Easy Roasted Smashed Potatoes

Easy Roasted Smashed Potatoes- baby potatoes roasted until crispy and then topped with bacon, cheese, sour cream, and green onions-So Delicious! Such an easy side dish that’s perfect with chicken, pork, steak, and hamburgers. Crispy on the outside and soft on the inside.

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Potatoes are a favorite in my house. My husband is a meat and potatoes guy, and my daughter could live off a meal of potatoes daily. Cheesy Ranch Au Gratin Potatoes and Skillet Fried Potatoes and Onions are two of our favorite dishes. 

What Are Smashed Potatoes?

Smashed potatoes are potatoes prepared with skins on. They are boiled and then pressed with a hand-held potato masher, fork, or bottom of a glass, resulting in a lumpy but intact potato. It has a rough surface perfect for coating with oil and roasting in the oven.

Why Smashed Potatoes are Fabulous

The best part about this recipe– they are super easy to make. Just boil, smash, and bake. They are perfect for a weeknight meal or a holiday dinner. You can add whatever toppings you like to make them fancy, family-friendly, or for football appetizers.

Ingredients Needed 

This recipe only requires very few ingredients. 

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Baby potatoes: Yukon gold, red, and yellow are great for this dish. Baby potatoes are the perfect size for making roasted potatoes.

Oil-  Oil helps the potatoes brown and become crispy in the oven.

Salt and Pepper– Seasonings. Feel free to add garlic powder and onion powder. I do from time to time. 

Toppings of choice– crumbled bacon, shredded cheese, sour cream, green onions.

How to Make the Best Smashed Potatoes

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1. Boil Potatoes. Boil until fork tender, drain, and pat dry.

2. Place potatoes on a lightly greased baking sheet (or two)-depending on the number of potatoes you are cooking.

3. Smash the potatoes with a potato masher, fork, or the bottom of a glass. 

4. Brush the top of the potatoes well with oil. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.

5. Bake until crispy around the edges. Add your favorite toppings- cheese, crumbled bacon, sour cream, and green onions.

Smashed Potato Toppings

The choices are quite endless when it comes to topping your potatoes. Some of my favorites are:

  • butter
  • crumbled bacon
  • shredded cheese
  • parmesan cheese
  • green onions
  • sour cream

Tips and Tricks

*Choose small potatoes. Small potatoes are the best potatoes for this recipe. Red, white, and yellow potatoes are great choices. 

*Boil until fork tender. Boil the potatoes until they are fork-tender. This makes them easier to smash and cook nicely in the oven.

*Choose the toppings. The toppings are endless and are entirely up to you. 

*Use a Greased Baking Sheet or Two. Space the potatoes out on the baking sheets. They will need room to crisp up on the edges.

*Add some onion powder and garlic powder to the potatoes before they go into the oven.

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Storage Tips

Store all leftovers in an air-tight container in the refrigerator, or cover them with plastic wrap. 

How to Serve Leftover Smashed Potatoes

These potatoes are great served as leftovers. Place them on a baking sheet and reheat in the oven at 400 degrees until warm. Serve with eggs and bacon for breakfast or top as desired for lunch. 

For More Potato Recipes, check out these side dishes.

Garlic Mashed Potatoes

Candied Sweet Potatoes

Cheesy Ranch Potato Casserole

Garlic Parmesan Roasted Potatoes

Baked Potato Wedges

Recipe FAQs

Mashed potatoes are usually smooth and creamy potatoes. Smashed potatoes are chunky, roasted potatoes with the skins on. Mashed potatoes have all of the ingredients mixed together. Smashed potatoes have the ingredients on top. 

One might use a potato masher or even the bottom of a glass. But, most of the time, I use a smooth-bottomed glass. 

 

What To Serve with Roasted Smashed Potatoes

These potatoes pair nicely with hamburger steak, fried pork chops, chicken, or appetizers for game day or holiday.

Roasted Smashed Potatoes on a black plate with toppings.

Easy Smashed Potatoes

Gina Abernathy
Baby potatoes roasted until crispy and then topped with bacon, cheese, sour cream, and green onions-So Delicious! An easy side dish that's perfect with chicken, pork, steak, and hamburgers. Crispy on the outside and soft on the inside.
5 from 17 votes
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Course Appetizer, Side Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 12 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 1.5 pounds baby potatoes 12-14 baby potatoes-red, yellow, white, yukon
  • ¼ cup oil
  • salt and pepper
  • toppings of choice sour cream, green onions, bacon, cheese

Instructions
 

  • Wash potatoes. Place in a large pot, and cover with water. 
  • Bring potatoes to a boil and boil until fork tender. It takes about 15-20 minutes, depending on the size of your potatoes.
  • Drain in a colander and allow to sit and dry for about 5 minutes.
  • Preheat the oven to 450 degrees.
  • Place potatoes on a lightly greased baking sheet (or two)-depending on the number of potatoes you are cooking.
  • Smash the potatoes with a potato masher, fork, or the bottom of a glass. 
  • Brush the top of the potatoes well with oil.
  • Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
  • Place into the oven and bake at 450 degrees for about 25-30 minutes or until crispy around the edges.
  • Add your favorite topping- cheese, crumbled bacon, sour cream, and green onions.

Notes

Small potatoes are the best potatoes for this recipe.
Boil the potatoes until they are fork-tender.
Add some onion powder and garlic powder to the potatoes before they go into the oven.
Toppings of choice– crumbled bacon, shredded cheese, sour cream, green onions
Keyword Roasted Smashed Potatoes

19 Comments

  1. 5 stars
    Made these with some chicken tonight and they were incredible. I added all the fixins to them like bacon, sour cream, green onions and cheese. They were a hit with the entire family.

  2. 5 stars
    I used to eat smashed potatoes almost every day for dinner, but this recipe looks even better than the ones I have made! Making it tomorrow evening, thanks so much for the recipe 🙂

  3. 5 stars
    These were a big hit with everyone! We topped with bacon, sour cream, green onions, and a little salsa. Will definitely make it again!

  4. 5 stars
    Love how easy these fabulous roasted smashed potatoes, with all those fantastic toppings, are to make. They are a perfect side dish to go with any meal.

  5. 5 stars
    Oh my! These roasted smashed potatoes look delicious. I love anything potato and really want to try serving the leftover smashed potatoes with breakfast food. Thank you for sharing!

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