30 Minute Bacon-Wrapped Mini Potatoes

Name: 30 Minute Bacon-Wrapped Mini Potatoes
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Ingredients: 1 lb mini new potatoes (or new potatoes chopped into 3/4 inch pieces); ½ teaspoon salt; 1 ½ teaspoons fresh rosemary (chopped); 1 tablespoon olive oil; pepper; 12 pieces pepper bacon; 1 cup sour cream; 3 teaspoons sriracha

Bacon-wrapped mini potatoes are the perfect party finger food! These bite-size potato appetizers takes just 30 minutes to prepare, and they emerge from the oven with crispy bacon outside, and fork-tender potatoes inside. Serve with a sriracha and sour cream dipping sauce, and enjoy! Recipe yields 36 servings.

You might as well make a double batch, these won’t stay around long!

A bowl of dip with bacon wrapped potato bites around it

We love having appetizers for dinner on Friday nights when we feel we need to treat ourselves after a long week. I’ve got some great Southern-style appetizer ideas but these bacon wrapped potato bites are one of those appetizers that stays on our Friday rotation.

The combination of salty bacon and potatoes is always a hit regardless of the form. When turned into finger food, no one will be able to resist.

When something’s wrapped in bacon, it’s hard to go wrong, but pre-cooking and seasoning the potatoes beforehand gives them a perfect texture and flavor. If you don’t want to go to the trouble of pre-cooking the potatoes, try bacon wrapped tater tots instead.

If you’re like me and can’t get enough bacon recipes, try some bacon-wrapped chicken bites and bacon-wrapped dates

You can either cut up new potatoes or use those little baby potatoes for this mini potato recipe, I’ve tried it both ways and can’t tell a difference. Just keep them small and bite size. Bacon wrapped baked potatoes will be a hit at any party or tailgate, and keep them in mind for the holidays and New Year’s Eve.

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Why you’ll love a bacon wrapped appetizer

Bacon!
They have a delicious sriracha sauce to plunk them
Salty and creamy potatoes are a hit at any gathering
Can you ever have too many finger foods to share?

What you’ll need for this potato appetizer recipe

The ingredients for bacon wrapped potato bites. — Gather the ingredients.

Mini new potatoes – they should be bite sized, if not, then cut into bite sized pieces.
Thick cut bacon – the thicker bacon has more flavor but makes them a little harder to wrap, you’ll need toothpicks. If you use thin bacon, you don’t need toothpicks.
Rosemary – optional- but gives the potatoes more flavor.
Sour cream – for dipping or you could use ranch dressing.
Sriracha – for a spicy dip, you can substitute your favorite hot sauce.

How do you make a bacon wrapped appetizer

Step 1 – cook the potatoes

First boil the potatoes until just slightly firm and then mix with olive oil and seasonings.

Step 2 – wrap them up

Cut the bacon in thirds and wrap each potato so that the bacon overlaps, secure with a toothpick. If you are using thin bacon, you won’t need a toothpick, just place seam side down on the rack.

A potato being wrapped in bacon. — Wrap the potatoes with bacon.

Step 3 – bake

Bake for 15 minutes on a rack inside a baking sheet.

Potatoes wrapped in bacon on a rack in a rimmed baking sheet. — Place on a rack inside a baking pan.

Baked potato bites on a cooling rack. — Bake until the bacon is cooked through.

Step 4

Mix some sriracha with sour cream for dipping.

These take a bit of time, as you have to wrap each of the potato pieces, but it’s not difficult and you can cook the potatoes, wrap them and put them in the fridge for a day or two before baking them.

Pro tip: You would think bacon bites would be greasy but if you bake them on a rack inside a rimmed baking sheet, the bacon grease will collect below the potatoes. Place them on paper towels before serving just to remove any excess grease, depending on how fatty the bacon is.

I did set off my EXTREMELY sensitive smoke detector, but that happens to me on a regular basis. The saying at our house is that no meal is complete unless the smoke detector goes off. 😂

These just melt in your mouth, but you’ll need to let them cool a bit before eating. As if they weren’t good enough alone, adding a dipping sauce of sour cream mixed with sriracha puts these at the top of my list. They’re equally good at room temperature, if they stay around that long.

Potato bites wrapped in bacon with a bowl of dip.

Bacon wrapped FAQ’s

What’s the best type of bacon to use to wrap around potatoes?

If you don’t want to use toothpicks, then use a thin sliced bacon and place them seam side down. I prefer the flavor of a a thicker sliced bacon but you will need a toothpick to hold the bacon in place. For flavor, try applewood smoked or peppery bacon that I find at Fresh Market.

What type of potato should you use?

If you want to make things easy, buy the mini round new potatoes in the produce section. Otherwise, cut a new potato into bite size pieces.

Can you serve potato bites at room temperature?

It’s hard to eat these right out of the oven. You’ll need to let them cool for a few minutes. They are delicious when warm and at room temperature.

Are bacon wrapped potato bites greasy?

While you might think something wrapped in bacon would be greasy, these are not. The reason is that you bake them on a wire rack so the grease drips onto the baking sheet instead of being absorbed into the bacon.

What other sauces are good for dipping?

If you don’t want to go spicy, try dipping them in ranch dressing or just plain sour cream.

Can you prepare potato bites ahead of time?

Yes, cook the potatoes, season and wrap and then refrigerate for up to two days, and let come to room temperature before baking.

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