Below is a list of the best, simple, and easy-to-make potato recipes for snacks, lunch, dinner, and even breakfast. Oh yes, potatoes any time of the day and any time of the week. There are several ways to cook potatoes. You can mash, fry, steam, boil, or bake them- it tastes great anyway.
Any Thanksgiving dinner, Christmas dinner, Super Bowl party, or any get-together is incomplete without at least one dish with potatoes. It can be the main course of your meal, appetizer, side, starter, finger food, or bite-size snack.
In this post, you will see some of the best and most simple recipe ideas with not only potatoes but also affordable or cheap budget-friendly recipes with potatoes and some unique recipes which are super easy to make.
I generally use russet potatoes and baby potatoes for some of my recipes. But you can try all these recipes with any variety of potatoes, from Russet, Yukon Gold, baby potatoes to even sweet potatoes.
Finally, don't forget to let us know which was your favorite. I have started adding all my new potato recipes here. If you have any food wishes, let us know in the comment section below; we would love to make it for you.
Potato Side dishes, Appetizers, Finger Food
Check out these recipes if you are looking for simple, comforting, and easy potato side dishes and appetizers to serve at your dinner party or for your weeknight meal. You can do a lot more than french fries (finger chips) and wedges.
- Crispy garlic roasted potatoes with herbs of your choice
- Hasselback potatoes - popularly made during Christmas and Thanksgiving dinner
- Honey chilli potatoes or honey sriracha potatoes
- Holiday creamy potato salad
- Cajun-spiced potatoes that are better than what you get at Barbecue Nation
- Loaded vegetarian french fries for the Super Bowl party
- Flaky mushroom potato pie
- Spiral French Fries (new look to your traditional french fries)
- Potato Quesadillas
- Oven-roasted rosemary garlic potatoes - the best accompaniment with your dinner roast.
Crispy Garlic Roasted Potatoes
Garlic roasted potatoes are crisp on the outside, fluffy and creamy on the inside, super easy to prepare, making it a perfect side dish for any meal.I had some fresh dill leaves. Feel free to add any fresh herbs (cilantro, parsley, oregano, rosemary or thyme) or dried herbs and seasoning of your choice.You will find instructions to make the crispiest roasted potatoes in 4 ways – oven, air fryer, pan roast, instant pot. Choose any way you like. I personally love oven-roasted potatoes and I feel the best crispy roasted potatoes are obtained when cooked in an oven.
Easy Hasselback Potatoes
Hasselback Potatoes are one of the easiest potato side dishes you can prepare for your loved ones during Thanksgiving or Christmas. The end result is garlicky baby potatoes or new potatoes with crispy edges like french fries and a creamy mashed potato-like texture in the middle. I bet anyone can't stop after eating one. Hasselback potatoes are by far one of the best side dishes to serve with your Thanksgiving turkey, Easter ham or pork, barbeques, casseroles, salads, etc. I can go on.
Crispy Honey Chilli Potatoes
Crispy Honey Chilli Potatoes are irresistibly delicious, addictive sweet and spicy appetizer where the crispy golden potatoes are glazed with fresh honey chilli sauce or honey sriracha sauce. This is definitely worth try and I am sure it will be a crowd pleaser for your next cocktail / mocktail party, game night or other social gatherings.
Best Creamy Potato Salad
This is one of the creamy & best potato salad recipes that is addictive and delicious and will be a super hit side dish at your Christmas holiday dinner table.
Cajun spiced Potatoes - Barbecue Nation Style
Cajun potatoes are one of the best recipes you will add as a side dish or appetizer for your Diwali Party, Thanksgiving, or Christmas dinner menu.Cajun Potatoes are crispy on the outside, creamy, and melt in the mouth on the inside. These are finger licking and lip smacking good, and I bet you can’t stop by just eating one.
Cheesy Loaded French Fries
Loaded cheese fries or Loaded French fries are easy to make, finger-licking good, and a total crowd-pleaser appetizer or snack where crispy French fries are loaded or topped with honey-chili or honey-sriracha mushrooms, onions, bell peppers, olives, and creamy cheese sauce. These are flavor-packed loaded cheese fries. The recipe is vegetarian, meatless version of loaded fries with cheese sauce made from scratch.
