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Easy Crushed Baby Potatoes

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Easy Crushed Baby Potatoes | Potato | Sides | Garlic

I always seem to run out of ideas for sides to have with midweek meals.  But I definitely get bored with the usual pasta, rice and salads. This side is quick, easy and something a little bit different to the regular mashed, boiled, roast or baked.

A really tasty and satisfying dish that appears to be creeping into my meals more and more often! I reckon crushed baby potatoes will be making their way into your meals soon too…

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Here is what you will need to serve 2 as a side dish. (Easily doubled)

Ingredients

  • 450g Baby Potatoes
  • 2 tbsp Olive Oil
  • 1 tbsp Butter
  • Salt & Pepper

Instructions

Bring a large pan of generously salted water to the boil.

Add in the potatoes – being careful not to splash yourself. Bring back up to the boil then cook for 15mins until starting to soften.

Easy Crushed Baby Potatoes | Potato | Sides | Garlic

Drain the potatoes well then gently crush with a fork. You want a good mix of large & small chunks.

Easy Crushed Baby Potatoes | Potato | Sides | Garlic

Swap that fork for a spoon so you don’t crush the potatoes any further. Drizzle in the olive oil,  dot in the butter and add a fairly generous helping of salt & pepper to season. Give it a mix and that’s it!

Easy Crushed Baby Potatoes | Potato | Sides | Garlic

And there you have it, a simple yet temptingly inviting side dish that’s ready in less than 30mins! Crushed Baby Potatoes are perfect for midweek meals or easy entertaining.

You can even play about with the flavours. Got some fresh herbs to use up? Chop ’em up and mix ’em in. Mustard in the fridge? Add a teaspoon or 2 for an extra kick. You could just about chuck anything in to give it a flavourful boost or simply enjoy it as it is. Go on, give it a try for yourself!

Easy Crushed Baby Potatoes | Potato | Sides | Garlic

About Emma Mason

Emma is a professional blogger. Utilising over 20 years of cooking experience, she’s passionate about making your life easier, one recipe at a time! Drawing on her 12+ year background in recipe research and development, photography, copy writing and marketing, Emma has turned kitchenmason.com into a successful career. Known as ‘the organisation queen’ among friends, she is passionate about creating easy to follow recipes that anyone can follow and enjoy. She lives in Nottingham (UK) with her husband, daughter and 2 naughty cats. In her spare time she can be found reading a good book, training at the dojo preparing for her black belt grading, or dreaming up the next crazy colour combo for her hair!

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Sunday 5th of October 2014

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Sunday 5th of October 2014

Sorry! Maybe my spam filters were picking on you :( To be honest, I still don't consider myself an experienced blogger as I'm always learning! If I had any advice, I would say stay true to who you are and what you love - you can't go far wrong with that and, that way, you'll always enjoy it x

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Tuesday 16th of September 2014

Great Idea- might be good with herby/garlic butter also?

Miss KitchenMason

Tuesday 16th of September 2014

Oooh, yes it would!

Camilla

Sunday 14th of September 2014

Ooh I can imagine this is really yummy with the waxy/mashed texture and all that olive oil and butter with just the righ amount of seasoning:-) Thanks for sharing!

Miss KitchenMason

Sunday 14th of September 2014

Thanks Camilla! And thank you for checking out my blog :)

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