Description
Creamy garlic butter potatoes bring comfort straight from grandma’s kitchen to your dinner table. Crispy edges, rich buttery flavor, and aromatic garlic make this side dish irresistible for you to savor with any main course.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 1.5 pounds (680 grams) new or small potatoes
- 1 cup (240 milliliters) shredded mozzarella
- 1/2 cup (120 milliliters) freshly grated parmesan
Seasonings and Herbs:
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/4 cup (60 milliliters) finely chopped parsley
- Kosher salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
Cooking Liquids:
- 1/4 cup (60 milliliters) butter, melted
- 1/4 cup (60 milliliters) extra-virgin olive oil
Instructions
- Prepare the oven to 375°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper to prevent sticking and simplify cleaning.
- Create accordion-style cuts in each potato using wooden spoons as cutting guides, ensuring you don’t slice completely through the potato.
- Combine melted butter, olive oil, and minced garlic in a small bowl, whisking thoroughly to create a flavorful infusion mixture.
- Arrange potatoes on the prepared baking sheet and coat generously with the garlic butter mixture, ensuring the butter penetrates between each potato slice. Season with salt and pepper.
- Roast potatoes for 20 minutes, allowing them to slightly fan out and develop initial crispiness.
- Remove potatoes from the oven and apply an additional layer of garlic butter. Sprinkle mozzarella and Parmesan cheese evenly across the surface.
- Return to the oven for 23-25 minutes until the cheese melts completely and potato edges turn golden and crisp.
- Extract from the oven and garnish with finely chopped parsley to add a fresh, vibrant finish to the dish.
Notes
- Slice potatoes carefully by using two wooden spoons as cutting guides to prevent accidentally slicing through entirely, ensuring beautiful accordion-like cuts.
- Use room temperature butter for easier mixing and more even coating, which helps create a more consistent garlic butter mixture.
- For a lighter version, swap butter with olive oil and use nutritional yeast instead of cheese to create a dairy-free and lower-calorie alternative that still delivers incredible taste.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Category: Dinner, Side Dish
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 300 mg
- Fat: 22 g
- Saturated Fat: 10 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 34 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 8 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg