Crispy smashed new potatoes with rosemary

Name: Crispy smashed new potatoes with rosemary
Total time: 50 min
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 800g baby new potatoes; 3 tbsp olive oil; 2 rosemary sprigs, leaves picked; 3 garlic cloves, unpeeled, lightly crushed; 1 tsp sea salt; 1 tsp smoked paprika

Boiled, squashed and roasted until the edges are shatteringly crisp. Fluffy in the middle.

Time50 min
LevelEasy
Costabout £0.45 a head
Oven220°C (200°C fan)

Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.

4 servings

Ingredients

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800 gbaby new potatoes
3 tbspolive oil
2rosemary sprigsleaves picked
3garlic clovesunpeeled, lightly crushed
1 tspsea salt
1 tspsmoked paprika

Method

1
Heat the oven to 220°C (200°C fan). Boil the potatoes in salted water for 15 minutes until tender.
15 min
2
Drain well and leave to steam dry for 5 minutes.
3
Tip onto a large baking tray and squash each potato with the bottom of a glass until flat but still in one piece.
4
Drizzle over the oil and scatter with the rosemary, garlic, salt and paprika.
5
Roast for 25 minutes until deep golden and crunchy. Turn once halfway through.
25 min

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