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German Potato Salad

This past week I have been posting recipes from my parents visit. Today is no different. Over the weekend my Dad and I barbecued and my Mom made all of the sides. One of the best was the German Potato salad. My Mom made this and I had to have the recipe. Of all of the sides that we had, it was the first of all of the side to be completely eaten.

German Potato Salad

A warm potato salad? You betcha! It was awesome!

The first step is to cut up the 6 slices of bacon into strips and then fry it up until crisp. Remove the bacon from the pan and let it drain on a paper towel.

Fry up the bacon

Open up the cans of german potato salad and sliced potatoes.

Read Potato Salad

Drain the sliced potatoes. Place all of the potatoes into a large oven-safe baking dish.

Potatoes ready to cook

Next layer on the bacon and the dried onions.

Layer on the bacon and onions and mix thoroughly

Bake at 325 degrees for 3 hours.

Bake for 3 hours and then enjoy

I know that this uses a can of german potato salad as the base, but it is amazing. You have to give it a try.

Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 3 minutes
Total Time 3 minutes
Servings: 6

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cans Reads German Potato Salad
  • 1 can sliced potatoes drained
  • 6 slices bacon
  • 1 tablespoon dried onion

Method
 

  1. Cut the 6 slices of bacon into strips.
  2. Fry the bacon in a skillet until crispy.
  3. Remove the bacon from the pan and drain on a paper towel.
  4. Open the cans of German potato salad and sliced potatoes.
  5. Drain the sliced potatoes.
  6. Place all potatoes into a large oven-safe baking dish.
  7. Layer the cooked bacon and dried onions on top of the potatoes.
  8. Mix thoroughly to combine all ingredients.
  9. Bake at 325 degrees Fahrenheit for 3 hours.
  10. Remove from oven and serve warm.

Notes

This recipe uses canned German potato salad as a base. The long baking time allows all flavors to meld together. Perfect for cookouts and potlucks.

Make it. You can thank me later. — Rex

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6 Comments

  1. Aunt Heidi says:

    What is a drined onion? 🙂

  2. Do you mean, Bake at 325 for 1 hour?

    1. Jay, I agree that the time seems like a lot, but that is how my mother makes it.

  3. Pamela Bosly says:

    I’ve searched and searched but I can’t find any canned potato salad.

    1. Gary Scholer says:

      I usually get it at walmart. If you can’t , you can order it online from Amazon.