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Potato Recipes

Potatoes are among our favorite side dishes. These potato recipes include mashed potatoes, scalloped potatoes, roasted potatoes and more potato recipes.

Baked Idaho Mashed Potato Casserole Recipe

This twice baked potato casserole is made with potatoes, onions, celery, red pepper in a creamy baked mashed potato casserole. Topping off these baked mashed potatoes is a sprinkle of asiago cheese.

Oven Roasted Potatoes Recipe

These oven roasted potatoes are crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. Seasoned with herbs and garlic, this roasted potatoes recipe is a winner.

Broccoli Mashed Potatoes Recipe

This broccoli mashed potatoes recipe is a tasty combination of steamed broccoli and mashed potatoes. Even kids who don't normally like broccoli will love this broccoli mashed potatoes recipe.

Broccoli Stuffed Potatoes - Stuffed Baked Potatoes

These stuffed potatoes are a kid-pleasing favorite. The filling for this recipe for stuffed potatoes features a creamy combination of broccoli, cheese, sour cream and bacon. Serve these stuffed baked potatoes as a side dish for dinner or a main dish for lunch.

Cauliflower Mashed Potatoes

Cauliflower mashed potatoes are as creamy and delicious as regular mashed potatoes with a bit more vitamin C and fiber.

Cheesy Potatoes Recipe

This cheesy potatoes recipe is made with Yukon gold potatoes, cheddar cheese and bacon. After they are roasted, the potatoes are topped with cheese and bacon. Both beef and chicken go well with this cheesy potatoes recipe.

Colcannon - Recipe for Colcannon

Colcannon is an Irish mashed potato and cabbage mixture that is enriched with butter and cream. I also include bacon in this recipe for colcannon. When you're making food for St. Patrick's Day, be sure to include this colcannon recipe.

Easy Scalloped Potatoes

These easy scalloped potatoes are made in less than half an hour in the microwave. Cream of mushroom soup and milk are tossed with thinly-sliced potatoes, then topped with cheese for these quick microwave scalloped potatoes.

Garlic Mashed Potatoes - Mashed Potatoes Recipe

Garlic mashed potatoes are the perfect compliment to everything from roast chicken to meatloaf. The subtly sweet flavor of garlic is an ideal partner for the creamy mashed potatoes in this recipe.

Hash Brown Casserole with Spinach - Hash Brown Casserole Recipe

This hash brown casserole recipe is like two side dishes in one. Frozen hash brown potatoes are tossed with spinach in a creamy cheesy sauce to make this hash brown casserole recipe healthy and hearty.

Make Ahead Mashed Potatoes

Make ahead mashed potatoes are the ideal side dish for holidays and special occasions. Cream cheese, butter, sour cream and milk add incredible flavor to these mashed potatoes. Use a slow cooker to reheat these make ahead mashed potatoes.

Mashed Cauliflower Twice Baked Potatoes

Mashed cauliflower is mixed with potato in this healthy twice baked potato recipe. Bacon is optional, but adds an extra dimension of flavor to these mashed cauliflower twice baked potatoes.

Mashed Potato Casserole Recipe

This mashed potato casserole recipe is made with russet or Yukon gold potatoes, sour cream, butter and garlic. A sprinkle of cheddar cheese is the perfect finish for this creamy mashed potato casserole.

Mashed Potatoes Recipe

Mashed potatoes should be creamy and fluffy, and this mashed potatoes recipe is. The secret is using the right kind of potatoes (either Yukon Gold or russet) and not overmixing the mashed potatoes.

Potato Croquettes with Vegetables

Potato croquettes are one of those tasty side dishes that everyone just loves. This recipe for potato croquettes is a bit healthier, because it includes pureed vegetables in it. You can't really taste the veggies, though. S

Potato Recipes for All Occasions

These potato recipes are ten of my favorites. From scalloped potatoes to roasted potatoes to twice baked potatoes, there's a potato recipe here for everyone.

Potato Salad

This potato salad recipe is one of those classic, crowd-pleasing side dishes you'll want to make again and again. Hard-boiled eggs, mustard and relish add old-fashioned flavor to this easy potato salad.

Radish Mashed Potatoes

This mashed potatoes recipe came about as a way to use a bounty of radishes from the garden. Radishes add a peppery taste to these mashed potatoes.

Red Potato Salad

Red-skinned potatoes are tossed with cucumbers in a hot-sauce-laced mayonnaise dressing in this tasty twist on a picnic classic.

Roasted Potatoes Recipe

Roasted potatoes taste best when they have a browned, slightly crunchy coating on the outside and a soft center. These oven roasted potatoes fit that description perfectly. Potatoes are tossed in olive oil, garlic powder and sea salt, then roasted in the oven in this easy roasted potatoes recipe.

Scalloped Potatoes Recipe

This scalloped potatoes recipe is made with two kinds of cheese, garlic and half and half. Creamy, comforting and oh so good, these scalloped potatoes are guaranteed to please. When you make this dish, everyone will ask you for this recipe for scalloped potatoes.

Twice Baked Potatoes Recipe

Recipe for twice baked potatoes stuffed with cheese and bacon.

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