Smashed Red Potatoes Pioneer Woman Recipes

RESTAURANT-STYLE SMASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Nuke potatoes or bake in the oven until fork-tender. Add to a large bowl and smash with a potato masher. Immediately add softened butter, green onions, bacon, and sour cream and stir with a rubber spatula. Add salt and pepper to taste. Add french fried onions and fold in. Serve hot, sprinkling on extra french fried onions and green onions. Yummy with grilled steak or chicken!

RESTAURANT-STYLE SMASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Poke a few holes in the potatoes and nuke (or bake in a 400 degree F oven) until fork-tender. Add to a large bowl and smash with a potato smasher.
• Immediately add the softened butter, cheese, sour cream, bacon and green onions, and stir with a rubber spatula. Add salt and pepper to taste. Add the French fried onions and fold in. Serve hot, sprinkling on extra green onions.
• Yummy with grilled steak or chicken.

PIONEER WOMAN'S CRASH POTATOES

Steps:

• 1. Bring a pot of salted water to a boil. Add in as many potatoes as you wish to make and cook them until they are fork-tender.
• 2. On a sheet pan, generously drizzle olive oil. Place tender potatoes on the cookie sheet leaving plenty of room between each potato.
• 3. With a potato masher, gently press down each potato until it slightly mashes, rotate the potato masher 90 degrees and mash again. Brush the tops of each crushed potato generously with more olive oil.
• 4. Sprinkle potatoes with kosher salt, fresh ground black pepper and fresh chopped rosemary (or chives or thyme or whatever herb you have available.)
• 5. Bake in a 450 degree oven for 20-25 minutes until golden brown.

SMASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Put the potatoes in a pan and cover with cold water. Place over medium heat and bring to the boil. Simmer until fork-tender, 20 to 25 minutes, then drain.
• Smash the potatoes with a potato smasher for a minute or so to break them down a little. Add the butter, sour cream and heavy cream, then mix thoroughly. Stir in the bacon, green onions and grated cheese. Season to taste. Serve hot, topped with some extra green onions for garnish.

RED SMASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Place the potatoes in a large pot of cold water. Bring the potatoes to a boil and stir in 1 teaspoon of salt for each quart of water. Boil for 20 minutes, or until fork tender. Drain.
• Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
• Drizzle 1 Tablespoon of olive oil onto the bottom of 2 baking sheets and use a pastry brush (or paper towel) to spread it evenly.
• Create 4 rows of 3 potatoes and use a potato masher to push them down onto the pan. Use the pastry brush to brush remaining 2 Tablespoons of oil over each potato, then sprinkle with seasoning.
• Bake for 15 minutes. Remove from the oven and sprinkle the tops with Asiago if desired. Bake for 5 more minutes. Remove from the oven, and serve on their own or with sour cream!

SMASHED RED POTATOES

Steps:

• Add the potatoes to a large pot of boiling water with a tsp of salt added. Boil for about 20 minutes or until soft to poke with a fork. Drain water.
• Preheat oven to 425 degrees
• Combine all the ingredients under Seasoning Mix together in a bowl.
• Spread about half of the olive oil onto a baking sheet and spread around using a spatula or pastry brush
• Create 4 rows of 4 potatoes, and smash each one gently either using a potato masher or simply a fork if you wish
• Use the pastry brush to brush the remaining olive oil onto each potato
• Sprinkle each smashed potato with seasoning mix, amount will be as desired yet I was generous in the sprinkling
• Bake for 15-20 minutes or until edges and tops are crispy
• Optional - add sour cream and chopped green onion to make these Loaded Smashed Red Potatoes
• Enjoy!

SMASHED RED POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425.
• Poke holes in the red potatoes with a fork for proper ventilation.
• Place potatoes on a microwave safe plate or bowl and microwave for 5 minutes.
• Flip potatoes over and microwave for an additional 5 minutes or until soft - depending on your microwave, this could be less.
• Place potatoes onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
• Use a potato masher or the bottom of a cup to mash the potatoes so they are about 1/2" thick.
• Use a pastry brush to brush each side of the potato with olive oil, which will help crisp up the skin.
• Season potato with salt and pepper ( you could also add other seasonings that you love at this stage)
• Bake smashed red potatoes for 14 minutes. Remember that timing in an oven largely depends on your oven - additionally gas ovens tend to run a bit hotter, so you may want to check potatoes for doneness around 10 minutes.
• Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and return to oven for 1-2 minutes or until cheese is melted.
• Remove potatoes from oven and sprinkle with fresh parsley before serving.

MY RENDITION OF PIONEER WOMAN'S MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Place chopped potatoes in a pot of boiling water. Leave the skins on or off according to your preference. I like texture so I left the skins on.
• Let potatoes boil until soft or about 15 mintues.
• Drain and place back in pot. Turn heat on low and let the potatoes steam for a minute or two. You want them to release a little steam so they do not get watered down or grainy.
• 4 Mash potatoes a bit, then add butter. Once butter is particularly incorporated add 4 oz of cream cheese.
• Next add sour cream and incorporate. If the mixture needs to be thinned add some half and half to the mixture.
• Add salt and pepper to taste.

PIONEER WOMAN'S SMASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• 1. Bring a pot of salted water to a boil. Add in as many potatoes as you wish to make and cook them until they are fork-tender. On a sheet pan, generously drizzle olive oil. Place tender potatoes on the cookie sheet leaving plenty of room between each potato. With a potato masher, gently press down each potato until it slightly mashes, rotate the potato masher 90 degrees and mash again. Brush the tops of each crushed potato generously with more olive oil. Sprinkle potatoes with kosher salt, fresh ground black pepper and fresh chopped rosemary (or chives or thyme or whatever herb you have available.) Bake in a 450 degree oven for 20-25 minutes until golden brown.