Slow Cooker Jacket Potatoes
Fluffy slow cooker jacket potatoes with just 5 minutes' prep. Cook on HIGH or LOW, then load with your favourite family-friendly toppings.
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 301kcal
Equipment
- Slow cooker or Crock Pot
Ingredients
- 1.4 kg of Potatoes (about 350g/12oz each)
- 1 tablespoon of Olive oil
- Fine sea salt to taste
- Ground black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Wash and dry the potatoes. Scrub the skins well, then dry them thoroughly with kitchen paper. Removing as much surface moisture as possible helps give you a better skin.
- Pierce the potatoes. Pierce each potato several times with a fork so steam can escape while they cook.
- Season the potatoes. Rub the potatoes all over with the olive oil, then season with salt and black pepper.
- Wrap in foil. Wrap each potato individually in foil. I put the thicker folded section of foil underneath when placing them into the slow cooker.
- Slow cook. Arrange the potatoes in the slow cooker and cook for 5 hours on HIGH or 8 hours on LOW.
- Check they are cooked. Push a sharp knife or skewer into the centre. It should slide through easily with very little resistance.
Notes
- The timings have been tested using large baking potatoes weighing approximately 350g each. We cooked them in a 4.5L slow cooker.
- Potato size makes a difference. Check smaller potatoes sooner and allow extra time for particularly large ones.
- You do not need to add any water to the slow cooker.
- Try to use similarly sized potatoes so they cook evenly.
- For softer, evenly cooked skins, wrap the potatoes in foil as directed.
- For a slightly drier and browner skin, cook without individual foil and place the potatoes on baking paper instead.
- Slow cooker jacket potatoes won't naturally have the same crispy skin as oven-baked potatoes. For extra crispiness, finish them briefly in an air fryer or hot oven.
- Check doneness with a knife or skewer rather than relying only on the clock.
- Don't assume the potatoes cannot overcook. Smaller potatoes or hotter slow cookers may be ready sooner.
- For the best texture, serve the potatoes soon after they finish cooking.
Nutrition
Serving: 1potato (no topping) | Calories: 301kcal | Carbohydrates: 61g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Sodium: 21mg | Potassium: 1474mg | Fibre: 8g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 7IU | Vitamin C: 69mg | Calcium: 42mg | Iron: 3mg
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