Smoked Baked Potatoes are super easy to make and pair well with a smoked main dish recipe. Smoking a baked potato on a pellet grill is an enjoyable and tasty side dish to your barbecue recipes.
It’s an easy dish that requires only a few ingredients and results in a delicious crispy skin baked potato with a great smokey flavor. These potatoes would be perfect as part of a family dinner in the backyard.
Potatoes have such a variety of uses and tastes. Make the smoked baked potato and turn it into twice baked potatoes, potato skins, or a loaded bake potato with melted cheese and bacon pieces.
Olive oil, salt, pepper, and a large russet potato are all you need to make a mouthwatering smoked potato recipe. Baked potatoes on the smoker are everything that you love about a traditional baked potato with a smoky twist.
Smoker baked potatoes are the most delicious potatoes that you will ever eat!! If you are looking for Traeger baked potatoes with olive oil, then this is the recipe for you.
Cook baked potatoes directly on a pellet grill grates or a wood chips smoker. The goal is to have a crispy skin, fluffy texture on the inside, and a great smoke flavor.
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The Perfect Potato for a Smoked Baked Potato
The best potato is a firm large russet. If you use other potatoes such as red potatoes, yellow potatoes, or Yukon gold potatoes, you will get a different tasting baked potato.
For making baked potatoes on the smoker with the perfect texture use russet potatoes. It’s starchy property and low moisture make these the perfect baking potato.
More starch in cooking makes russet potatoes softer & fluffy. Ideal qualities for absorbing sweet creamy butter. When you choose the right potatoes, you will not be disappointed with the finished smoker cuisine.
What Seasoning for Baked Potatoes?
Use the seasonings found in your pantry. You won’t need to go to the supermarket for special seasonings. This side-dish includes whole russet potatoes with your favorite seasonings.
Use the seasonings that you normally like to use. Some sort of salt and pepper works best. My family prefers Lawry’s Seasoned Salt and Morton Natures Seasonings.
Smoked Baked Potato Ingredients
Four ingredients are all that you need for this great side dish recipe. You do not even need to go shopping for special items!
Just look in your pantry. No aluminum foil needed. This is all you need to make a mouthwatering smoked potato recipe.
- Russet Potatoes – Large
- Olive Oil – Other Options are Seasoned Olive Oil, Softened Butter, or other type of oil.
- Salt – Seasoned Salt will also work!
- Pepper – Seasoned Pepper adds great flavor!
How to Make Smoked Baked Potatoes
Gather all the ingredients to make the smoked potatoes. Preheat the pellet smoker grill to 250°F and fill the pellet bin with your desired pellets. These baked potatoes are made on a Rec Teq Pellet Smoker.
With a clean scrub brush, clean the outside of each potato underneath running cold water. This removes any remaining dirt that might be on the potatoes.
With a sharp knife, carefully poke about 6 holes into the skin of each potato. With your hand, rub the olive oil on the whole outside of each potato. Season each potato with your favorite seasonings.
Place the prepared potatoes on the grill grate of the pellet smoker. If desired, insert the temperature probe into the largest potato and hook-up to the control panel. Close the lid and let the potatoes cook.
How Long to Smoke Baked Potatoes?
Cooking time will vary for every smoker but should be between 2-3 hours. If you are using the instant read thermometer probe, the internal temperature of a fully cooked baked potato is between 205°F – 210°F.
Not using a temperature probe. One way to test smoked baked potatoes is to pierce them with a fork. If the fork inserts easily and is fork tender, then it’s done.
Another way of testing a baked potato is to gently squeeze it. If the inside of the potato breaks apart, then it’s done. But if the baked potato is still firm, then cook it some more.
Once the smoked baked potatoes are done, remove from the pellet grill using oven gloves, and serve immediately with your favorite toppings.
Smoked Baked Potato Toppings
The potato is very good with a little butter, and it becomes even better if it is stuffed with one or more of the following amazing toppings. Kid friendly chili or a cottage cheese mac and cheese paired with a piping hot baked potato makes a great combination! Serve your favorite topping on the side or top the potato with a big ladle full!
Create a toppings bar with an assortment of different ingredients. Some favorite toppings might include:
Butter – Softened or Melted Butter
Shredded Cheese
Liquid Cheese
Smoked Bacon Pieces
Sour Cream
Garlic Butter
Pulled Pork
Diced Green Onions
Seasonings – Onion Powder, Black Pepper, Garlic Powder, Kosher Salt
How to Store Smoker Baked Potatoes
Store leftover cold smoked baked potatoes in an airtight container for up to 6 days in the refrigerator.
