Saturday, January 17, 2009

Parmesan potatoes

Thankfully I had a small cooking success this week!  I made chicken marsala which turned out well, but I think I should use a different wine to really make it good.  But the shining star of the meal were the parmesan potatoes.  Super easy and so good!  

From the Better Homes and Gardens New Cookbook 
Parmesan Potato Wedges
6 medium baking potatoes (about 2 pounds)
1/3 cup butter, melted
1 clove garlic, minced
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning, crushed

1. Line a 15x10x1 inch baking pan with parchment paper or foil; set aside.  Cut each potato lengthwise into eight wedges.  In a large bowl stir together butter, garlic, parmesan cheese, Italian seasoning, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/8 teaspoon black pepper.  Add potato wedges and stir to thoroughly coat.  Place wedges on the prepared baking pan.

2. Bake, uncovered, in a 425 degree oven about 30 minutes or until tender. 

I decided to prep these first (took about 10 minutes).  I had the butter melting in the microwave while i cut up the potatoes (I used Yukon gold potatoes instead of baking potatoes).  Then it was really easy to mix it all up and stick it the oven so I could concentrate on the chicken marsala which was all done on the stove top.  

1 comment:

Jamie said...

those sound really good! I'll definitely give them a try.

Funny that you posted a recipe for potatoes because I've come across several recently. Who knew all you could do with a spud!!

One that I have tried invloves coating the potato cubes with olive oil (2 tbsp) and 1 tsp salt and roasting for 30-40 minutes at 375 degrees. Remove the potatoes from the oven and coat by stirring a mixture of 2 minced garlic cloves with finely chopped handful of parsley. Put back in oven for 5 more minutes. Season with salt and pepper!

It's really fresh and flavorful! And any herb or spice can be substituted, like thyme, rosemary, or chili poder or curry powder.