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Tex Mex Ranch Potatoes

Tex Mex Ranch Potatoes have just a small handful of ingredients. Potatoes tossed in a taco/ranch sauce, baked and topped with gooey, melted cheese & bacon!

A CHEESY POTATO SIDE DISH

It’s been a while since I’ve shared a side dish on the blog. I am really excited to share this one with you. My family tore this up! I took some baby potatoes and seasoned them with taco seasoning and ranch dressing then covered them in cheese and bacon. Um, yeah. So good! Tender, creamy potatoes with a gooey, cheese topping and crunchy bacon. What’s not to love!

Tex Mex Ranch Potatoes shown in a white oval baking dish with a silver er spoon inserted.

TIPS FOR MAKING TEX-MEX RANCH POTATOES:

  • You can use any of your favorite little potatoes: red, gold or white.
  • You don’t want the pieces of potato to be too large. You want them all to be about the same size so they cook evenly.
  • If you prefer, you can use store bought packaged bacon pieces to save some time.
Tex Mex Ranch Potatoes shown closeup in a white oval baking dish with handles.

INGREDIENTS NEEDED: (SEE RECIPE CARD BELOW FOR THE FULL RECIPE)

  • little potatoes
  • taco seasoning
  • ranch dressing
  • shredded cheddar cheese
  • cooked bacon
  • green onions
little potatoes, taco seasoning, ranch dressing, shredded cheddar cheese, cooked bacon and green onions.

Cook’s Note: I used my Homemade Ranch Dressing but your favorite bottled ranch dressing will do here. 🙂

HOW TO MAKE TEX-MEX RANCH POTATOES:

Preheat oven to 350f degrees. In a large bowl, combine ranch dressing, taco seasoning and half the shredded cheddar cheese. Set aside.

a wooden spoon in a clear bowl with taco seasoning, ranch dressing and shredded cheese.

Cut potatoes in half (or quarter them if they are a bit larger.)

Little potatoes shown cut in half on a wooden cutting board.

Add potatoes to bowl with ranch/taco seasoning an stir well until all the potatoes are coated.

halved potatoes shown in a clear bowl with a wooden spoon.

Spread potatoes into a 2-quart baking dish (or an 8×8 square baking dish.)

taco seasoned halved potatoes shown in a white oval baking dish with handles.

Cover with aluminum foil

white oval baking dish shown covered with nonstick aluminum foil.

Bake for 45 minutes.

partially baked tex Mex potatoes shown in a white oval baking dish with a silver spoon.

Remove foil and stir potatoes well. Return to the oven (uncovered) for another 15 minutes. Remove potatoes and sprinkle with the rest of the shredded cheddar cheese and bacon. The heat from the potatoes should melt the cheese. Or you can stick it under the broiler for a few seconds to melt quickly.

shredded cheese and chopped bacon shown covering the tex Mex potatoes in the white oval baking dish.

Garnish with sliced green onions and then dig in!

fully cooked Tex Mex Ranch Potatoes with a large silver spoon holding up a serving.

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Tex Mex Ranch Potatoes

Tex Mex Ranch Potatoes

Tex Mex Ranch Potatoes have just a small handful of ingredients. Potatoes tossed in a taco/ranch sauce, baked and topped with melted cheese and bacon!
5 from 9 votes
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Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings: 6

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350f degrees. In a large bowl, combine ranch dressing, taco seasoning and half the shredded cheddar cheese. Set aside.
  • Cut little potatoes in half (or quarter them if they are a bit larger.)
  • Add potatoes to bowl with ranch/taco seasoning an stir well until all the potatoes are coated.
  • Spread potatoes into a 2-quart baking dish (or an 8×8 square baking dish.)
  • Cover with aluminum foil. Bake for 45 minutes.
  • Remove foil and stir potatoes well. Return to the oven (uncovered) for another 15 minutes. Remove potatoes and sprinkle with the rest of the shredded cheddar cheese and bacon. The heat from the potatoes should melt the cheese. Or you can stick it under the broiler for a few seconds to melt quickly.
  • Garnish with sliced green onions and then dig in!
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American

Nutrition

Calories: 524kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 17g | Fat: 37g | Sodium: 726mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 2g

Nutritional Disclaimer

“The Country Cook” is not a dietician or nutritionist, and any nutritional information shared is an estimate. If calorie count and other nutritional values are important to you, we recommend running the ingredients through whichever online nutritional calculator you prefer. Calories and other nutritional values can vary quite a bit depending on which brands were used.

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10 Comments

  1. 5 stars
    Was looking for a fast easy recipe that was meat free one child don’t eat meat so it went well with my Spanish fried rice and chicken. And my non eating meat child loved it as much as we all did ty ty for sharing this recipe

  2. 5 stars
    Can’t find those Lil potatoes.can we use the small golden butter potatoes. Can’t wait to try this sounds delish!!