Homemade potato soup is a comforting classic! Here are some other delicious dishes you can make with potatoes:
1. Loaded Baked Potatoes
- Ingredients: Large baking potatoes, butter, sour cream, shredded cheese, bacon bits, chopped chives, salt, and pepper.
- Instructions: Bake the potatoes until tender. Cut open and fluff the inside with a fork. Top with butter, sour cream, cheese, bacon bits, chives, salt, and pepper.
2. Scalloped Potatoes
- Ingredients: Potatoes, butter, flour, milk, shredded cheese, salt, and pepper.
- Instructions: Thinly slice potatoes and layer them in a baking dish. In a saucepan, make a cheese sauce by melting butter, stirring in flour, and gradually adding milk and cheese. Pour the sauce over the potatoes and bake until golden and bubbly.
3. Potato Pancakes (Latkes)
- Ingredients: Potatoes, onion, eggs, flour, salt, and pepper.
- Instructions: Grate the potatoes and onion, then mix with eggs, flour, salt, and pepper. Form into patties and fry in hot oil until crispy and golden.
4. Mashed Potatoes
- Ingredients: Potatoes, butter, milk or cream, salt, and pepper.
- Instructions: Boil the potatoes until tender, then mash with butter and milk. Season with salt and pepper. You can add roasted garlic or cheese for extra flavor.
5. Potato Salad
- Ingredients: Potatoes, hard-boiled eggs, celery, onion, mayonnaise, mustard, salt, and pepper.
- Instructions: Boil and cube the potatoes. Mix with chopped eggs, celery, onion, mayonnaise, mustard, salt, and pepper. Chill before serving.
6. Potato Gratin
- Ingredients: Potatoes, heavy cream, garlic, salt, pepper, and cheese.
- Instructions: Slice potatoes thinly and layer them in a baking dish. Pour over a mixture of cream, garlic, salt, and pepper. Top with cheese and bake until tender and golden.
7. Roasted Potatoes
- Ingredients: Potatoes, olive oil, garlic, rosemary, salt, and pepper.
- Instructions: Cut potatoes into chunks, toss with olive oil, garlic, rosemary, salt, and pepper. Roast in the oven until crispy.
8. Potato Wedges
- Ingredients: Potatoes, olive oil, paprika, garlic powder, salt, and pepper.
- Instructions: Cut potatoes into wedges, toss with olive oil and spices, and bake until crispy.
9. Shepherd’s Pie
- Ingredients: Ground beef or lamb, onion, carrots, peas, gravy, mashed potatoes.
- Instructions: Cook the meat and vegetables, then top with mashed potatoes and bake until golden.
10. Potato Croquettes
- Ingredients: Mashed potatoes, egg, breadcrumbs, cheese, salt, and pepper.
- Instructions: Mix mashed potatoes with cheese, salt, and pepper. Shape into balls, coat in egg and breadcrumbs, and fry until golden.
These recipes offer a variety of ways to enjoy potatoes, whether you’re looking for a main dish, side, or snack.