How to bake potatoes: 13 best recipes

1. Classical baked potatoes

Ingredients

• 4 large potatoes;
• 2 tablespoons olive oil;
• salt - to taste;
• ground black pepper - to taste;
• 30 g of butter.

preparation

Wash potatoes and pierce with a fork a few times from different directions. Grease with olive oil, season with salt and season with spices.

Place the potato on lattice oven preheated to 180 ° C, and bake for 60-75 minutes. Willingness to check with a fork: Potatoes should be soft.

Each potato make a longitudinal incision, sprinkle with salt, pepper and put a piece of butter.

2. Baked potatoes with rosemary and garlic

Ingredients

• 900 g of potatoes;
• 2 tablespoons olive oil;
• 4 garlic cloves;
• salt - to taste;
• ground black pepper - to taste;
• ½ bundle of fresh rosemary.

preparation

Rinse the potatoes and cut into halves or quarters, if the tubers are too big. Put the potatoes on a baking sheet, pour it with oil, sprinkle with crushed garlic, salt, pepper and chopped rosemary. Leave a few sprigs of rosemary for serving.

Toss potatoes

and put in a preheated 220 ° C oven for about an hour. Periodically, turn the potatoes. If the crust is crispy you will find enough, increase the cooking time by 15 minutes. Before serving, garnish with fresh rosemary vegetables.

3. Baked potato with lemon

Ingredients

• 700 g of potato;
• 1 lemon;
• 2 garlic cloves;
• a few sprigs of thyme;
• 4 tablespoons olive oil;
• ¾ teaspoon of sea salt;
• ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper.

preparation

Wash the potatoes using a hard brush and wipe with a paper towel. Cut the potatoes in half or into quarters, if the tubers are too big, and place in a bowl.

Lemon, cut lengthwise into four pieces. Squeeze the juice from them in a bowl with the potatoes and put to the same quarters lemon. Add the crushed garlic, chopped thyme, oil, salt and pepper and mix well.

Put on baking potatoes and put in a preheated 230 ° C oven for about 30 minutes. Periodically, turn the slices until they are lightly browned.

4. Potato, baked in salt

Ingredients

• 8 large potatoes;
• 2 egg whites;
• 4 tablespoons of sea salt;
• 50 g of butter.

preparation

Wash potatoes and pierce with a fork 2-3 times each tuber. Dip it in the first lightly beaten egg whites, then roll in salt and place on baking sheet. Bake in a preheated 160 ° C oven for 1.5 hours. Then increase the temperature to 200 ° C and bake for 1 more hr.

Before serving, shake off the excess salt. Make each potato crosswise deep cuts, as shown in the picture, and put into a small piece of butter.

5. Baked potato with sour cream and cheese

Ingredients

• 4 potatoes;
• 1 ¹/₂ tablespoons olive oil;
• 180 ml of sour cream;
• 60 g of softened butter;
• 2 tablespoons of milk;
• poryshek few green onions;
• ¾ teaspoon salt;
• ½ teaspoon ground black pepper;
• 50 g of grated hard cheese.

preparation

Wash potatoes, grease olive oil, put in the pan and bake in a preheated 220 ° C oven for 45 minutes. Check readiness of potatoes with a fork or knife.

Cool the potatoes, cut off top and remove the core with a spoon. Mix the pulp potato with sour cream, butter, milk, chopped onion, salt, pepper and cheese. Starting to get a mixture of potatoes and place in oven for another 20 minutes.

6. Potato-accordion with bacon, cheese and sour cream

Ingredients

• 4 potatoes;
• 60 g butter;
• 1 clove of garlic;
• salt - to taste;
• ground black pepper - to taste;
• 4 slices of bacon;
• 100 g of grated cheddar;
• 100 ml of sour cream;
• poryshek few green onions.

preparation

Rinse the potatoes and make her a lot of deep vertical incisions. Put the tubers in the pan And since some of the cuts slices of butter and thin slices of garlic. Salt and pepper to taste. Place in a preheated 200 ° C oven for about an hour.

Meanwhile fry bacon until crispy and cut it. Remove the potatoes, from its cheese and bacon and send it in the oven for another 5 minutes, until the cheese melts. Before serving, garnish with potatoes with sour cream and chopped onion.

7. Greek potatoes with lemon yoghurt sauce

Ingredients

• 3-5 large potatoes;
• 5 tablespoons olive oil;
• 2 teaspoons of dried garlic;
• 1 teaspoon of dried oregano;
• salt - to taste;
• ground black pepper - to taste;
• 150 g Greek yogurt;
• ½ lemon;
• a few sprigs of parsley;
• a pinch of paprika;
• 100 g of feta cheese;
• a handful of cherry tomatoes;
• 1 small cucumber;
• a handful of olives, kalamata better;
• a few sprigs of dill.

preparation

Wash the potatoes and cut into long slices. Put them in a baking pour oil, sprinkle garlic, oregano, pepper and salt and mix. Spread potatoes sandpaper down and put baking in a preheated 190 ° C oven for 35-40 minutes.

Meanwhile, prepare the sauce. To this mix yogurt, Lemon juice, chopped parsley and paprika.

Ready potato slices, sprinkle feta cheese, sliced ​​tomatoes, diced cucumber, sliced ​​olives and chopped dill. Serve the potatoes with yogurt sauce.

