Everyday Cooking Adventures' Baked Potato Rounds

I can remember my mom making these crispy pieces of potato-goodness when I was growing up. They were one of my favorite things she would make when I was a kid. For the past ten years or so of cooking on my own, I’ve been replicating this straight-forward recipe. I’ve tried adding sliced garlic but that tends to just burn up in the oven. The green onions on the other hand just soften up nicely adding additional flavor.

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This a side-dish I make every few months when I want something fast to put together and guaranteed to come out tasty every time. Just monitor them to make sure your oven isn’t too hot so they don’t become blackened bits. Tonight, I served them with My Mediterranean Stuffed Chicken Breasts and steamed broccolini drizzled with lemon juice and sprinkled with salt and pepper. Here are my potato rounds:

Baked Potato Rounds ©EverydayCookingAdventures 2013

Baked Potato Rounds

By: Everyday Cooking Adventures, 2013

Serves: 2

Ingredients:

1 potato or sweet potato of your choice
2 tbsp butter or light butter with canola oil
1 green onion, sliced
salt and black pepper
Optional: cooking spray

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375ºF. Slice the potato cross-wise into 1/4″ rounds. Any thinner and they will burn up but any thicker and they won’t crisp up.

2. Use a silpat on a small baking sheet or alternatively spray lightly with cooking spray. Put on potatoes in a single-layer.

3. Slice butter into small pieces and scatter on top of the rounds. Add the sliced green onions and sprinkle with salt and black pepper.

4. Bake in oven for 20 minutes. If no browning has occurred, turn up the heat to 400ºF and bake an additional 5 minutes ensuring the potatoes aren’t burning up. Use a spatula to serve on plates.