These rustic Roasted Smashed Garlic Potatoes are crispy on the edges with a perfect pillowy texture throughout and pair well with almost any main course!
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Keyword Baby Potatoes, Roasted Potatoes, Weight Watchers, WW Side Dish
Prep Time 35 minutesmins
Cook Time 30 minutesmins
Total Time 1 hourhr5 minutesmins
Servings 6servings
Calories 120
Author Emily Bites
Ingredients
1 ½lbsbaby potatoesrinsed (can be yellow or red, I used a medley that also included purple)
2tablespoonsolive oil
Coarsely ground sea saltto taste
1teaspoonminced garlic
Dried parsley flakescan substitute, thyme, rosemary or your favorite herb
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
Place the potatoes in a large pot and fill ½-3/4 full with water (more than enough to cover the potatoes). Shake some salt into the water and cover the pot. Bring the water to a boil and then reduce heat to simmer. Simmer uncovered for 18-20 minutes. Drain the water from the potatoes and transfer the potatoes to the prepared baking sheet. Allow to cool for 3-5 minutes. Using the back of a cooking spatula, push down on each potato until the skin bursts and it flattens somewhat (see photo) into a smashed “circle.”
Drizzle the smashed potatoes evenly with a tablespoon of the olive oil. Sprinkle or grind the salt over the potatoes. Flip the potatoes other and drizzle evenly with the remaining tablespoon of olive oil. Sprinkle or grind additional salt over the potatoes.
Place the baking sheet in the oven for 15 minutes until the potatoes are getting golden on the bottom. Flip the potatoes over, sprinkle with the minced garlic and place them back in the oven for another 15-20 minutes. Remove from oven and sprinkle with parsley.
Notes
To view your WW PersonalPoints for this recipe and track it in the WW app or site, click here!Nutrition Information:120 calories, 18 g carbs, 1 g sugars, 5 g fat, 1 g saturated fat, 2 g protein, 2 g fiber (from myfitnesspal.com)MyWW SmartPoints per (1/6th of the recipe*) serving: (SP calculated using the recipe builder on weightwatchers.com)Green: 4 SmartPoints/ Blue: 4 SmartPoints/ Purple: 1 SmartPointsWeight Watchers Points Plus: 3 per (1/6th)* serving (P+ calculated using the recipe builder on weightwatchers.com)*My 1 ½ pounds of potatoes worked out to be 24 small potatoes, so I just made the servings 4 potatoes each. You may have to adjust based on the size/quantity of your potatoes.slightly adapted from Love Grows Wild