Easy Hasselback Potatoes

Crispy oven-baked Hasselback potatoes brushed with garlic herb butter.

5 from 5 votes

If you are a potato fan like me, you will love these Easy Hasselback Potatoes. Seasoned to perfection with a flavorful garlic-herb butter, golden brown and crispy on the outside and soft and creamy on the inside, these unique-looking, decadent potatoes are the side dish of your dreams.

Prep Time10

Cook Time1

Total Time1 10

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Servings: servings

Calories: 469kcal

Author: Sharon Rigsby

Ingredients

2 large Russet potatoes about nine ounces each
½ cup unsalted butter melted
1 teaspoon finely chopped fresh rosemary
1 clove finely chopped garlic
½ teaspoon kosher salt
½ teaspoon ground black pepper

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 400°F.
Place two wooden spoons or chopsticks on a cutting board. Nestle a potato between them and, using a sharp knife, slice it into very thin uniform slices. Wooden spoon handles or chopsticks will keep your knife from cutting the potato all the way through. Repeat with the other potato.
Combine the melted butter, garlic, and rosemary in a small bowl. Carefully fan out the potatoes a bit and use a pastry brush to spread about half of the garlic-herb butter mixture, making sure to get it between the slices.
Sprinkle the potatoes with salt and pepper, then place them on a baking sheet and bake in a preheated oven for 1 hour, or until done. At the 30-minute mark, baste again with the remaining garlic herb butter.

Alternate instructions to cook in an air fryer

Air fry them for 30 minutes at 400 degrees F. Remove the basket and baste them again with the garlic herb butter mixture. Air fry for an additional 10 minutes or until the potatoes are done.

To serve

To serve, top with additional garlic herb butter if desired and your choice of toppings. Serve them immediately while they are still hot.

Notes

Wooden spoon handles or chopsticks work well to prevent you from cutting your potatoes all the way through. But if you are a gadget lover, special Hasselback potato cutters are available at kitchen specialty stores or online.

To check if your potatoes are done, slide a sharp knife into the center of each potato. If it goes in easily, it's done. If not, let it cook a little longer. This recipe was tested on potatoes that average nine ounces each. If yours are larger or smaller, they will take longer or less time to cook properly than shown.

Baste with the garlic-herb butter at least twice, and drizzle it between the slices as much as possible.

Let your potatoes bake until the slices fan out. Be sure to leave space between the potatoes when they are baking

If cooking the potatoes in the air fryer, place them perpendicular to the handle, running from front to back in the basket. If you place them parallel to the handle, their rounded bottoms tend to roll over when you push the basket in or pull it out.

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