All hail the potato!
If you follow me at all, you’ve probably heard me say a hundred million times that potatoes are my favorite veggie. I. JUST. CAN’T. STOP. They are so good and so versatile and so easy to make. I’ve been really proud to partner with The Little Potato Company this past year and I have learned so much about their special type of creamer potatoes and how much nutrition they pack. They are packed with vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, fiber and are gluten free! And I’ve also learned quite a bit about potato farming. Plus, we heard some *great* news that The Little Potato Company is opening an office and packing plant in Wisconsin. Now, I don’t live in Wisconsin but it’s always exciting to see a company like this expanding and putting our country’s farmers to work. Wisconsin produces some yummy taters y’all!
You can microwave them too!
One thing I’ve come to appreciate about The Little Potato Co. is that they are always striving to be better. They want to provide the best tasting creamer potato and they listen to customer feedback about taste and what they want. So when it came to their Microwave Ready potatoes, they really wanted to make a product that is convenient for families but that will taste awesome. All of the Microwave Ready flavors are favorites of mine. I can pick up a few containers and I have a fast side dish for whatever I’m making. It’s a no-brainer.
Meal planning ain’t easy
When it comes to meal planning, it is always the side dishes that stump me. I mean, I can think of the main thing we will eat for dinner but then I have to decide what to have with it. And that’s when I get frustrated. Well, these Microwave Ready potatoes make it easy. My family gets a nutritious side dish and I sweat less. So, ya know, it’s a win-win. The Microwave Ready creamer potatoes are a smaller varietal. They are small enough to cook in five minutes in the microwave. But it also makes them the perfect bite size.
Inspiration
So, the other night, I was making chicken for dinner and I had the makings for a salad but I wanted something else so I decided on some creamer potatoes. I only had the microwave ones on hand (and that would’ve been fine all by itself) but I decided to jazz it up just a bit and added a bit more garlic to the mix and decided to throw some Parmesan cheese in there too. Oh my word, it turned out so good! Finally, you can make these in the microwave, then add the seasonings and Parmesan cheese. You don’t have to make this in a crock pot and this recipe also works perfect with the Little Potato ‘Little Yellow’ creamer potato varietal.
Ingredients:
2 lbs. (or 2 packs) Garlic Parsley Microwave Ready Little Potatoes
2 tbsp. olive oil
2 tbsp. salted butter
2 tsp. minced garlic
1/4 cup shredded parmesan cheese
1 tsp. chopped dried parsley (optional)
Directions:
Spray a 5 quart slow cooker with nonstick cooking spray.
Open your packages of little potatoes and set aside the garlic parsley seasoning packets (by the way – those packets contain all natural ingredients that are gluten-free, allergen-free and lower in sodium and sugar levels)
Slice potatoes in half. This part is optional since they are already pretty small to begin with but I think slicing them in half allows for maximum flavor coverage! After you slice them. Put them into your slow cooker.
Pour in olive oil and butter then sprinkle both packets of garlic parsley seasoning on top of the potatoes.
Finally, add in minced garlic, parmesan cheese and parsley. Give it all a gentle stir.
Cover and cook on low for about 4-5 hours (until fork tender.)
Then serve!
Make your own seasoning:
1/2 teaspoon dried garlic
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon dried basil
1/2 teaspoon dried dill
1/2 teaspoon dried parsley
salt & pepper, to taste
Enjoy!
Crock Pot Garlic Parmesan Potatoes
Print Pin RatePrep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 4 hours
Total Time: 4 hours 10 minutes
Servings: 4
Calories: 300kcal
Ingredients
- 2 lbs Garlic Parsley Microwave Ready Little Potatoes
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tbsp salted butter
- 2 tsp minced garlic
- 1/4 cup shredded parmesan cheese
- 1 tsp chopped dried parsley optional
Instructions
- Spray a 5 quart slow cooker with nonstick cooking spray.
- Open both packages of little potatoes and set aside the garlic parsley seasoning packets.
- Slice potatoes in half then put them into your slow cooker.
- Pour in olive oil and butter.
- Then sprinkle both packets of garlic parsley seasoning on top of the potatoes.
- Finally, add in minced garlic, parmesan cheese and parsley. Give it all a gentle stir.
- Cover and cook on low for about 4-5 hours (until fork tender.)
Notes
If you can only find the Little Potatoes and not the Garlic Parsley Microwave Ready Little Potatoes, here's how you make your own seasoning packet. Use this seasoning recipe, then add the additional minced garlic and parmesan cheese and continue with the recipe above. Make your own seasoning:
1/2 teaspoon dried garlic
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon dried basil
1/2 teaspoon dried dill
1/2 teaspoon dried parsley
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
1/2 teaspoon dried garlic
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon dried basil
1/2 teaspoon dried dill
1/2 teaspoon dried parsley
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Nutrition
Calories: 300kcal
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This post is sponsored by The Little Potato Co. As always, all opinions are my own.
Tatyana says
April 21, 2016 at 4:46 pmI love potatoes in any way, shape, or form. Oven roasted and mashed are probably my favorite. The only thing I don't like about mashed is reheating them the next day, just not the same as fresh.
stars2moon says
April 21, 2016 at 12:54 pmMy favorite way to eat potatoes is mashed
Ashley Reece says
April 21, 2016 at 7:12 pmI love mashed potatoes with gravy, also baked potatoes. Really, I like potatoes pretty much however they are cooked.
Tracie Cooper says
April 22, 2016 at 4:02 amI love mashed and roasted potatoes, they are one of my favorites! My email is [email protected]
mita says
April 22, 2016 at 1:57 pmWe like roasted potatoes and fried potatoes.
Melissa Cunningham says
April 22, 2016 at 11:04 pmI like mashed potatoes
Linda MacLerran says
April 24, 2016 at 9:53 pmThanks so much for this recipe, I saw it the other day and have it in the crockpot now. It smells great. Thanks so much for including the spice mixture recipe as I could find the little potatoes but not with the spices included. Many times I bypass recipes that call for a specific product that has enclosed spices because I cannot find it where I live. This was great since you included the spice mix recipe. Thanks again!
armymum says
October 18, 2016 at 11:36 amI love that little Crock-Pot!!!!!
Roxane says
October 27, 2016 at 12:54 pmLove those potatoes I buy them every chance I get. Never thought of making them any other way than what they say. Guess I’m not that adventurous LOL but now I will give this a try it looks so yummy.
Brandie says
October 28, 2016 at 10:45 amHope you get to try this recipe out soon. We love it!
Chasity says
January 17, 2017 at 10:55 amIn pinch.. could I use Mrs Dash rather then making the seasoning?
Brandie @ The Country Cook says
January 17, 2017 at 2:14 pmChastity – yes you could 🙂
Jessica Dyer says
December 22, 2017 at 6:55 pmDo you cook the little potatoes first or just put them in the crockpot uncooked?