Easy Sheet Pan Parmesan Smashed Potatoes
Servings: 5
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 lbs small potatoes between 18-22 small potatoes.
- sea salt to taste
- 4 tbsp butter
- 1 cup parmesan cheese
Instructions
- Pre-heat the oven to 425 degrees. You'll need an unlined sheet tray as well.
- Put a cup of water in the bottom of your Instant Pot, and use the basket or trivet to hold the potatoes. Cook the potatoes on high pressure for 7 minutes with a quick release. (If you do not have an Instant Pot, simply boil your potatoes until fork tender.)
- Transfer the cooked potatoes to an unlined sheet pan. Use the back of a spoon or the flat side of a meat mallet to gently "smash" the potato on the sheet pan. You want some surface area to carry the butter and parmesan, but you do not want to smash so much that you break the potatoes in half.
- Sprinkle each smashed potato with sea salt, top with a pat of butter, and then add your parmesan cheese. The cheese sprinkling does not need to be perfect! In fact, those crispy bits of parm that melt on the sides are my favorite part!
- Put the sheet pan of potatoes in to a 425 degree oven for a good 7-10 minutes, until the cheese is golden. You can cook them longer or put them under the broiler if you want them crispier.
Notes
- Other topping ideas we love! Add some fresh pressed garlic to the butter before putting the potatoes in the oven for garlic parmesan smashed potatoes! Or have a toppings bar set out to top the potatoes once they come out with sour cream, chives, and crumbled bacon!