Parsley Potato Recipes

Potato is among those versatile vegetables that can be used to prepare a wide range of delicious dishes. A combination of parsley and potatoes can be a culinary delight and parsley potatoes can be prepared in many different ways. If you are interested in preparing this dish, this article will provide with some easy and simple recipes, that can help you in this task.

How to Make Parsley Potatoes

Parsley potatoes is ideal as a vegetable side dish and the advantage with it is that this dish can be made without much efforts. It can be prepared in different ways, some of which are given below.

Boiled Version: One of the easiest parsley potato recipes, this boiled version can be prepared within 15 to 20 minutes. In order to prepare this potato recipe, get some small red potatoes (around one kilogram) and wash and rinse them well. Once done, cut them in half (lengthwise) and put the pieces in a saucepan. Add some water and a teaspoon of salt to the saucepan. Make sure that the water covers the potatoes in the sauce pan. Place the saucepan on high heat and as the water boils, simmer the heat and cook the potatoes uncovered, for around ten minutes. As the potatoes become tender, remove the saucepan from heat and transfer the pieces to a colander.

Once the water drains out completely, transfer the boiled potatoes to a cooking pot and add around ⅓ cup of finely chopped parsley leaves, along with three tablespoons of butter (or olive oil) and ¾ teaspoon of salt. You may also add a small amount of black pepper powder. Combine the contents well, before serving. As per this recipe, you can prepare around four to five servings of parsley potatoes. If you want to cook this dish for a crowd, then, increase the measurements accordingly.

Baked Version: In order to prepare this recipe, you need three to four large potatoes that has to be rinsed well. Cut them into cubes along with the skin. Sprinkle one teaspoon each of pepper and salt and a tablespoon of parsley flakes to the potato pieces. Add a small amount of olive oil, so as to coat the pieces. Combine the ingredients well, before placing the potato pieces on a cookie sheet. Once done, bake the cut potatoes for around 25 to 30 minutes in an oven that is preheated to 350 °F. You can also prepare baked potatoes in a different way. As per this recipe, prepare boiled potatoes as per the first recipe and transfer the dish to an oven safe dish. Now, bake it for around 20 minutes in the oven that is preheated to 350 °F.

With Butter: Even though, the ingredients are almost the same, the method of preparation is different. The ingredients of this recipe include five to six medium-sized potatoes, two tablespoons of butter, two tablespoons of finely chopped fresh parsley leaves, one teaspoon paprika and salt and ground pepper as per your taste. Rinse and peel the potatoes. Cut each potato into four pieces and boil them in a saucepan, until the pieces get tender. Drain the potato pieces in a colander. Take a baking dish and add butter into it. Place the dish in an oven that is preheated to 350 °F. As the butter melts, remove the dish from the oven and add salt, pepper and paprika to the melted butter. The next step is to add the boiled potato pieces one by one, so that the pieces can be coated well with melted butter. Once done, place the dish again in the oven and bake for at least 20 minutes. After that, remove the dish from the oven and sprinkle the chopped parsley. Now, bake the potatoes for another five to six minutes. Your oven-baked potatoes with parsley and butter is ready.

In short, parsley potatoes is one of those dishes that can be prepared easily. It is also delicious and is ideal as a vegetable side dish. You can try these parsley potato recipes for preparing this dish.