Smashed Sweet Potatoes

Name: Smashed Sweet Potatoes
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Ingredients: 1 pound small, narrow sweet potatoes; 1 tablespoon olive oil (divided); 2 tablespoons butter (melted); 1 teaspoon finely minced fresh rosemary; 1 teaspoon kosher salt; ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; ¼ teaspoon granulated garlic or garlic powder; ¼ cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese; 1 tablespoons chopped fresh Italian parsley

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Sliced, smashed, drizzled with butter, sprinkled with herbs and spices, and then topped with Parmesan, these smashed sweet potatoes are perfection. These potatoes smelled so fantastic, no one could resist eating them right off the pan when they came out of the oven.

roasted sweet potatoes in a black bowl on a wooden table

The classic recipe for Parmesan Smashed Potatoes is the joyous marriage of fluffy, tender insides and delightfully crispy edges. Every flavor-packed bite will have your taste buds dancing.

Naturally, as a sweet potato fan, I had to try my hand at this variation. While the sweet potatoes don’t crisp up in quite the same way, the flavors are fantastic and I find the tender smashed sweet potatoes to be every bit as irresistible.

boiled sweet potatoes on sheet pan, sliced for roasting

Roasted Sweet Potatoes

Oh, sweet potatoes, I love you so. There’s just something extra special about this vegetable. I enjoy potatoes just about every possible way you can cook and serve them, but when you make it a sweet potato dish? You get my attention right away.

Roasting brings out extra sweetness and flavor in sweet potatoes. With only a handful of ingredients, these glazed sweet potatoes form an amazing caramelized brown sugar crust on top as they roast and broil in the oven.

Tender sweet potatoes, crisp bell peppers, sweet onions, and spicy sausage are roasted together in this simple and flavorful meal that my family just can’t get enough of lately.

Tender roasted sweet potatoes are drizzled with a garlicky lemon herb butter to make this the side dish of my dreams. I think I ate about half of these potatoes right out of the pan after I shot these photos.

Smashed Sweet Potatoes

You’ll need the following ingredients to make this recipe:

small sweet potatoes
olive oil
butter
fresh rosemary
kosher salt
freshly ground black pepper
granulated garlic or garlic powder
freshly grated Parmesan cheese
fresh Italian parsley

sweet potatoes topped with butter, herbs, and Parmesan cheese

Smashed Sweet Potatoes Recipe

Preheat the oven to 425°F. Place the potatoes in a pot and cover with water. Bring to a boil and cook until fork-tender, about 15 minutes, then drain. Coat a baking sheet with a teaspoon of olive oil and set aside.

Use tongs to transfer the hot potatoes to a cutting board. Carefully cut each potato into 1-inch thick slices. Transfer the sliced potatoes to the oiled baking sheet.

Use the back of a heavy measuring cup to gently smash each potato. (They should be about ½-inch thick.) Melt the butter and drizzle it over the potato slices. Generously season the smashed potatoes with rosemary, salt, pepper, and garlic.

Roast for 20 minutes, until browned and crispy on the edges. Remove from the oven, and top with Parmesan cheese. Roast for an additional 5-10 minutes to melt the cheese.

Remove from the oven and sprinkle generously with parsley. Serve warm.