Cheesy Bacon and Garlic Butter Smashed Red Potatoes

Cheesy Bacon and Garlic Butter Smashed Red Potatoes

Yield: 6 servings

Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 18

Total Time: 28

Ingredients

6-8 medium red potatoes
2 tablespoons butter
½ teaspoon garlic powder
1-2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese
6 slices turkey or regular bacon, cooked and crumbled
Chopped green onions or chives for sprinkling

Instructions

Place the potatoes in a pot and cover with water by about an inch. Add a teaspoon of salt. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer for 10-15 minutes until the potatoes are tender when pierced with a fork. Drain well.
Preheat the oven broiler.
Lightly grease a large, rimmed baking sheet with cooking spray or line with parchment paper. Carefully place the drained, hot potatoes on the baking sheet, spacing them a couple inches apart. Using a potato masher (or the bottom of a small, heavy pot or something similar), smash the potatoes until flattened to about 1/2-inch or so (it's really up to you how much to smash them).
Melt the butter and stir in the garlic powder. Drizzle over the potatoes.
Sprinkle with cheese and bacon. Broil for a couple minutes until the cheese is sizzling.
Remove from the oven and sprinkle with the green onions or chives. Season to taste with salt and pepper, if needed (I give a light sprinkle of both). Serve immediately.

Notes

This Recipe is so Adaptable: if your potatoes are really large, you may want to increase quantities overall (decrease for really small potatoes). You can add more or less of what you like and even change it up with a little blue cheese (yum) or other different cheeses and toppings.

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