This collection of Potato Recipes for Every Night of the Week is perfect for anyone who buys a big bag of potatoes and ends up making the same thing with it every time. There are pan-fried and roasted sides, a mash, a warm salad, a pastry and a few air fryer options in here, so the bag gets used up in different ways. The one at number 10 is a full dinner rather than a side, so hold out for that one. Save this list for the next time you are staring at the potato bag.
Fondant Potatoes - Buttery Melting Potatoes
Thick rounds of potato are browned in a pan, then finished in the oven with butter, garlic, thyme and stock. They take about 50 minutes and most of that is hands-off oven time. This is the side to make when there is a roast on the table.
To learn more: Fondant Potatoes - Buttery Melting Potatoes
Sauteed Potatoes, 25 Minutes
The potatoes are parboiled first, then fried in one pan with garlic and rosemary until the edges are crisp. The whole thing takes 25 minutes and the parboiling can be done hours ahead. If you want something more special for a Sunday, the next slide is the one to look at.
To learn more: Sauteed Potatoes
Air Fryer German Potato Pancakes
Grated potato and onion are mixed with egg and flour, shaped into flat cakes and cooked in the air fryer instead of a pan of oil. They are ready in 30 minutes. Serve them with soured cream and chives, or with apple sauce if you like the sweet version.
To learn more: Air Fryer German Potato Pancakes
Boulangere Potatoes
Thinly sliced potatoes and onions are layered in a dish and baked in stock rather than cream. It is lighter than dauphinoise and takes about an hour and a half, most of it in the oven. Number 7 is the creamy option if that is what you are after.
To learn more: Boulangere Potatoes
Austrian Potato Salad (Erdäpfelsalat)
Waxy potatoes are dressed while still warm with stock, cider vinegar, Dijon mustard and red onion, and there is no mayonnaise in it at all. It takes 35 minutes and is served warm. Good next to sausages or a piece of grilled meat.
To learn more: Austrian Potato Salad (Erdäpfelsalat)
Crispy Air Fryer Baby potatoes, 20 Minutes
Baby potatoes are tossed in olive oil, Cajun spice, salt and pepper, then cooked in the air fryer for 20 minutes. There is no parboiling and no oven to heat up. They are a weeknight side for a chicken breast or a piece of fish.
To learn more: Crispy Air Fryer Baby (Mini) Potatoes
Creamy Mashed Potatoes
Potatoes are cooked, dried off in the pan, then mashed with a ricer and beaten with butter and warm double cream. It takes 30 minutes and comes out much smoother than an everyday mash. Keep it for a Sunday roast or a plate of sausages and gravy.
To learn more: Pomme Puree - Creamy Mashed Potatoes
Potato Borek - Patatesli Börek
A cheesy potato filling with parsley is wrapped in thin yufka sheets and baked. It takes 50 minutes and is good warm or at room temperature. Number 10 is the other dish here that stands on its own as a meal.
To learn more: Potato Borek - Patatesli Börek
Air Fryer Home Fries
Diced potatoes are tossed with olive oil, paprika, salt and pepper and cooked in the air fryer for 25 minutes. They are meant for a fried breakfast, but they work just as well next to a burger. One slide left, and it is the biggest plate on the list.
To learn more: Air Fryer Home Fries (Diced Breakfast Potatoes)
Kumpir - Turkish Loaded Baked Potatoes
A large baked potato is split open and the inside is mashed with butter and cheese, then piled with toppings like Russian salad, sweetcorn, olives, pickles and pesto. It is Turkey's version of the jacket potato and it is a whole dinner on its own. Set the toppings out on the table and let everyone build their own.
To learn more: Kumpir - Turkish Loaded Baked Potatoes
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