{"id":38508,"date":"2026-03-12T22:50:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T05:50:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=38508"},"modified":"2026-02-16T22:51:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T05:51:13","slug":"bacon-cheddar-potatoes-in-foil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=38508","title":{"rendered":"Bacon Cheddar Potatoes in Foil"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-38510 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Bacon-Cheddar-Potatoes-in-Foil-1024x761.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"476\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Bacon-Cheddar-Potatoes-in-Foil-1024x761.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Bacon-Cheddar-Potatoes-in-Foil-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Bacon-Cheddar-Potatoes-in-Foil-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Bacon-Cheddar-Potatoes-in-Foil-768x571.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Bacon-Cheddar-Potatoes-in-Foil-363x270.jpg 363w, https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Bacon-Cheddar-Potatoes-in-Foil.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>Bacon Cheddar Potatoes in Foil<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>1 \u00bd \u2013 2 pounds baby red potatoes &#8211; cut into 1-inch pieces<\/p>\n<p>3 strips uncooked bacon &#8211; finely chopped<\/p>\n<p>3 T. butter &#8211; melted<\/p>\n<p>1 packet ranch dressing seasoning mix<\/p>\n<p>salt and pepper &#8211; to taste<\/p>\n<p>1 cup shredded cheddar cheese<\/p>\n<p>chopped parsley &#8211; for topping<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In a large bowl combine potatoes, bacon, butter, ranch seasoning, and salt and pepper to taste. Mix well. Portion the potato mixture out into the center of four 12\u00d712 inch pieces of foil. Top with shredded cheddar cheese. Wrap foil tightly around potatoes. Pierce foil 3-4 times with a fork. Grill over medium heat for 20-25 minutes OR bake at 425 for 25-35 minutes, until potatoes are tender. Top with chopped parley and serve.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bacon Cheddar Potatoes in Foil &nbsp; 1 \u00bd \u2013 2 pounds baby red potatoes &#8211; cut into 1-inch pieces 3 strips uncooked bacon &#8211; finely chopped 3 T. butter &#8211; melted 1 packet ranch dressing seasoning mix salt and pepper &#8211; to taste 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese chopped parsley &#8211; for topping &nbsp; In a large bowl combine potatoes, bacon, butter, ranch seasoning, and salt and pepper to taste. Mix well. Portion the potato mixture out into the center&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=38508\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[113,246,96],"class_list":["post-38508","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-starches","tag-bacon","tag-foil-pack","tag-potato"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38508","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=38508"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38508\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38511,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38508\/revisions\/38511"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=38508"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=38508"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=38508"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}