Crispy Smashed Red Potatoes
These smashed red potatoes have creamy centers and crispy, almost potato-chip-like edges. They're easy to make and completely irresistible.
Servings 2 to 3 servings
Calories 278kcal
Ingredients
Smashed Potatoes
- 1 pound small red potatoes scrubbed clean and trimmed of any imperfections
- 1 tablespoon salt plus more as needed
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- Pepper
Aioli
- ¼ cup plain yogurt OR mayonnaise *
- 1 garlic clove pressed
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice fresh or bottled is fine
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- ⅛ teaspoon pepper
Instructions
- Grease a large, rimmed baking sheet with cooking spray and set aside. Preheat oven to 450°F.
- In a medium pot, cover clean potatoes with cold water and add salt. Bring to a simmer and cook until potatoes are just fork tender, 10 to 15 minutes.
- Drain and let potatoes cool for 5 minutes.
- Drizzle 1 tablespoon of the oil over the prepared baking sheet. Add potatoes to the tray and shake it so the potatoes are coated in oil. Use a potato masher or flat-bottomed glass sprayed with cooking spray to smash each potato. Drizzle remaining oil over the top so potatoes are well-coated.
- Sprinkle with salt and pepper and bake until golden and crispy, about 30 to 40 minutes.
- While your potatoes are baking, make the aioli. Stir together yogurt or mayonnaise, lemon juice, garlic, salt, and pepper in a small bowl.
- Serve potatoes with aioli and enjoy!
Notes
*You can also use a 50/50 combo of mayonnaise and yogurt, which will cut calories but also maintain the richness that mayonnaise adds.
To make this recipe with larger red potatoes, after smashing (you might want to use the bottom of a small pot to smash them), you'll have a giant mass of smashed potatoes. Separate the mass into smaller sections on the tray so there are plenty of edges (the edges are what become crispy) and then cook according to the recipe instructions.
Approximate nutritional information is for 3 servings and aioli made with yogurt.
Nutrition
Calories: 278kcal