75 Potato Recipes To Carry You From Breakfast To Dinner

Mashed, fried, smashed, baked, shredded—the options are endless!

Potatoes are great to serve for weeknight dinners and weekend entertaining. From mashed potatoes to potato salad, there is no shortage of ways to enjoy these simple, but versatile spuds. Whether you like them mashed, baked, or fried, we have the perfect potato recipe for any occasion. These 5-star potato recipes are sure to please.

Potatoes can make a great addition to any meal, from breakfast to dinner. Our Sausage-Potato Frittata makes a beautiful brunch option, while our Twice-Baked Potatoes were made for gameday. Potatoes are the perfect side dish for any meal—try our Baby Hasselback Potatoes with Blue Cheese and Bacon—and also make great appetizers for entertaining. If you are feeling adventurous, our Test Kitchen has even developed a way to add potatoes to pizza crust in our recipe for Potato-Crusted Pizza. Keeping potatoes stocked in your pantry should be a no-brainer—you can pull them out and transform them into the perfect dish for any occasion.

Air Fryer Smashed Potatoes

We will happily eat a heaping pile of these crispy potatoes any time of day. And while ketchup will do, this Everything But the Kitchen Sink Sauce takes them to a whole other level of deliciousness.

Three-Pickle Potato Salad

If you like pickles in your potato salad, then you're bound to love this recipe that calls for pickle relish, pickled okra, and bread-and-butter pickle chips.

Party Potatoes

Whether you call it cheesy potatoes, funeral potatoes, or potato-cornflake casserole, this dish is a guaranteed winner. While you can use cubed hash browns, we recommend the shredded version in this casserole.

Mashed Potatoes With Cream Cheese

If you're looking for a fun, new way to make this classic side dish, cream cheese and sour cream add an extra creamy texture and decadent flavor this batch of homemade mashed potatoes.

Twice Baked Potato Casserole

You'll know this casserole loaded with bacon, cheese, sour cream, and scallions is ready to come out of the oven when it's bubbling and has a golden color.

Crispy Potato Galette

Even though you may be tempted, don't hold your potato slices in water prior to tossing. It will remove the starch needed to hold the galette together.

Potato, Leek, And Roasted Garlic Soup

You might be surprised to find mayonnaise on this ingredient list, but it gives the classic potato and leek soup an ultra creamy finish.

Mini Potato Skins

These five-ingredient appetizers will become a staple on any game day or holiday menu. They're easy, delicious, and will disappear in a flash.

Sausage-Potato Frittata

We developed this recipe for the slow cooker (yes you read that right) without sacrificing a bit of flavor. Smoked sausage, baby red potatoes, chives, parsley, and Monterey Jack cheese are the stars of this one-dish wonder.

Deviled Egg Potato Salad

Deliver the taste of two classic sides in one dish with this potato salad recipe. It has the creaminess and texture of potato salad and the flavor of deviled eggs.

Roasted Fingerling Potatoes

Ideal for roasting, these potatoes that come in red, yellow, and even purple are easy to prepare. The thin skin gets nice and crispy when baked so you don't have to worry about peeling them.

Mashed Potato Casserole

Cream cheese, sour cream, and half-and-half give this potato casserole an extra creamy texture. And best of all, the dish only requires 15 minutes of your attention before popping it in the oven.

Southern-Style Potato Salad

There's a good reason potato salad is a staple at potlucks, picnics, or really any gathering in the South. The key is a little bit tangy, nice and creamy, and a hint of something with a crunch to keep the texture from turning mushy.

Herbed Potato Stacks

With a knife, 12-cup muffin pan, and a few pantry staples, you can turn ho-hum potatoes into an impressive and delicious side dish.

Mashed Potato Cakes

The key to these mashed potato cakes is making sure they are browned enough before flipping so they don't fall apart.

Tangy Potato-Green Bean Salad

We substituted the traditional mayonnaise base for a fresh lemon, dill, and dijon mustard vinaigrette. Barely cooked haricots verts are a crunchy addition to the potato salad.

Grilled Potatoes

When you're already firing up the grill, try these grilled potato rounds instead of turning on the oven to make the roasted version. All you need is the root vegetable, oil, and some seasoning.

Loaded Chicken-Potato Bake

This recipe turns classic loaded potatoes into an easy-to-serve casserole. We recommend serving with condiments like sour cream and hot sauce on top.

Creamed New Potatoes

Boiled potatoes are mixed with a simple roux to create a thicker consistency than standard mashed potatoes.

Loaded Potato Salad

We combined two crowd favorite potato dishes, loaded baked potatoes and potato salad, into one delicious side. Everyone will be coming back for a second scoop.

Sausage-Hash Brown Breakfast Casserole

Every good Southern host should have a hearty breakfast casserole recipe in their back pocket. Look no further than this one loaded with two types of pork sausage, hash browns, cheese, and eggs.

Air Fryer French Fries

Cooking homemade French fries is easier than ever before with the help of your air fryer.

