Smashed Potatoes
Smashed potatoes are way more fun and interesting than baked, mashed, or fried potatoes! Turning an ordinary vegetable into an extraordinary one. Cooked tender and broiled slightly, these soft yet crisp potatoes offer the perfect side dish for any meal.
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Why I Love Smashed Potatoes
Smashed potatoes sound fancy, but are very easy to make. They take an ordinary potato and give it pizzazz!!! Just because you are trying to eat on a budget doesn’t mean you have to eat boring food. This recipe is super easy to create, and I’m sure your family will love it.
You can have a baked potato or mashed potatoes any day. Tender from an oven bake, yet crispy under the broiler, and topped with parmesan cheese, smashed potatoes are a fun way to eat a normally boring vegetable with your meal. Read on to find out how easy and delicious these are to make!
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How To Make Smashed Potatoes
Begin by washing your potatoes, leaving the skins on. Now, preheat your oven. Then, massage each potato in olive oil and place it on a lined baking sheet. Allow plenty of room; do not crowd the potatoes, or they will not cook thoroughly.
Next, bake for 45 minutes, or until fork-tender. Pull them out of the oven and allow them to rest until slightly cooled, 5-10 minutes.
Now, this is the tricky part: smashing the potato. Gently cut a slit from top to bottom (do not pierce through to the bottom). Then turn the potato and make 3 small slits. That’s 1 cut down and 3 cuts across.
Taking a fork, and working from the inside out, smash the potato all the way around until it looks like a UFO. Add a teaspoon of butter to each potato and sprinkle with desired seasonings. Return to the oven and place under the broiler until the tops are golden brown, about 3-5 minutes.
At last, it’s time to top with parmesan cheese and serve! Enjoy!
other recipes you might enjoy:
- Marinated Zucchini Spears
- Healthy Candied Sweet Potatoes
- Roasted Acorn Squash
- Potato Soup & Pear Scones
Smashed Potatoes
Ingredients
- 4-6 Potatoes, any variety (I use red skin)
- 2-4 tbsp Olive oil
- 1 tsp Butter
- 1 tsp Garlic powder
- 1 tsp Dried parsley
- Salt, to taste
- Parmesan cheese, grated
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375 degrees
- Massage your potatoes in olive oil, and place them on a lined cookie sheet. Give your potatoes lots of room, you do not want to cram your potatoes.
- Bake for 45 minutes, or until tender.
- Pull them out of the oven, and let them rest for 5-10 minutes.
- This is the tricky part: smashing the potato. You want to gently cut a slit from top to bottom (do not pierce through to the bottom). Then turn the potato and make 3 small slits. That's 1 cut down and 3 cuts across.
- Now, take your fork and starting from the inside out, and smash the potato until you get a potato looking like a UFO.
- Add a tsp. of butter to the middle of each potato and sprinkle with desired seasonings.
- Place potatoes back in the oven on BROIL and cook for an additional 3-5 minutes, or until tops are golden brown.
- Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and serve!
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