Loaded Smashed Potatoes

Name: Loaded Smashed Potatoes
Prep time: 25 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 20
Ingredients: 1 pound mini golden potatoes (or red) you get about 20 per bag; 1/3 cup olive oil; Sea salt; 1 cup cheddar cheese; 1/4 cup cooked bacon, crumbled; 1/2 cup sour cream; 1/4 cup chopped green onion

12 Ratings

3 Comments

Prep 25 min
Total 45 min
Servings 20

A fun appetizer that brings the flavor of a loaded baked potato to a couple of bites. MORE+ LESS-

By Baker Peabody

Updated October 28, 2014

Ingredients

pound mini golden potatoes (or red) you get about 20 per bag

1/3

cup olive oil

Sea salt

cup cheddar cheese

1/4

cup cooked bacon, crumbled

1/2

cup sour cream

1/4

cup chopped green onion

Steps

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Boil potatoes whole for about 15 minutes or until fork tender.
2

Drain potatoes and place onto a greased (with olive oil) baking sheet.
3

Smash the potatoes down using either a potato masher or just the bottom of a cup.
4

Brush generously with olive oil.
5

Sprinkle generously with sea salt.
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Bake at 450°F for 20 minutes until good and crispy.
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Top each one with about a tbsp of cheese.
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Place the pan under the broiler until the cheese starts to bubble.
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Top with sour cream, bacon, and green onions (or chives).
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Serve warm.

Nutrition Information

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Calories: 90
Calories from Fat: 60

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 7g; 11%
Saturated Fat 2 1/2g 12% Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol: 10mg; 3%
Sodium: 290mg; 12%
Potassium: 120mg; 3%
Total Carbohydrate: 4g; 1%
Dietary Fiber 0g 0% Sugars 0g
Protein: 2g

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 2%; 2%
Vitamin C: 0%; 0%
Calcium: 4%; 4%
Iron: 0%; 0%

Exchanges:

1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 1/2 Fat;

Carbohydrate Choice

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

More About This Recipe

The holidays may be over but the greatest snack food day of the year is coming up…and oh yeah, they play some football that day too. But really, it’s about the food.

Every year I look for interesting things to make and this year I’m making Loaded Smashed Potatoes! Crispy and smothered in cheese, bacon, and sour cream, these are the perfect game day bite.

To make them:

Get a bag of small potatoes (you can use red but I much prefer the flavor of the golden).

Boil potatoes whole for about 15 minutes or until fork tender.

Drain potatoes and place onto a greased (with olive oil) baking sheet.

Smash the potatoes down using either a potato masher or just the bottom of a cup.

Brush generously with olive oil.

Sprinkle generously with sea salt.

Bake at 450ºF for 20 minutes until good and crispy.

Top each one with about a tablespoon of cheese.

Place the pan under the broiler until the cheese starts to bubble.

Top with sour cream, bacon, and green onions (or chives).

Serve warm.

These are so good, your guests will be begging for more!