Smashed Potatoes
These smashed potatoes are crunchy and golden brown. They are great served as an appetizer or a side dish.
Ingredients
- 1.5 lbs small to medium red or yellow potatoes
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- ¼ tsp garlic
- salt to taste about ½ tsp – 1 tsp
- ground black pepper
- 2 tbsp chopped fresh parsley or green onions
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 F.
- Wash potatoes.
- Put water and a pinch of salt in a pot and bring to a boil.
- Add potatoes to the pot and cook for about 20 minutes or until potatoes are tender and easily pierced through by a fork.
- When potatoes are done, drain them.
- Spray baking pan with cooking oil.
- Evenly distribute the potatoes on a single layer over the baking pan and use a potato masher (or fork) gently flattening each potato.
- Drizzle olive oil over smashed potatoes. Sprinkle garlic powder, salt, and black pepper on the potatoes.
- Baked the potatoes until golden brown about 20-25 minutes. Broil potatoes for 2 minutes to get the potatoes golden and crispy. Sprinkle fresh herbs on potatoes and serve hot.