Flaky Mushroom Potato Pie
Flaky potato mushroom pie or crispy samosa pastries are delicious, melt-in-mouth, easy-to-make pastry recipes prepared using few basic ingredients from your kitchen. These can be served as an evening snack or appetizer for your lunch or dinner.
French Fries (Crispy Spiral Potato Fries)
Crispy Spiral French Fries, also known as tornado fries or mashed potato fries, is the new trending way to enjoy the potatoes. These fries are crispy on the outside, creamy inside, and I bet you can't stop after eating one 🙂
Potato Quesadilla - Taco Mexicana Dominos Style
Cheesy Potato Mushroom Quesadilla is an easy-to-make, delicious appetizer or snack where fresh homemade tortillas are topped with your favorite ingredients and toasted until crispy.
Rosemary Garlic Potatoes
Oven Roasted Rosemary Garlic Potatoes is a delectable side dish where the classic and flavorful combination of rosemary and garlic with potatoes makes it perfect addition for any meals.
Potato Main Dishes for Dinner
Potato dishes are really budget-friendly. They are always affordable, and, importantly, because of the carb and starch, they are filling too. Check out some of the main dishes you can make for dinner on a daily basis and for your dinner parties.
- Indian mashed potato stuffed bread called aloo paratha is also one of the best options for your kid's lunch and tiffin box.
- Cheesy crispy potato casserole
- Potato and cauliflower au gratin with goat cheese
- Stuffed Pizza bread where you stuff it with mashed potato and onion filling.
- Cauliflower potato pie
Mashed Potato Stuffed Flatbread (Aloo Paratha)
Aloo Paratha is a delicious and popular Indian stuffed flatbread that is crispy on the outside, along with soft and flavorful melt-in-mouth mashed potato filling on the inside. This recipe is for all bread and potato lovers.
Cheesy Crispy Potato Casserole
Cheesy Potato Casserole is a crowd-pleaser, super simple potato recipe that you can prepare this Thanksgiving or Christmas. It is creamy and cheesy with a crispy topping. In short, this recipe is comfort food at its best. The best and classic casserole recipe you will prepare for lunch or dinner.
Potato Gratin with Goat Cheese
Cauliflower Potato Gratin With Goat Cheese is perfectly cheesy and creamy, unbelievably easy side dish or appetizer that is baked until bubbly and golden brown. You can serve this to your guests this Thanksgiving or Christmas holiday dinner and I can assure you that it will be a total crowd pleaser!!
Stuffed Bread Pizza, Amritsari Pizza Kulcha
Amritsari Pizza Kulcha or Stuffed bread pizza is a variation to traditional Indian kulcha where the flatbread is stuffed with potatoes (aloo) and onion (pyaz) along with aromatic spices and then topped with your favorite pizza toppings.
Cauliflower Potato Pie
Cauliflower Potato Pie is a delicious vegan or vegetarian savory pie that is hearty and satisfying with a crispy crust loaded with flavorful filling. This pie will be a super hit at your dinner table this Thanksgiving and Christmas Holiday. The recipe is vegan, flourless and gluten free.
Potato Snacks
If you are looking for some easy after-school snacks with potatoes, then you should try this out.
- Puff pastry samosa using puff pastry sheets.
- Batata Vada (Aloo Bonda)
- Curry puff or mini veg bites
- Aloo tikki (mashed potato patties that can also be used to make sandwiches or burgers)
- Indian street-style pav bhaji
Puff Pastry Samosa
Puff Pastry Samosa is easy to make a delicious appetizer with a crispy and golden flaky texture on the outside and a savory filling on the inside.These puff samosas are the perfect finger food for your holiday gatherings (Christmas or thanksgiving), your next weekend party, picnics, potlucks, or any game night (Superbowl, football).
Batata Vada , Mashed Potato Dumplings
Batata Vada or Fried Potato Dumpling is a simple and easy to make, spicy and delicious Indian snack prepared using potatoes and aromatic spices in less than 30 minutes. This potato recipe is gluten free and vegan. These batata vadas or aloo bonda are crispy on the outside with melt in mouth filling inside.
