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Did you know it is so easy to make perfect baked potatoes in your crock pot?
To avoid heating up the oven, my default way to prepare baked potatoes is either the microwave (affiliate link) or toaster oven.
But since this is my year of Weight Watchers friendly crock pot cooking, I decided to try out the easy crock pot baked potatoes recipe from Slow Cooker Revolution Volume 2 (affiliate link).
Why This Recipe Works
According to the “Why This Recipe Works Notes,” wrapping the potatoes in foil and including a little bit of water in the slow cooker helps them cook more evenly.
I skipped the step that suggested you spritz them with oil and season the outside before wrapping in foil. Maybe next time.
Recipe Notes
These baked potatoes were much creamier than oven baked potatoes and much more evenly cooked than when you do them in the microwave (affiliate link).
They were delicious filled with a super easy slow cooker chicken a la king for a casual supper Saturday night. And since they were really, really large, I cut one in half to make a Weight Watchers friendly portion.
How Many Calories and WW Points in Crock Pot Baked Potatoes?
According to my calculations, a medium slow cooked plain baked potato would have 170 calories.
To see your WW Points for this recipe, track it in the WW App!
(You must be logged into WW on a smartphone or tablet.)
5 SmartPoints (Green plan)
5 SmartPoints (Blue plan)
0 SmartPoints (Purple plan)
4 PointsPlus (Old plan)
They’re Simply Filling too.
It’s good to know that you can make easy crock pot baked potatoes any time you need the oven for something else, or don’t feel like turning it on. Enjoy!
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Fat-Free Crock Pot Baked Potatoes Recipe
Equipment
Ingredients
- 4 to 6 medium russet potatoes
- 1/2 cup water
Instructions
- Ideal Slow Cooker Size: 6-Quart.
- Wash the potatoes. Wrap each one in aluminum foil and place in the crock pot. (I used my 6-Quart for 4 large potatoes). Add the water.
- Cover and cook until the potatoes are tender when pierced with a fork. Time will depend on the size of the potatoes. Large potatoes will take about 5 to 7 hours on LOW, or 3 to 5 hours on HIGH.
- Remove the potatoes from the crock pot and carefully, remove the foil. Be careful of steam. Serve.
Notes
(Must be logged into WW on a smartphone or tablet.) 5 SmartPoints (Green plan) 5 SmartPoints (Blue plan) 0 SmartPoints (Purple plan) 4 PointsPlus (Old plan) Wrapping the potatoes in foil and including a little bit of water in the slow cooker helps them cook more evenly.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Source: adapted from Slow Cooker Revolution Volume 2 (affiliate link) by American’s Test Kitchen.
Have you tried this method with sweet potatoes?
Hi Cindy,
I haven’t done this with sweet potatoes but am sure it would work just as well. ~Martha