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Smashed Potatoes Recipe

Name: Smashed Potatoes Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 45 min
Ingredients: 10 Baby Potatoes (or any amount); 2 Tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil; 1/8 tsp Kosher Salt; Black Pepper (to taste)

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Smashed Potatoes are crispy roasted potatoes with a soft inside where baby potatoes are cooked, smashed, oiled, and baked to crispy perfection. Serve smashed potatoes sprinkled with salt or your favorite toppings as an appetizer or side dish for any meal.

Smashed potatoes are one of easiest finger foods to make that everyone loves! These cuties are creamy on the inside and crispy on the outside, making them irresistible. There's a reason smashed potatoes are crazy popular because they're easy, versatile, and guaranteed to disappear whether they're a dinner side or finger food at a party. You can even use your Instant Pot to cook them hands-free before baking them.

Smashed potato recipe ingredients

baby red potatoes (or any baby variety)
extra virgin olive oil
salt and pepper

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Smashed vs. mashed potatoes

Smashed potatoes are cooked baby potatoes that are smashed, coated in a little oil, and baked until the surface is crispy. You can cook them via stove boiling or pressure cooking. Your choice!

Mashed potatoes are a popular side dish where potatoes are boiled or pressure-cooked, mashed (or whipped), and served in a heap with your favorite toppings. Here's a scrumptious mashed potato recipe made in the Instant Pot in a fraction of the time it takes to boil them on the stove.

How to make smashed potatoes

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Cook potatoes via stove, pressure cooker, or microwave.
Carefully smash each potato with a potato masher or the bottom of a coffee cup. Some will fall apart and that's ok because this leaves you with crispy pieces. YUM!
Drizzle with olive oil and a sprinkle of salt and pepper.
Bake in the preheated oven until crispy on the surface.
Enjoy them as is or add your favorite toppings.

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Baby potato on sheet pan being mashed for smashed potatoes recipe

How to cook baby potatoes in the Instant Pot

Place trivet in inner pot of the Instant Pot.
Stack the POTATOES on the trivet; add 1 cup WATER to the Instant Pot.
Close and lock the Instant Pot lid, turn pressure valve knob to the “sealed” position.
Select MANUAL or PRESSURE COOK for 5 minutes on HIGH pressure.
Allow a natural pressure release (NPR) for 5 minutes, then release remaining steam.

whole potatoes in instant pot on gray background

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How long to BOIL potatoes for smashed potatoes

This can be tricky. If you don't boil them enough, they won't cook or smash properly. If you boil them too long, they can fall apart in the smashing process. So, I recommend testing as they're boiling. As soon as they are easily penetrated with a knife, they're ready to smash and bake.

How to cook baby potatoes in the microwave

Pierce potatoes with a knife and place on a microwave-safe plate.
Heat on high setting in microwave in 2-minute intervals until potatoes have softened soft enough to be smashed.

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How to make smashed potatoes CRISPY

This recipe will make crispy potatoes, but you may want them even crispier. If so, just bake them a little longer than the recipe indicates, but keep a close eye so you don't over bake them. I've done it! Sad face 🙁

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These Garlicky Oven Roasted Mushrooms take 5 minutes to prep and can also be baked at 400° alongside the smashed potatoes. So convenient!

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