The BEST EVER Salty Herbed Smashed Red Potatoes are the perfect side dish! Smothered in tasty herbs and chunky salt, these are finger-lickin' good!
Gosh, I just love salt. I know it’s not great for you, and you probably shouldn’t eat too much of it, but when you do eat it, PLEASE eat the good stuff; I prefer kosher or sea salt as they're the best options for roasting vegetables by far.
You are doing yourself an injustice if you are roasting your veggies with table salt…just don’t do it. If you are going to indulge and use salt, use the good stuff.
With that said, when I was making these Salty Herbed Smashed Red Potatoes, I knew I had to go for the good stuff; the big chunky kosher salt. By loading these bad boys up with kosher salt, herbs, and olive oil, they really are The BEST EVER Salty Herbed Smashed Red Potatoes.
As much as I wish I could, I can’t take credit for this recipe. However, it was so good, I felt like I had to share it. This recipe comes from non other than The Pioneer Woman.
Funny story…I was talking to one of my friends, and she was telling me that a friend of hers from high school was going to be on TV. She wasn’t really sure why, but she thought it was something to do with cooking.
She told me that her friend did some ‘pioneering stuff’…at which point I questioned her, “Umm, are you talking about The Pioneer Woman?”..she wasn’t sure. She told me her name was Ree Drummond, and at that point my jaw dropped hitting the telephone.
“Wait, your friends with THE PIONEER WOMAN???” She nonchalantly said, “Yeah, I guess, if that’s who it is..” I went on to try to explain just how well known Mrs. Drummond is, but my friend was still like, “oh well, I don’t know, you know I don’t cook!”…yeah, okay.
Sure enough, I tuned into her TV appearance and there she was, my friend’s friend, the Pioneer Woman.
Turns out my friend’s brother dated The Pioneer Woman’s sister like for years, so they knew each other. Crazy. I guess that’s what happens when you are from small town.
You are probably guessing this is before the Pioneer Woman got huge, but it wasn’t…this was like a year ago…she already had her own TV show, a line of cookbooks, and was pretty recognizable. But again, my friend doesn’t cook, so how would she know?!
About 3 months after I found out about all this, I actually was able to meet Ree, The Pioneer Woman, at a blog conference. I brought up my friend and she knew exactly who she was, about her family, and asked me some very personal questions about my friend and how she is doing. Anyway, it was a great time and fun to have a mutual friend!
The Pioneer Woman and me! I’m 8 months pregnant here (June 2014), don’t judge!
Anyway, I did tweak this recipe a bit, so I will post the recipe below, but you can also check it out on The Pioneer Woman’s Blog.
I love serving these potatoes with all types of meals, but these are my favorite options:
- Instant Pot Tuscan Chicken Pasta
- Air Fryer Chicken Parmesan
- Air Fryer Chicken Thighs (Garlic Parmesan)
- Skinny Bruschetta Chicken
- Air Fryer Buffalo Wings
- Hamburger Soup
Like potatoes as much as I do? Check out these other potato recipes from Domestic Superhero:
- 30 Minute Loaded Vegetable Pot Pie
- Air Fryer Potato Skins
- Instant Pot Loaded Mashed Potatoes
- Air Fryer Baked Potatoes (easiest method)
- Buffalo Mashed Potato Pancakes
- Southwestern Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
- Slow Cooker Loaded Potato Soup
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The BEST EVER Salty Herbed Smashed Red Potatoes are the perfect side dish! Smothered in tasty herbs and chunky salt, these are finger-lickin' good!
- 12 red potatoes
- kosher salt
- ground black pepper
- olive oil
- dried basil leaves
- dried thyme leaves
- dried rosemary
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In a large stock pot filled halfway with water, bring to boil and liberally salt water. Add red potatoes, and boil for 15 minutes, or until they are fork tender. Strain; set aside.
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Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. Using a baking sheet, drizzle some olive oil onto the sheet, and spread around using hand (or paper towel). Line your potatoes up 4 to a row, 3 across, making sure they aren't too close to each other. Using a potato masher or strong fork, press down in the center to smash your potato; repeat for all potatoes.
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Drizzle olive oil over the tops of the potatoes, then brush around the entire potato (I used a basting brush). Sprinkle kosher salt, pepper, and all herbs over the tops of the potatoes. Place into oven and bake for 20 minutes, or until browned on the top.
These are delicious by themselves, but also taste amazing topped with sour cream or greek yogurt, and also parmesan cheese! Yum!
Jo
I love this perfectly seasoned and so easy side dish!
Kimberly
These were a total hit tonight! I used fresh herbs from my garden and they worked perfectly!
Erin
These Salty Herbed Smashed Red Potatoes are look so fun and tasty!
Tillie
Excellent recipe! No modifications needed!!
Tisha
Such a wonderful idea for a side dish! So flavorful!
Catalina
What an easy and delicious side dish! Love how crispy these potatoes look!
Beth
This is such a great and easy recipe! My family and I love this! Definitely remaking this tonight for dinner!
Jackie Armstrong
I have made these a few times for guests with a meal and also as an appetizer. I serve them with Tzatziki. Yum! Every time, I am asked for the recipe. Kids love them as well!! Thank you for sharing. Definitely a "go to" for me!!!
Allyson
I am so happy to hear everyone LOVES them! MMMMM I am going to have to try them with tzatziki sauce!
Tina
Excellent! We added parmesan before baking and then served ours with some sour cream and butter. Family devoured them 🙂
Allyson
So happy you loved them!
April
Great recipe. I made them to go with our Christmas prime rib. Yum!
Allyson
So happy you loved them! Happy Holidays!
Robbie
Really good! I used wax paper and a glass to smash the potatoes and added Parmesan on top. Yum!
Ch
I boiled mine for the recommended time and when I started to smash them they just completely fell apart 🙁
Allyson
They do sort of 'fall apart' when you smash them...then cooking them binds them together again. Did you carry on with the recipe?
Kristen
Mine also completely fell apart and I had just a pan of broken mashed potatoes. Huge bummer!
Allyson
Oh no! I bet they were still delicious even broken though!
Vicky
Delicious! My potatoes didn’t smash tho! I tried…but the first one shot off of the oily pan and went sailing across the room! 😂😂😂!
I ended up cutting the potatoes into quarters, tossing them in the olive oil and sprinkling the seasonings on.
Allyson
Oh NO!!!!!!! That did make me laugh though 🙂 Next time try cooking them maybe 5 minutes longer if you want to smash them, they probably weren't quite ready! Sounds delicious anyway!
Cathy Creed
Have made this recipe and loved. Would like to serve tomorrow for Father's Day and will have 15 people. Can I boil the potatoes ahead a day ahead?
Allyson
Yes you can do that!
Suzanne
This looks so good! What a great side dish for a weeknight!
Vanessa
Thanks for sharing! Does it keep long?
Linda Trudeau
Can these be made ahead & reheated? If so how would you do it?
Allyson
I would probably try reheating them in the air fryer or oven for a few minutes. They are best made fresh!
Rachel F
My family went wild over these. I used garlic salt, pepper, dill weed, onion powdered and a pinch of cayenne pepper. When they were finished I sprinkled with parm cheese. Definitely will keep this recipe!!! Thank you so much!
Allyson
So happy you loved them!