Parmesan chive smashed potatoes from Make It Ahead: A Barefoot Contessa Cookbook (page 177) by Ina Garten

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  • Skamper on June 22, 2025

    I used small Yukon golds. Simmered for 15 minutes. they do break apart a bit but it's not a big deal. I put them in the air fryer at 375 for 18 minutes. the parmesan burnt a bit, so next time I'd add it and just let them sit in residual heat for a few minutes.

  • Ro_ on June 25, 2024

    I've added these to my favourite recipes list mostly because they are unusual, you can do a lot of the prep ahead of time, and my partner loved them. I liked them, but they're more his kind of thing than mine. They did make a nice change though, and would be nice with some bacon lardons and sour cream as well. Agree with other comments that you need to be careful when smashing them, I guess a lot comes down to boiling them the perfect amount first, but mine held together OK.

  • Ezair92 on June 07, 2021

    I love these potatoes for a dinner party and a change. Always a hit. I tend to use a measuring cup which seems to be a little gentler on them

  • jackiecat on January 01, 2021

    https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/parmesan-chive-smashed-potatoes-5176897

  • averythingcooks on January 01, 2021

    A 1/2 recipe was the perfect amount for the 2 of us (other than simply wanting more!) and we now have yet another "favourite smashed potato recipe". If you use a gentle hand and a flat surface (for me the bottom of a glass), they smash but do mostly stay together. I had no trouble turning them (and any loose potato bits become wonderfully crispy). Topped with the melty parm and the chives, they were a great side to our New Years Eve steak dinner.

  • anya_sf on March 02, 2019

    I used German butterball potatoes. This is a great method for just plain roasted potatoes even without the parmesan and chives. Delicious! They do have a tendency to break apart, so smash gently. I didn't have trouble turning them over. I'd say the recipe serves 3-4, not 4-6.

  • ksg518 on October 02, 2017

    This is a good basic smashed potato recipe although the directions are somewhat lacking. First you boil the potatoes and then place them on a sheet pan to smash them and bake them further. While Ina notes it will be messy, this doesn't take into account that it's very easy to break them into little pieces, especially when they stick to the masher. Luckily a family member knew the trick of spraying the potato masher with cooking oil so the potatoes don't stick and to just gently smash them. Even then you're not going to be able to turn them over half way through the baking time as the recipe requires. But they were still very good.

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