Dinner

Baked Potatoes with Crispy Broccoli and Bacon

Servings: 4

Time: 1 hour

Source: Smitten Kitchen

Link: https://smittenkitchen.com/2025/10/baked-potatoes-with-crispy-broccoli-and-bacon/

Ingredients:

  • 4x 8oz Russet Potatoes (scrubbed clean)
  • Olive Oil
  • Kosher salt & ground black pepper
  • 1lb fresh broccoli, cut into 1-inch pieces
  • 4oz bacon (~4 slices), diced

To Finish:

  • Butter
  • Cheddar cheese, coarsely grated
  • Sour cream
  • Minced fresh chives

Steps:

  1. Preheat oven to 450 F (No this is not too hot. Trust the process)
  2. Poke each potato with a fork several times (Otherwise they will EXPLODE!)
  3. Lightly coat each potato in olive oil
  4. Season each potato with salt and pepper
  5. Bake them (rack or tray is fine) for 45 minutes to 1 hour (depending on potato size)
  6. Meanwhile toss the broccoli with olive oil (just enough to barely coat it)
  7. Season with salt and pepper
  8. Add the bacon and broccoli to a tray pan
  9. 15 minutes into your potato baking time, add the broccoli, bacon pan to the oven
  10. Roast broccoli and bacon for 25 to 30 minutes - moving everything around a couple of times during roasting
  11. To Serve: perforate the potato down the middle with a fork, and then slice down the middle. Be VERY careful when you open the potato. Hot steam will come pouring out!
  12. Load each potato with butter, salt, pepper, cheddar, and roasted broccoli and bacon, sour cream, and chives