Grilled Baked Potatoes

These Grilled Baked Potatoes are the ultimate side dish, featuring perfectly crisp, seasoned potato skins with a soft, fluffy baked potato center on the insides. Cooking baked potatoes on the grill adds a subtle smoky flavor you just can’t get from the oven. Load these grilled baked potatoes with butter, sour cream, shredded cheese, and crispy bacon for a classic combination that’s simple, satisfying, and perfect for backyard barbecues, weeknight dinners, or any occasion.

Easy Grilled Baked Potatoes Recipe

Loaded baked potatoes can pull double duty as either a hearty main dish or a crowd-pleasing side, and around here, they’re always a hit. You’ll find them showing up at casual suppers, backyard barbecues, potlucks, and holiday spreads where everyone is hungry for something warm and filling. The best part? Everybody can fix theirs just how they like it, piled high with butter, sour cream, cheese, bacon, or whatever toppings they love most. It’s that kind of easy, customizable comfort food that keeps people coming back for seconds.

Key ingredients you’ll need to make stuffed Grilled Baked Potatoes: (Scroll down for full printable recipe card and quantities.)

Potatoes – Russet potatoes are the gold standard for baked potatoes.
Oil – Olive oil for crispy skins and texture.
Seasonings – Sea salt or kosher salt and cracked black pepper.
Assorted Toppings for a loaded baked potato include: Butter, sour cream, shredded cheddar cheese, crumbled bacon and thinly sliced green onions or fresh chives.

How to Make Grilled Baked Potatoes Recipe

Preheat the Grill – Preheat grill to 425 degrees f
Clean and Prep Potatoes – Scrub the potatoes and remove any blemishes, brush with Oil and Season – Rub the potato skins all over with with olive oil and season with salt and black pepper. The amount can be adjusted to your taste.
Wrap the Potatoes in Foil – Wrap each potato separately in doubled aluminum foil or one piece of heavy duty aluminum foil.
Pierce the Foil to Vent – Pierce the foil several times with a fork, to allow steam to escape.
Place onto Grill – Arrange the potatoes on the grill. Close grill and cook per the cooking time in the recipe until you can easily insert a fork through the foil into the center of a potato.
Cool – Remove the potatoes from grill and let cool 2 minutes.
Add Toppings and Serve – Open packets and make a 3” deep vertical slice in the top of each potato. Squeeze the ends to widen the opening. Top with butter, sour cream, shredded cheese, bacon and green onions, then serve.

Kitchen Equipment to Make Baked Potatoes on Grill

This recipe was developed for a gas grill, but you can cook potatoes over a campfire or charcoal grill with adjusted cooking time.
Vegetable brush and basting brush.
Measuring spoons.
Knife and aluminum foil.

Recipe Variations, Tips and Substitutions

Wrap in Foil -If you’re using classic aluminum foil, use two pieces and double wrap each potato. Heavy duty foil is ideal and only requires one piece for each potato.
Oil – You can use vegetable oil or melted butter in place of olive oil.
Speed Grilling Time – You can expedite the cooking time by par-cooking the potatoes for a few minutes in the microwave. When doing so, piece the potatoes with a knife or fork and place unwrapped potatoes onto a microwave safe plate. Please note, you should wait to wrap the potatoes with foil after par cooking. Aluminum foil can’t be used in a microwave.
Adjust Grilling Time According to Size – Consider the size of the potatoes and adjust the cooking time in the recipe as needed. Smaller potatoes may take less time to cook and larger potatoes will need longer grill time. Always test with the tip of a knife. It should easily glide through the middle of the potato when it’s done.

Toppings for Loaded Baked Potatoes on the Grill

Finish with Your Favorite Toppings – These crispy grilled potatoes are customizable. You can top them with any of your favorite toppings depending on how they’re served either as a side dish or an entree.
Classic Toppings – These loaded baked potatoes are topped with butter, shredded cheddar cheese, crispy bacon a dollop of sour cream and a sprinkling of green onions. The sky’s the limit with other toppings and flavor combinations. You can serve baked potatoes topped with a meaty chili for a heartier option,
Vegetarian Toppings – For a vegetarian option consider vegetarian-friendly toppings like sautéed mushrooms, caramelized onions, grilled peppers, squash or zucchini and queso or a melted cheese sauce.
Southwestern Toppings – Turn your baked potato into a taste of the Southwest with ingredients like salsa, black beans, jalapeños and avocado or stuff with taco meat for a Mexican twist.

Storage and Leftovers

Leftovers – Store Grilled Baked Potatoes wrapped in foil or in an airtight container chilled in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
Reheating – Reheat baked potatoes in the microwave then top them your way.
Freezer – I don’t recommend freezing baked potatoes.

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More Easy Grilling Recipes to Make

Healthy and delicious Grilled Chicken Sandwich.
This easy Grilled Garlic Rosemary Smashed Potatoes recipe can be fully prepped in advance and chilled, then grilled just before serving.
Grilled Polynesian Chicken Salad is light and refreshing on a hot summer day.
Grilled Corn Salad with cherry tomatoes and diced avocado can be used as a side dish or a condiment.
Sweet and Spicy Pineapple Chicken Kabobs are light and refreshing.
Saucy Baby Back Ribs are made in the oven then brushed with barbecue sauce and charred on the grill.
This scrumptious Steak Marinade is ideal for grilling pork and chicken, too!
Grilled Shrimp Skewers from The Pioneer Woman.

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