Make Gnocchi, Fries, Hash, and More with These Russet Potato Recipes
We love potatoes, whether baked, fried, boiled, mashed, or sliced and layered with cheese. These hearty spuds are especially versatile when cold weather hits, and a bag of russet potatoes can inspire your menu planning. These recipes with russet potatoes have you covered, whether you’re in the mood for a classic Loaded Baked Potato, a Latke Breakfast Hash, or a decadent bowl of Poutine.
Loaded Baked Potato Gnocchi
Jennifer Causey / Food Styling by Emily Nabors Hall / Prop Styling by Shell Royster
Chicago chef Zoe Schor turns potato gnocchi into a loaded baked potato by topping it with crispy bacon, crème fraîche, scallions, and shredded Cheddar cheese.
Shepherd's Pie
This pairing of chopped lamb with a mashed-potato topping is one of the most beloved British classics. Chef Tom Aikens infuses milk and cream with fresh herbs before folding them into the potatoes to make the dish especially luxurious.
Cheesy Scalloped Potatoes
Kelsey Hansen / Food Styling by Annie Probst / Prop Styling by Gabe Greco
Bake these rich, creamy potatoes until they are golden brown and add a few chives on top to make this easy side dish.
Latke Breakfast Hash
This eggy, savory breakfast is a terrific way to use up leftover potato latkes. 2021 Food & Wine Best New Chef Caroline Schiff likes to use a dash of pimentón (Spanish smoked paprika) to give extra depth to the dish.
Mini Potato, Steak, and Chorizo Pies
The topping of thinly sliced starchy russet potatoes forms a crispy, potato chip–like topping atop each of these small meaty pies, filled with a combination of fresh chorizo and lean grass-fed ground beef.
Perkedel Kentang (Indonesian Potato Fritters)
Jennifer Causey / Food Styling by Chelsea Zimmer / Prop Styling by Christine Keely
White peppercorns are the star of these crisp-on-the-outside, creamy-on-the-inside fried potato snacks from Indonesian-Australian chef Lara Lee.
Loaded Baked Potato
Matt Taylor-Gross / Food Styling by Barrett Washburne
Associate editorial director Chandra Ram's classic baked potato boasts a crispy skin, fluffy interior, and butter, sour cream, bacon, scallions, and Cheddar cheese, plus all the toppings you can handle.
Potato Rösti with Pastrami
Top Chef judge and cookbook author Gail Simmons was inspired by a dish 2005 Best New Chef Daniel Humm served her, and she recreated it in the form of a simple, golden potato rösti, blanketed in crème fraîche and layered with pastrami and whole-grain mustard.
Potato and Cheddar Cheese Soup
Cara Cormack
This potato-cheese soup is a comfort food classic. Tangy Cheddar, starchy russet potatoes, and crisp bacon come together for a cozy meal that's ready in an hour.
Oven Fries with Herbs and Pecorino
Made with starchy baking potatoes — flavored with garlic, fresh herbs and Pecorino Romano cheese — and tossed with just a little extra-virgin olive oil, these fries emerge from the oven crisp and delicious.
Breakfast Potatoes
Matt Taylor-Gross / Food Styling by Amelia Rampe
Serve these potatoes with any breakfast spread, stuff them into a burrito, or offer them as a side for dinner.
Hash Brown Chaat
Sweet, spiced apple butter chutney and an herbaceous green chutney, crunchy toppings, and plenty of spices and herbs make this potato-based snack, which blogger and cookbook author Hetal Vasavada serves at her Diwali celebration. It's this a riot of texture and flavors that is so essential to chaat — (a category of Indian cuisine that roughly means “snacks.”
Mashed Potatoes with Manchego and Olive Oil
Instead of using butter, chef José Andrés prefers to add richness with olive oil and Manchego cheese. His tip: "Add the olive oil slowly to the potatoes because if you dump it in all at once, you'll get streaks of oil."
Crispy, Creamy Potato Puffs
These enticing Chilean potato puffs, known as papas duquesas, are a cross between mashed potatoes and French fries.
Asiago and Sage Scalloped Potatoes
An aromatic cream sauce is the base for this rich scalloped potato dish. Asiago cheese and breadcrumbs create the deliciously crisp topping.
Potato Pancakes
Matt Taylor-Gross / Food Styling by Amelia Rampe
Make Chandra Ram's classic potato pancakes for breakfast, brunch, or dinner, and serve them with applesauce or sour cream.
Potato Pizza with Crème Fraîche and Bacon
This pizza starts with the flavors of the classic Alsatian pizza, made with crème fraîche, caramelized onion, and bacon, and adds soft confit garlic cloves and thin slices of potatoes.
Poutine
Carson Downing / Food Styling by Holly Dreesman / Prop Styling by Gabriel Greco
Crispy french fries, warmed cheese, and a rich red wine gravy make this Canadian classic an irresistible snack or meal.
Kerala-Style Vegetable Coconut Curry
Jennifer Causey / Food Styling by Chelsea Zimmer / Prop Styling by Claire Spollen
This comforting and aromatic vegetable curry is made with cauliflower, potatoes, and canned chickpeas simmered in coconut milk and spices.
Barbecue-Spiced Potato Chips
The secret to these potato chips is in the pre-soak. Soaking the potatoes before frying rinses away excess sugar and starch that could cause the chips to burn; the vinegar helps break down pectin in the potatoes, resulting in ultra crispy chips.
Poutine-Style Twice-Baked Potatoes
These just might be the world's best and most indulgent baked potatoes. First they're stuffed with sour cream and Parmigiano-Reggiano, then they're topped with tangy gravy, melted mozzarella, bits of crisp bacon and, finally, fried potato skins.
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