Parmesan smashed potatoes are a family favourite in our household. They’re a great alternative to mashed potatoes for the holidays, or all year long.
Okay, I’ll admit it. I’m totally addicted to Smashed Potatoes. So when I heard we were celebrating Thanksgiving with a Sides to Share event for Food Fanatic I just knew these Parmesan Smashed Potatoes would be the perfect addition to the week long event.
I’ve been making smashed potatoes for what seems like forever. My daughter tends to be a picky eater but she absolutely LOVES smashed potatoes. So I’m always whipping up variations on the recipe since she wants to eat these 3 times a week.
You can check out my recipe index for my Fried Smashed Potatoes with Onions and Meyer Lemon Dressing. That one just so happens to be my personal favourite. I can’t stop making them, they are SO good.
If you dig through my recipe archives you’ll also find a recipe for Smashed Potatoes with Bacon. Told you I loved Smashed Potatoes and have been making them for what seems like forever. I’m a serious smashed potato fanatic.
I’m whipping up another surprise version for you soon. They are totally original and a cool spin on another recipe of mine that all my family and friends always ask me to make. I can’t wait to share it with you!
Until then you can make these fabulous Parmesan Smashed Potatoes, or any of my other Smashed Potato Recipes. You can peruse through my Side Dish recipe index to see lots of other options for sides to share with your family and friends.
From my family to yours, Happy Thanksgiving!
More Side Dish Recipes:
- Fried Smashed Potatoes with Onions and Meyer Lemon Dressing
- Balsamic Roasted Baby Carrots
- Spicy Chipotle Skillet Corn with Bacon
- Roasted Cauliflower
- Maple Roasted Acorn Squash with Bacon
- Skillet Asparagus with Lime Butter
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The Food Hunter says
November 24, 2015 at 3:58 PMThese look absolutely amazing…I want to go home and make them right now
Kim Beaulieu says
May 23, 2016 at 12:14 AMThanks so much.
Laura says
November 24, 2015 at 7:39 PMI adore smashed potatoes and I still have never had one LOL! But look at them–they are clearly amazing. I think the reason I have never made one is because I am pretty sure I would never stop eating them. These look fantastic.
Kim Beaulieu says
May 23, 2016 at 12:13 AMThanks so much Laura. Ha, you need to try them. They are so good. Crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. Absolute perfection. My daughter is addicted to them.
Sara says
November 24, 2015 at 7:49 PMI LOVE smashed potatoes but have never topped them with cheese before – genius idea!
Kim Beaulieu says
May 23, 2016 at 12:10 AMThanks so much Sara. You have to try them.
Jessica (Savory Experiments) says
November 24, 2015 at 10:13 PMThe Meyer lemon dressing has me drooling!!! They look so lovely, they are some pretty potatoes!
Kim Beaulieu says
May 23, 2016 at 12:09 AMI loved that recipe too. It’s pretty darn good.
Feestzaal says
November 25, 2015 at 5:32 AMHi Kim, These sound so good and flavorful too! These are very healthy, as cheese has calcium and potatoes are good as well. I add a few cloves of minced garlic and dried or fresh thyme to add even more flavor. Keeping the skins on the potatoes provides a thick texture, the parmesan adds a nice salty bite, and the sour cream gives the potatoes a luxurious silkiness. Thanks a lot for sharing this recipe 🙂
Kim Beaulieu says
May 23, 2016 at 12:08 AMThanks so much.
Rebecca B. says
November 25, 2015 at 6:43 AMThese smashed potatoes are right up my alley!! My family would love these!!
Kim Beaulieu says
November 25, 2015 at 8:34 PMThanks Rebecca. We’re huge potato fans here so I make them way too much.
Sarah Walker Caron (Sarah's Cucina Bella) says
November 25, 2015 at 7:40 AMMy daughter and I were just looking at this and agree these smashed potatoes look soooooo good. YUM.
Kim Beaulieu says
November 25, 2015 at 8:33 PMThanks Sarah. We eat way too many smashed potatoes. My daughter is a huge fan so we practically eat them daily. I’m getting quite a list of flavours to post about. I think we’ve racked up 25 or 30 flavours now. It’s insanity. Oddly my daughter likes them plain. I’d have 10 recipes on my blog if it was up to her. Ha.
Dee Dee (My Midlife Kitchen) says
November 25, 2015 at 9:59 AMYou had me a potatoes. LOL And I love the dressing! What a fantastic combo!
Kim Beaulieu says
November 25, 2015 at 8:30 PMThanks so much Dee Dee.
Dorothy at Shockingly Delicious says
November 25, 2015 at 11:32 AMThose are some spectacular spuds!
Kim Beaulieu says
November 25, 2015 at 8:26 PMHa, thanks Dorothy.
Kirsten/ComfortablyDomestic says
November 25, 2015 at 12:33 PMI could seriously eat smashed potatoes every meal of the day without complaint. I love those suckers in any form. Especially with all this CHEESE! You are so my people.
Kim Beaulieu says
November 25, 2015 at 8:26 PMHa, thanks Kirsten. I love people who love smashed potatoes as much as we do. They’re do dang good. K could eat them every single day. And tries to.
Nutmeg Nanny says
November 25, 2015 at 2:16 PMThese potatoes look beyond amazing! I love potatoes in almost any form but this might be my most favorite. Please pass them my way!
Kim Beaulieu says
November 25, 2015 at 7:51 PMThanks Brandy. I’m a sucker for smashed potatoes. K loves them so I make them multiple times a week. She likes them one way all the time but I need variety. So I split the batches and experiment like crazy with the other half. It’s so much fun. I must have 25 or 30 varieties in my file. It’s crazy town.
Angie | Big Bear's Wife says
November 25, 2015 at 7:23 PMNow I’m normally a mashed potato girl but I could totally get behind these Parmesan Smashed Potatoes!
Kim Beaulieu says
November 25, 2015 at 7:49 PMThanks Angie. I’m a big mashed girl too. So I make like 3 or 4, or 10, different kinds of potatoes on holidays. It’s insanity but I can’t help myself.
Heather | All Roads Lead to the Kitchen says
November 25, 2015 at 9:36 PMThese would vanish in an instant on my table! We love our spuds, and these look incredible.
Kim Beaulieu says
November 26, 2015 at 11:05 PMHa, thanks Heather. We love ours too. Spuds rule the world.
Brenda@SugarfreeMom says
November 26, 2015 at 8:48 AMI’m actually not a fan of mashed potatoes. This recipe is more my speed, love parmesan!
Kim Beaulieu says
November 26, 2015 at 10:29 PMThat’s awesome. I love all potatoes but scalloped so I can totally relate.
Catherine says
December 3, 2015 at 7:03 AMDear Kim, your potatoes look fantastic! What a perfect winter side…perfect for the holidays too.
Kim Beaulieu says
May 23, 2016 at 12:01 AMThanks so much Catherine. I love these potatoes. They’re so yummy!
Kayle (The Cooking Actress) says
December 3, 2015 at 9:47 PMParmesan is my favorite cheese. FACT
and I love potatoes, other fact.
Kim Beaulieu says
May 23, 2016 at 12:04 AMMe too. It’s so darn good.
I’m a potato fanatic too. I could eat them every single day. And usually do.
Julie Blanner says
January 25, 2016 at 5:37 PMThese look like they are crowd-pleasers! Yum!
Kim Beaulieu says
May 23, 2016 at 12:05 AMThey go over really well at parties. I make them every time we have company.