Garlic Parmesan Smashed Red Potatoes
Ingredients:
Red potatoes
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
Garlic powder
Salt and pepper
¼ cup Parmesan cheese
Chopped fresh parsley, optional for serving
Directions:
Poke holes in potatoes and place onto a microwave safe plate. Microwave for five minutes. Flip over and microwave for 5 more minutes or until potatoes are cooked and soft. Set aside to cool.
Preheat oven to 425 and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Place potatoes onto the baking sheet and flatten with the bottom of a drinking glass, until they are ½” thick.
Use a pastry brush to brush oil on both sides of the potatoes.
Generously sprinkle potatoes with garlic powder, salt and pepper.
Bake for 20 minutes, Remove from oven and sprinkle with cheese.
Return to oven for 2-3 minutes until cheese is melted. Serve topped with chopped fresh parsley.
Serves 6-8
Looking for more side dish love? Try a light salad recipe to balance the potatoes! Or perhaps just pair the potatoes with sheet pan cauliflower
Garlic Parmesan Smashed Red Potatoes
Garlic Parmesan Smashed Red Potatoes- these smashed potatoes are crispy on the outside, soft and creamy on the inside- the perfect side dish! Smaller potatoes are the favorites in our family, but larger potatoes are totally fine to use too!
Ingredients
- 10-12 Red potatoes
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- Garlic powder
- Salt and pepper
- ¼ cup Parmesan cheese
- Chopped fresh parsley, optional for serving
Instructions
- Poke holes in potatoes and place onto a microwave safe plate. Microwave for five minutes. Flip over and microwave for 5 more minutes or until potatoes are cooked and soft. Set aside to cool.
- Preheat oven to 425 and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Place potatoes onto the baking sheet and flatten with the bottom of a drinking glass, until they are ½” thick.
- Use a pastry brush to brush oil on both sides of the potatoes.
- Generously sprinkle potatoes with garlic powder, salt and pepper.
- Bake for 20 minutes, Remove from oven and sprinkle with cheese.
- Return to oven for 2-3 minutes until cheese is melted.
- Serve topped with chopped fresh parsley.
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It’s a great recipe. I didn’t have any parmesan, I added a camembert and it was really good! Thanks
Brett says
sounds yummy!
Katrena Hale says
This was an easy yummy side for a week night or any time meal.