{"id":3550,"date":"2026-04-13T17:26:18","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T17:26:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=3550"},"modified":"2026-04-13T17:26:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T17:26:18","slug":"mississippi-mud-potatoes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/13\/mississippi-mud-potatoes\/","title":{"rendered":"Mississippi Mud Potatoes"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Mississippi Mud Potatoes<\/h3>\n<h4>\u00a0Ingredients<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>6\u20138 russet potatoes, peeled and diced<\/li>\n<li>2 cups shredded cheddar cheese<\/li>\n<li>1 cup mayonnaise (full-fat for best flavor)<\/li>\n<li>8 slices bacon, cooked crispy and crumbled<\/li>\n<li>1 small onion, finely chopped (optional but recommended)<\/li>\n<li>2 cloves garlic, minced<\/li>\n<li>Salt and black pepper, to taste<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 tsp paprika (optional)<\/li>\n<li>Chopped green onions or parsley (for garnish)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>\u00a0Instructions<\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Preheat oven<\/strong><br \/>\nSet your oven to <strong>375\u00b0F (190\u00b0C)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Prepare potatoes<\/strong><br \/>\nPeel and dice the potatoes into small cubes. You can rinse and pat them dry to remove excess starch.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mix ingredients<\/strong><br \/>\nIn a large bowl, combine:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Diced potatoes<\/li>\n<li>Shredded cheese<\/li>\n<li>Mayonnaise<\/li>\n<li>Crumbled bacon<\/li>\n<li>Onion &amp; garlic<\/li>\n<li>Salt, pepper, and paprika<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Mix everything well until evenly coated.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Transfer to baking dish<\/strong><br \/>\nGrease a baking dish and spread the mixture evenly.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bake<\/strong><br \/>\nCover with foil and bake for <strong>45 minutes<\/strong>.<br \/>\nThen remove foil and bake another <strong>15\u201320 minutes<\/strong> until:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Potatoes are tender<\/li>\n<li>Top is golden and slightly crispy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Garnish &amp; serve<\/strong><br \/>\nSprinkle with green onions or parsley and serve hot.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4>\u00a0Tips<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Add a little sour cream for extra creaminess<\/li>\n<li>Use mozzarella + cheddar mix for extra cheesy texture<\/li>\n<li>For crispier edges, bake uncovered a bit longer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mississippi Mud Potatoes \u00a0Ingredients 6\u20138 russet potatoes, peeled and diced 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese 1 cup mayonnaise (full-fat for&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3551,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3550","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3550","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3550"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3550\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3552,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3550\/revisions\/3552"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3551"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3550"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3550"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3550"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}