How To Make Loaded Smashed Red Potatoes
Prepare a loaded meal for a busy day with these smashed red potatoes made with red potatoes, spices, and cheese all baked together until golden brown.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 2lbred potatoes
- 3tbspbutter,melted, or olive oil
- seasoned salt,to taste
- black pepper,freshly ground, to taste
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
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Fill a large stockpot ½-⅔ full of water and bring to a boil over high heat. Add in potatoes, cover, and reduce heat to medium.
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Cook until the potatoes are fork-tender for about 20 minutes.
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Cover a baking sheet with aluminum foil then spray with cooking spray. Place the cooked potatoes about 2 to 3 inches apart on the baking sheet.
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Then use a potato masher or a meat mallet to gently press the potato down until it is about 1-inch thick.
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Brush the tops of each crushed potato generously with butter or olive oil. Then sprinkle generously with seasoned salt and black pepper to taste.
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Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until the edges of the potatoes begin is slightly golden brown.
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Remove and immediately sprinkle with desired toppings. Serve warm.
Recipe Notes
Optional Toppings:
- cheese, shredded
- bacon, crumbled, cooked
- green onions, thinly sliced
- avocado, diced
- sour cream
- extra butter
Nutrition
- Calories: 78.97kcal
- Fat: 2.99g
- Saturated Fat: 1.85g
- Trans Fat: 0.12g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 0.75g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.15g
- Carbohydrates: 12.17g
- Fiber: 1.35g
- Sugar: 0.98g
- Protein: 1.48g
- Cholesterol: 7.63mg
- Sodium: 184.61mg
- Calcium: 9.57mg
- Potassium: 348.02mg
- Iron: 0.58mg
- Vitamin A: 24.35µg
- Vitamin C: 6.50mg
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