Its officially summer and one of my favorite things about the sweet summertime is a good backyard cookout!  But with lots of cookouts this summer comes the constant search to find new side dishes to have with grilled chicken and burgers. Potato salad is a pretty popular choice but it can get boring. I decided to doctor up some store bought sour cream red skin potato salad and turn it into Baked Potato Salad. You could easily make this from scratch and I have a few times but if I’m running low on time or energy, the store bought base is a good time/energy saver. If you do make it from scratch just boil the potatoes until just tender (remember you aren’t making mashed potatoes). Also before you boil the potatoes, cut them into the sized pieces you want in your salad. Once the potatoes cooled then you can toss them in a mix of 3 parts sour cream to 1 part milk. The potatoes will pull in moisture so you need the milk to keep them from getting too dry. Like I said, the store bought base is a great cheat – no one ever has to know 😉

Baked Potato Salad

Ingredients

– red skin sour cream potato salad base
– coarse shredded sharp cheddar cheese
– real bacon bits
– fresh chives, chopped
– salt and pepper

Directions

Toss the cheddar, bacon and chives with the red skin sour cream potato salad base and add salt and pepper to taste. If potato salad is too dry add a splash of milk and a dollop of sour cream.

Much Love,
M