Crispy PIzza Smashed Potatoes
If you love pizza and potatoes, we got you covered.
What a delicious fun way to make gluten free pizza and use up your potatoes! We devoured them in minutes and they work in your oven or air fryer to get them extra crispy.
Pro Tips: make sure you don’t over boil the potatoes – drain them when they are JUST fork tender. Also, a great way to avoid a potato that smashes to small pieces is to score it before smashing it. I also place a small square of wax paper between the potato and the glass to prevent sticking.
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Pizza Smashed Potatoes
Ingredients
- 2 lbs small creamer potatoes, washed
- 1 tbs salt
- olive oil spray (or melted butter)
- 1½ cup shredded mozarella
- 1/3 cup marinara sauce
- 2 oz mini pepperonis
- chili pepper flakes for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat your air fryer to 400°F (425°F for your oven).
- Transfer your potatoes to a large pot and fill with water to just cover them. Boil the potatoes with 1 tbs salt, until just fork tender – about 10-15 minutes. Drain and transfer to a flat surface to slightly cool.
- Grab a small sharp knife and score the potatoes about half way down, CRISS CROSS. Cut a small square of wax paper or parchment paper. Cover the potato and THEN press down with the bottom of a glass to flatten – this prevents the glass from sticking and thus dismantling the potatoes. Flatten them as much as you can with out destroying them. Spray them with olive oil, season with salt and pepper to taste. Air fry or roast for 20-25 minutes or until they start to turn golden brown on their edges.
- Brush them with the marinara sauce, sprinkle them with the mozzarella and top with mini pepperonis. Back in the oven or air fryer until they're melted and golden.
Notes
Use vegan shredded cheese to make this vegan.
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Can’t wait to try these! Any suggestions on make ahead???
Gonna try it!
You will love these!!!
If my potatoes break when I smash them, are they undercooked?
SO GOOD!! Next time I think I’d add a little Italian seasoning to the sauce but otherwise 10/10 delicious
I tried these and they did not get crispy. I turned the heat to 420. What did I do wrong?
I had to keep cooking mine. I added 8 more mins and it seemed to help
I am so irritated with myself – was very excited to try this recipe and accidentally used Parmesan cheese for the topping instead of mozzarella cheese. However, they still look delicious and I want to thank you so much for all your amazing recipes! You have inspired me to cook more in the past week than I have in the past year as I am trying to eat more real food without so much processing.
Hi kathleen, that’s music to my ears! I’m so glad the recipes are resonating with you! Keep cooking – don’t stop and I know you will enjoy all that you make!
My 10yo and I made this last week and we loved it. We didn’t have mini pepperonis but we just sliced up some salami. We used onions and peppers and… LOVED OUR LIFE with every bite!!
These were super simple and so delish I used prosciutto instead of pepperoni
Hi Rosanne, love these with proscuitto – well done!
Hi🖐,
Thank you a for great idea. I tried these and these were so good. Actually I made my own cooking video about this too. I used bakon, pepperoni and feta cubes as fillers and cheddar cheese on top of all😋.
In a future I will try this with grated potato patty too.
Hi Marko, Love your version! Thanks for trying the recipe and sharing your feedback!
What is the calorie breakdown?
So dang good! Trying to find healthier options to pizza and I just loved these. These are great dipped in pizza sauce or ranch. Next time I’ll be garlic when the potatoes roast/air fry. Can’t go wrong with garlicky pizza/potatoes.
Hi Jenine, That sounds awesome with garlic added on! Great idea!
Excellent recipe, easy to prepare and delicious to eat
HI Rich, glad you like them! Thanks for the rating too!
So tasty n easy, a big hit at dinner. Second batch added everything bagel topping !!
HI Donna, glad you liked them! And sounds great with the everything bagel topping!