Warm Potato Salad with Bacon and Onion Recipe

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Warm Potato Salad with Bacon and Onion Recipe – A simple, savory potato salad perfect for summer parties, camping, potlucks and picnics!

Warm Potato Salad with Bacon and Onion Recipe - A simple, savory potato salad perfect for summer parties, camping, potlucks and picnics! // addapinch.com

Since I shared the recipe some time ago for  my Mama’s Southern Potato Salad I immediately decided I had to create my own recipe for the other potato salad. It’s this Warm Bacon Potato Salad with Bacon and Onion. So very similar to the one  I loved so when we traveled in Germany, it’s warm, bacon-y, light, and has no mayonnaise, eggs, or mustard. This potato salad is so savory, delicious and just perfect for summer, camping trips and picnics!

Warm Potato Salad with Bacon and Onion Recipe

With this recipe, I think I came so close to that warm potato salad we enjoyed in Germany! It’s so simple to make and goes well with so many meals. It doesn’t contain mayonnaise and eggs, so it travels incredibly well. Perfect for picnics, days at the beach, and camping.

How to Make Warm Potato Salad with Bacon

First, boil your red potatoes until they are fork tender, about 20 minutes. Drain your potatoes and cut into large wedges. Add them to a very large bowl.

For the last 15 minutes or so that your potatoes are cooking, cook the bacon until crispy and crunchy. Then using a slotted spoon, remove the bacon from the skillet and add to the large bowl filled with your potatoes.

Now, throw a diced onion into the skillet with the bacon grease to cook until just tender. Then remove the onion from the skillet with a slotted spoon and add to the bowl with the potatoes and bacon.

Make the Dressing:

To the bacon drippings that remain in the skillet, add white vinegar, water, a little sugar, and Stone House Seasoning. Cook until it has thickened and then pour over potatoes, bacon and onions.

Then toss it all together with the dressing until it’s all well-coated and serve warm. So delicious!

This is a salad you’ll definitely want to try this summer!

While my first potato salad love will always go my Mama’s recipe I gobbled up since I was a child, this recipe surely satisfies my craving for that warm, German potato salad I enjoyed on my trip.

More Favorite Side Dishes and Salads

Cucumber and Tomato Salad

Southern Macaroni Salad

Caprese Salad with Balsamic Glaze

I have many more side dish recipes for all types of entertaining, celebrations or to enjoy with your family supper!

Here’s my Warm Potato Salad with Bacon Recipe. I hope you enjoy it!

Warm Potato Salad with Bacon and Onion Recipe

5 from 4 votes
Warm Potato Salad with Bacon and Onions is a simple potato salad to pull together and perfect for summertime entertaining and camping trips!
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 6 servings

Ingredients

  • 3 pounds red potatoes
  • 8 slices bacon, cooked and diced
  • 1/2 medium red onion, diced
  • 1/4 cup distilled white vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons water
  • 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon Stone House Seasoning

Instructions 

  • Boil red potatoes until fork tender, about 20 minutes. Drain and cut potatoes into wedges. Add to a large bowl for mixing.
  • In a large skillet, add diced bacon and cook until crispy, about 5 minutes. Remove from skillet with a slotted spoon and add to potatoes.
  • Add diced onion to skillet and cook until tender, about 3-5 minutes. Remove from skillet with a slotted spoon and add to potatoes and bacon.
  • Combine vinegar, water, sugar, and Stone House Seasoning in a small bowl. Pour into skillet with the bacon drippings and cook until it thickens, about 1-2 minutes. Pour over potatoes and toss until all ingredients are well-coated. Serve warm.

Nutrition

Calories: 294kcal | Carbohydrates: 39g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 19mg | Sodium: 623mg | Potassium: 1103mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 25IU | Vitamin C: 20.2mg | Calcium: 25mg | Iron: 1.8mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

Enjoy!

Robyn xo

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38 Comments

  1. Life with Kaishon says:

    That looks absolutely delicious! Thank you for this great recipe this morning!

  2. kelley says:

    Lawdy, lawdy, you had me at the bacon and caramelized onions! As much as I love mayonnaise, I don’t really care for mayonnaise based potato salads. This version, however, I’d happily dig my face into!

  3. Laura @ GotChocolate says:

    Yup, I’d eat that in a heartbeat! Anything with bacon and I’m there. Thanks for the recipe! Saving!

  4. shelly (cookies and cups) says:

    This type of potato salad is my favorite. Like I could eat it all day everyday 🙂

  5. Georgia @ The Comfort of Cooking says:

    This is a great potato salad, Robyn! I love your addition of crisp bacon and caramelized onions. Great flavors!

  6. Sandy @ RE says:

    I could eat this for breakfast! So yummy. I’ll share on FB and Twitter. Happy weekend, Robyn!

  7. Jen @ My Kitchen Addiction says:

    I just recently discovered warm potato salads… They are just fabulous! Can’t wait to give this one a try!

  8. Rachel @ Baked by Rachel says:

    I can’t even begin to explain how much I want this! I always want to like potato salad but hate mayo so this is the best! 🙂

  9. Wendy says:

    This sounds amazing, however I do have one question. Do you use the bacon grease as part of the dressing or is it removed from skillet prior to making the dressing? Thanks for posting it!

    1. Robyn Stone says:

      Thanks so much, Wendy. Yes, you use the bacon drippings for the dressing. I hope you enjoy it!

    2. Jan Woodward says:

      What is in the Stonehouse seasoning?

    3. Robyn Stone says:

      Jan, this is the recipe for my Stone House Seasoning. You can click on the blue link in the warm potato salad recipe and it will take you to the Stone House Seasoning recipe, too.

  10. Lauren says:

    Whoa momma. That’s a whole lotta bacon!! LOVE it.