These Smashed Potatoes are small crimson potatoes boiled till barely mushy, smashed, and basted with a seasoned garlic butter. Then earlier than being roasted for the second time within the oven, they’re topped generously with cheese and chives. It’s a scrumptious and tremendous straightforward potato aspect dish for any evening of the week and one you’ll add to your common menu rotation.
I don’t learn about you, however I’m at all times searching for new aspect dish recipes to serve to the household.
I get caught in a aspect dish rut, serving the identical factor over and time and again.
Normally it’s steamed broccoli, a spinach salad or some steamed inexperienced beans.
Sure, we’ll have mashed potatoes with the occasional steak or roast, however aside from that…BORING!
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I’ve decided that my lack of consideration to aspect dishes occurs largely as a result of I spend a lot time making the primary course, that I truthfully don’t give a darn about what accompanies it.
However I feel with this aspect dish I struck gold! hee hee
Get it? Ruby gold potatoes . . . I struck gold? Oh, by no means thoughts.
Take a look at how lovely these infants are!
It was enjoyable to smash them after they have been mushy.
It’s the little issues in life, you understand?
Then I added the buttah, garlic and Outdated Bay seasoning.
YUM!
The sprinkling of the cheese was the piece de resistance!
Potato Facet Dishes
I like my inexperienced veggies as a lot as the subsequent woman however typically you simply want a potato aspect loaded with all the great things.
After I say “great things” I imply butter and cheese, in fact!
Potatoes even have the large advantage of being tremendous economical which means they’re good for feeding a crowd.
Possibly that’s why, across the holidays, I’m at all times searching for attention-grabbing and scrumptious potato recipes to attempt.
Searching for extra concepts for potato aspect dishes past the strange mashed, baked and fried?
Try these Scalloped Hasselback Potatoes and these Roasted Thyme Blue Potatoes for one thing slightly completely different.
If you would like a spin in your basic favourite potato recipes, you’re certain to love Vanilla Mashed Potatoes and my Twice Baked Potato recipes, too.
Whilst you’re right here don’t overlook to take a look at my Loaded Pink Bliss Potato Salad and the easy however oh-so-tasty Oven Roasted Potatoes.
I do know what I’m serving alongside the primary course at dinner tonight!
Oh boy, and in case you like rosemary? Cease what you’re doing and go make these Rosemary Potato Fingers!
How will you go improper with potatoes + herbs?
Additionally, you should definitely go to my round-up of 40+ Potato Facet Dishes for extra scrumptious potato recipe concepts!
Transferring on to the candy potato world for a second: I LOVE whipping up a pan of Maple Roasted Candy Potatoes, Molasses Glazed Candy Potatoes or my running a blog buddy Rebecca’s Melting Candy Potatoes particularly for Thanksgiving and vacation meals.
How do you make smashed crimson potatoes?
Making smashed potatoes is OH a lot enjoyable! It’s like if mashed potatoes and roasted potatoes fell in love and had a scrumptious tater child.
Am I going too far?
- Boil the potatoes till they’re tender, about quarter-hour.
- Toss with some olive oil, salt, and pepper.
- Place them on a rimmed baking sheet, and press them to about ¼ – ½-inch in thickness
- In a small bowl, combine collectively the melted butter, Outdated Bay seasoning, and garlic. Baste every potato with the butter.
- Bake at 500° for 5-7 minutes.
- Sprinkle every potato with chives, cheese and extra chives.
- Bake for an extra 5-7 minutes, till cheese has fully melted.
What can I exploit to smash these oven roasted potatoes?
You should utilize both a potato masher, like this one or a heavy flat bottomed glass.
Personally, I want the potato masher, as a result of it breaks up extra of the potato once I press it down.
You simply need to be sure you don’t press too laborious into the potato or it’ll break aside an excessive amount of and change into caught within the masher.
I discovered that the laborious approach. haha
Tacky Potatoes
What makes this potato recipe even higher is all mixture Monterey Jack and Colby cheese baked on prime. I additionally season the spuds with Outdated Bay seasoning, freshly floor pepper and chives.
And garlic. Can’t overlook the garlic!
I imply, I suppose you could possibly and the potatoes would nonetheless style good–however all the things’s higher with loads of garlic, am I proper?
I prefer to take one additional step and put chives UNDER the cheese layer of the potato in addition to on prime earlier than these puppies go into the oven.
This ensures that every one the chives don’t fall proper off the potatoes if you plate them.
This smashed potato recipe makes use of each olive oil and butter to create a potato with an amazingly crisp exterior that’s mushy, fluffy and creamy if you chew into it.
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Smashed Roasted Tacky Potatoes
These Smashed Potatoes are small crimson potatoes boiled till barely mushy, smashed, and basted with a seasoned garlic butter. Then earlier than being roasted for the second time within the oven, they’re topped generously with cheese and chives. It is a scrumptious and tremendous straightforward potato aspect dish for any evening of the week and one you will add to your common menu rotation.
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Directions
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Rinse and gently scrub the potatoes below chilly water.
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Preheat oven to 500° F. Put together a rimmed baking sheet by spraying it with cooking spray.
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Fill a medium pot with water. With regards to a boil, add two tablespoons Kosher salt.
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Place potatoes into water and boil for quarter-hour till fork tender.
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In a small microwavable bowl, soften the butter. Add the minced garlic, Outdated Bay seasoning, and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper. Combine effectively.
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Drain the potatoes and pat dry if wanted in order that the olive oil will adhere to the pores and skin.
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Pour the three tablespoons olive oil into a big bowl, add salt and pepper to style and add potatoes. Toss gently to coat.
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Place potatoes on a rimmed baking sheet
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With a heavy bottomed glass, flatten every potato in order that they’re about 1/2-inch thick or so. It’s also possible to use a potato masher.
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Utilizing a pastry brush, brush every potato with the butter combination.
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Bake for five – 7 minutes.
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Utilizing 1 tablespoon of the chives, sprinkle every potato.
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Place an equal quantity of grated cheese on every potato.
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Sprinkle the remaining chives on prime.
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Bake for five – 7 minutes.
Vitamin
Serving: 1g | Energy: 277kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 6g | Fats: 20g | Saturated Fats: 9g | Ldl cholesterol: 36mg | Sodium: 122mg | Potassium: 543mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 450IU | Vitamin C: 11mg | Calcium: 133mg | Iron: 1mg
I charge all the things I make on a scale of 1 -4 and these Smashed Roasted Tacky Potatoes earned 4 rolling pins! They have been that good. And you may wager your bippy I’ll be making them time and again.
The cheese with the chives on them was scrumptious and the Outdated Bay Seasoning gave them simply the proper little bit of kick.
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