Cast Iron Skillet Baked Potatoes

Cast Iron Skillet Baked Potatoes rolled in bacon grease. All you need to know in that sentence, then load them up with all the goodies and enjoy!

Tender fluffy inside with a salty crispy bacon-flavored skin!

I love my cast iron skillets. There is a category on this blog just for recipes using them! I won’t lie though it took me years to appreciate and care for them properly I’m so glad I finally came around.

Cast Iron Skillet Baked Potatoes

Grab that skillet, a pound of bacon, and some big baking potatoes. My recipe is so simple and will result in a restaurant-style baked potato. Tender creamy inside with a crispy salty bacon skin.

Gather All The Ingredients

• 1 pound bacon
• 4 large baking potatoes

Topping Ideas

• Butter – always butter
• Salt and Pepper
• Sour Cream
• Green Onions, Scallions
• Shredded Cheese – maybe even several different kinds
• Bacon Crumbles

Let’s Make Cast Iron Skillet Baked Potatoes

1. Pre-heat oven to 375°
2. Wash and dry each potato then pierce, using a knife or a fork, each potato multiple times all around the potato, and set aside while you fry the bacon.
3. On the stove-top heat up your cast iron skillet.
4. While the skillet is heating, cut your bacon into pieces 1-2 inches long.
5. Carefully add the cut-up bacon to your hot skillet and fry until the bacon in done to your likeness, then remove the bacon crumbles from the pan while leaving the bacon grease in your cast iron skillet
6. Using a pair of tongs carefully coat each potato in the bacon grease, ensuring the whole potato is completely covered.
7. Space the potatoes out in the cast iron skillet so that they are not touching and place the skillet with the potatoes into your preheated oven. Allow potatoes to bake for 60-90 minutes until a knife is inserted into the center
8. With a sharp knife make a long slit along the top of the potato then using a clean dish towel squeeze it open and top it with all the things you love on your baked potato.

Tips, Tricks, Comments, and Questions

A starchy potato is ideal for baking, such as a Russet. They have thick skin and can be large in size. The skin will bake up nice and crispy while the interior becomes light and fluffy. A perfect holder for all the toppings.

Make these a meal by topping them with your favorite protein! This is a great recipe for leftover meat. Simply warm the meat up and add a helping to the top of your potato once it’s baked before you add your garnishes!