8. Potato gratin from Jamie Oliver

Ingredients

• 200 ml of milk;
• 300 ml of heavy cream;
• 1 bay leaf;
• 2 garlic cloves;
• sea ​​salt - to taste;
• ground black pepper - to taste;
• ¹/₂ 2 kg of potatoes;
• a few sprigs of fresh thyme;
• 1 small piece of butter;
• a handful of grated Parmesan cheese;
• 6 slices of bacon - optional;
• a little olive oil - option.

preparation

Pour into a saucepan with milk and cream, add the bay leaf and chopped garlic into thin slices. Bring to the boil, stirring periodically. After that, cook the mixture on low heat for a couple of minutes. Remove from heat and season with salt and pepper.

Peel the potatoes and cut into thin slices. Add potatoes and most of minced thyme in a saucepan with the milk. Mix and place in a rectangular baking dish, greased with butter.

Sprinkle grated Parmesan and put in a preheated 200 ° C oven for about an hour. If the potatoes begin to burn a little, cover with foil shape.

The finished dish garnish with the remaining thyme and - on request - fried in olive oil, bacon.

9. Potato stuffed with beef and vegetables

Ingredients

• 4 large potatoes;
• 120 ml of milk;
• 30 g butter;
• salt - to taste;
• 1 tablespoon olive oil;
• ½ onion;
• 1 clove of garlic;
• 250 g of minced beef;
• 2 tablespoons flour;
• 300 g of any frozen or fresh vegetables;
• 200 ml of beef broth;
• 100 ml of water;
• ½ teaspoon of dried thyme;
• ½ teaspoon of dried oregano;
• ground black pepper - to taste.

preparation

Rinse the potatoes and pierce with a fork a few times from different directions. Put in the microwave for 5 minutes, then turn over and put another 5 minutes. Readiness check with a knife or toothpick: potatoes should be soft inside.

Cut off the top of the potatoes, spoon remove almost all of the pulp and place it in a bowl. Add the pulp of milk, butter and salt and make puree.

Heat the olive oil over medium heat. Fry on it chopped onion and garlic. Then put in a pan and cook mince a few minutes. Add flour and stir. Add vegetables, broth, water, thyme, oregano, pepper and salt. Bring to the boil and cook, stirring occasionally, about 2 minutes, until the filling thickens.

Arrange the potato skins on a baking sheet and, starting their meat mixture. Put the cooled puree in a pastry bag with a nozzle in the form of stars and cover them stuffing. Bake in a preheated 180 ° C oven for 15-20 minutes until the mash is lightly browned around the edges.

10. Crispy potato wedges in Parmesan

Ingredients

• 3 large potatoes;
• 5 tablespoons olive oil;
• 1 tablespoon of dried garlic;
• 1 tablespoon Italian herbs;
• salt - to taste;
• ground black pepper - to taste;
• 50 g of grated parmesan;
• a few sprigs of parsley.

preparation

Rinse the potatoes and cut into long thin slices. Put them on a baking sheet, drizzle with oil, sprinkle with spices and stir. Arrange potatoes rind down and sprinkle with grated Parmesan cheese.

Bake in a preheated 200 ° C oven for 25-27 minutes or until the potatoes are not covered with a crispy golden brown. Sprinkle baked potatoes chopped parsley and serve with sauce "Caesar" or other sauce taste.

11. Baked potatoes with broccoli cheese sauce

Ingredients

• 4 potatoes;
• ¹/₂ 2 tablespoons olive oil;
• 1 tablespoon salt;
• 2 heads of broccoli;
• 100 ml of skimmed milk;
• ½ teaspoon cornstarch;
• 100g grated hard cheese.

preparation

Wash the potatoes and tubers pour a tablespoon of olive oil. On all sides pierce potatoes with a fork and rub salt. Put on tubers lattice oven and bake at 220 ° C 45-50 minutes.

10-15 minutes before the end of the cooking place on baking broccoli florets, pour tablespoon butter, lightly sprinkle with salt and place in oven.

In a small saucepan, combine the milk and starch. At moderate heat to a boil, then add the remaining oil and cheese. Cook, stirring constantly, until the sauce becomes thick and uniform.

Put ready potatoes on a serving dish, cut the tip, put broccoli on top and pour the cheese sauce.

12. Baked potatoes with egg, cheese and bacon

Ingredients

• 3 large potatoes;
• 4 tablespoons olive oil;
• salt - to taste;
• ground black pepper - to taste;
• 30 g butter;
• 3 large eggs,
• 50g grated cheddar;
• 3 slices of bacon;
• 2 green onions a feather.

preparation

Rinse the potatoes using a stiff brush. Prick with a fork tubers from all sides, drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Place in the microwave 8 minutes.

Slightly cooled potatoes lay on the laid parchment baking sheet, cut off top and remove the core with a spoon. The resulting hole Put a piece of butter, eggs, cheese and toasted chopped bacon. Sprinkle with chopped onions.

Similarly, fill the other potatoes. Bake in a preheated 180 ° C oven for 20-25 minutes until the egg protein does not turn white.

13. Baked potatoes with mustard, cheese and beans

Ingredients

• 6 large potatoes;
• 2 tablespoons olive oil;
• salt - to taste;
• 85 g butter;
• 1 tablespoon mustard;
• 6 poryshek green onion;
• 230 g grated hard cheese;
• 600 g of canned beans.

preparation

Wash potatoes, grease olive oil and sprinkle with salt. Pour onto a tray and put into a preheated 200 ° C oven for 1 hr.

Cut slightly cooled potatoes in half lengthwise. Spoon, remove almost all the pulp. Mix it with oil, mustard, salt, minced onion, cheese and beans ⅔. Start a mixture of potato skins and sprinkle with remaining cheese and bake for 30-40 minutes more.

see also

• How easily and quickly bake a potato in the microwave →
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