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Smashed Potatoes
⏱ 35 min🌡 400°F / 204°C
Crispy, crackly outside with a fluffy pillowy inside — the best of both worlds. Boil, smash, then air fry for the most satisfying potato side dish you've ever had.
Ingredients
Small baby potatoes
1.5 lbsor small Yukon gold
Olive oil
3 tbspSalt
1 tspBlack pepper
½ tspGarlic powder
½ tspFresh rosemary
1 tspor thyme — optional
Parmesan cheese
2 tbspoptional — for serving
Chef tips
💡Boil until fully cooked before smashing — undercooked potatoes don't smash flat and stay dense
💡Press firmly to ½ inch thick — thicker smashed potatoes don't get crispy all the way through
💡Generous oil on both sides — this is what creates the crackly shatteringly crispy crust
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