Melt-In-Your-Mouth Melting Potatoes

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Why I love Melt-In-Your-Mouth Melting Potatoes?

• Who doesn’t love potatoes? This is a new, exciting variation on classic roasted potatoes.
• The addition of broth and garlic makes the potatoes buttery and creamy.
• While it does have a long cooking time, after you get the potatoes in the oven, there is very little to do, other than flip them once during the cooking time.

What does this dish pair well with?

If you need a side dish for pot roast, roasted chicken, or fish, this recipe will definitely suit those meals. Add a green vegetable like sweet peas, green beans or asparagus and you will have a well-rounded, tasty meal.

Can you use other types of Potatoes?

If you like, you can use red potatoes. However, you won’t get the buttery richness that Yukon Gold potatoes provide. In general, russet potatoes have too much starch for this kind of recipe to be as successful.

What other meals would work best with Melted Potatoes?

This recipe is a perfect side dish for almost any kind of meal. Whether you are serving sides with grilled meats or you need a new potato dish for Thanksgiving, Easter, Christmas or another holiday feast, this recipe will be just right.

How to serve Melt-In-Your-Mouth Melting Potatoes?

To serve these melting potatoes, scoop them out into a bowl and then set the bowl on the table to serve family style. Chances are good that the potato bowl will make the rounds of the table multiple times as people load up on seconds of these potatoes.

Tips:

• Be sure to adjust the oven racks in your oven so that the potatoes will brown well.
• Double-check that your baking dish is appropriate for the 500-degree temperature of this recipe. Not all glass dishes will work at those temps.
• Flip the potatoes at the halfway point with a spatula to fully cook the potato chunks.

Variations:

• You can swap out various herbs and spices for your favorites.
• Add some cumin and chili powder to the herbs to make a Mexican-style recipe.
• If you don’t have olive oil, you can use any mildly flavored cooking oil.
• If you don’t want to peel the potatoes, you can leave the skins on for a slightly different texture.

Ingredients:

• Yukon Gold potatoes
• Butter
• Extra-virgin olive oil
• Thyme
• Rosemary
• Salt
• Ground pepper
• Vegetable broth or chicken broth
• Garlic

How to make Melt-In-Your-Mouth Melting Potatoes:

Step 1. Preheat your Oven to 500 degrees F and make sure your oven rack is positioned in the upper third slot for perfect browning and cooking.

Step 2. In a large mixing bowl, add your cut potatoes, butter, oil, thyme, rosemary, salt, and pepper. Toss till everything is fully coated in all the amazing ingredients

Step 3. Arrange in an even layer in a 9×13 baking dish (do not use glass unless it is oven safe)

Step 4: Slide the baking dish in the oven and roast for 30 minutes.

(Flip one time once it turns a golden brown)

Step 5: After 30 minutes, add the broth and garlic.

Continue roasting your Melting Potatoes until the broth is fully absorbed by the potatoes and the skin has a rich, golden brown color. About 15 additional minutes.

Serve warm!

Instructions

• Preheat your Oven to 500 degrees F and make sure your oven rack is positioned in the upper third slot for perfect browning and cooking.
• In a large mixing bowl, add your cut potatoes, butter, oil, thyme, rosemary, salt, and pepper. Toss till everything is fully coated in all the amazing ingredients
• Arrange in an even layer in a 9×13 baking dish

  (do not use glass unless it is oven safe) 

• Slide the baking dish in the oven and roast for 30 minutes.

  (Flip one time once it turns a golden brown)

• After 30 minutes, add in the broth and garlic. Continue roasting your Melting Potatoes until broth is fully absorbed by potatoes and skin has a rich, golden brown color. About 15 additional minutes.