Rosemary Smashed Potatoes

Calling all potato lovers! These Rosemary Smashed Potatoes are CRAZY crispy on the outside and fluffy on the inside! Baby red potatoes drizzled with olive oil and seasoned with salt and pepper and fresh rosemary. A perfect side dish.

I love my potatoes. Any kind of potatoes, baked, roasted, fried, smashed, mashed, any way you can think of cooking potatoes, I’m there. However, I have to say that these EXTRA crispy smashed potatoes are my favorite. They’re crunchy, they’re salty, not only a great side dish, but the perfect snack!

These potatoes are so delicious, I’m talking extra crispy on the outside but the inside is nice and soft, making these potatoes a crispy perfection. Trust me on this, if you haven’t tried these before, they’re so worth it.

Extra crispy smashed potatoes

As usual, I have not met a potato I haven’t liked before, so these potatoes were fabulous and we loved them. They were gone as fast as I was done taking pictures. So if you love your starchy potatoes, then you might want to add this to your repertoire of recipes.

Forget the old boring french fry, there’s a place and time for fries, but now is the time for extra crispiness, my friends!

Ingredients

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• Potatoes – preferably the small ones, any color, you can find lots of these everywhere. I usually buy a huge bag at Costco and make a ton of these.
• Olive oil – this will help get them extra crispy, so don’t skip this ingredient. Melted butter also works wonders.
• Salt and pepper – you don’t want to skip the salt and pepper, this is where all our flavor comes from.
• Rosemary – some fresh rosemary, just a bit not too much as to not overpower the potatoes. Other herbs would be great too, like thyme, parsley or dill.

How to make smashed potatoes

1. Prep the potatoes: Bring a pot of salted water to a boil. Add potatoes and cook until fork tender, about 12 to 15 minutes. Drain and leave them in the colander for 5 minutes.
2. Preheat oven and prepare baking sheets: Preheat oven to 450 F degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and drizzle some olive oil over it.
3. Smash potatoes: Place cooked potatoes on the baking sheet, leaving plenty of room between each potato. You might need two baking sheets, if you don’t have a large one, but it depends on how many potatoes you cook. Using a potato masher or fork, gently press down on each potato until it slightly mashes and flattens. Rotate the potato masher 90 degrees and press down again. Brush the tops of each potato generously with more olive oil.
4. Season the potatoes: Sprinkle potatoes with kosher salt, fresh ground black pepper and fresh chopped rosemary.
5. Bake: Bake in a 450 degree oven for 20-25 minutes until golden brown.

Other flavors

You can make so many different variations of these smashed potatoes, the sky is the limit. Try topping them with some freshly grated Parmesan cheese or some butter garlic, and parsley. Other herbs such as thyme or dill, but how about some bacon bits? Use your favorite toppings and you’re bound to end up with the best smashed potatoes ever.

Some tips

These smashed potatoes really are easy to make. Boil, smash, bake. Really, that’s all there is to it, however, here are some tips to help you along.

1. Don’t forget the olive oil, it’s what makes them ultra crispy and helps brown them.
2. For extra flavor, mix some butter along with the olive oil.
3. Don’t forget to drain your potatoes in the colander for about 5 minutes, this helps dry them out a bit.
4. Don’t be shy with the toppings, use some of the toppings I mentioned above.

How to serve

While these potatoes are great on their own as a snack, they can totally make a great side dish. Here are some mains that they would go perfectly with:

• Perfect Pork Tenderloin
• Pan Seared Pork Chops with Gravy
• Meatballs with Mushroom Sauce
• Instant Pot Beef Brisket
• Garlic Butter Steak Bites

More must try potato recipes:

• Cheesy Mashed Potatoes With Bacon and Chives
• Roasted Potatoes With Garlic Sauce
• Cheesy Bacon Ranch Potatoes
• Chipotle Chicken Stuffed Sweet Potato Skins
• Potato Croquettes
• Roasted Fingerling Potatoes
• Garlic Red Herb Potato Salad
• Baked Potato Soup