Our 40 Best Potato Recipes
Patatas Bravas
These crispy fried potatoes are a staple at Spanish tapas bars. They’re supremely delicious topped with a sweet homemade “ketchup” made from fresh tomatoes and a hit of hot sauce.
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Crispy Potato Tarte Flambée
This variation on the classic Alsatian flatbread includes the traditional toppings of crème fraîche, bacon and onion, but Laura Rege also includes slices of crisp potato and a vibrant drizzle of malt vinegar at the end.
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Overstuffed Twice-Baked Potatoes
These twice-baked potatoes are so large and filling that some ofEmeril Lagasse's customers order them as an entrée. The reason Lagasse calls them overstuffed is that he adds an extra baked potato to the stuffing mixture, but if these seem too large for you, then bake and mash only four (instead of the five used here), or use smaller potatoes.
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Lemony Salt-Roasted Fingerling Potatoes
This lemon-scented herb salt makes a great seasoning for everything from roastedwhitefishtogrilled chickenandporktosteamed vegetables—and of course, any kind of potato. Grinding the sage, rosemary and thyme into the salt, rather than just stirring it in, helps intensify and meld the flavors.
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Crispy, Creamy Potato Puffs
These enticing Chilean potato puffs, known aspapas duquesas, are a cross betweenmashed potatoesand french fries. Valeria Huneeus' granddaughters love picking up the little puffs with their hands and popping them into their mouths.
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Boiled Potatoes with Sage Butter
Sage lovers will adore this recipe, which is superb for breakfast or brunch, especially with a side ofeggs.
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Yukon Golds with Shallot Butter
This tasty side dish comes together in less than 30 minutes, making it perfect for aweeknight dinner.
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Poutine-Style Twice-Baked Potatoes
These just might be the world's best and most indulgentbaked potatoes. First they're stuffed with sour cream and Parmigiano-Reggiano, then they're topped with tangy gravy, melted mozzarella, bits of crispbaconand, finally, fried potato skins.
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Two-Tone Potato Salad
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Oven Fries with Herbs and Pecorino
Made with starchy baking potatoes—flavored with garlic,fresh herbsand Pecorino Romano cheese—and tossed with just a little extra-virgin olive oil, these fries emerge from the oven crisp and delicious.
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Healthy Potato Gratin with Herbs
Inspired by a potato gratin atRestaurant Danielin New York City, this creamy—but creamless—recipe gets great flavor from thyme and rosemary.
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Mashed Potatoes with Bacon and Mustard
This chunky mashed-potato dish is packed with tangy mustard,fresh herbsand thick-cutbacon.
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Potato, Mushroom, and Chicken Hash
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Classic Potato Salad
Babypotatoeshave a naturally sweet flavor and creamy texture that's delicious in this classic recipe.
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Potato, Salami, and Cheese Frittata
Fortified with sautéed potatoes, strips of salami, and bits ofgoat cheese, this robust egg dish makes a fine dinner. Add a salad and you're all set. Though we like them warm, frittatas are traditionally served at room temperature.
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Asiago and Sage Scalloped Potatoes
Wisconsin produces very good versions of Asiago, the hard cheese with a slightly sharper flavor than Parmesan. Sanford D'Amato recommends the Stella brand.
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Potato Soup with Spicy Shrimp
受his Turkish-American wife, Meltem,Scott Conantspices up his silky potato soup with Turkish red-pepper paste (biber salcasi), made from sweet and hot peppers. Look for the paste atMiddle Easterngroceries, or use harissa instead.
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Grandma's Crushed Potatoes
As the recipe title suggests, these crispy potatoes flavored with mixed toasted spices are from a recipe by Rajat Parr's grandmother, Nirmal.
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Spiced Potatoes (Aloo Bhaji)
Art dealer Surajit Bomti Iyengar serves these tender potato sticks for brunch at his Calcutta apartment. The recipe is from his designer friend Devika Datt Duncan. The potatoes are cooked withpanch phoron, or Bengali five-spice powder—a mix that includesfennel,cuminand mustard seeds—then tossed withturmeric.
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Fingerling Potatoes with Pumpkin Seed Romesco
Tim Lovecooks these potatoes on a cast-iron griddle (also called aplancha), set right on a hot grill. His version of Spain's garlickyromescosauce calls forpumpkin seedsinstead of the usualalmonds.
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Mashed Potatoes with Manchego and Olive Oil
Instead of using butter, chefJosé Andrésprefers to add richness with olive oil and Manchego cheese. His tip: "Add the olive oil slowly to the potatoes because if you dump it in all at once, you'll get streaks of oil."
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Potato Gnocchi with Butter and Cheese
Here, Grace Parisi shares a traditional recipe with three tasty variations:Carrot-Potato Gnocchi,Roasted Garlic-Potato GnocchiandRye-Potato Gnocchi.
