Easy Potato Recipes For The Couch Potato Within All Of Us

There’s nothing quite like some simple, hearty, delicious potato recipes. If there’s one ingredient I would choose to survive on for the rest of my life, I would, without hesitation, choose the humble potato, for it is perhaps one of the most versatile ingredients in the whole world. From fried, mashed, baked, deep fried, the possibilities are absolutely endless for potato recipes.

If you’re a struggling college or Uni student, you’ve probably realised that feeding yourself everyday can become quite a tedious task. It can also become quite expensive and tiresome. It can also be quite expensive and unhealthy to constantly order food that comes straight to the door. Of course, we’re all guilty of that every once in a while. But these easy potato recipes are so good and so easy you won’t even want to order food again. At least, not for a little while.

Perhaps you’re even looking for some creative side dishes for your next house party, family dinner or similar that feature potatoes in a fun, delicious, inexpensive and easy way. If that’s the case, then these potato recipes will be the perfect start for you. And if you’re a couch potato like us, you’ll definitely want to try them out for yourself.

1. Easy Potato Pancakes

A little bit crisp, a little bit tender and just melt-in-your-mouth amazing, these easy potato pancakes from Damn Delicious are a wonderful treat to serve as an appetiser at a house party, or perhaps even as a breakfast dish! With a preparation time of 10 minutes and a cooking time of just 15 minutes, these potato pancakes are perfect to serve as a side dish, or let’s face it, as a meal for yourself with just you and your mighty fork in hand.

These potato pancakes can be dressed with any of your favourite dipping sauces, but ranch or sour cream would work amazing with this easy potato recipe. You can also top them off with some bacon, pancetta or ham if you want to make this into more of a main meal.

2. Cheesy Ranch Potatoes

Chopped up potatoes smothered in ranch dressing and cheese? Um, yes please? This easy, cheesy ranch potato recipe from The Salty Marshmallow is perfect to serve as a side dish for a family meal or for a relishing lunch meal for one.

With a preparation time of 10 minutes and a cooking time of just 20 minutes, in half an hour you can be eating ooey gooey cheesy potatoes straight out of the pan or be civil and put them on to a plate for serving.

3. Cracked Out Chicken Tater Tot Casserole

Tater tots, or potato gems if you’re from the UK or from Australia, are like little pieces of potato heaven. The most perfect tater tot has a dark golden brown outer texture, and is steamy hot and glowing on the inside. Tater tots are like chips, but in a one-bite format. They are amazing and don’t fight us on this.

And this cracked out chicken tater tot casserole recipe from Plain Chicken is both simple to make, and yields about eight servings so is perfect as a casual entertaining dish. The recipe uses canned chicken and corn soup, pre-cooked chicken and frozen tater tots, so there is definitely little preparation involved. And in just 45 minutes, a beautiful casserole dish is served!

4. Lemon Potato Salad

Okay, we’ve listed a few rich potato recipes so far, so now it’s time to fork out some easy and healthier potato recipes. Of course, we think of potato salads. Traditionally, potato salads are made with loads of mayo to add a ton of creamy flavour, but why not try some healthier, less creamy options?

This lemon potato salad recipe from Recipe Tin Eats uses lemon juice and lemon zest for the dressing to add loads of flavour. The trick to this recipe is to add the dressing while the potatoes are still hot and steamy, so that the potatoes can really soak up all the flavour without tasting under-seasoned once bitten into. Healthy, green and delicious, this is a must-try!

5. Cheesy Hasselback Potatoes

Hasselback potatoes are basically potatoes that are cut halfway through the potato into thin slices, so that any dressings and sauces seep right through to the centre of the potato for maximum flavour. And we could definitely use some easy hasselback potato recipes to satisfy all our potato cravings.

This cheesy hasselback potatoes recipe from Lil Luna uses parmesan cheese and Italian dressing to dress the potatoes, which packs these potatoes with loads of flavour. They are easy to make, delicious and are ready to eat in just half an hour!

6. Baked Garlic Parmesan Potato Wedges

Potato wedges are optimum fast food. Take the time you headed out to watch your brother play basketball, and got a snack from the concession stand. The standout snacks for these moments were hot chips drizzled in tomato sauce or ketchup, dim sims, fried fish or fried chicken, and of course potato wedges drizzled in sour cream and sweet chilli sauce.

But these baked garlic parmesan potato wedges from Le Creme Da La Crumb are unlike any of those childhood memories. These potato wedges are packed with flavours of garlic and parmesan, which make them all that much more enjoyable.

Relatively easy and ready in just under 45 minutes, these potato wedges look like something out of a magazine and we’re here for it. Dip these in a blue cheese dressing with some freshly chopped parsley, and yes, you’re on your way to potato heaven.

7. Easy Mashed Potatoes

No list of potato recipes is quite complete without a classic mashed potatoes recipe. Mashed potatoes are staple in all households. They are the perfect comfort food and go brilliantly with just about any roast dinner of the week, including roast chicken, roast beef or lamb, of course Turkey during the holidays, and perhaps even for steak dinners. Mashed potatoes are a staple side dish for the holiday dinners also, and so it’s important to master the art of them perfectly.

And these easy mashed potatoes from Your Home Based Mom focus on the basics of the perfect mashed potatoes. They are creamy and easy to make, and require little to no fancy equipment. They are made in just 35 minutes and are the perfect side dish for any special occasion. We know you are going to love these mashed potatoes just as much as we are enjoying looking at them.