Loaded Smashed Potatoes
Loaded Smashed Potatoes are impossible to resist! Baby potatoes are cooked, smashed, and topped with lots of gooey cheese, crumbled bacon, sour cream, and chives.
Ingredients
- 9 small potatoes about 2lbs, 907g
- 4 slices bacon 1 oz, 28g
- 2 cups shredded or grated cheddar cheese 6oz, 170g
- ⅓ cup minced fresh chives .8oz, 22g
- a few dollops of sour cream
Instructions
- Wash and scrub potatoes, leaving the skin on.
- Poke each potato several times with a fork.
- Microwave potatoes until soft (mine took about 10 minutes)
- Meanwhile, cook bacon until crisp, then crumble.
- Place cooked potatoes on a lightly oiled baking sheet.
- Using the palm of your hand, smash the potatoes until they are flattened.
- Optional: brush with some of the bacon fat that is left from cooking the bacon.
- Top with cheese and bake in a 400 F degree oven for about 8-10 minutes or until the cheese is melted.
- Remove from oven and top with crumbled bacon, chives, and sour cream.
Notes
- This recipe is just a rough guideline. I have given the weights and measurements for the amounts that I have used. You can easily adjust the recipe for any number of potatoes as well as adjusting the amounts of toppings that you use.
- Any size potato can be used, however a smaller sized potato makes a nice serving size. Tiny baby potatoes make great appetizers!
Nutrition
Calories: 275kcalCarbohydrates: 31gProtein: 11gFat: 13gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 32mgSodium: 239mgPotassium: 759mgFiber: 4gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 323IUVitamin C: 34mgCalcium: 200mgIron: 1mg
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