative.

By now. you’ll notice that this recipe uses healthy alternatives to create a healthy yet delicious topping. But if you have vegancounterpartsfor bacon and sour cream, that would be good as well.

Potato skins for breakfast, why not? This topping combines some of the breakfast staples such as scrambled eggs, cheese, and ham. Then, they’re stuffed in buttery potato skins and topped with cheese for a gooey and creamy dish.

Before you back out and think it’s too much work for breakfast, this particular topping only needs 15 minutes for prepping and another 15 minutes for cooking. However, we recommend you prepare yourrusset potatoesthe day before to save some time.