Do you like Rae Drummond, the Pioneer Woman?  Some of her recipes are absolutely fabulous. I came across this recipe of hers and have made it several times.  My family also like it so that's an added bonus.  

I usually strugged with the side dishes.  Plain old potatoes and pasta just don't cut it.  I'm also not a huge fam of the baked potato, unless it's dripping with all the extras.  So the search for side dishes is an ongoing one.

Crash Hot Potatoes

• 12 whole New Potatoes (or Other Small Round Potatoes)
• 3 Tablespoons Olive Oil
• Kosher Salt To Taste
• Black Pepper To Taste
• Rosemary (or Other Herbs Of Choice) To Taste
• Parmesan, Finely Grated

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees.

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.

Drizzle a sheet pan with olive oil. Place tender potatoes on the sheet pan, leaving plenty of room between each potato.

With a potato masher, gently press down each potato until it slightly mashes, then push the excess out of the masher back on top of the potatoes. Rotate the potato masher 90 degrees and mash again, pushing out the excess. Drizzle 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.) Add grated Parmesan.

Bake in a 450 degree oven for 20-25 minutes until golden brown and sizzling.

 

Now, don't they look fabulous?  If they are cooked just right, they are just a little crispy on the bottom.  That's how we all like them.  What's nice is that you can change up the spices to whatever spices you like.  I've been been temmpted to add bacon bit on top!  

You can find the recipe here: https://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/crash-hot-potatoes/

I just made these last week and had a few left over.  On Saturday, my husband scrambled up some eggs, added some cheese and mixed in the leftovers.  It actually looked pretty good.  What a great way to eat those leftovers!

Until next time...Stampin' Always,

Cheryl, HomeStyle Stamper