Crispy Smashed Red Potatoes

I have died & gone to potato lover's heaven! This is my absolute favorite potato recipe. (Shhhh, don't tell my homemade french fries!) Creamy red potato inside with crispy, salty outside- these are serious good & seriously addicting!! Oh my gosh, just look at that crunchy skin & that creamy white inside!! And they are so easy to make, all you need are red potatoes, olive oil & salt & pepper!! Here is what you do:

Boil your (well scrubbed) potatoes whole until they are fork tender. Then drain them. Preheat your oven to 450 degrees. Drizzle olive oil (liberally) on the bottom of a sheet pan. Put the boiled potatoes on the oiled pan.

Using a potato smasher (yes, I think that it the official name of this utensil) smash the potatoes. You can use anything really, a cup or mug, a plate, what ever works. Just a little note to all my fellow perfectionists- I was really upset the first time I did this. They kept falling apart & the potatoes stuck to the smasher. It is OK! Trust me! Just pick up the pieces that fall apart with your fingers & put them back together. They will be fabulous, no worries!

***The next time I made these, I used my meat mallet, with the smooth side. This worked fabulously. It was much easier & the potatoes didn't stick to it & fall apart as much. See:
Then drizzle more olive oil over the smashed potatoes & season with some salt & pepper. Bake in a 450 degree oven for 15 minutes then carefully flip. This may also cause stress as they may not hold together threw the flip. Again- it's ok! Just put them back together!!

Bake for another 15 minutes, until they are wonderfully crispy on the outside.

Oh my goodness- I can't wait to make them again! I made this on one of our 'breakfast for dinner' evenings with my Eggs in a Nest & Bacon. But they would pair nicely with just about anything!