Name: Mini Baked Potatoes
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 15
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: Baby potatoes 1 lb (450 g); Olive oil 1 tbsp; Salt ½ tsp; Sour cream ½ cup (125 g); Chives 2 tbsp

Cuisine:

American Recipes

Mini Baked Potatoes recipe

If you’re looking for a simple yet crowd-pleasing party appetizer that won’t break the bank, these Mini Baked Potatoes are just the thing. With their crispy skin and fluffy interior, they offer a delightful canvas for creamy sour cream and fresh chives. Not only are they incredibly easy to prepare, but they also require just a handful of cheap ingredients. Perfect for any gathering, these bite-sized treats can be made ahead of time, allowing you to focus on enjoying your time with friends and family. Let’s dive into this budget-friendly recipe that’s sure to steal the show at your next feast!

For this recipe, I love using baby potatoes of similar size to ensure they bake evenly. You can even find beautiful purple or yellow baby potatoes at the grocery store, adding a vibrant pop of color to your holiday table.

To make the Mini Baked Potatoes, you will need the following ingredients:

Ingridiens for Mini Baked Potatoes

Steps to make Mini Baked Potatoes

1
Preheat oven
5
Preheat your oven to 375 °F / 190 °C.
2
Prepare potatoes
2

Add 1 pound baby potatoes to a large bowl and drizzle with 1 tablespoon olive oil. Toss to coat well.
3
Bake
25

Spread the potatoes in a single layer on a large baking sheet and sprinkle with ½ teaspoon salt. Bake the potatoes for 20 minutes or until cooked through. Toss them around halfway through baking so they cook evenly.
4
Cool

Remove the baking sheet from the oven. Let the potatoes cool.
5
Fill potatoes with sour cream
3

Cut a small v-shaped wedge out of each potato. Fill each potato with a dollop of sour cream and top it with finely chopped fresh chives.
6
Serve

Serve and enjoy!

These Mini Baked Potatoes are a budget-friendly party appetizer featuring crispy skins and fluffy interiors, topped with creamy sour cream and fresh chives. Made this recipe? Let us know what you think in the comments below!

About the author

Lilly Mathuse

Lilly is an enthusiastic and cheerful young mom. She knows as well as any parent that children can be really picky when it comes to food. And she’s had plenty of experience trying to cook meals that are both tasty and nutritious, and able to satisfy the tastes of a fussy kid right away! To save you some precious time, Lilly's going to share with you all the tricks she learned the hard way, so you don’t have to! She has a wealth of recipes for quick and easy meals for kids and families on a budget.