Curry Puff with Puff pastry
Mini Veg Puff or Veg Puff Bites are crispy and flaky on the outside with flavorful vegetarian filling on the inside. A perfect snack or finger food for upcoming parties or game night!
Mashed Potato Patties
Aloo Tikki or Potato patties are vegan, quick and simple, easy-to-make snack recipe prepared using potatoes, peas, and spices.This recipe is prepared using leftover samosa filling and is pan-fried instead of the traditional deep fry or shallow fry method.
Street Style Mumbai Pav Bhaji
Pav Bhaji is a very popular Indian street food where spicy and irresistibly delicious curry (bhaji) prepared using mixed vegetables is served with homemade warm rolls or pav that are toasted in butter.
Potato Recipes Indian
Potatoes, popularly known as aloo or batata in India, are used almost daily, from making simple breakfast to street food or chaat to filling dinner.
- Easy Aloo Chana Chaat (Chickpeas Potato Salad, Indian style)
- Potato in yogurt sauce, Dahi wale aloo
- Crispy homemade samosa
- Aloo Kachori
- Tender cashew potato curry
- Amritsari aloo kulcha
- Healthy potatoes and fenugreek leaves stir fry - aloo methi
- Street-style dahi aloo chaat
- Simple potato stir fry with peanuts
- Tandoori aloo or potatoes
- Tarri Batata Poha
- Indian sliders or Vada Pav
Chickpeas Potato Salad, Aloo Chana Chaat
Aloo Chana Chaat or Potato Chickpea Salad is a sweet, spicy and tangy - all in one Indian chaat recipe that can be served as a starter or even had as an evening snack. One of the best dishes that you can make this Diwali, Thanksgiving or Christmas.
Potato in Spiced Yogurt
Vrat Wale Dahi Aloo is a super easy to make and delicious recipe prepared using simple ingredients like potato and yogurt (curd) in less than 20 minutes.
Crispy Aloo Samosa
Make crispy and flaky samosas with melt-in-mouth filling at home any time of the year when you are craving these delicious bites following this simple samosa recipe. This samosa recipe is vegetarian/vegan and can be served as an appetizer, snack, or finger food with mint chutney, dates chutney, or tomato ketchup/sauce.
Aloo Pyaz Kachori, Onion Potato Dumplings
Aloo Pyaz Kachori or Onion Potato Dumplings are popular Indian snack with crispy and flaky texture on the outside and spicy, delightful and flavorful filling on the inside. I bet you just can't stop after eating one!
Tender Cashew and Potato Curry
Bibbo Batate Hinga Udda (Batato bibbe humman) is an aromatic and delicious, traditional recipe from Konkani cuisine prepared by cooking potatoes and tender cashew nuts in coconut gravy.
Traditional Amritsari Kulcha , Aloo Kulcha
Amritsari Kulcha is a delicious flatbread that is crispy on the outside with melt in mouth texture from the inside and topped with aromatic spices. This is one of the best stuffed flat bread that you should not miss to try out.
Aloo Methi, Sauteed Potatoes and Fenugreek Leaves
Aloo Methi is a very flavorful, nutritious, and delicious recipe prepared using potatoes and fenugreek leaves that can be served as accompaniment or side dish with steamed rice or flatbreads like chapati, phulka, roti, etc.
Dahi Aloo Chaat - Indian Street Food
Dahi Aloo Chaat is a popular, lip-smacking Indian street-style snack recipe that has sweet, spicy, and tangy – all flavors in every single bite.
Potato fry with minimum ingredients, Vrat Wale Aloo
Vrat wale aloo or Potato Fry is a delicious and easy-to-make addictive side dish recipe prepared using potatoes and peanuts as main ingredients.
Oven roasted Tandoori Potatoes
Tandoori Potatoes is a mouth-watering, spicy and flavorful Indian appetizer or snack recipe prepared using potatoes and aromatic spices.
