Side dishe for 16
Smashed Baby Potatoes
Baby potatoes are boiled, flattened, coated with seasoned butter, and baked until crisp with parmesan and chives.
$0.83for 4 servings
$0.21 per serving$0.83 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.

Photo: carlsbadcravings.com
- 65 minstart to table
- Mediumdifficulty
- 16servings as written
- $typical cost tier
AmericanVegetarianGluten-freeKid-friendlyBudgetSide dishes
What it costs
Pick your city to see which ingredients are on sale
| Ingredient | Amount | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Potatoes$0.99/lb typical | 1.5 lb | $1.48Typical price |
| Butter$0.40/oz typical | 2 oz | $0.80Typical price |
| Parmesan$0.55/oz typical | 1 oz | $0.48Typical price |
| Mint, dill, rosemary, thyme and other fresh herbs$1.99 each typical | 0.25 | $0.31Typical price |
| Sour cream or plain yogurt$0.14/oz typical | 0.5 oz | $0.07Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $3.31 | |
Pantry staples you likely have
Olive and cooking oilDried spices (cumin, paprika, chili powder, oregano)Dried herbs, spices and seasoning blends
Not included in the cost.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 lb baby red or baby yukon gold potatoes
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 4 tbsp unsalted butter
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/4 tsp each dried parsley
- 1/4 cup freshly finely grated parmesan cheese
- 2 1/2 tbsp chopped chives
- sour cream (optional)
Steps
- Heat the oven to 425 F and boil the potatoes in salted water for 25 minutes, until tender.
- Melt the butter with the olive oil, garlic powder, salt, and parsley.
- Drain the potatoes and arrange them on a large baking sheet, then gently flatten each one.
- Brush the potatoes with the seasoned butter and bake for 25 minutes.
- Sprinkle on the parmesan and chives, then bake for 5 more minutes until crisp.
Swaps
- Potatoes for Sweet potatoesabout $0.30/lb more at typical prices
- Sour cream or plain yogurt for Yogurtabout $0.02/oz less at typical prices
- Butter for Margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices
Find this week's cheapest dinners
Pick your store and we build five dinners from this week's ad, with cost per serving and a shopping list by aisle.
Find this week's cheapest dinnersMore like this
Collections with this recipe
Kid-friendly American side dishes 217Kid-friendly side dishes 313





