Smashed Potatoes
Taken and modified from: recipetineats.com

Buttery, crispy SMASHED POTATOES! Crazy crispy on the outside and fluffy on the inside,

Preptime: About 10 minutes
Cook Time: ~1 – 1.5hrs
Servings: 5-8

Ingredients: 

– 1.5 lb small potatoes (red/yellow are best)
– 3 TBS butter , melted
– 1 TBS olive oil
– Salt and pepper

Optional toppings:
– Finely chopped parsley
– Shredded Cheeses

Instructions:

  1. Bring a big pot of water to boil
  2. While the water is heating, wash your potatoes
  3. Boil your potatoes for 20-25 minutes, larger potatoes might take 30.
  4. Drain your potatoes into a colander and let them sit for 5 minutes
  5. Preheat your oven to 350f
  6. Place the potatoes on a baking sheet and, with a potato masher or large fork, squish those potatoes down!
  7. Let potatoes steam for another 5 minutes and dry out a little. This will add to the crispiness.
  8. Melt your butter
  9. Spread melted butter over the potatoes
  10. Spread olive oil over the potatoes
  11. Salt and Pepper as you want
  12. Bake in the oven for 40 minutes or until crisp

Serving Suggestions

  1. After pulling your potatoes from the oven, shred some cheese over them and throw them back in to melt the cheese.
  2. Or, Chop up some parsley and sprinkle it over the top.
  3. Or even serve it normally with baked potato toppings like Sour Cream, Bacon Bit, Green onions/chives etc.

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