Garlic Hasselback Potatoes

Garlic Hasselback Potatoes are flavorful, easy-to-make baked potatoes. They are fanned out and filled with garlic and butter.

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ingredients you'll need for this hasselback potatoes recipe

• russet or Yukon gold potatoes
• unsalted butter
• garlic
• kosher salt
• black pepper
• fresh thyme (optional)

how to cut hasselback potatoes

1. Place your washed potato on top of two chopsticks or two equal-sized wooden spoons.
2. Take your knife and slice ⅛ inch thick slices only going down to the chopsticks (or wooden spoon handles) without cutting through the bottom.

how to make hasselback potatoes

Detailed instructions and measurements to make Garlic Hasselback Potatoes are listed in the recipe card at the bottom of this page.

1. Preheat the oven to 450°F.
2. Thoroughly wash your potatoes.
3. Slice your potatoes Hasselback style, cutting slices about ⅛ inch thick without cutting through the bottom of the potato. You can use chopsticks or equal-sized wooden spoon handles to help. (See detailed instructions above). Once sliced, add them to a baking sheet.
4. Add your butter to a saucepan and melt over medium heat.
5. Brush the tops of the potatoes with the melted butter. You will have about half left. Leave it in the saucepan and set aside.
6. Sprinkle the potatoes with kosher salt and black pepper.
7. Place in the oven and bake for 30-40 minutes.
8. While they are baking, put the saucepan with the butter back on the heat over low. Add in the chopped garlic.
9. Let the garlic cook in the butter for about 5 minutes over low. The garlic will not saute, but it will flavor the butter.
10. Remove the potatoes from the oven and gently (and carefully, they are hot!) fan them out a little bit further.
11. Brush (or pour) the garlic butter over the potatoes making sure to get it in all the cracks and crevices. Place them back in the oven and bake for an additional 10 minutes or until cooked through. You want the edges crispy and the insides fluffy.
12. Remove from the oven and top with fresh thyme!

tips, tricks, and faqs for hasselback baked potatoes

how to lower calories or ww points

A couple of ways you could lower the calories or WW points would be by using a butter substitute and a smaller potato.

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Garlic Hasselback Potatoes

Garlic Hasselback Potatoes are flavorful, easy-to-make baked potatoes. They are fanned out and filled with garlic and butter.

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Prep Time 5 mins

Cook Time 50 mins

Total Time 55 mins

Course Appetizer, Side Dish

Cuisine American

Servings 4 potatoes

Calories 263 kcal

Protein 3 g

Equipment

• sheet pan
• measuring cups
• measuring spoons

Ingredients

  

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• 4 whole russet or yukon gold potatoes
• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 2 whole garlic cloves chopped
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• ¾ teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 tablespoon fresh thyme optional

Instructions

 

• Preheat the oven to 450°F.
• Thoroughly wash your potatoes.
• Slice your potatoes Hasselback style, cutting slices about ⅛ inch thick without cutting through the bottom of the potato. You can use chopsticks or equal-sized wooden spoon handles to help. (See detailed instructions above). Once sliced, add them to a baking sheet.
• Add your butter to a saucepan and melt over medium heat.
• Brush the tops of the potatoes with the melted butter. You will have about half left. Leave it in the saucepan and set aside.
• Sprinkle the potatoes with kosher salt and black pepper.
• Place in the oven and bake for 30-40 minutes.
• While they are baking, put the saucepan with the butter back on the heat over low. Add in the chopped garlic.
• Let the garlic cook in the butter for about 5 minutes over low. The garlic will not saute, but it will flavor the butter.
• Remove the potatoes from the oven and gently (and carefully, they are hot!) fan them out a little bit further.
• Brush (or pour) the garlic butter over the potatoes making sure to get it in all the cracks and crevices. Place them back in the oven and bake for an additional 10 minutes or until cooked through. You want the edges crispy and the insides fluffy.
• Remove from the oven and top with fresh thyme!

Notes

Set your potatoes on chopsticks or equal-sized wooden spoon handles to prevent cutting through the potatoes. 

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Garlic Hasselback Potatoes

Serving Size

 

1 potato

Amount per Serving

Calories

263

% Daily Value*

Fat

 

17

g

26

%

Saturated Fat

 

11

g

69

%

Trans Fat

 

0

g

Polyunsaturated Fat

 

5

g

Cholesterol

 

45

mg

15

%

Sodium

 

280

mg

12

%

Carbohydrates

 

27

g

9

%

Fiber

 

2

g

8

%

Sugar

 

1

g

1

%

Protein

 

3

g

6

%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Keyword baked, butter, garlic, oven, potatoes, side dish

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