12 Potato Recipes

An oval dish of old-fashioned potato gratin, with a bottle and decanter of wine behind it.

Old-Fashioned Potato Gratin1/12

This old-fashioned gratin comforts you with everything indulgent could possibly crave in a gratin, namely ample amounts of potatoes, cream, butter, and cheese. Red wine optional.

A pot of smooth mashed potatoes--made with plenty of butter, cream--with a wooden spoon and pat of butter on top

Velvet Mashed Potatoes2/12

No mere mash, this creamy potato purée owes its uber velvetiness to truly indecent amounts of butter and cream. And we mean that in the best possible way.

A cooked crisp potato cake on a white plate with a spoon resting in the potato cake.

Crisp Potato Cakes3/12

A kissing cousin to the latke, this whopping plate-size potato cake ensures you're not standing at the stove all night long turning out one wee pancake after another.

A partially covered Dutch oven filled with cooked Parmesan potato gratin.

Creamy Parmesan Potato Gratin4/12

We used to get our gratins and scalloped potatoes confused. But then we tried this gratin. Guess which one is now our favorite?!

Garlic mashed potatoes with melted butter and black pepper inside a copper pot, resting on a kitchen towel.

Garlic Mashed Potatoes5/12

Silken, garlicky mashed potatoes manifest in mere minutes thanks to a super simple technique that's perfect for when you're entertaining or just plain hungry.

A white serving bowls filled with smashed potatoes and garnished with thyme sprigs on a wooden board.

Smashed Potatoes6/12

Before you roll your eyes and mutter, "Do I need another mashed potato recipe?" we suggest you try these simple, sinful, pleasingly chunky smashed spuds. The answer, you'll find, is yes.

An inside-out sweet potato coated in corn flakes, with a marshmallow center.

Inside-Out Sweet Potatoes7/12

Mashed sweet potatoes are slathered over marshmallows, coated in crushed corn flakes, and deep-fried until crisp. Talk about something to be thankful for!

A potato masher pressing down in a pot of olive oil mashed potatoes.

Olive Oil Mashed Potatoes8/12

We swoon to recipes that indulge us in the pretense of being healthful as we douse food in our preferred fruity olive oil. Thank you, Italy.

A pot of fork-mashed potatoes with a fork resting inside.

Fork-Mashed Potatoes9/12

These fork-mashed spuds are indulgence defined with their easy execution, deceptively rich taste, and lack of bowls and beaters to clean.

Tomahawk Chops with Sweet Potato Purée10/12

A rib eye of Flintstonian proportions deserves a side that can stand up to its mammoth beefiness. Sweet potatoes puréed with butter galore do quite nicely.

Bourbon sweet potatoes in a white oval baking dish.

Bourbon Sweet Potatoes11/12

One way to down your sweet potatoes? Drown them in butter, sugar, bourbon, and maple syrup. It's The Southern Way. And we can't say we have a problem with this.