When the weather gets colder, I turn to baked potatoes for comfort. It’s the perfect excuse to turn on the oven and warm up the house. Besides who doesn’t want a side of roasted taters for dinner?
These crispy Parmesan potato stacks are a fun twist on your standard baked potato, and they’re surprisingly easy to make.
A muffin tin is definitely required equipment for this recipe. I tried baking these stacks on a baking sheet, but nearly half of the potato stacks toppled over midway through the bake. The walls of a muffin pan help keep everything in place.
Because they need to fit in the muffin tin, look for relatively small potatoes when shopping. Potatoes that are 2 inches in diameter or so work well. (For reference, a standard muffin cup is 2 inches wide at the bottom and 3 inches wide at the top.)
I tried this recipe a few times with Russet potatoes, and in general, I found that these potatoes are just too big to fit into muffin cups. Yukons are usually a better size, plus they have a buttery flavor that I love. (Yukons are also our top choice for mashed potatoes here at Simply Recipes!)
Slice the potatoes as thinly as possible. A mandolin set to 1/16-inch is great for slicing uniform, thin slices, but you can use a chef’s knife, too. Just try to slice as thinly as you possibly can.
If you’re using a mandoline, make sure to be very careful with the blade. As an extra precaution, I always wear cut-resistant gloves when I’m operating the mandoline.
One or two stacks is usually enough for each person. If you have a big crowd coming around for dinner, feel free to double up the recipe! Just be sure to save a stack for me, okay?
Crispy Parmesan Potato Stacks Recipe
I purposely use a silicone pastry brush for this recipe because I found that a standard pastry brush with bristles added too much oil.
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 3/4 pounds Yukon potatoes
- 1/2 tablespoons fresh thyme leaves
- 1/4 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
- 12-cup muffin pan
- Silicone pastry brush
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