Twice-Baked Potatoes

Trust us on this one—these cheesy, creamy potatoes are worth the extra time and effort.

Dairy-Free Mashed Potatoes with Caramelized Vidalia Onions

You can prepare these mashed potatoes one day in advance of serving if needed to make holiday and weeknight meals a breeze.

Fried Pork Chops with Potatoes and Peas

Roasted potatoes and onions are just the side dish this classic supper needs. Bonus: this easy weeknight meal is can be on the table in just 30 minutes.

Potato Latkes

Cooking latkes on a griddle instead of deep-frying them results in a less greasy potato pancakes that can easily be reheated.

BBQ Rub Roasted Chickens with Potatoes and Carrots

Pile all of your ingredients on a sheet pan and watch it cook away into one delicious meal. The result will be addictive potatoes with just the right amount of crunch, and juicy chicken that the kids will love.

Warm Mustard Potato Salad

Whole-grain mustard, sherry vinegar, and cayenne pepper give this warm potato salad plenty of flavor in every bite.

Cheesy Potato Croquettes

Everyone already loves fried cheese (mozzarella sticks) and fried potatoes (french fries), so we combined the two concepts. Mashed potatoes, Parmesan, mozzarella, and sharp Cheddar come together then get coated in panko resulting in a ridiculously tasty appetizer. Enjoy them as is or pile with any array of fun toppings.

Bacon-Hash Brown Quiche

Swap the typical pastry dough pie crust for store-bought frozen shredded hash browns. The savory filling with bacon, asparagus, gruyere, dijon, and scallions makes this quiche equally enjoyable for brunch, lunch, or dinner.

Homemade Potato Chips with Fried Herbs

There's nothing a bowl of potato chips can't fix right? These homemade crispy ones are just as delicious enjoyed as is anytime or served as a appetizer with dips or toppings.

Cheesy Potato Casserole

A mix of white Cheddar cheese and Parmesan cheese add plenty of flavor to the creamy, baked mashed potatoes.

Baby Hasselback Potatoes with Blue Cheese and Bacon

Cutting potatoes into thin, accordion-like slices helps them crisp in the oven while baking. After 45-50 minutes, top with blue cheese and bake until melted, then finish with a garnish of bacon and chives.

Mashed Potatoes and Rutabaga with Collards

Add more nutrients to mashed potatoes with this version that calls for collards and rutabaga.

Grilled Potato Salad

This creamy potato salad is an absolute winner. The red potatoes are boiled until tender when pierced with a fork before they're sliced in half and grilled until charred.

Chipotle Scalloped Potatoes

Cheesy, smoky, and savory—all of our favorite flavors come to play in this winner of a potato casserole.

Potato-Bacon Hash

This one pan dish means filling your favorite skillet with potatoes, bacon, onion, bell peppers, garlic, and spinach. Keep the hash vegetarian friendly by omitting the bacon and using oil to cook the veggies.

Melting Potatoes

For this recipe, you'll want to make sure to use a metal pan and also ensure the potatoes are spread out and not overlapping.

Fried Mashed Potato Balls

These pop-in-your-mouth bites are everything you love about mashed potatoes with a crispy exterior. Studded with cheese, bacon, and chives each bite is a delight.

Deviled Potatoes

We scooped out the middle of the potato, filled it with flavor, then stuffed it back in, making it reminiscent of a deviled egg, but one that tastes just a like bite-sized scoop of potato salad goodness.

Bacon-Wrapped Potatoes with Queso Blanco Dip

These hearty bites will become your signature party dish. You can keep the queso blanco warm in a fondue pot or 1-qt. slow cooker.

Garden Potato Salad

New potatoes are baby spring potatoes with beautifully thin skins. We love how red-skinned potatoes contrast with vibrant green peas and herbs, but you can use any kind of potato you like.

Creamy Whipped Potato Casserole

Using two types of starchy potatoes gives this casserole the fluffiest texture of all time.

Shout Hallelujah Potato Salad

Bragging rights for this flavor-packed, perfectly balanced favorite (from The Southern Foodways Alliance Community Cookbook) go to Blair Hobbs of Oxford, Mississippi.

From-Scratch Oven Fries

These homemade fries are better than the drive-through. Because they are oven-baked, the fries have less fat and calories, and there is no oily mess to clean up.

Sheet Pan Greek Chicken with Roasted Potatoes

In addition to fresh lemon and herbs that add zest, sweeter spices like nutmeg and cinnamon add more depth of flavor.

Scalloped Potatoes with Ham

While you can serve up a side of ooey-gooey scalloped potatoes for any occasion, you'll want to try this meaty version for your next dinner party.

Goat Cheese Mashed Potatoes

We dressed up classic mashed potatoes with goat cheese and the result was just as tasty as you would imagine.

Chicken-Andouille Gumbo with Roasted Potatoes

Spoon homemade gumbo over roasted potatoes for a bowl full of Southern comfort.

