Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Easy-Bake Potatoes

I sure do love a quick and easy side dish. Side dishes are sometimes tricky to me because I like them to be quick but I also like to visit "flavor country". Hub and I find that whenever we sit down to our meal, we always dig into the sides first! I don't know what it is but we do. So here is a super easy potato dish that you can substitute, adjust and enjoy to your liking for very minimal amount of preparation!
Easy-Bake Potatoes
Prep: 5 mins
Cook: 1hr.
Oven: 400 degrees
Serves: 2 (adjust accordingly to serve more)

5-6 medium sized red potatoes
3 cloves garlic, halved
3-4 green onions, chopped (or substitute half of a medium-sized yellow onion)
4 Tbsp. butter, cut into pieces
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. pepper
1/2 tsp. garlic salt

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2. Create a foil pouch in a glass baking pan. I usually line the pan with two pieces of foil and then once all ingredients are added bring all sides of foil together to close.
3. Chop potatoes in half or in quarters depending on size, or how big you like your potatoes.
4. Place potatoes in foil pouch and add garlic, green onions, butter, salt, pepper and garlic salt.
5. Bake for 1 hr. If these sides are done a little early, turn the oven down to 200 degrees for up to half an hour to keep until you're ready to enjoy!
*Substitute any potatoes that you like. When substituting sweet potatoes, sprinkle in 1/4 cup brown sugar. Add any seasonings you like (i.e. cayenne pepper, Italian seasonings, steak/grill seasoning, seasoning salt, etc.)

The great thing about potatoes is that they are so versatile! Serve these with a roast, BBQ, with hamburgers instead of french fries or even with a scramble for breakfast! Happy cooking!

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