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Parmesan Smashed Potatoes

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By Snejana Andreeva

on Dec 13, 2022, Updated May 07, 2024

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Attention! This recipe👏is👏it. These Parmesan Smashed Potatoes will be your new favorite side dish. This recipe was inspired by the viral crispy 🧄 garlic parmesan potatoes that everyone went nuts for. I decided to keep the amazing flavor profile but switch it up slightly and smash these babies (potatoes!) so they’re super crispy . These are the perfect way to amp up your regular roasted potatoes side dish.

  • Why You’ll Love Parmesan Smashed Potatoes
  • How to Prepare
  • Nonna’s Tip 🥔
  • Variations and Substitutions for Parmesan Smashed Potatoes
  • Other Potato Recipes
  • Best Served With
  • Common Questions
  • Parmesan Smashed Potatoes Recipe
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Why You’ll Love Parmesan Smashed Potatoes

These Parmesan Smashed Potatoes 🥔 take just a couple of extra steps from regular roasted potatoes, but the results are SO worth the extra time. The edges of the potatoes are super crispy and cheesy while the insides are still tender and soft. They are the perfect bite. Serve them as a side dish to any main, or as an appetizer with a delicious dip . 😋 Everyone will love these.

How to Prepare

🥔 Add the baby potatoes to a big pot of water. Let it come to a boil and then boil until fully cooked and tender (about 15-20 minutes).

👩‍🍳 Now, line a sheet pan with parchment paper .

🧈 Mix together the melted butter, parmesan cheese and seasoning directly on the baking sheet.

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🧂 Next, add the boiled mini potatoes to the sheet pan, and then coat them with the butter and parm mixture.

🖌️ Use a pastry brush to brush the tops of the potatoes with the butter and parm mixture (from the bottom of the pan).

🫳 Now, take a glass and gently press down on each potato.

Crushed potatoes on a parchment-lined baking tray, seasoned with herbs and golden-brown baked, with a sprig of fresh dill in the background. - 5

🔥 Bake at 400F (200C) until crispy (about 30 minutes) and then let them cool.

🥣 Meanwhile, add plain yogurt, olive oil, salt and dill to a mixing bowl and then stir together. Enjoy!

Baked smashed potatoes on a parchment-lined tray, garnished with herbs. A small bowl with olive oil and herbs is in the background. The setting is on a light gray surface with a sprig of fresh herbs nearby. - 6

Nonna’s Tip 🥔

Let the potatoes cool on the baking sheet when they come out of the oven. That way all the cheesy goodness sticks to the potatoes and they won’t fall apart.

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Variations and Substitutions for Parmesan Smashed Potatoes

  1. You can use mini red, yellow or 🍠 purple potatoes or a mix of colors for a really pretty presentation.
  2. Feel free to use any seasonings you like on these Parmesan Smashed Potatoes such as a Greek seasoning with oregano and 🍋 lemon zest.
  3. Use a vegan butter and non-dairy Parmesan cheese in this recipe if you are plant-based.
  4. Any creamy sauce will work as a dipping sauce for the Parmesan Smashed Potatoes. You can use sauces like my easy 🥒 Tzatziki or 🌿 Easy Ranch Dressing , labneh or garlic sauce.
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Other Potato Recipes

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Greek Lemon Chicken

1 hr 35 mins

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Greek Potatoes with Feta

1 hr 15 mins

Two fried eggs topped with chopped herbs sit on a bed of diced potatoes and red bell peppers, creating a classic breakfast skillet on a white plate, with a wooden fork and white napkin beside the dish. - 13 Two fried eggs topped with chopped herbs sit on a bed of diced potatoes and red bell peppers, creating a classic breakfast skillet on a white plate, with a wooden fork and white napkin beside the dish. - 14

Breakfast Skillet

25 mins

A white bowl filled with roasted baby potatoes, sliced and coated in fresh herbs and seasoning, topped with crumbled feta for a classic Greek Potatoes with Feta dish. A fork rests invitingly in the bowl. - 15 A white bowl filled with roasted baby potatoes, sliced and coated in fresh herbs and seasoning, topped with crumbled feta for a classic Greek Potatoes with Feta dish. A fork rests invitingly in the bowl. - 16

Roasted Dill Potatoes

50 mins

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Air Fryer Lemon Potatoes (Greek)

23 mins

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Greek Lemon Potatoes

1 hr 30 mins

Best Served With

  • Serve these Parmesan Smashed Potatoes with any main protein dish, such as 🥩 steak, 🍗 grilled chicken, salmon, lamb or pork.
  • An assortment of dips like my Tzatziki or Easy Ranch Dressing .

Common Questions

If the potato gets stuck onto the bottom of the glass, just take a knife and gently help it out. Before smashing, I like to brush the tops of the potatoes with a bit of the olive oil mixture which also helps prevent them from sticking.

You have to boil the potatoes all the way through. They have to be completely soft as they will break if they are undercooked when you try to press them down with the bottom of the glass.

Yes, you can certainly make this recipe vegan or plant-based. Simply use your favorite non-dairy butter and Parmesan alternative instead.

