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When you need the perfect side dish, get ready to make this Smashed Cheesy Potatoes recipe. It is a simple smash potatoes recipe made with baby potatoes.
Whenever you add cheese to anything like these cheesy smashed potatoes, it is clearly the best way to make a smashed potato recipe.
Since you are using small potatoes like baby Yukon gold potatoes, you won’t even need to chop up the potatoes, making this an easy recipe to put together with fewer steps.
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Ingredients used to make Smashed Cheesy Potatoes:
- Mini gold Yukon potatoes
- Butter
- Pepper
- Garlic minced
- Old Bay Seasoning
- Olive Oil
- Salt
- Pepper
- Chives
- Colby Jack Cheese (cheddar cheese works great too!)
How to make Smashed Cheesy Potatoes:
- Rinse and gently scrub potatoes. Cook the potatoes in boiling water until fork tender, about 15 to 20 minutes.
- Heat oven to 450 degrees.
- While the potatoes are boiling, in a small mixing bowl combine the butter, black pepper, garlic, and Old Bay Seasoning. Microwave until butter is melted and mix together well.
- Drain the potatoes and gently pat dry.
- Mix the olive oil and salt and pepper in a medium sized bowl. Roll each potato in the olive oil mixture until completely coated.
- Place the potatoes on a rimmed cookie sheet and gently flatten them with the bottom of a drinking glass (not a potato masher).
- With a pastry brush coat each smashed potato with the melted butter mixture.
- Bake for about 5 minutes. Then pull out of oven and top all of the potatoes using 1 tablespoon of chives. Then sprinkle cheese over all the potatoes, then sprinkle the other tablespoon of chives evenly over the potatoes.
- Bake in the oven for another 5 to 6 minutes.
Dipping sauce to serve with crispy smashed potatoes:
Pick your favorite dipping sauce for these delicious small red potatoes:
- Ketchup
- Ranch
- Sour cream
- Cheese sauce
- BBQ sauce
Optional toppings for parmesan smashed potatoes:
- Green onions
- Sprinkle of parmesan cheese
- Chopped crispy bacon
- Bagel seasoning
More potato side dishes for the whole family:
- Sliced Baked Potatoes Recipe
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- Slow Cooker Cheese Potatoes Recipe
- Mom’s Easy Potato Salad Recipe
- Garlic Parmesan Mashed Potatoes
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- Cracker Barrel Meatloaf Copycat Recipe
- Honey BBQ Meatloaf Recipe
- Slow Cooker BBQ Ranch Ribs Recipe
- Slow Cooker Ground Beef Hobo Dinner Recipe
- Steak and Potato Foil Pack Dinners Recipe
- Instant Pot Corned Beef and Cabbage Recipe
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Smashed Cheesy Potatoes Recipe
You will love these cheesy smashed baby Yukon Gold potatoes. They are so easy to make and ready in no time at all!
Serving
Ingredients
- 2 pounds Yukon gold potatoes
- 3 Tablespoons butter
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon Old Bay Seasoning
- 3 Tablespoons Olive Oil
- salt and pepper, to taste
- 2 Tablespoons chives
- 1 cup shredded Colby Jack Cheese
Instructions
- Rinse and gently scrub potatoes. Cook the potatoes in boiling water until fork tender, about 15 to 20 minutes.
- Heat oven to 450 degrees.
- While the potatoes are boiling, in a small mixing bowl combine the butter, black pepper, garlic and Old Bay Seasoning. Microwave until butter is melted and mix together well.
- Drain the potatoes and gently pat dry.
- Mix the olive oil and salt and pepper in a medium sized bowl. Roll each potato in the olive oil mixture until completely coated.
- Place the potatoes on a rimmed cookie sheet and gently flatten with the bottom of a drinking glass.
- With a pastry brush coat each smashed potato with the butter mixture.
- Bake for about 5 minutes. Then pull out of oven and top all of the potatoes using 1 tablespoon of chives. Then sprinkle cheese over all the potatoes, then sprinkle the other tablespoon of chives evenly over the potatoes.
- Bake in the oven for another 5 to 6 minutes.
Notes
Optional toppings for parmesan smashed potatoes:
- Green onions
- Sprinkle of parmesan cheese
- Chopped crispy bacon
- Bagel seasoning
Nutrition
Calories: 191 kcal · Carbohydrates: 17 g · Protein: 5 g · Fat: 12 g · Saturated Fat: 5 g · Trans Fat: 1 g · Cholesterol: 22 mg · Sodium: 115 mg · Potassium: 407 mg · Fiber: 2 g · Sugar: 1 g · Vitamin A: 270 IU · Vitamin C: 19 mg · Calcium: 107 mg · Iron: 1 mg
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