61 Potato Recipes for Mashing, Baking, Frying—And, Ultimately, Loving
POV: You’re hosting this year, and you’ve settled on a main dish and a side or two, but potato recipes leave you stumped. You’re imagining shatteringly crispy smashed potatoes showered with spices, or a casserole that layers silky potatoes with cream and cheese. Maybe you’re wondering how to make superlative mashed potatoes for Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner, or you’re not sure about the right oven temperature for roasting baby potatoes. Get all the details—and our best potato recipes of all time—below.
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Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Prop Styling by Nathaniel James, Food Styling by Anna Hampton1/61Rosemary and Garlic Roasted Potatoes
Photo by Elizabeth Coetzee, Food Styling by Tiffany Schleigh2/61Twice-Baked Potatoes With Cheddar and Garlic
Double-baking means double the fun. When a baked potatoes recipe meets creamy mashed potatoes, you get comfort food par excellence.
Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Anna Stockwell3/61Latkes
Choosing the right type of potato is just as important as how you prepare it. Here, starchy russets give you ample crispness. Just add applesauce and sour cream.
Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Rhoda Boone4/61Our Favorite Mashed Potatoes
Light and fluffy yet rich and creamy, with just a hint of garlic, thyme, and tangy sour cream: These are dreamy potatoes indeed. We went through a lot of trial and error to arrive at this mashed potatoes recipe, so you’ll have a mash worthy of your juicy holiday turkey.
Photo by Elizabeth Coetzee, Food Styling by Mira Evnine5/61Dauphinoise Potatoes
This classic French potato dish has creamy layers and a burnished, cheesy top. They look impressive but don’t require making a roux.
Photo by Elizabeth Coetzee, Food Styling by Mira Evnine6/61Lyonnaise Potatoes
Caramelized onions and a splash of vinegar enhance these boiled-then-pan-fried potatoes. We could devour a whole plate full, but you can also sidle them up next to a roast chicken or tender hunk of spiced pork shoulder.
Photo by Elizabeth Coetzee, Food Styling by Sean Dooley7/61Hasselback Potatoes
If you’re a sucker for crispy edges, get your chopsticks out and make these fanned-out potatoes.
Photo by Isa Zapata, Food Styling by Yekaterina Boystova8/61Patates Riganates (Greek-Style Lemon Potatoes With Garlic and Oregano)
Variations of this potato recipe are popular all over Greece, and it isn’t hard to see why. These spuds, baked with olive oil, lemon, garlic, and oregano, are crispy, creamy, and immensely flavorful—the ideal complement to a roast chicken or leg of lamb and a simple tomato and feta salad.
Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Prop Styling by Nathaniel James, Food Styling by Anna Hampton9/61Cheesy Potato Soup With Bacon
Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Olivia Mack Anderson10/61Creamy Potato Salad With Lemon and Fresh Herbs
Looking for potato recipes for a picnic or barbecue? Start here. Because they are lower in starch than Yukon Golds or russets, baby red potatoes hold their shape when tossed.
Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Judy Haubert11/61Potatoes au Gratin
Of all the sides on your Thanksgiving table, this stunner of a gratin might be the star. Sorry, stuffing.
Photo by PEDEN + MUNK12/61Crispy Potato Skins With Fried Herb Aioli
These crispy potato skins get a helping hand from tangy capers, aioli with cornichons and their brine, plus crackly fried herbs. No other game day snack could compare.
Photo by Travis Rainey, Food Styling by Kaitlin Wayne13/61Funeral Potatoes
Also called Texas potatoes, this beloved casserole wears a crunchy blanket of cornflakes. Get a bit of this side dish’s history, then dive in.
Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Prop Styling by Astrid Chastka, Food Styling by Anna Stockwell14/61Crispy Baby Yukon Gold Potatoes
These sheet-pan potatoes are lovely in the spring when potatoes are new, just as delicious in the fall alongside a holiday ham—and, okay, it’s great the rest of the year too. The horseradish yogurt sauce is optional but highly recommended.
Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Prop Styling by Beatrice Chastka, Food Styling by Anna Stockwell17/61Creamy Potato and Leek Gratin
Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Rebecca Jurkevich18/61Classic Potato Pancakes
These savory potato pancakes are fried in a mixture of butter and oil for extra richness and a crisp, golden brown crust. Top with cured salmon or trout roe and crème fraîche to serve as an elegant appetizer or use them in the place of English muffins at your next eggs benedict brunch.