Tarri Batata Poha, Traditional Maharashtrian Breakfast
Tarri Batata Poha is a spicy and flavorful, protein-packed, easy-to-make breakfast recipe prepared using chickpeas, poha (rice flakes), and batata (potato) as the main ingredients.Batata Poha is a popular street food recipe from Maharashtra and Gujarat. Poha, along with tarri, is so filling that it can also be served as one complete meal (lunch or dinner) during fasting, upvas, or vrat days.
Street Style Vada Pav, Sliders with Potato Dumplings
Vada Pav is a popular street food snack from Mumbai, India. It has a fantastic combination of flavors where batata vada or fried potato dumpling is sandwiched between pav or bread rolls with a spread of green mint chutney, garlic chutney, and dates or tamarind chutney, green chili.Some occasionally refer to this snack as an Indian slider or Bombay burger 🙂
Sweet Potato Recipes
If you are looking for a little different from potatoes to serve your kids, I would highly recommend these delicious and healthy low-carb sweet potatoes.
- Savory mashed sweet potato casserole
- Garlic-roasted sweet potatoes
- Dumplings with sweet potatoes
Savory Sweet Potato Casserole
Sweet Potato Casserole is a savory, creamy, garlicky side dish topped with crunchy toasted honey-glazed walnut & almonds topping.
Roasted Sweet Potatoes
Roasted Sweet Potatoes are super simple to make yet such a delicious and addictive side dish that is crispy on the outside, soft and delicate on the inside.
Sweet Potato Dumplings
Sweet Potato Dumplings are pan fried potstickers that are crispy on the outside and filled with melt in mouth filling of cheese and sweet potato. To enhance the flavor I have also used fresh rosemary-infused-oil to pan fry these potstickers. These are so easy to prepare and tasty that I can bet you will prepare this recipe at home again and again.
FAQ
What can be made from potatoes for dinner?
This a very common question to which I have multiple choices. You can make any of them from the list above, but for a filling dinner with only potatoes, I recommend aloo paratha (stuffed potato flatbread), potato au gratin, and pie.
What are 3 of the most favorite potato dishes?
Anything with potatoes is our favorite. But if I have to pick only three, it is crispy garlic roasted potatoes, samosa, and cajun spiced potatoes.
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Best Potato Recipes | Simple ideas to cook potatoes
Below is a list of the best, simple, and easy-to-make potato recipes for snacks, lunch, dinner, and even breakfast. Oh yes, potatoes any time of the day and any time of the week. There are several ways to cook potatoes. You can mash, fry, steam, boil, or bake them- it tastes great anyway.
Equipment
- 1 Pan
Ingredients
Easy Potato Stir Fry Recipe
- 3 Large potatoes, cut into desired shape or size
- 1 tablespoon Coconut oil
- ½ cup Peanuts
- Juice of 1 lemon
- Salt to taste
- Coriander leaves or Parsley
Instructions
Boil the potatoes
- Peel the skin of the potatoes, cut them into cubes and cook in your most preferred way (stovetop, pressure cooker, instant pot, or microwave).3 Large potatoes, cut into desired shape or size
Pan roasted potato fry
- Heat oil in pan. Add peanuts and continue to saute for another 2 minutes. Next, add green chilies and saute for one more minute.1 tablespoon Coconut oil, ½ cup Peanuts
- Add the cooked or boiled potatoes, salt to taste, lemon juice, and coriander leaves. Mix well.Juice of 1 lemon, Salt to taste, Coriander leaves or Parsley
- Now spread the potatoes evenly in the pan. Check out the video here. Cook on medium-high for 3 to 4 minutes on medium-high flame.
- Flip and cook for another 3 to 4 minutes or until potatoes become crispy as desired. Making this way will create a crispy layer on the outside with a creamy melt-in-mouth texture inside.
Nutrition
Calories: 176kcalCarbohydrates: 22gProtein: 6gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gSodium: 9mgPotassium: 564mgFiber: 4gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 6IUVitamin C: 31mgCalcium: 30mgIron: 1mg
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Toni
This is a great list! My family loves potato so I'm definitely trying all these!
Katherine
There are so many inspiring potato recipes! Great list.