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Smashed Potatoes

5 from 9 votes
Serving: 6
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 2 hours 50 minutes
Total Time 3 hours 5 minutes
Servings 6

Ingredients
 

  • 12 baby red/russet potatoes
  • 200g diced bacon
  • Herb and Garlic seasoning/salt
  • Fresh chives, diced
  • 2T butter
  • 1 cup grated tasty cheese

Instructions
 

  • Lay down a sheet of non stick baking paper in slow cooker
  • Place whole baby potatoes in single layer, spaced out in slow cooker
  • Cook with tea towel trick in place on HIGH for 2.5hrs or until tender when tested with fork
  • Pan fry bacon for 10mins until crispy
  • Using a potato masher, smash down each potato top to about half way down
  • Top each smashed potato with a ½ tsp of butter, cooked bacon, seasoning, chives and finally cheese
  • Continue to cook on high, with tea towel still in place, for 20 minutes more or until cheese melted through
  • Use an egg flip to carefully lift out each topped potato to plate

Notes

  • You can make as many as these tasty potatoes as you need or can fit in your slow cooker but I have based the measurements on 12 baby potatoes to serve 6 people.
  • We have these as a perfect side dish to a BBQ night!
  • You can also vary the toppings to anything else you may like so you never have to have the same versions more than once if you don’t want to!
  • This recipe is also in our new book READY SET SLOW