If you want to ramp up your potatoes without a lot of effort, you need to add Hasselback Potatoes with Garlic and Herbs to your menu!
Want another side dish that’s as yummy as Hasselback Potatoes with Garlic and Herbs? Try out this skillet mushroom and asparagus recipe, it’s SO good!
What you need
- 5 to 6 Russet Potatoes (about 1.5 lbs.), scrubbed clean
- ½ stick unsalted butter
- 3 tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil
- 4 large cloves of garlic, thinly sliced
- 4 sprigs of fresh Thyme
- 2 sprigs of Rosemary
- ¼ cup finely chopped Parsley
- 5 to 6 slices of sharp Cheddar cheese, cut into thin strips
- Salt and pepper to taste
How to make Hasselback Potatoes with Garlic and Herbs
Preheat the oven to 425. In a small skillet, warm the extra virgin olive oil over medium heat. Add the butter and the sliced garlic.
Once the butter stops foaming, add the fresh thyme and rosemary. Take it off the heat and let the garlic and herbs steep till the butter/oil mix is at room temperature.
Add the chopped parsley and mix well. The herb sauce is ready.
Place 2 wooden chopsticks or spoons on opposite long sides of 1 potato on cutting board. Cut the potato into thin slices about ¼ inch thick, without cutting through the bottom. The chopsticks or spoons will keep you from cutting all the way through the potato. Repeat with the remaining potatoes.
Season the potatoes liberally with salt and pepper, making sure each slice gets a bit of seasoning.
Insert the cheese strips into the potato slices.
Place the potatoes in a cast iron skillet or a baking dish.
Generously brush each potato with the prepared herb sauce, trying to get the butter-oil mix in-between the slices.
Bake for 40 minutes or till the potatoes is fork tender.
Baste the potatoes with more herb sauce and broil for 2 minutes till the edges are crispy.
Serve hot as a side to steak, baked chicken or fish – they’d be perfect!
Things to know
- Keeping the skin on the potatoes gives a nice rustic look to the Hasselback potatoes and the crispy potato skin is delicious. But if you wish, you can peel off the skin. If keeping the skin on, make sure the potatoes are thoroughly washed and scrubbed cleaned.
- This recipe is gluten free, grain free, clean eating and Whole 30 compliant. It is low carb dinner option when paired with a leafy salad and high-quality lean protein like baked chicken breast or fish.
Stacie says
December 1, 2017 at 12:55 pmHasselback potatoes are the greatest side ever conceived. I love the flavor, and the presentation is wonderful.
Christie says
December 1, 2017 at 1:37 pmTo me, I like when a dish or a side dish looks great. These really check that box off for me! They look so delicious and looks easy to make.
Kristi says
December 1, 2017 at 2:01 pmI am pinning this and will be trying it soon. Looks delicious, always looking for new ways to make potatoes.
Maureen says
December 1, 2017 at 2:25 pmThese Hasselback potatoes with garlic and herbs look and sound delicious. I will have to try to whip up this idea for the family soon.
Liz Mays says
December 1, 2017 at 3:24 pmI’m can definitely see this being a good side to one of our dinners. The potatoes must be incredibly flavorful.
travel blogger says
December 1, 2017 at 5:35 pmWe are very much a meat and potatoes kind of household, and my husband would love it if I made these. They look delicious!
Pam says
December 1, 2017 at 6:39 pmI keep seeing Hasselback potatoes on Pinterest. They always look so good. This recipe looks even better…the one I was looking at didn’t add the cheese!
Theresa says
December 1, 2017 at 7:07 pmAll that garlic and butter has me drooling. These potatoes look divine!
kristin says
December 1, 2017 at 7:55 pmYUM! These look so so good. And easy too!
Brianne says
December 1, 2017 at 7:59 pmThese are my favorite, and I never knew how to make these. I am so going to try this!
Sara Welch says
December 1, 2017 at 9:50 pmThis is a really great recipe! I am a huge potato freak.
AnnMarie John says
December 1, 2017 at 10:56 pmTalk about a tasty dish! It’s perfect on its own or as a side especially this season. It’s packed with all the right flavors that we’ll enjoy!
Our Family World says
December 2, 2017 at 7:07 amThanks for sharing the recipe. My husband and my sons are all about potatoes, cheese and bacon. I am going to make this tomorrow and maybe add some crispy bacon bits as garnish.