Hot Potato Salad

Our Test Kitchen Director's grandmother, Jackie Freeman, has been making this genius recipe for decades. It's the perfect marriage of potato salad with a bubbly, cheesy gratin.

BBQ Pork Loaded Baked Potatoes

These spuds are completely customizable. We recommend stuffing them with sautéed onion and bell pepper, avocado, corn chips, cilantro, Monterey Jack cheese, barbecue sauce, and pulled pork. Pick up the mean from your favorite local barbecue restaurant or grocery store.

Potato Hash

Potatoes, onions, and bell peppers make one delicious hash. The potatoes will start in the oven and finish cooking in a pan along with the other veggies. Don't skimp when it comes to mixing up our crème fraîche sauce—drizzle it on top or serve on the side.

Two-Potato Gratin

"This luscious gratin strikes a happy middle chord for those hungry for potatoes and those vying for a sweet potato casserole," says Nancy Vienneau, author of Third Thursday Community Potluck Cookbook, from which this recipe was adapted.

Shepherd's Pie with Potato Crust

Our version of a Shepherd's Pie is certainly a Southern dinner classic. Instead of mashed potatoes we use scalloped potatoes for the crust, cut with a mandolin slicer—but a knife will work just as well.

Loaded Potato Soup

Not an ounce of flavor was sacrificed to make this lighter potato soup. The only thing you'll be missing is a few calories.

Lemon-Rosemary-Garlic Chicken and Potatoes

This one dish dinner will instantly become a family favorite. You'll want to sop up all the drippings with the spuds or a piece of crusty bread.

Classic Buttermilk Mashed Potatoes

With only four ingredients, you can whip these mashed potatoes up in a flash. These potatoes can be as chunky or smooth as you would like. Smash them until they reach desired consistency.

Lemon-Tarragon Potato Salad

This light version of potato salad is great for summertime potlucks and comes together with just 10 minutes of hands-on time.

Fennel-and-Potato Gratin

Potato au gratin gets a little extra texture and flavor with layers of thinly sliced fennel. Meanwhile nutmeg and rosemary makes it fancy enough for the holidays while still easy enough to make on a busy weeknight.

Cheesy Chili Hash Brown Bake

Our Cheesy Chili Hash Brown Bake comes together with 12 minutes hands-on time and requires only five ingredients.

Classic Parmesan Scalloped Potatoes

Gently stirring twice while baking promotes even cooking and creaminess to this dish. Pull out of the oven, stir once more, then sprinkle with cheese, and continue baking without stirring for a casserole that's golden brown on top.

Fried Skillet Potatoes

No peeling is required to deliver delicious potatoes that are a perfect companion to almost any meal.

Baked Potato Soup

This isn't your typical potato soup. Our Baked Potato Soup calls for a base of mashed potatoes—trust us on this one, you're going to love it.

Cauliflower Mashed Potatoes

Don't write off this recipe too quick! Made with half cauliflower and half mashed potatoes, they taste like the real deal with a lot less carbs and bonus dose of veggies.

Potato-Crusted Pizza

We used Ore-Ida Crispy Crowns frozen seasoned shredded potatoes to create a fun and kid-friendly crust.

Potatoes Patio

A mixture of Gruyère and Parmesan cheese makes this luxurious baked dish all the more delicious.

Smashed Baby Red Potatoes

By first boiling the spuds, you get a soft and tender inside while the outside of each is perfectly crispy. With just 10 minutes of hands on time, you can serve these with just about an weeknight protein and veggie.

Cast-Iron Potato Kugel

All you need is four ingredients for this casserole-like baked dish that is just as easily enjoyed for brunch as it is for dinner. The cast-iron skillet gives it an extra crisp crust-like edge.

Crispy Potatoes

These crowd-favorites keep it super simple with just potatoes, oil, and a few spices. Just be sure not to overcrowd the pan or you'll end up with mushy potatoes instead of crispy exteriors. Use russet, Yukon gold, or fingerling potatoes for the best result.

Roasted Garlic Duchess Potatoes

The premiss of these fancy looking bites is essentially just mashed potatoes that are piped into individual rounds then baked until golden on the outside while the inside remains soft and creamy.

Zucchini-Potato Casserole

This elegant tian, a French dish of layered vegetables, is delicious warm or at room temp.

Potato-And-Rutabaga Gratin

This cheesy side dish gets a little lighter and healthier by swapping half the potatoes for rutabaga and the heavy cream for milk. Meanwhile rich gruyere gives the dish plenty of flavor without overloading it with cheese.

Potato Rolls

Russet potatoes ensure these dinner rolls are soft and pillowy. And while they require two rises, the hands-on time is only an hour.

Basic Baked Potato

Topped with meat or as a side dish, you can't go wrong with a classic baked potato.

Mini Meatloaves with Potatoes, Leeks, and Brussels Sprouts

Sheet pan suppers make cooking, serving, and cleanup a breeze.

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