With creamy, tender insides and crispy seasoned outsides, Broiled Smashed Baby Potatoes are an easy and tasty side dish!
Tasty, easy side dishes are one of our favorite things. Broiled Smashed Baby Potatoes are super easy to make and pair well with almost every protein that crosses our dinner plates.
Tender, baby potatoes are boiled until softened, then lightly smashed and broiled to crispy perfection in the oven. Weight Watchers friendly, super easy and delicious!
Weight Watchers Points = 3 per serving (Point Breakdown in Recipe Notes)
What You’ll Need to Make Broiled Smashed Baby Potatoes
- baby potatoes, any type
- olive oil, we use extra virgin
- garlic powder, or 1 clove fresh minced garlic
- chopped dried rosemary, or fresh, about 1/2 tablespoon
- kosher salt – more coarse and less salty than table salt
- cooking spray
- flaky sea salt , optional but is a great finishing touch!
How to make Broiled Smashed Baby Potatoes
These little potatoes are an awesome and easy side dish. Weight Watchers friendly with only 3 points per serving, these tender, baby potatoes are boiled until softened, then lightly smashed and broiled to crispy perfection in the oven.
Perfectly seasoned little bites that go with just about everything!
In medium saucepan cover potatoes with lightly salted water and bring to boil over high heat. Reduce heat and simmer until potatoes are tender, 10 to 12 minutes. Drain.
Add potatoes to a medium sized bowl. Add oil, garlic powder, half of the dried chopped rosemary, and kosher salt. Toss until potatoes are well coated.
Lightly coat a baking sheet with cooking spray. Spread the potatoes onto the baking sheet and using a flat bottomed drinking glass, press down on each individual potato about halfway to smash.
Don’t smash too much or the potatoes will fall apart.
Sprinkle the smashed potatoes with the remaining rosemary and flaky sea salt if desired.
Place the rack on the highest position in the oven and turn the oven to broil at 500 degrees F.
Place the baking sheet on the rack and broil 5 minutes per side until the edges are crispy.
Remove from oven and serve immediately. Enjoy!
Other Easy Side Dishes You Might Like
Simple Sauteed Zucchini with Lemon – Italian seasoning, a hint of garlic and a burst of fresh lemon surround crisp tender bites of zucchini. A great healthy side dish!
Oven Roasted Cauliflower – High heat seals in the flavor in this oven roasted marinated cauliflower.
Spicy Deviled Eggs – Tender boiled egg whites topped with a light and creamy egg, mayonnaise and mustard mixture, a little spice and just a hint of dill.
Garlic Parm Spaghetti Squash – a delicious side dish option full of antioxidants and vitamins.
Melting Baby Potatoes – Crispy edges and flavorful, fluffy insides, these potatoes literally melt in your mouth!
Broiled Smashed Baby Potatoes
Ingredients
- 1 pound baby potatoes
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 2 tsp chopped dried rosemary divided
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- cooking spray
- 1/4 tsp flaky sea salt optional
Instructions
- In medium saucepan cover potatoes with lightly salted water and bring to boil over high heat. Reduce heat and simmer until potatoes are tender, 10 to 12 minutes. Drain.
- Add potatoes to a medium sized bowl. Add oil, garlic powder, half of the dried chopped rosemary, and kosher salt. Toss until potatoes are well coated.
- Lightly coat a baking sheet with cooking spray. Spread the potatoes onto the baking sheet and using a flat bottomed drinking glass, press down on each individual potato about halfway to smash. Don't smash too much or the potatoes will fall apart.
- Place the rack on the highest position in the oven and turn the oven to broil at 500 degrees F.
- Sprinkle the smashed potatoes with the remaining rosemary and flaky sea salt if desired. Place the baking sheet on the rack and broil 5 minutes per side until the edges are crispy.
- Remove from oven and serve immediately. Enjoy!
Notes
Nutrition *
* The information shown is an estimate provided by an online nutrition calculator.
Alicia H says
These are so good, like a combo of baked potatoes and french fries. I made them and they are even good the next day. I didn’t have flaky salt but the kosher salt was enough salt in my opinion anyway. I will make them again.