Smashed Fingerling Potatoes {No Boil}

You’ll love these crispy Smashed Fingerling Potatoes for a tasty and straightforward facet dish. These oven-roasted potatoes skip the stovetop boiling methodology to make your life simpler.

Searching for different roasted potato recipes? Take a look at the recipes for our Air Fryer Potatoes and our Solid Iron Potatoes.

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The way to Make Smashed Fingerling Potatoes

*I’ll stroll you thru it right here with some pictures and suggestions, and also you’ll additionally discover a printable recipe card on the backside of the publish with precise measurements, and so on. You can too click on “bounce to recipe” to skip down.

Begin by scrubbing your potatoes after which patting them dry with a clear kitchen towel.

In a medium mixing bowl, toss the potatoes with olive oil and kosher salt after which put them on a rimmed baking sheet.

Place the potatoes on the baking sheet and bake at 400˚F for about 20 minutes, or till a pointy knife pierces simply into the pores and skin of the potato.

Take away the baking sheet from the oven and let it sit for five minutes whilst you improve the oven’s temperature to 425˚F and make the scrumptious butter sauce you’re going to drizzle over these unbelievable little spuds.

Use the underside of a heavy glass/mug or a potato masher to softly smush the potatoes to ~1/2 inch thick. When you have a potato masher, it’s my favourite factor to make use of as a result of it creates grooves within the potatoes. These little grooves make the completed potatoes additional crispy. YES!

In a small mixing bowl mix melted butter, 1 tbsp olive oil, garlic powder, onion powder, parsley, and smoked paprika. Drizzle the seasoned garlic butter combination over every particular person potato, after which bake for 20 minutes.

Professional tip: spoon the butter first over the bigger potatoes to verify their carby floor space is absolutely coated within the butter sauce.

After they bake for 20 minutes, fastidiously take away the baking tray from the oven. Sprinkle every potato with shredded parmesan and floor black pepper and bake for an extra 5-10 minutes. Now, go forth and stay your greatest potato-based life.

Recipe Variations and Addins

Want to chop down on the entire cooking time for these potatoes? If wanted, you may skip the preliminary step of baking the potatoes, and as an alternative soften them within the microwave.

Place clear potatoes in a microwave-safe bowl with a lid (like this steamer basket). Add 1-2 tbsp of water to the bowl, and microwave for 4 minutes. Check to see if a knife tip will pierce by the biggest of the potatoes. If not, microwave till softened, checking each 1 minute.

Addins: As a lot as I really like contemporary minced garlic, I don’t advocate it with these smashed fingerling potatoes. The garlic can burn throughout the roasting course of, resulting in a bitter aftertaste. Garlic powder is the best way to go!

That being mentioned, if you happen to actually wish to use contemporary garlic, add it within the final 10 minutes of roasting.

You possibly can simply make these potatoes dairy-free. Use a plant-based butter (or use all olive oil) and go away off the Parmesan cheese. Should you nonetheless need that tacky taste (the reply is YES you do!), sprinkle a little bit of dietary yeast into the sauce.

Chopped chives or rosemary would even be scrumptious additions to the sauce.

What to Serve With Roasted Fingerling Potatoes

These tasty taters go properly with Air Fryer Steak Bites, Dry Brine Roast Rooster, Air Fryer Rooster Tenders with no breading, Smoked Venison Tenderloin, or alongside an Air Fryer Turkey Burger.

Some superior dip choices are Chipotle Sauce, Home made Tartar Sauce, Cherry Tomato Sauce, Yogurt Ranch Dressing, or Vegan Aioli. I additionally adore drizzling Cilantro Chimichurri over a batch.

You can too do a play on our Air Fryer Twice Baked Potatoes, and prime your smashed potatoes with chopped bacon and inexperienced onions. Chopped contemporary tomatoes are additionally pleasant on these.