Garlic Parmesan Smashed Potatoes
Garlic Parmesan Smashed Potatoes are roasted, then smashed, and topped with a buttery garlic parmesan mixture. They get baked until the edges are crisp making the ultimate side dish to go with any main course!
Servings: 6 servings
Ingredients
- 2 lbs. baby red potatoes
- 1/4 cup melted butter
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese plus 2 extra tablespoons
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 tablespoons fresh parsley chopped
Instructions
- In the meantime in a small bowl, melt the butter until completely melted in the microwave. With a spoon, stir the garlic, parmesan cheese, parsley, salt and pepper. Mix until combined and beware this will smell amazing! Set aside.
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Place the potatoes in the boiling water, cover and let cook until soft about 20-25 minutes.
- Once the potatoes are cooked and softened, drain well and let cool for 5 minutes. Pat each potato until dry with a towel.
- Pre-heat oven to 450 degrees F. Arrange the potatoes on a lightly greased baking sheet or line with parchment paper. Lightly smash each potato with the bottom of a water glass or jar.
- Pour about one heaping tablespoon of the butter mixture to each potato. Drizzle any leftover butter mixture on top!
- Bake the potatoes for 15 minutes, then remove from heat and sprinkle each potato with more parmesan cheese. Broil for 3-5 minutes until the cheese is perfectly melted.
- Sprinkle the finished potatoes with parsley or chives and serve immediately. Enjoy!