Easy Smashed Taters Recipes

LOADED SMASHED TATERS

You can make an entire pot of smashed taters in the time it takes to bake a single potato! I like to use baby Yukon Golds because the skins are very thin and easy to mash. Make this to your taste-sometimes I add in garlic and chives or sub shallots for the green onions. My husband loves these potatoes with steak, and even my 20-month-old daughter enjoys them! -Andrea Quiroz, Chicago, Illinois

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Side Dishes

Time 40m

Yield 8 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 12

Loaded Smashed Taters image

Steps:

Place potatoes in a large saucepan; add water to cover. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cook, uncovered, 15-20 minutes or until tender., Drain; return to pan. Lightly mash potatoes, gradually adding milk, cream cheese and butter to reach desired consistency. Stir in bacon, cheeses, green onions, tomatoes, parsley, salt and pepper.

Nutrition Facts :

Ingredients

2-1/2 pounds baby Yukon Gold potatoes
1 cup 2% milk, warmed
1/2 cup spreadable garlic and herb cream cheese
3 tablespoons butter, softened
1 pound bacon strips, cooked and crumbled
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1/2 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
3 green onions, chopped
1/3 cup oil-packed sun-dried tomatoes, chopped
2 teaspoons dried parsley flakes
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper

TATER TOTS

Provided by Ree Drummond : Food Network

Time 40m

Yield 40 to 45 tots

Number Of Ingredients 6

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Steps:

Cook the potatoes in boiling water until tender. Then process them using a ricer or food mill OR mash them with a fork for a more lumpy texture.
Add the flour, egg, some seasoned salt and pepper and combine.
Form into balls, and then slightly flatten into discs. Let them cool completely.
Heat some canola oil in a cast-iron skillet and fry the cooled tots until golden. Drain on a paper towel.
You can freeze the tots after frying. Remove from the freezer when you need them and reheat in a 400 degree F oven for 10 to 12 minutes.

Ingredients

6 potatoes, peeled and diced
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1 large egg, lightly beaten
Seasoned salt
Black pepper
Canola oil, for frying

CHEESY BACON TATER TOTS®

These delicious tots are great as a side dish or as a game day appetizer. The potatoes crisp in bacon grease before being baked with Cheddar cheese for an easy bacony, cheesy treat.

Provided by fabeveryday

Time 35m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 6

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Steps:

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
Cook bacon in a large cast iron skillet over medium-high heat until crispy on both sides, about 10 minutes. Place on a paper towel-lined plate and set aside, keeping the bacon grease in the skillet.
Reduce the heat to medium and add potato nuggets to the skillet. Season with garlic salt and toss until evenly coated. Cook until the outsides are crisp, about 10 minutes, turning carefully with a spatula once or twice. Remove the skillet from heat.
Carefully remove 1/2 of the potato nuggets from the skillet and spread out remaining nuggets in a single layer. Top with 1/2 of the Cheddar cheese. Place remaining nuggets on top of the cheese and top with remaining cheese.
Transfer the skillet to the preheated oven and bake until nuggets are warmed through and the cheese is melted and starts to turn golden brown, about 10 minutes.
While the nuggets are baking, crumble the cooked bacon. Remove the skillet from the oven and top with crumbled bacon, sour cream, and green onions.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 359.7 calories, Carbohydrate 28.9 g, Cholesterol 40.4 mg, Fat 24.4 g, Fiber 2.7 g, Protein 12.5 g, SaturatedFat 9.8 g, Sodium 905.2 mg, Sugar 0.9 g

Ingredients

6 slices bacon
1 (32 ounce) package frozen bite-size potato nuggets (such as Tater Tots®)
½ teaspoon garlic salt
2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese, divided
¼ cup sour cream
2 tablespoons chopped green onions