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Traditionally, potato recipes are the ultimate side dish, with mashed potatoes or roast potatoes being the go-to for cooking up the humble veg. However, potatoes shine just as bright on their own, especially in hearty meals like potato casseroles, or creamy potato bakes.
Below you’ll find some of our favourite potato recipes that you can make ahead of time, serve at a dinner party or snack on while relaxing on the weekend.
Potato varieties
There are many different varieties of potato. Here are some of the more popular ones:
- Kipfler (fingerling): small, finger-shaped, with a nutty flavour. Kipfler potatoes are great baked or in potato salads.
- Pontiac: large, red skin, deep eyes, white flesh. Pontiac potatoes are good grated, boiled and baked.
- Sebago: white skin, oval. Sebago potatoes are good fried, mashed and baked.
Top tips for making potato salad
- Toss the potatoes in the dressing while they are still warm.
- Add a little of the pickling liquid from a jar of gherkins or other pickle to the dressing.
Speedy roast spuds
Roasting your vegetables will pack in more flavour. However, microwaving them first can be used to fast track the cooking time. Use the microwave to start the cooking process then finish in a hot oven for golden crispiness.
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Cheese & Vegemite roast potatoes
Roast potatoes as you’ve never had them before!
Potato rendang with fried egg
Dinner for one, sorted.
Double cheese potato bake
Better make extra because this one will be popular!
Zesty yoghurt potato salad with salmon
Serve this potato salad as part of a lunch spread. Or bulk it up with salad greens and make it a meal.
Crispy potato salad with aioli
This is the ultimate potato salad – it’s a riff on crunchy roast potatoes, with salty pancetta and garlicky mayonnaise added.
French onion potato bake
Cook this potato bake in an Instant Pot. We’ve included the oven instructions too.
Crispy roast potatoes
It’s crunch time.
Air fryer baked potatoes
Serve with lashings of butter or a tasty topper.
Air fryer potatoes with salt & vinegar
A smashing side or snack.
Julie Goodwin’s easy potato salad
A 5-ingredient warm potato salad.
Spinach, haloumi and potato salad
A delicious twist on a potato salad.
Tuscan roast potatoes
These crispy roast potatoes make for a delicious side.
Chicken & potato tray bake
It’s big on flavour and light on washing up.
Chicken nibbles with chilli crunch potatoes
Serve a spicy or mild version.
Crispy roasted potatoes with parmesan
Crunchy on the outside, super soft and fluffy on the inside, take your next roast or barbecue to a new level.
Potato cakes
The combination of mashed potato, bacon, onion, cheese and sour cream in these cakes is so good you’ll find it hard to stop at one. You can also use lasoda or pink-eye potatoes for this recipe. Note
Cheesy gnocchi French onion soup
A simple weeknight dinner that uses store-bought gnocchi.
Boxty
Delicious and simple! Boxty is a traditional Irish pancake, made of mashed and grated potato.
Crispy hash browns
Whether you call them potato fritters or hash browns – or perhaps you grew up calling them mock fish – these parcels of crispy goodness are simply delicious.
Spanish tortilla with chorizo salsa
This gorgeous Spanish omelette or Spanish tortilla brings together Spain’s most iconic flavours.
Potatoes with lemon and tomato
Looking for a flavourful side dish? Look no further.
Jerk salmon with yoghurt potatoes
Master the art of quick and tasty weeknight dinners with this easy salmon recipe.
Greek roast lamb with skordalia and lemony potatoes
This lamb roast recipe is cooked low and slow until the meat is tender. It’s not just the meat that’s spectacular, the sides are too!
Zucchini koftas with harissa yoghurt
Your new go-to finger food.
Spicy potato salad
A spicy summer salad inspired by the flavours of a classic Caesar.
Sour cream and bacon potato cakes
A budget-friendly dinner idea or delicious snack food. Don’t forget the squeeze of lemon!
Potato and mushroom casserole with crunchy topping
A hearty vegetarian casserole even the most hardened meat-lovers will enjoy.
Cottage pie
This comfort food classic is a favourite in the cooler months but pair it with a fresh salad and you can enjoy it all year round.
Ham and cheese croquettes
Snacking doesn’t get much better than this.
Easy oven-baked mushroom gnocchi parcels
A simple oven-baked recipe made with store-bought gnocchi.
