Smashed Italian Red Potatoes

Every great recipe needs a great side dish like this smashed Italian red potatoes recipe that is filled with great flavor, crispy smashed potatoes, and of course butter! This recipe is a great way to reinvent eating potatoes without needing to use a potato masher and made with small potatoes (aka less prep work). 

Plus, if you love french fries, you are going to love these new potatoes with crispy edges as an easy side dish recipe. Be prepared to add it to the list of your favorite recipes to serve with your main dishes or even as an appetizer.

Recipe Ingredient Notes

To make our smashed Italian red potatoes recipe, you need the following ingredients:

• Small red potatoes (or golden potatoes)
• Water
• Butter
• Minced garlic or garlic powder
• Italian seasoning
• Olive oil
• Kosher salt
• Black pepper

Equipment Needed

For this recipe, you only need a few simple kitchen tools. We recommend using the following equipment:

• Sheet Pan (Large)
• Aluminum Foil
• Saucepan (Medium)
• Cups (Glass)

How to Make Smashed Italian Red Potatoes

1. Preheat oven to 500℉.
2. Scrub and rinse potatoes and place on a rimmed baking sheet.
3. Pour ¾ cup water into the baking sheet and cover tightly with aluminum foil.
4. Bake for 30 minutes, or until potatoes are soft on the inside.
5. Carefully remove foil. Remove potatoes from pan and set aside on another baking sheet to cool.
6. In a small saucepan over medium heat, melt butter. Add garlic and saute for a minute, or until it turns golden brown.
7. Remove from heat and add Italian seasoning.
8. Using the bottom of a drinking glass, smash each potato flat.
9. Drizzle oil over the top of potatoes.
10. Drizzle butter mixture over potatoes and season with salt and pepper.
11. Return potatoes, uncovered, to oven for 5 minutes or until potatoes are lightly browned.
12. Serve immediately.

Recipe Notes

Little red potatoes are the ideal potatoes for this potato recipe. To get the creamy centers of the smashed potatoes you won’t want to have larger potatoes to be able to get the best texture for these smash potatoes. Any little potatoes will work great for this recipe. 

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