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Re: Cheesy bacon ranch potatoes in the slow cooker

Looks good! I can't wait to try! Thanks! Smiley Happy

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Re: Cheesy bacon ranch potatoes in the slow cooker

On 10/26/2014 sunshine45 said:

i might try these in my new ninja!

any particular reason the recipe says to use aluminum foil? i would probably skip that......and i would ""bake"" some pepper bacon in the oven and then crumble it.

You need the foil or it would dry out and burn. The foil seals everything in and it sort of steams and makes the texture perfect. I use non stick foil so the cheese doesn't stick. Without the foil you'd probably need to add something like oil or butter and it would be more roasted. It's quite magical what happens when you seal all this in foil and go away for a few hours !
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Re: Cheesy bacon ranch potatoes in the slow cooker

YUM!

I'm going to try these. Thanks very much for the recipe!

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Re: Cheesy bacon ranch potatoes in the slow cooker

This recipe sounds good, I am using my Nesco right now, I got mine from QVC but bought a friend one from Amazon.
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Re: Cheesy bacon ranch potatoes in the slow cooker

Thanks, Miss Buttercup, for both the recipe and your changes. Excellent info for me. I, too, dislike the faux bacon, but always feel guilty when I fry real bacon and discard the bacon grease; it was a 'treasure' to be appreciated when I was a kid, so I haven't been able to completely put aside those feelings. So, your tip is great for me.

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Re: Cheesy bacon ranch potatoes in the slow cooker

thanks again miss buttercup......i will definitely be making these, but will forgo the aluminum foil the first time i make them to see how it works. my slow cooker and my ninja seem to keep the moisture in very well and i cannot imagine them "burning." you can easily do these in a regular oven with a covered casserole also.

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Re: Cheesy bacon ranch potatoes in the slow cooker

Yummy!

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Re: Cheesy bacon ranch potatoes in the slow cooker

Sounds excellent! Can't wait to try it - I love those real bacon bits as well.