Tacky Garlic Smashed Potatoes {New and Improved}

These scrumptious tacky garlic smashed potatoes are probably the greatest aspect dishes ever! They’re made start-to-finish on one sheet pan. Really easy!

These new and improved smashed potatoes are certainly one of my go-to aspect dishes. I imply, how will you go incorrect with potatoes + butter + cheese + garlic + bacon, proper??

Sheet Pan Smashed Potatoes

This recipe is brilliantly simple (and fairly darn palms off) because of the almighty sheet pan.

Right here’s how one can make them:

1. Scatter small potatoes on a greased half sheet pan, cowl with foil, and bake till tender.
2. Smash the taters and season with salt and pepper.
3. Drizzle with garlic butter
4. Prime with shredded cheese and bacon.
5. Return to the oven till the cheese is melted and bacon is scorching.
6. Prime with chopped inexperienced onions or chives.
7. Serve instantly and put together to fall instantly in love these potatoes.

A observe in regards to the potatoes: any number of potatoes can be utilized. Take care to not overcrowd the sheet pan. There needs to be ample room in between the potatoes. If the pan is just too crowded, there received’t be room to smash them.

A Few Further Suggestions

• Bacon: absolutely cooked refrigerated bacon works like a dream on this recipe because it doesn’t require pre-cooking. Simply chop it into items and scatter throughout the potatoes. It crisps up within the oven. Nevertheless, when you don’t have absolutely cooked bacon, you should utilize raw bacon. Chop it into items and cook dinner in a skillet till cooked via however not tremendous crisp (as it’s going to cook dinner a bit extra within the oven with the potatoes). Drain the grease earlier than utilizing. 
• Potatoes: reasonably than baking the potatoes on the sheet pan, you possibly can boil the potatoes in water till tender, drain, and switch to a half sheet pan to complete the recipe. (I want baking them on the sheet pan because it means one much less pan to scrub!)
• Cheese: I do know I harp on the deserves of freshly grated cheese lots (a.l.o.t.). It melts higher and is preferable in virtually each “grated or shredded cheese” state of affairs. Nevertheless, within the curiosity of full disclosure, for this recipe, I typically attain for the pre-shredded cheese. As a result of the potatoes, bacon and cheese crisp up and sizzle a bit within the oven, I’ve discovered it really works simply in addition to freshly grated cheese.

What to Serve With These Magical Potatoes

Yum, yum, YUM. These tacky garlic smashed potatoes are SO GOOD.

They’re certainly one of my favourite aspect dishes only for my household…however I additionally make them on a regular basis when feeding firm or taking dinner to different individuals, as a result of they’re at all times successful!

They’re scrumptious alongside a few of our favourite most important dishes:

Tacky Garlic Smashed Potatoes

Yield: 8 servings

Prep Time: 25 minutes minutes

Prepare dinner Time: 55 minutes minutes

Complete Time: 1 hour hr 20 minutes minutes

• 2 ½ to three kilos small potatoes (any selection)
• Salt and pepper, to style
• 3 tablespoons melted salted butter
• ½ teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 to 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese or a Monterey Jack/Cheddar mix
• 8 slices pre-cooked bacon, chopped (see observe to make use of raw bacon)
• 2 to three tablespoons finely chopped inexperienced onions or chives

Prepare dinner ModeForestall your display from going darkish

• Preheat oven to 400 levels F.

• Evenly grease a half sheet pan (giant, rimmed baking sheet) and scatter potatoes in an excellent layer throughout the pan. There needs to be loads of room in between the potatoes. If the sheet pan is just too crowded, there will not be room to smash them after they’ve baked.

• Cowl with foil and bake for 40 to 45 minutes till the potatoes are tender when pierced with a knife or fork.

• Use a potato masher to smash the potatoes. Relying on the way you need them, you possibly can actually lean into it and smash them skinny, or you possibly can evenly smash so that they potatoes keep thicker.

• Season evenly with salt and pepper. Stir collectively the melted butter and garlic powder. Drizzle excessive of the potatoes.

• Sprinkle evenly with cheese and bacon. Return to the oven and bake till the cheese is melted and the bacon is scorching.

• Prime with chopped chives or inexperienced onions and serve instantly.

Bacon: the absolutely cooked refrigerated bacon works like a dream on this recipe because it doesn’t require pre-cooking. Simply chop it into items and scatter throughout the potatoes. It crisps up within the oven. Nevertheless, when you don’t have absolutely cooked bacon, you should utilize raw bacon. Chop it into items and cook dinner in a skillet till cooked via however not tremendous crisp (as it’s going to cook dinner a bit extra within the oven with the potatoes). Drain the grease earlier than utilizing. 
Potatoes: reasonably than baking the potatoes on the sheet pan, you possibly can boil the potatoes in water till tender, drain, and switch to a half sheet pan to complete the recipe. (I want baking them on the sheet pan because it means one much less pan to scrub!)

Creator: Mel

Course: Facet Dish

Delicacies: American

Methodology: Bake

Serving: 1 serving, Energy: 305kcal, Carbohydrates: 25g, Protein: 9g, Fats: 19g, Saturated Fats: 9g, Ldl cholesterol: 42mg, Sodium: 284mg, Fiber: 3g, Sugar: 1g

Recipe Supply: from Mel’s Kitchen Cafe