Crispy Potatoes with Bacon Butter

5 from 1 vote

Crispy Potatoes are such a tasty treat! They are the perfect side dish, that is easy to make with very little work!

Prep Time25

Cook Time45

Total Time1 10

Course: Appetizer, Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Calories: 251kcal

Fill a medium sized pot with water, add 1 tbs salt and bring to a boil. Once boiling add potatoes and cook until soft and they can easily be pierced with a fork. This takes ~20-30 minutes. *
1-1 ½ lbs small potatoes, 1 tbs salt
Once cooked, drain the potatoes and let them sit for 5-10 minutes to be cool enough to work with.
Preheat oven to 400°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Once the potatoes have cooled a bit, place on prepared baking sheet and smash. You can use a potato masher or the bottom of a sturdy cup. Mash them fairly thin so that they will get crispy.
Once mashed allow them to sit for 5 more minutes to help release the steam- this will get them even more crispy.
While letting them rest, melt your bacon butter and regular butter. Then drizzle the potatoes with the butter mixture and then the olive oil.* Sprinkle potatoes with salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes.
2 tbs Good Ranchers Bacon Butter*, 2 tbs butter, 1 tbs olive oil, 1 teaspoon salt, ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes, ¼ teaspoon pepper
Bake potatoes for 45-50 minutes until golden brown and crispy. Don’t flip or turn the potatoes. You want them crispy but not burnt, so bake them as long as you need to without burning them. Once crispy and done baking, sprinkle with chopped parsley and enjoy!

Tips and Tricks

*If you don’t have bacon butter/jam, simply omit from the recipe. They will be tasty and crispy with just the oil and butter.
*Potatoes will take a little longer to boil if you are at altitude (like me!). Start checking them with a fork around 25 minutes and them every 5 minutes after.
Using both butter and olive oil helps to crisp the potatoes and adds a depth of flavor.
Leftovers: Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator and eat within a 2-4 days.
Reheat by placing on a baking sheet in the oven at 400°F for 5-10 minutes. This is the tastiest way to reheat and get them to crisp back up.