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Easy appetizer idea for game day with bacon
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4.34 from 3 votes

Bacon-Wrapped Potatoes + Veggies

Author: D. Durand Worthey

Ingredients

  • Ingredients:
  • 12 large fingerling potatoes
  • 12 strips thick-cut bacon
  • 1 large red bell pepper cut into four wedges
  • 2 medium ancho peppers cut into four wedges
  • 4 green onion stalks
  • 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons melted unsalted butter
  • sea salt or Kosher salt
  • freshly cracked black peppercorns

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees
  • Fill a medium stockpot with water and set over med-high heat, add the potatoes, spoon in a tablespoon of Kosher salt.
  • Allow the potatoes to come to a boil and cook for 15 minutes. 
  • Strain off the hot water and fill the pot with cold water, when the potatoes are cool enough to safely handle, place them on a plate lined with a paper towel to absorb any excess water.  
  • When the potatoes are dry, arrange them on a large sheet pan and brush with a mixture of extra virgin olive oil and melted butter. 
  • Wrap four of the fingerling potatoes with green onion and a single strip of thick-cut bacon, four with Ancho peppers and bacon, and the remaining four with red bell peppers and bacon. 
  • Sprinkle bacon-wrapped potatoes with sea salt and freshly cracked black peppercorns.
  • Place the sheet pan on the center rack until the bacon is crispy for 20-25 minutes or until the bacon is crispy. 
  • Remove from the oven and serve with Herb Horseradish Ranch Dipping Sauce.