Photo by Andrew Purcell, Food Styling by Carrie Purcell, Prop Styling by Alex Brannian20/61Luxe French Potatoes
We combined the rich cheesiness of Pommes Aligot and the beautifully swirled rosettes of Pommes Duchesse into one casserole, which looks fancy but is surprisingly simple to make.
Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Prop Styling by Alex Brannian, Food Styling by Mariana Velasquez21/61Kartoffel Kugel
Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Prop Styling by Alex Brannian, Food Styling by Ali Nardi22/61Cheesy Potato and Kale Gratin With Rye Croutons
There’s no need to reduce the cream or precook the kale for this casserole recipe; everything cooks together in cheesy, creamy harmony. Leaving the potatoes unpeeled bumps up nutrients and cuts the prep time too.
Photo by Elizabeth Coetzee, Food Styling by Mira Evnine24/61Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes
When you’re prepping an ambitious holiday menu, it can be tricky to figure out side dishes that don’t require the oven or hog the stovetop. That’s when it’s time to lug that Instant Pot out of the cabinet to make this easy recipe.
Christopher Testani, food styling by Rebecca Jurkevich25/61Mashed Potato Croquettes
These crunchy-on-the-outside, creamy-on-the-inside fried potato balls—croquettes if you’re fancy—are the best way to use up leftover mashed potatoes. They don’t take long to assemble, but they do need to chill for a couple of hours before frying.
Photo by Chelsea Kyle, food styling by Anna Stockwell26/61Asparagus and Two-Cheese Quiche With Hash-Brown Crust
Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Pearl Jones27/61West Indies Shepherd’s Pie
Ginger, habanero chile, and lime—as well as aromatic Angostura bitters—give this cozy shepherd’s pie its warming flavor. It’s a great way to use ground chicken and a couple of pounds of Yukon Gold potatoes.
Photo by Shay Harrington29/61Leek and Potato Galette With Pistachio Crust
Ground pistachios give this dough a substantial texture and nutty flavor that complements the leeks here. You may want to use a mandoline to cut even, paper-thin slices of potatoes.
Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Rebecca Jurkevich31/61German Potato Salad With Dill
A potato salad that lacks mayonnaise does not necessarily lack flavor. Our evidence? This gem of a recipe, which brings in apple cider vinegar, lots of fresh dill, and toasted caraway seeds.
Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Prop Styling by Alex Brannian, Food Styling by Anna Hampton32/61Potato-Leek Pot Pie With Spinach and Arugula Salad
Photo by Molly Yeh33/61Chicken Pot Tot Hotdish
This Midwestern dish answers an age-old question: What if chicken pot pie was covered in tater tots instead? Bring this casserole along with a green salad to a friend for a dinner that needs absolutely nothing else.
Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Prop Styling by Alex Brannian, Food Styling by Dawn Perry34/61Baked-Potato Buttermilk Biscuits
Shredded baked potatoes give these biscuits their creaminess and unusual depth of flavor; it’s only natural that flavor comes from loaded-baked-potato fixings, including chives, cheddar cheese, and black pepper.
Photo by Joseph De Leo, Prop Styling by Megan Hedgpeth, Food Styling by Liza Jernow38/61Smoked Trout Croquettes
These bite-size mashed potato croquettes are filled with smoked trout, mozzarella, Parmesan, and chives. These hors d’oeuvres might not make it out of the kitchen—guests will gobble them as soon as they appear.
Photo by Chelsea Kyle, prop styling by Brian Heiser, food styling by Rhoda Boone39/61Crispy Potato-Leek Kugel
Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Kaitlin Wayne44/61Rumbledethumps
Many potato recipes can enhance a post-holiday brunch, but this one can make use of leftover mashed potatoes, which gives it an advantage.
Photo by Alex Lau52/61Potato Blinis
These potato blinis are inspired by a Thomas Keller recipe. They’re the ideal base for trout or salmon roe at your New Year’s Eve celebration.
Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Prop Styling by Beatrice Chastka, Food Styling by Anna Stockwell53/61Whipped Potatoes with Horseradish
For a bonus do-ahead, peel the potatoes the day before, place them in a bowl of water, and refrigerate to prevent browning.
Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Micah Marie Morton55/61Tacos de Pobre
Stop throwing out your potato skins—with a few slices of onion and serrano chile, they make an excellent taco filling.
Photo by David Japy56/61“Cold-Fry” Frites
Call them frites, call them french fries—it’s the French who came up with the brilliant trick in this potato recipe: Start cooking the spuds in cold oil. It gives them a remarkable crunch and creamy interior.
Photo by Kelley Jordan Schuyler61/61Double Chocolate Potato Drops
Not all of the best potato recipes are savory—potatoes can add moisture and tenderness to cookies too.
