Top 10 Potato Salad Recipes

By Julie Meyers

Updated on Sep. 28, 2023

The ultimate potluck take-along, a good potato salad is guaranteed to be gobbled up fast. Bring one of these creamy, tangy recipes and leave with an empty bowl.

1/10

Dill Pickle Potato Salad

This creamy dill pickle potato salad makes a flavorful and attractive addition to a recipe for Fourth of July picnic or church supper.—Nancy Holland, Morgan Hill, California

2/10

Southern Potato Salad

Total Time:30 min
Servings:8
Test Kitchen Approved
From the Recipe Creator: This potato salad with a southern twist is perfect for a church supper or potluck. The pickles add extra sweetness. —Gene Pitts, Wilsonville, Alabama
Nutrition Facts: 3/4 cup: 377 calories, 26g fat (4g saturated fat), 169mg cholesterol, 275mg sodium, 28g carbohydrate (5g sugars, 2g fiber), 8g protein.
3/10

Loaded Baked Potato Salad

Contest Winner
Total Time:1 hour
Servings:20
Test Kitchen Approved
From the Recipe Creator: I revamped my mother's potato salad to taste more like baked potatoes with all the fixin's, which I love. This loaded baked potato salad is now the most requested dish at family gatherings. Even my mother asked for the recipe! —Jackie Deckard, Solsberry, Indiana
Nutrition Facts: 3/4 cup: 315 calories, 21g fat (7g saturated fat), 99mg cholesterol, 587mg sodium, 21g carbohydrate (3g sugars, 2g fiber), 11g protein.

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The Best Creamy Potato Salad

Total Time:25 min
Servings:8
Test Kitchen Approved
From the Recipe Creator: My grandma makes the best potato salad, but she doesn't use a recipe! So I watched while she put together "a little of this and a little of that" and jotted a creamy potato salad recipe that comes close. The dressing also works well for making deviled eggs. —Jill Steiner, Hancock, Minnesota
Nutrition Facts: 3/4 cup: 451 calories, 37g fat (8g saturated fat), 122mg cholesterol, 269mg sodium, 24g carbohydrate (7g sugars, 2g fiber), 6g protein.

If you’re looking for a sweet-and-tangy alternative, then you should definitely try this Amish potato salad recipe.

5/10

Sweet Potato Salad

Total Time:50 min
Servings:6
Test Kitchen Approved
From the Recipe Creator: Tender sweet potatoes are tossed with crunchy nuts and chewy dried cherries for a burst of flavors and textures. —Fran Fehling, Staten Island, New York
Nutrition Facts: 1/2 cup: 211 calories, 10g fat (1g saturated fat), 2mg cholesterol, 189mg sodium, 28g carbohydrate (12g sugars, 4g fiber), 3g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 starch, 1 fat.

6/10

Dilly Potato & Egg Salad

Total Time:40 min
Servings:12
Test Kitchen Approved
From the Recipe Creator: Everyone has a favorite potato salad, and this is mine. As a young bride, I was eager to learn how to cook and make things that my husband would love. I combined my mom's and his mom's recipes, and this potato and egg salad the delicious result. —Angela Leinenbach, Mechanicsville, Virginia
Nutrition Facts: 3/4 cup: 326 calories, 22g fat (4g saturated fat), 80mg cholesterol, 413mg sodium, 25g carbohydrate (2g sugars, 3g fiber), 6g protein.
7/10

Red Potato Salad

Total Time:40 min
Servings:17
Test Kitchen Approved
From the Recipe Creator: This flavorful red potato salad recipe with egg is the perfect side for summer cookouts. The red potatoes really dress it up. —Margaret Blomquist, Newfield, New York
Nutrition Facts: 3/4 cup: 276 calories, 17g fat (3g saturated fat), 69mg cholesterol, 309mg sodium, 25g carbohydrate (5g sugars, 2g fiber), 5g protein.
8/10

Contest-Winning Old-Fashioned Potato Salad

Contest Winner
Total Time:35 min
Servings:8
From the Recipe Creator: We live at the edge of Pennsylvania Dutch Country, where there are lots of small farms. Country markets are plentiful here, so potatoes are a staple. I use them up in this delicious old-fashioned potato salad recipe. —Nancy Grove-Nichols, Dillsburg, Pennsylvania
Nutrition Facts: 3/4 cup: 231 calories, 15g fat (4g saturated fat), 85mg cholesterol, 265mg sodium, 20g carbohydrate (5g sugars, 2g fiber), 4g protein.
9/10

Potato Salad with Bacon

Total Time:35 min
Servings:12
Test Kitchen Approved
From the Recipe Creator: It isn't a summer cookout without potato salad, but the stuff from the deli just isn't our thing. I toyed with many recipes until I developed this one. Now if I even mention grilling or barbecuing, it's my family's top request for a side. —Paul Cogswell, League City, Texas
Nutrition Facts: 3/4 cup: 424 calories, 36g fat (7g saturated fat), 20mg cholesterol, 1147mg sodium, 17g carbohydrate (2g sugars, 2g fiber), 7g protein.

10/10

Backyard Red Potato Salad

Contest Winner
Total Time:35 min
Servings:9
From the Recipe Creator: Here's a potato salad that has no mayo, so it’s perfect for outdoor picnics. Plus, it looks just as good as it tastes. —Holly Bauer, West Bend, Wisconsin
Nutrition Facts: 3/4 cup: 215 calories, 12g fat (2g saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 312mg sodium, 24g carbohydrate (4g sugars, 3g fiber), 3g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 fat, 1-1/2 starch.