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Baked Potatoes with Wild Mushroom Ragù
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Yukon Gold Potato, Leek and Fromage Blanc Frittata
Dede Sampson prepared this frittata for the Oliveto staff when she applied for a pastry position at the restaurant. This recipe gets its extra-creamy texture fromfromage blanc, an extremely soft cow's-milk cheese with a sour cream-like tang. Sampson buys hers from San Francisco's Cowgirl Creamery.
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Kate's Supercrispy Potato Latkes
With just seven ingredients, these supercrispy potato latkes couldn't be easier to make.
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Corvino House Fries
Chef Michael Corvino of Kansas City, Missouri, shares his meticulous eight-step method for better-than-ever French fries.
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Caramel Potatoes
Home cook Nadine Levy Redzepi serves these classic sticky-sweet caramelized potatoes as part of a meal that includes roast goose, pork belly and red cabbage. A good hit of crunchy salt is delicious here
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Smashed Potato and Shallot Gratin
The use of cream here is judicious, and most of it is absorbed by the potatoes, resulting in an unctuous but not overly rich gratin. The shallots end up caramelized and sticky, and you’ll find yourself digging for them.
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"Everybody" Potato-Leek Soup
You can serve this soup so many different ways: with a dollop of crème fraîche and smoked salmon, topped with roasted broccoli florets and shredded cheddar cheese, or simply plain, as it has a mellow, delicious flavor on its own. Left as a chunky soup, it eats like a chowder, while the pureed version has a silky and light texture rich enough to be served chilled.
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Bacony Potato Puree
To make these next-level potatoes,Food & Wine’s Justin Chapple first steeps cubes of double-smoked bacon in half-and-half, then folds the strained bacon-scented cream into boiled and riced potatoes. Pressing the potatoes through a ricer makes a deliciously light and extra-creamy potato puree.
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Crushed Potatoes with Spiced Olive Oil
A trio of toasted and ground seeds—caraway, fennel, and coriander—mixed with extra-virgin olive oil gives these rustic potatoes a delicately fruity but warmly spiced flavor. Because of the generous amount of olive oil in this recipe, the potatoes are great served warm or at room temperature.
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Loaded Potato Soup
Bring this rich and luscious potato soup to the table and let guests build their own bowls with crispy potato peels, cheddar cheese,and scallions for a comforting meal. Double up and make an extra batch to keep in the freezer for rainy nights or to nourish a sick friend.
Bring this rich and luscious potato soup to the table and let guests build their own bowls with crispy potato peels, cheddar cheese,and scallions for a comforting meal. Double up and make an extra batch to keep in the freezer for rainy nights or to nourish a sick friend.
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Wax Bean Salad with Potatoes, Capers, and Eggs
One of Sarah Copeland's favorite ways to start the weekend is to visit her local farmers’ market; she changes up this riff on Niçoise salad based on what she finds. Yellow wax beans make a beautiful addition when they’re in season, but haricots verts are the perfect stand-in.
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Triple-Cream Mashed Potatoes
These luxurious potatoes make the perfect partner for braised short ribs, filet mignon, or pork tenderloin. The secret ingredient is Brillat-Savarin, a triple-cream cheese similar in texture to brie. If you can’t find it at your local gourmet cheese shop, you can substitute Explorateur, Saint André, or even mascarpone.
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Thousand-Layer Duck Fat Potatoes
When chef Shaun Searley prepares these crispy potatoes at The Quality Chop House, he starts with King Edward potatoes, which have a fluffy texture. Be sure to start a day ahead so the cooled potatoes slice cleanly. The portioned potatoes can then be stored in the freezer for up to a month before frying.
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Potatoes Benedict with Make-Ahead Poached Eggs
In this take on eggs Benedict, crispy potato rounds are a gluten-free substitute for everyday English muffins. A combination of extra-virgin olive oil and butter gives the potatoes incredible flavor and a golden, crunchy crust that provides the best-ever canvas for poached eggs.
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Potato Rösti with Pastrami
This golden potato rösti is blanketed in crème fraîche and layered with pastrami and whole-grain mustard.
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Green Chorizo and Potato Tacos
A punchy, herb-forwardgreen chorizois the star of these tacos, but the hidden heroes are the tiny cubes of fried potato—they’re salty, crispy, and absolutely irresistible. The addition of chicken broth helps hold the crumbly chorizo and bits of potato together.
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Cracked New Potatoes with Fennel Raita
This veggie main from chef Biju Thomas uses every part of the fennel plant. He quarters and grills the bulb until mellow and tender, dresses thinly sliced fresh stalks with lemon, and stirs the feathery fronds into a yogurt raita spiked with fresh ginger.