One of my favorite things to eat is a fully loaded baked potato. There is something about all of the flavors together that really fulfill any kind of craving I may be having. This loaded baked potato skillet is such an easy meal to throw together and rivals the original baked potato – plus, it has simple ingredients. It is budget friendly, made in one skillet, cooks up in around 30 minutes, and you can shop for all of your ingredients at Aldi (win-win!).

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If you love baked potatoes but don’t want all the hassle of baking your potatoes and all of it’s toppings separate, then you will love this loaded baked potato skillet.

It is loaded with all the good stuff: bacon, chili with beans, broccoli, cheese and sour cream. And, don’t forget the star of the whole dish: the potato!

I like using baby golden potatoes because they cook up super quick, but any potato will work!

Why you’ll love Loaded Baked Potato Skillet

So tasty – This dinner is so delicious. If you love a loaded baked potato, this dish is perfect to make!

One pot meal – I will forever be a lover of a one pot meal. One pan + one spatula = a true weeknight winner!

Simple ingredients – The ingredients to make this dinner is super simple and fully customizable to your family’s taste!

Perfect weeknight dinner – Any meal that whips in a flash for a busy weeknight will quickly become my favorite type of meal to eat. This dinner, especially, comes together super fast and requires very little prep time.

Supplies needed to make Loaded Baked Potato Skillet

I like my electric skillet for dinners like these!
Cutting board and knife for slicing your potatoes and scallions
Measuring cups for your water

Ingredients

Ground Meat – You can use ground turkey, ground beef, or whatever ground meat you have on hand!

Baby Potatoes – Seriously, any flavor cheese will do! I like a sharp cheddar cheese because it isn’t a super soft cheese and holds up well in this pasta salad.

Bacon – This is the secret to getting some of the best dill pickle flavors in this pasta salad dish!

Chili Beans – This is where the creaminess factor comes in! A mixture of sour cream and mayo offer the best consistency for a creamy dill pickle ranch flavor!

Chili Seasonings – I don’t use a ranch packet in recipes often, but I really like the flavor of the restaurant style ranch seasoning packet. Pair that will onion and garlic powder, dried dill and fresh black pepper and it adds so much flavor to the salad!

Broccoli – I like frozen broccoli here. You also use a bag of frozen broccoli and cheese in this instead of plain frozen broccoli.

Toppings – Toppings like scallions, sour cream, and shredded cheddar cheese is an absolute must for any loaded baked potato.

The full recipe, along with the ingredients, can be found below.

How to make Loaded Baked Potato Skillet

a woman's hand holding halved baby yellow potatoes over the skillet of cooking bacon

First, cook up your package of bacon until crisp. I cut my bacon into bite sized pieces before cooking but you can always cut them up after they’ve been cooked and cooled. I just find it easier to begin with this step rather than ending with it. Set your bacon to the side and add your ground meat to the dish. I used a pound of ground meat I already had cooked and prepared from the freezer, but you can cook your ground meat here.

Then, once your meat is cooked through, add your halved baby golden potatoes to the skillet along with a can of chili seasoned beans and a packet of your favorite chili seasoning (I used Aldi brand, but you can use your favorite chili seasonings here!). Add in a cup (or two) of water and allow it to come to a slow simmer. You will want to watch your skillet during this step and add water as it is needed.

Next, once your potatoes have cooked through, add your frozen bag of broccoli and stir the broccoli into the skillet. Let the skillet come back up to a slow simmer, then turn the heat off of your skillet.

Finally, add your bacon and favorite loaded baked potato toppings here. Our favorite toppings are cheddar cheese and scallions. Once it is plated, we will add things like sour cream or even hot sauce!

Tips

You can use any ground meat. I used ground turkey in this dish for this night but ground beef is excellent in it, too!
Favorite toppings include scallions, cheddar cheese, sour cream, and butter. You can use whatever toppings you enjoy best on your loaded baked potato!
Baby yellow potatoes seem to cook the fastest, but you can use any potato for this dish!

FAQs

The key ingredients are potatoes, ground meat, bacon, chili beans, chili seasoning, and loaded baked potato toppings.

Store your leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days.

You can use almost any ground meat in this recipe! When I cooked this meal, I used ground turkey because it is what I had on hand, but ground beef is so delicious in this dinner as well. Other ground meats could be ground pork, ground venison, as well as ground chicken.

My favorite toppings for a loaded baked potato is cheddar cheese, sour cream, scallions, and butter. Additionally, you could top it with hot sauce, french fried onions, fresh onions, tomatoes – really, whatever you like!

Recipe

Loaded Baked Potato Skillet

This loaded baked potato skillet is such an easy meal to throw together and rivals the original baked potato – plus, it has simple ingredients. It is budget friendly, made in one skillet, cooks up in around 30 minutes, and you can shop for all of your ingredients at Aldi (win-win!).

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Prep Time 20

Cook Time 45

Course Dinner, Main Course

Cuisine American

Servings 8

Ingredients

Golden Baby Potatoes
1 lb Bacon fried until crispy
1 lb Ground Meat (turkey or beef work great!)
1 can Chili Seasoned Pinto Beans
1 package Chili Seasoning
1 bag Broccoli frozen
8 oz Cheddar Cheese shredded
Sour Cream (optional topping)
Scallions (optional topping)

Instructions

First, cook up your package of bacon until crisp. I cut my bacon into bite sized pieces before cooking but you can always cut them up after they've been cooked and cooled. I just find it easier to begin with this step rather than ending with it. Set your bacon to the side and add your ground meat to the dish. I used a pound of ground meat I already had cooked and prepared from the freezer, but you can cook your ground meat here.
Then, once your meat is cooked through, add your halved baby golden potatoes to the skillet along with a can of chili seasoned beans and a packet of your favorite chili seasoning (I used Aldi brand, but you can use your favorite chili seasonings here!). Add in a cup (or two) of water and allow it to come to a slow simmer. You will want to watch your skillet during this step and add water as it is needed.
Next, once your potatoes have cooked through, add your frozen bag of broccoli and stir the broccoli into the skillet. Let the skillet come back up to a slow simmer, then turn the heat off of your skillet.
Finally, add your bacon and favorite loaded baked potato toppings here. Our favorite toppings are cheddar cheese and scallions. Once it is plated, we will add things like sour cream or even hot sauce!

Notes

Tips

You can use any ground meat. I used ground turkey in this dish for this night but ground beef is excellent in it, too!

Favorite toppings include scallions, cheddar cheese, sour cream, and butter. You can use whatever toppings you enjoy best on your loaded baked potato!