Country Style Potato Salad
"My sister-in-law's recipe that we all love."
submitted by: Nicole Soderquist
serves: 25
Salad Ingredients:
6 lbs potatoes cooked and cubed
2 cups bacon bits
1 large bell pepper diced (1 ½ cup)
1 medium onion diced (1 cup)
Onion salt
1 dozen hard boiled eggs
Dressing Ingredients:
16 oz fat free sour cream
20 oz bottle light Mayonnaise
1/3 cup fat free milk
4 Tablespoon ranch dressing powder mix
Directions:
1. Boil potatoes until 'fork-tender' and season with onion salt to taste. Continue cooking for 2 minutes then remove from stove, drain and rinse under cold water.
2. Boil the eggs and cool.
3. Prepare salad dressing by mixing the sour cream, mayonnaise, milk and ranch dressing powder mix in a bowl with a wire whisk until well blended. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
4. Dice the onions and bell pepper and set aside. Peel and slice the eggs reserving four eggs for garnishing.
5. When potatoes are completely cooled add them to a large bowl and add the eggs.
6. To the dressing mix add bacon bits, bell pepper, and onion, mix well. Add dressing to the potatoes and eggs. Mix thoroughly until uniform, then garnish with the remaining egg slices.
8. Chill and serve.
