Warm Potato Salad with Bacon and Onion Recipe (2025)

Warm Potato Salad with Bacon and Onion Recipe – A simple, savory potato salad perfect for summer parties, camping, potlucks and picnics!

Since I shared the recipe some time ago for my Mama’s Southern Potato Salad I immediately decided I had to create my own recipe for the other potato salad. It’s this Warm Bacon Potato Salad with Bacon and Onion. So very similar to the one I loved so when we traveled in Germany, it’s warm, bacon-y, light, and has no mayonnaise, eggs, or mustard. This potato salad is so savory, delicious and just perfect for summer, camping trips and picnics!

Warm Potato Salad with Bacon and Onion Recipe

With this recipe, I think I came so close to that warm potato salad we enjoyed in Germany! It’s so simple to make and goes well with so many meals. It doesn’t contain mayonnaise and eggs, so it travels incredibly well. Perfect for picnics, days at the beach, and camping.

How to Make Warm Potato Salad with Bacon

First, boil your red potatoes until they are fork tender, about 20 minutes. Drain your potatoes and cut into large wedges. Add them to a very large bowl.

For the last 15 minutes or so that your potatoes are cooking, cook the bacon until crispy and crunchy. Then using a slotted spoon, remove the bacon from the skillet and add to the large bowl filled with your potatoes.

Now, throw a diced onion into the skillet with the bacon grease to cook until just tender. Then remove the onion from the skillet with a slotted spoon and add to the bowl with the potatoes and bacon.

Make the Dressing:

To the bacon drippings that remain in the skillet, add white vinegar, water, a little sugar, and Stone House Seasoning. Cook until it has thickened and then pour over potatoes, bacon and onions.

Then toss it all together with the dressing until it’s all well-coated and serve warm. So delicious!

This is a salad you’ll definitely want to try this summer!

While my first potato salad love will always go my Mama’s recipe I gobbled up since I was a child, this recipe surely satisfies my craving for that warm, German potato salad I enjoyed on my trip.

More Favorite Side Dishes and Salads

Cucumber and Tomato Salad

Southern Macaroni Salad

Caprese Salad with Balsamic Glaze

I have many more side dish recipes for all types of entertaining, celebrations or to enjoy with your family supper!

Here’s my Warm Potato Salad with Bacon Recipe. I hope you enjoy it!

Enjoy!

Robyn xo