Favorite Potatoes

Cheesy potatoes with bacon are baked together into a comfort-food side dish that will be everyone's favorite.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 1 hr 20 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins
• Calories: 378 Calories

Ingredients

• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 8 potatoes, peeled and diced
• cooking spray
• ½ pound processed cheese food (such as Velveeta ®), cut into chunks
• 1 cup mayonnaise (such as Hellman's®)
• ⅓ cup bacon bits, or more to taste

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Place potatoes into a large pot and cover with salted water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until tender, 15 to 20 minutes. Drain.

Step 2

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a 9x13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.

Step 3

Melt processed cheese food in the top of a double boiler over simmering water, stirring frequently and scraping down the sides with a rubber spatula, 5 to 7 minutes.

Step 4

Mix potatoes, melted cheese food, mayonnaise, and bacon bits together in a bowl; season with salt and pepper. Pour potato mixture into the prepared baking dish; cover dish with aluminum foil.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven for 50 minutes. Remove foil and continue baking until lightly browned on top, about 10 minutes.