I added a simple yogurt-dill recipe here, but you could also serve these Parmesan Smashed Potatoes with my Easy Tzatziki or Ranch dip recipes!

Yes, you can certainly boil the potatoes ahead of time and then store in the fridge. I would smash and bake just before you are going to serve that way they’re super crispy.

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Equipment

  • ▢ Large Pot
  • ▢ Baking Sheet
  • ▢ Parchment Paper
  • ▢ Pastry Brush
  • ▢ Mixing Bowls
  • ▢ Redmond Real Salt
  • ▢ Measuring Cups + Spoons
  • ▢ Liquid Measuring Cup
  • ▢ Nakiri Knife
  • ▢ Cutting Board

Ingredients

The Potatoes

  • ▢ 16 baby yellow potatoes
  • ▢ ½ stick melted unsalted butter , 4 tablespoons
  • ▢ 1.5 teaspoons garlic powder
  • ▢ 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning , or oregano
  • ▢ 1 teaspoon salt , to taste
  • ▢ ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese , measure with your heart

Yogurt Dipping Sauce

  • ▢ ½ cup plain yogurt
  • ▢ 1 teaspoon olive oil
  • ▢ salt , to taste
  • ▢ fresh dill , finely chopped, (or dry dill) to taste

Instructions

  • ▢ Add the baby potatoes to a big pot of water. Let it come to a boil and boil until fully cooked and tender. Mine took 15-20 minutes.
  • ▢ Once the potatoes are boiled, get a sheet pan and line it with parchment paper. Mix the melted butter, parm and seasoning onto the baking sheet.
  • ▢ Add the boiled mini potatoes to the sheet pan, and coat them with the butter and parm mixture. Take a glass and gently press each one. Be very gentle and careful as they can break.
  • ▢ If the potato gets stuck onto the bottom of the glass, take a knife and gently help it out. I like to take some of the butter and parm mixture on the bottom of the pan and brush the top as well.
  • ▢ Bake at 400F (200C) until crispy. Mine took 30 minutes but keep an eye on them as it will depend on the oven.
  • ▢ Let them cool. Letting them cool is crucial as they will fall apart and be soft if you don’t.
  • ▢ In a separate bowl, mix the ingredients for the yogurt dipping sauce & Enjoy!

Nonna’s Notes

  1. You can use mini red, yellow or purple potatoes or a mix of colors for a really pretty presentation.
  2. Feel free to use any seasonings you like on these Parmesan Smashed Potatoes such as a Greek seasoning with oregano and lemon zest.
  3. Use a vegan butter and non-dairy Parmesan cheese in this recipe if you are plant-based.
  4. Any creamy sauce will work as a dipping sauce for the Parmesan Smashed Potatoes. You can use sauces like my easy Tzatziki or Easy Ranch Dressing , labneh or garlic sauce.

My Notes

Nutrition

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

Parmesan Smashed Potatoes

Equipment

  • Large Pot
  • Baking Sheet
  • Parchment Paper
  • Pastry Brush
  • Mixing Bowls
  • Redmond Real Salt
  • Measuring Cups + Spoons
  • Liquid Measuring Cup
  • Nakiri Knife
  • Cutting Board

Ingredients

The Potatoes

  • 16 baby yellow potatoes
  • ½ stick melted unsalted butter 4 tablespoons
  • 1.5 teaspoons garlic powder
  • 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning or oregano
  • 1 teaspoon salt to taste
  • ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese measure with your heart

Yogurt Dipping Sauce

  • ½ cup plain yogurt
  • 1 teaspoon olive oil
  • salt to taste
  • fresh dill finely chopped, (or dry dill) to taste

Instructions

  • Add the baby potatoes to a big pot of water. Let it come to a boil and boil until fully cooked and tender. Mine took 15-20 minutes.
  • Once the potatoes are boiled, get a sheet pan and line it with parchment paper. Mix the melted butter, parm and seasoning onto the baking sheet.
  • Add the boiled mini potatoes to the sheet pan, and coat them with the butter and parm mixture. Take a glass and gently press each one. Be very gentle and careful as they can break.
  • If the potato gets stuck onto the bottom of the glass, take a knife and gently help it out. I like to take some of the butter and parm mixture on the bottom of the pan and brush the top as well.
  • Bake at 400F (200C) until crispy. Mine took 30 minutes but keep an eye on them as it will depend on the oven.
  • Let them cool. Letting them cool is crucial as they will fall apart and be soft if you don’t.
  • In a separate bowl, mix the ingredients for the yogurt dipping sauce & Enjoy!

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Notes

  1. You can use mini red, yellow or purple potatoes or a mix of colors for a really pretty presentation.
  2. Feel free to use any seasonings you like on these Parmesan Smashed Potatoes such as a Greek seasoning with oregano and lemon zest.
  3. Use a vegan butter and non-dairy Parmesan cheese in this recipe if you are plant-based.
  4. Any creamy sauce will work as a dipping sauce for the Parmesan Smashed Potatoes. You can use sauces like my easy Tzatziki or Easy Ranch Dressing , labneh or garlic sauce.

Nutrition

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