Here are some of our favorite baked potato bar toppings: It's also fun to step it up a notch and make some extra, unexpected toppings that your guests are sure to love and be super excited about. You really can't go wrong with the basic potato toppings. Thank goodness pretty much all of the baked potato bar food is great leftover! I always live on the cautious side of life and make too much food. When it comes to entertaining, I'm a bit OCD about not having enough food for my guests. Potatoes are one of those kitchen staples for me, so I pretty much always have a lot of them on hand, ready to come to my aid when they're called to action. I'm very particular in how I shop for my groceries, and you should be, too! Shop your pantry, fridge and freezer first (ahem, shelf cooking, always do it!), then get everything else from the store.īefore shopping, though, it's always good to check out Deals To Meals or your grocery ads to see if any of the ingredients you need are on sale at your local stores. DECIDE WHAT YOU WANT TO SERVE FOR YOUR BAKED POTATO BARīefore you go to the grocery store, decide which recipes you want to use and make a list of all the ingredients you'll need for the recipes.