Crispy Smashed Potatoes Recipe
Crispy Smashed Potatoes Recipe- with a fluffy center and crispy outside, these small potatoes are topped with olive oil, parmesan cheese, sprinkled with fresh herbs, and baked until they are crisp.
These potatoes are absolutely the perfect side dish for our Grilled Pork Tenderloin.
These Crispy Smashed Potatoes are one of my favorite ways to enjoy potatoes! They are perfectly crispy on the outside, while the inside is still soft and fluffy and practically melts in your mouth. These crispy potatoes are so full of flavor because they are cooked in olive oil and parmesan cheese.
🧂 Ingredients
- small red or yellow potatoes
- fresh grated parmesan cheese
- granulated garlic (garlic powder)
- olive oil
- kosher salt and black pepper
- herbs such as fresh thyme, fresh chives or fresh parsley (optional)
- Cowboy Butter (for serving, optional)
Equipment
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- Stock Pot
- Colander
- Large Rimmed Baking Sheet
- Parchment Paper
- Pastry Brush
- Potato Masher or Fork
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🔪Instructions
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- Combine the Parmesan cheese, kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper and garlic.
- Boil the potatoes over medium-high heat and cook until they are fork tender.
- Once the potatoes are soft, drain and cool.
- Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 200-degrees F and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Use a potato masher or fork to smash the potatoes one at a time onto the sheet pan.
- Drizzle all the potatoes with olive oil.
- Sprinkle the Parmesan cheese mixture over the top of the potatoes.
- Bake for 45-55 minutes until the cheese is melted and golden brown.
- Season with additional kosher salt and fresh herbs, if desired.
💭 Frequently Asked Questions
Here are some questions (and answers!) readers often ask about this recipe.
There are over 100 varieties of potatoes! The best potato depends on the type of recipe you are making. For crispy smashed potatoes, yellow potatoes become caramelized really well, adding great texture and flavor.
Yukon gold potatoes are the fluffiest potatoes and they are also the starchiest.
Red, purple, and fingerling potatoes are all waxy. Waxy potatoes are low in moisture so they work very well for crisping.
Don’t cover the potatoes! Turn the oven onto warm and keep the tray in the oven until it’s time to eat.
Yellow potatoes are less waxy than red-skinned but they are not super starchy either. They are a great middle-of-the-road type of potato.
📖 Variations
Instead of garlic and parmesan cheese, season the potatoes with homemade ranch seasoning mix or Italian seasoning.
🍴 Serving Suggestions
I like to serve these with cowboy butter or basil garlic butter on the side because compound butter really adds a ton of delicious flavor to the crispy potatoes. However, you could also top these with sour cream, green onions, melted butter, a sprinkle of fresh herbs, or whatever else your heart desires!
This smashed potato recipe is so cheesy and tasty; you’re going to want to serve it with every main dish. From grilled pork tenderloin or pork chops to steak bites or roasted chicken, a pan of potatoes as good as these will disappear. It’s also a great side dish for petite sirloin or lemon pepper chicken.
😋 Similar Recipes
Potatoes might just be my favorite side dish ever. It’s hard to choose just one favorite way to cook them, so here are a few other potato recipes you might like.
- Bacon Cheddar Potato Skins
- Loaded Potato Salad Recipe
- Red Skin Mashed Potatoes
- Baked Potato Air Fryer Recipe
- Twice Baked Potatoes {Creamy & Fluffy}
- Cheesy Tater Tots Recipe
- White Cheddar Mashed Potatoes
Storage
The best way to store leftover potatoes is in an airtight container in the fridge.
Reheat individual portions in the microwave in 30-second intervals.
📋 Crispy Smashed Potatoes Recipe
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Crispy Smashed Potatoes
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Ingredients
- 3 lbs small potatoes – about 10 small
- 1/2 cup parmesan cheese
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- kosher salt
- black pepper
- fresh herbs optional
- Cowboy Butter for serving, optional
Instructions
- In a small bowl, combine the Parmesan cheese, kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper and garlic. Set aside.1/2 cup parmesan cheese, kosher salt, black pepper
- Fill a large pot with cold water and salt the water. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat.
- Gently place potatoes to the pot and cook until they are fork tender – about 20-25 minutes for smaller potatoes. Alternatively, you can cook them in the microwave about 2-3 minutes per small potato – no longer than 12 minutes however.3 lbs small potatoes – about 10 small
- Once the potatoes are soft, drain them in a colander and let them cool a bit.
- Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 200-degrees F and Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Add the cooked potatoes to the prepared baking sheet.
- Use a potato masher or fork to smash the potatoes one at a time. Allow them to sit for 5 minutes so some of the steam escapes. This will make the potatoes crispier.
- After 5 minutes, drizzle all the potatoes with olive oil. Use a pastry brush to brush any excess oil from the pan onto the nooks and crannies on the potatoes.1/4 cup olive oil
- Sprinkle the Parmesan cheese mixture over the top of the potatoes.
- Bake for 45-55 minutes until the cheese is melted and golden brown but before the edges turn deep brown.
- Season with additional kosher salt and fresh herbs, if desired.fresh herbs
Equipment
- Stock Pot
- Colander
- Parchment Paper
Notes
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