Melting Potatoes Recipe
This Melting Potatoes recipe is perfect for any occasion. Whether you are hosting a dinner party, looking for a side dish to pair with your weeknight meal, or just craving some deliciously crispy potatoes, this recipe will not disappoint.
We’ve never met a spud we didn’t like, and these have quickly become one of our go-to recipes. The combination of butter, garlic, and crispy potatoes creates a delicious flavor that will have everyone at your table asking for seconds.
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❤️ Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- This budget-friendly side dish can be served alongside just about any of your favorite entrees.
- You don’t need any fancy ingredients so you may not even need to go to the grocery store.
- Also, it’s picky eater-approved your whole family will love this savory side.
🛒Ingredients
One great thing about this easy potato side dish is that you only need a few simple ingredients and a little bit of time in the kitchen to make this savory side dish. It’s bound to be a crowd favorite.
- medium sized potatoes
- melted butter
- salt
- fresh thyme
- vegetable broth (or chicken broth)
- fresh lemon juice
- garlic cloves
- Black pepper
See the recipe card below for quantities.
🔪 How to Make This Melting Potatoes Recipe
Making this simple dish is easy. Just follow these step-by-step instructions and you will have a delicious recipe to pair with your favorite entree in no time at all.
Step 1: Preheat the oven and prepare your potatoes
Preheat the oven to 500 degrees. Peel and slice the potatoes into thick ½” slices.
Step 2: Season and bake the potatoes
Melt the butter in a large bowl, and toss the potatoes, thyme, salt, and pepper to thoroughly coat the potatoes. Place in a single layer on a baking tray with sides. Bake for about 15 minutes until one side is golden brown.
Step 3: Make the lemon garlic mixture
While they bake, squeeze the lemon juice into a measuring cup and grate the garlic using a microplane. Add in the broth and stir.
Step 4: Finish baking the potatoes
After 15 minutes, turn each potato slice over pour the garlic/lemon mixture over the top of the potatoes, and return them to the oven to bake for another 10-15 minutes, until they are golden brown. Remove and serve. Sprinkle with extra thyme for garnish if desired.
📝Variations
Do you want to change up this recipe and make it your own? Here are some ways that you can do that!
- Spicy: If your family likes a touch with your potatoes add a pinch or two of cayenne pepper or red pepper flakes to your garlic mixture.
- Cheese: Want a cheesy touch? Top your potatoes with shredded cheese in the last few minutes of cooking.
- Garnishes: Fresh parsley, chives, or even sliced green onions all work well as a garnish for this side dish.
Do you love delicious potato side dishes? If so, then next time you may want to give these Amish Mashed Potatoes a try.
🥄 Equipment
You only need a few simple kitchen tools to help you make this easy and delicious recipe. Gather these tools so you can enjoy these buttery potatoes.
- sharp knife or mandolin slicer
- large bowl
- large rimmed baking sheet
- microplane
🥫 Storage
Storage – Store the leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for 3-4 days.
Reheating – We’ve found the best way to reheat these potatoes in the oven for a few minutes. This will help them maintain their crispy exterior and warm, fluffy interior.
Serve With Roasted Potatoes
Roasted potatoes go well with just about anything that you want to pair it with. We love to serve them with main dishes such as this Air Fryer Country Fried Steak Bites or Sage Roasted Chicken recipe.
💭 Tips
Here are a few tips that you can use to ensure that these potatoes turn out perfectly for you when you make them.
- Try to slice the potatoes as evenly-sized as possible so that they cook at the same rate.
- Don’t forget to scrub your potatoes well before you peel them.
- For this recipe, we microwave our butter to melt it. Just make sure that you use a microwave-safe bowl.
⁉️ FAQ
Do you have questions about this recipe? Here are the answers to the most commonly asked questions.
This recipe gets its name from the fact that potatoes melt in your mouth when you eat them.
Techincally, yes you can. However, we’ve found that they turn mushy when thawed, so we don’t recommend it.
🍽 More Potato Recipes
Do you enjoy potato recipes? If so, next time give these recipes a try:
🧾Recipe Card
Want to make this recipe? Print the recipe card below, or pin this recipe, so you can find it later.
Melting Potatoes Recipe
Equipment
- sharp knife or mandolin slicer
- large bowl
- large rimmed baking sheet
- microplane
Ingredients
- 4 medium sized potatoes
- 4 tablespoon butter melted
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon fresh thyme
- 1 cup vegetable broth or chicken broth
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 4 garlic cloves
- Black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 500 degrees. (That’s not a typo!)
- Peel and slice the potatoes into thick ½” slices.
- Melt the butter in a large bowl, and toss the potatoes, thyme, salt and pepper to thoroughly coat the potatoes. Place in a single layer on a baking tray with sides. Bake for about 15 minutes until one side is golden brown.
- While they bake, squeeze the lemon juice into a measuring cup and grate the garlic using a microplane. Add in the broth and stir.
- After 15 minutes, turn each potato slice over and pour the garlic/lemon mixture over the top of the potatoes and return them to the oven to bake for another 10-15 minutes, until they are golden brown. Remove and serve. Sprinkle with extra thyme for garnish if desired.
Notes
Disclaimer
Any nutritional data I provide is an approximation and actual dietary information can vary based on ingredients and proportion sizes.
