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Crockpot Baked Potatoes

Fluffy, tender crockpot baked potatoes with no oven needed. Just scrub, rub with oil and salt, and slow cook. Perfect for a baked potato bar.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 7 hours
Total Time 7 hours 5 minutes
Servings: 6 servings
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 6 medium russet potatoes scrubbed
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tsp coarse salt
  • to serve butter, sour cream, cheddar, chives, broccoli

Method
 

  1. Scrub and dry the potatoes and prick each one 4 or 5 times with a fork.
  2. Rub with olive oil and sprinkle with salt. Wrap each in foil if you like softer skins, or leave them unwrapped.
  3. Place in a 6-quart slow cooker without water. Cover and cook on LOW for 7 to 8 hours or HIGH for 4 to 5 hours, until a knife slides in easily.
  4. Split open, fluff with a fork, and add your toppings.

Notes

Cook time is for LOW. On HIGH, 4 to 5 hours. No water needed.