Reheat potatoes in the microwave for 30 seconds intervals until the desired temperature is reached. Leftover baked potatoes make amazing twice baked potatoes.
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What to Serve with Smoked Baked Potatoes?
Smoked baked potatoes are an entirely different kind of smokey goodness. This makes a perfect side dish for your next cookout.
Check out these other smoker side dish recipes: smoked sweet potatoes, smoked corn on the cob, smoked hasselback potatoes, smoked cheesy potatoes, and smoked asparagus.
For smoked meat meal recipes try smoked spatchcock chicken, smoking venison kabobs, chicken kabobs on the pellet smoker, smoked chicken thighs, smoked baby back ribs, and smoked pulled pork.
Smoked Baked Potatoes – FAQ
In contrast to other food techniques, pellet smoking does not need constant supervision and requires little maintenance. The main advantage with pellet smokers is to place the prepared potatoes on the smoker along with your main dish, insert the thermometer, and close the grill lid. This helps keep your smokers internal temperature constant and the pellet smoke around the cooking food. The temperature of the smoked bake potatoes can be monitored from the out-side of the smoker.
The smoking time of a baked potato is about 2 – 3 hours. The cooking time required for the smoked bake potato will differ depending on the size of the potatoes and temperature fluctuation of the pellet grill.
You shouldn’t put the uncooked potato in the foil like a traditional baked potato. The smoke will not penetrate through the foil.
Smoked Baked Potatoes Recipe
Get the full recipe and nutrition calories as well as nutrition information below!
Baked Potatoes on the Smoker
Smoked Baked Potatoes are super easy to make and pair well with a smoked main dish recipe. Smoking a baked potato on a pellet grill is an enjoyable and tasty side dish to your barbecue recipes. It’s an easy dish that requires only a few ingredients and results in a delicious crispy skin baked potato with a great smokey flavor.
Ingredients
- Russet Potatoes, Large 4 each
- Olive Oil 2 tablespoons
- Salt 1/4 teaspoon
- Pepper, Ground 1/4 teaspoon
Instructions
How to Make Baked Potatoes on the Smoker
- Gather all the ingredients to make the smoked baked potatoes.
- Preheat the pellet smoker grill of your choice to 250°F and fill the pellet bin with your desired pellets.
- With a scrub brush, clean the outside of each russet potato underneath running cold water. This removes any dirt that might be on the outside of the potatoes.
- With a sharp knife, poke about 6 holes into the skin of each potato.
- With your hand, rub the olive oil on the outside of each potato.
- Season each potato with your favorite seasonings or use salt and pepper.
- Place the prepared russet potatoes on the smoker grill grate. Insert the temperature probe into the largest potato and hook-up to the control panel. Close the smoker lid and let the baked potatoes cook.
How Long to Smoke Baked Potato
- Cooking time will vary for every smoker brand and size. But should be between 2 to 3 hours.
- If you are using the thermometer probe that comes with the smoker, the internal temperature of a fully cooked baked potato is between 205°F - 210°F.
- Not using a temperature probe? A way to test smoked baked potatoes is to poke them with a fork. If the fork inserts easily, then it’s done.
- Another way of testing baked potatoes is to gently squeeze it. If the inside of the smoked baked potato breaks apart, then it’s done. But if the baked potato is still firm, then smoke it some more.
- When the smoked baked potatoes are done, remove from the pellet grill. Use a pair of tongs or oven gloves to take them off the grill. Serve immediately with your favorite toppings.
Notes
Optional smoked baked potato toppings might include:
- Butter - Softened or Melted Butter
- Shredded Cheese
- Liquid Cheese
- Smoked Bacon Pieces
- Sour Cream
- Garlic Butter
- Pulled Pork
- Diced Green Onions
- Seasonings - Onion Powder, Black Pepper, Garlic Powder, Kosher Salt
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Nutrition Information
Yield
4Serving Size
1Amount Per Serving Calories 350Total Fat 7gSaturated Fat 1gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 6gCholesterol 0mgSodium 174mgCarbohydrates 64gFiber 7gSugar 3gProtein 8g
Note: For exact nutritional information, consult your dietitian. All nutritional information is simply a guideline.
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