I’ve been making Sliced Baked Potatoes for years. In fact, this was one of the first recipes I started making way back in my early teens!
These are versatile, hearty, and delicious. They are a fun way to dress up an ordinary potato!
Sliced Baked Potatoes
- 4 medium baking potatoes (evenly-sized)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2-3 Tablespoons melted butter
- 2-3 Tablespoons chopped fresh herbs (parsley, chives, thyme, sage, etc.) or 2-3 teaspoons dried herbs (of your choice
- 4 Tablespoons cheddar cheese, grated
- 1 1/2 Tablespoons Parmesan cheese
Preheat oven to 425°F.
Scrub and rinse potatoes. Cut into thin slices, but NOT all the way through.
Put potatoes in a baking dish and fan out the slices. Sprinkle with salt and drizzle with butter, then sprinkle with herbs.
Bake potatoes for about 50 minutes. Remove from oven and sprinkle with cheese. Then bake for another 10-15 minutes until lightly browned and potatoes are done.
I’ve tried this twice and I can’t figure out how to “fan out the slices.” They don’t fan out :), so all the spices basically sit on top–is that the idea?
Make sure you are cutting almost all the way through. If so, you should be able to fan out the potato a bit.
I used bamboo skewers this time—instead of wooden spoons like others suggested—and it worked out better. Thanks!
What melted butter did you used? Did you put it in between the slices? I mean put the butter
do you wrap the potatoes in foil or cover them before you bake them?
Nope. Keep them uncovered so they get nice and crispy. 🙂
Thanks so much for sharing this! I made them tonight & am in love with them! A perfect new exciting twist for Fall. I want to season them with everything now… My family is going to be eating lots of potatoes 🙂
Gave my hubby the recipe and he made them tonight, yummy! He made a few plan for the kids. Thanks for posting.
Kathy
Buffalo, NY
Have you had them with bacon in between the slices? It is AMAZING!
Do you cover these with foil or leave them uncovered? Thanks for the recipe!
An easy way to NOT slice through the potatoes all the way is to put the handle of a wooden spoon next to the potato when slicing, or you could put the raw potato between 2 wooden spoon handles. It will prevent you from slicing it through all the way and also not dull your knife when you reach the spoon handle.
Hasselback potatoes are a favorite with my family too. We make them with red or Yukon gold potatoes in addition to russetts.
I have a cutting board designed just for this purpose. It’s basically a small wooden cutting board with an indentation in it. Like a bathroom soap dish. You set the potato in the indentation and it keeps it from rolling around and prevents the knife from slicing all the way through. I’ve had mine for a long time and don’t recall how much I paid for it, but it was not expensve. In the $5-$10 range, probably. If you make Hasselback potatoes very often, it’s worth the small investment. Google “hasselback potato slicer” and you’ll find it.
I do these on the grill. Slice them, then a butter about 1/4 inch put on top.
I add a slice of Onion, Salt & Pepper. Wrap in foil. Takes about 30 to 45 minutes.
Open up the foil and add Cheese, it will only take a couple of minutes for
the Cheese to melt.
Yum!
Yum, Crystal! We make something pretty similar: we slice the potatoes much thicker (maybe about 1/4 in. or so), slide a little butter between the slices and season with salt, pepper, herbs, basically anything you want. Wrap these up, raw, in foil and grill on the grill until tender.
One tip that we love: sandwich the potato between two wooden spoons (just the standard wooden spoon with the small round handle works best) and cut. This helps keep from cutting all the way through the potato.
Thanks for another great recipe and variety!
These are called Hasselback potatoes, and they are easy and so delicious!
I’ve never heard them called that — it’s always so fun to learn new names for dishes we’ve loved for a long time!
We cut them in the same manner, but pour Italian dressing over them and cook in the microwave. They taste better if they are “basted” with the dressing in the bottom of the pan 1-2 times during cooking and again just before serving.
What a great idea! Now I have to try that!
yep, that’s what we’ve always called.them! hasselback’s are a favorite here! 🙂
You can microwave for a short time and then let them get crispy in the 425º oven. I like them crisp with just a little evoo w/butter and garlic slivers down in the slices…salt & pepper! Cheese is nice but not necessary if you’re watching your calories.
What a fun way to dress up a baked potato- and it looks pretty cute 🙂 I love cheese (currently fasting cheese, though, as I transition to a more vegan diet for a while), but I could always do substitutions and layer some soy cheese on top. Looks good!
When I make these, I put an old wooden spoon beside the potato before cutting, which serves as a knife stop. It helps keep the depth of the slices uniform, plus keeps me from accidentally cutting all the way through.
We eat a vegan diet, and there are some AMAZING nacho “cheese” recipes that we love! You will have no problem finding an awesome sub!
I’ve never seen this before! Fun way to change things up – thanks!
What a GREAT idea! We have baked potatoes at least once a week and I thought I had a lot of creative things up my sleeve to dress them up…. but this one is a new one that I am eager to try now! Thank you so much for the idea!
Could you do this in the microwave too?
Yes, you definitely could.
Could you please provide timing for microwave versions?