Honey-roasted chicken with spicy fried potatoes
The bees knees of roast chickens.
Crispy Middle Eastern seed and spice fried potatoes
You’ll never go back to plain potatoes.
Potato scones
You need to cook 2 medium potatoes (380g) for this recipe. The scones are best made and eaten on the same day. They can be frozen for up to 3 months.Thaw in oven, wrapped in foil. Note
Potato samosas
Crispy on the outside wth a soft and fragrant filling.
Four ways with roast potatoes
There’d be uproar if you didn’t serve potatoes with a hot Christmas dinner! Try our four Test Kitchen favourites.
Puttanesca potato bake
Pimp your potato bake with traditional Puttanesca flavours of olives and pancetta.
Mediterranean potato pancakes
Our version of traditional Italian cannelloni takes homemade potato pancakes and fills them with a hearty, delicious vegetarian filling. Topped with bubbly, golden cheese, this is one dish you’ll love.
38 perfect potato salad recipes for your next picnic
One of those Aussie favourites that is loved by all.
Potato chocolate cake
Sometimes the strangest ingredients make the best cakes! The addition of mashed potato makes a cake that is deliciously moist.
Chickpea, gnocchi and spinach curry
A hearty weeknight dinner made with store-bought gnocchi and pantry staples.
Garlic potato soufflés
Soft, light and garlicky with a crisp, golden crust, these little garlic potato soufflés make an excellent starter.
Potato and herb pizzas
Look away, paleo devotees! Our ancestors would never have indulged in this decadent carb-on-carb fest, but we’re sure glad we can. This potato and rosemary pizza served with a herb dressing is so wonderful you won’t want to share.
Potato gnocchi
Find out just how easy it is to make your own potato gnocchi with this simple, straightforward recipe. Once you’ve discovered just how tender and tasty home-made gnocchi is, you’ll never go back!
Chicken and potato casserole
Need a new family favorite? Try our chicken and potato casserole with fresh asparagus and wholegrain mustard.
Barramundi and potato pie
Australian summer isn’t complete without a variety of seafood on the table. Here, we’ve combined beautiful barramundi fillets and desiree potatoes for a delicious pie that’s bound to please.
Hash browns
Crispy on the outside and soft on the inside.
Potato and egg rendang
Add some Malaysian flavour to your menu with this addictively spicy potato and egg curry.
Potato wedges and chicken poutine
If you’ve never tried poutine before then now is your time.
Crispy beef and potato patties
Instead of pure vegetable oil to deep-fry, you can blend it (50/50) with sesame oil. Note
Beef bourguignon and potato pie
Stay warm this winter with a delicious, hearty beef and mushroom pie topped with fluffy potato.
Potato skins with tomato salsa
If you want to make a share-plate, party platter or after-school snack with a bit of substance, these potato skins with tomato salsa are the bomb. They’ll be snapped up, and if you plan ahead you can use the potato flesh for myriad other recipes.
Potatoes dauphinoise
Cheesy and indulgent.
Sumac meatballs and potatoes with garlic yoghurt
The kids will love tucking in to this delicious dish! With sumac-spiced beef meatballs, chunky potato pieces and a garlicky Middle Eastern yoghurt sauce, it’s the ideal dinner for the family.
Chicken with garlic potatoes and rosemary
No need to spend hours cleaning up with this delicious one-pot meal. Juicy chicken is roasted to perfection with salty olives, garlic potatoes and a seasoning of rosemary.
Crispy roast potatoes with rosemary salt
Soft and fluffy on the inside, crispy on the outside and with fragrant rosemary salt these roast potatoes will complement your Christmas lunch.
Mushroom and bacon scalloped potatoes
This cheesy potato bake is perfect for pleasing a hungry family. Packed full of mushrooms and crispy bacon, this dish is full of flavour and makes a tasty one-pot dinner.
Oregano potatoes
There’s no need to ever serve a boring side, these oregano potatoes will spice up any spread.
Easy, cheesy potato bake
This versatile, creamy potato bake is always a winner – serve it as a side dish or by itself!
Crisp potato and peanut cakes
Create finger food that boasts a wow factor – combining starchy potato and sago with peanuts and fragrant spices to form these indian-inspired patties.
Eggplant and potato curry
This wholesome and fragrant vegetable curry can be dished up anytime as a family dinner side, when entertaining guests or as meal in its own right.
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