One thing is for sure when it comes to these grilled volcano potatoes. I double-dog dare you to try and take one off my plate. These little tasty potatoes are packed with everything you dream of, from gooey melted cheese to smokin’ hot jalapenos. All topped with an incredible sour cream sauce that I have since been using to top everything from regular ole baked potatoes to enchiladas. These little morsels are devilishly dangerously good.
Addicting Potato Bites
The bacon wrapped around the grilled volcano potatoes crisps up perfectly on the grill. It gets a little help from the barbecue sauce. Don’t like what I stuffed them with? Use anything you want. Ham. Pulled pork. Shredded chicken. You can’t go wrong no matter what you use.
Grab A Few For Yourself
I refer to these as ‘cooks treats’. A cooks treat is something you make that the cook gets to sample first. And in this case by ‘sample’ I mean a whole bunch of. Make extra because they won’t all make it to the table!
I recommend that you use a grill basket when making this dish. It makes cooking easier and you don’t have to worry about anything falling through the grates. And cleanup is easier too!
Also try my grilled chorizo potato skins.
Grilled Volcano Potatoes
Ingredients
For the potatoes
- 6 medium red potatoes rinsed
- Olive oil
- Kosher salt
- ground black pepper
- 6 slices bacon half cooked (I just toss them in the microwave for a few minutes, but you can also partially cook them when you cook the other 2 slices below)
- 2 slices bacon cooked, crumbled
- 1-2 jalapenos seeded, diced
- ¾ cup extra sharp cheddar cheese shredded
- 1/2-1 cup your favorite BBQ sauce
- 1 green onion sliced, for garnish
For the sour cream topping
- 1 cup sour cream
- Hot sauce to taste
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 2 teaspoons onion powder
- Kosher salt
- ground black pepper
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 400 degrees.
- Brush the potatoes with olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
- Place in the oven directly over the rack over a foil-lined baking sheet (to catch any drippings).
- Bake for 15-20 minutes or until just tender. Remove and let cool.
- Meanwhile, combine the sauce ingredients and mix well.
- Cut just a bit off each end of the potatoes so that they stand up straight on one end.
- Using a small melon baller, scoop out the inside of the potato (from the top flat side). Leave about 1/4″ or so of the potato ‘walls’.
- Wrap each potato with a piece of partially cooked bacon and secure with a toothpick.
- Stuff the potatoes with crumbled cooked bacon, jalapenos, and cheese.
- Fire up your grill for indirect cooking, 350-400 F.
- Place potatoes on the grill and grill for about 30 minutes or until the bacon is crispy. Brush with the BBQ sauce every 10 minutes.
- Serve garnished with the sour cream topping and green onions.
Nutrition
Nutritional values are approximate.