I love these Parmesan Baked Potato Halves, they make the perfect side dish. They bake open face down in parmesan cheese creating a delicious buttery cheesy crust.
How to Serve Parmesan Potatoes
These Parmesan Baked Potato Halves are great on their own, but we especially love dipping them in a side of sour cream sprinkled with a little dried basil. Ranch dressing is also REALLY good! You can make these with potatoes other than russets. We have made them with red potatoes and gold potatoes, and both were really good too. Try them for yourself and decide how you like them best!
What Goes Well With Parmesan Potato Halves
My husband always request these Parmesan Baked Potato Halves as a side dish to go along with when we are cooking meat on the grill. It’s nice because I can throw these in the oven while he is grilling and all the food is ready at the same time. Some of our favorite grill recipes that we serve up with the Parmesan Baked Potato Halves are our New York Steaks and our Kansas City Baby Back Ribs. Both are so yummy. And if you like grilled chicken you should definitely try our Grilled Malibu Chicken, Grilled Balsamic Chicken, and Grilled Coconut Curry Chicken.
Tips for Parmesan Baked Potatoes
One secret to making sure that these turn out well is being sure to let them cool the FULL FIVE MINUTES after cooking before removing them from the pan. Trust me. If you try to take them off the pan right out of the oven, the parmesan crust on the potato comes right off. But if you give it five minutes and then take them out, the crust sticks to the potatoes beautifully. If done correctly you will have a nice crusted Parmesan topping to these potatoes every time.
More Potato Sides Dishes
If you love potatoes as much as we do you should definitely try some of these other potato sides. Similar to how we make the Parmesan Baked Potato Halves, we have our Coconut Pecan Sweet Baked Potato Halves. These are loaded with a coconut and pecan pieces and have a yummy cinnamon marshmallow dip. In the savory potato category we have our Broccoli Cheese Stuffed Potato Skins and Cheesy Bacon Potato Skins, both are awesome for appetizers and parties! If you like potato wedges and fries we have traditional Potato Wedges and Loaded Potato Wedges and Sweet Potato Fries with a Tangy Chipotle Lime Dip. If you are a potato salad lover, we have you covered! Both our Homestyle Potato Salad and Bacon Gorgonzola Potato Salad are so incredibly good.
The Best Potato Recipes
These Parmesan baked potato halves have been such a huge hit with our readers, we have included them in our “Best Potato Recipes Straight From Idaho” post! You will find ALL of our top reader favorites in this post as well. Try them all!
How to Make Parmesan Baked Potato Halves:
Ingredients
- 6 small potatoes scrubbed and cut in half
- 1/4 cup butter
- grated Parmesan cheese
- garlic powder
- other seasonings to personal preference
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Melt butter and pour into a 9x13 inch pan and spread evenly across the bottom.
- Generously sprinkle Parmesan cheese and lightly sprinkle other seasonings all over the butter.
- Place potato halves face down on the butter and seasonings.
- Place in preheated oven and bake for 40 to 45 minutes.
- Cool for at least a FULL 5 minutes before removing from the pan, otherwise the parmesan crust won't stick to the potato.
- Serve on a plate with a side of sour cream or Ranch dressing for dipping.
Equipment
- Conventional Oven
- 9 X 13 inch Pan
Mary Pat Frick, aka twissis says
Served w/a seafood gratin in lobster sauce & onion rings, I wanted something new & special but also an easy-fix. These potatoes were such a great option! My spuds were lrg & thick, so I cut them in thirds & probably used more butter, parmesan & garlic than suggested. They were delicious & cook time was spot-on. IMHO a resting time of 10 min would be ideal. At 5 min, they were still sticking to my “non-stick” baking pan, but at 10 they were perfect to serve. They are a new fave w/us. Thx for sharing.
Erica says
So glad you like them! That sounds like an AMAZING dinner you had! Seafood Gratin in lobster sauce and onion rings? YES please! YUM!
Kay Woodworth says
My neighbor tried this recipe and invited me over. These were delicious, and I plan to make them myself on a regular basis.
Erica says
So glad you liked them! Tell your neighbor thanks for sharing!
Arlene Slobecheski says
My goodness were these easy and way too delicious. Super YUMMY!
Ahorsesoul says
These were excellent. I was surprised at how easy to make they were and the clean up was easier. tfs
Katrine Frank says
Can’t wait to try!
Lorraine says
Made these today & my husband & I absolutely loved them. ♥ They are now one of our favourites! Had Panko/Parmesan chicken with them. Wonderful recipes!!
Molly says
Can minced garlic work?
Emily says
You can try it, but I don’t think it would work as well because it’s too wet.
DonnaL says
Has anyone tried zucchini or other veggie?
Phyllis says
Can you use new potatoes for this so that you can make these as an appetizer?
Erica says
We haven’t done them that way, but I am sure you totally can. Maybe just reduce the cooking time– check after 15 min or so and then every few min. afterwards
Pat Offerman says
Thank you for printing the recipe big enough for these old eyes to read. I will be back.
Donna says
I am interested in knowing if to think larger potatoes at angle in, say, 3/8″ thickness? I know the temperature is needed to help meld the parmesan to the potato, what would the time be? I wanted to butter the top side after maybe 25-30 mins, but they may be done by then…
Erica says
That is a good question– we haven’t tried it that way but I would definitely check it around 25 min and then keep checking until done
Cathy says
Do you have to use that powdery parmesan? Has anyone tried grating their own parmesan cheese?
Deb says
I just made these for dinner to go with some grilled sausage and salad. These potatoes were a huge hit! Fantastic receipe 🙂
Erica says
So glad you liked them! 😀
Emily Jourdan says
My crust didn’t really stick to the potato. What did I do wrong?
Emily says
Be sure to wait the full 5 minutes before removing from the pan. It makes all the difference.
Sha says
gooooooood
Therese says
Can these be refrigerated & then reheated in microwave? I know they won’t be as crusty, but will they be as tasty? My husband works afternoons & doesn’t get home ’til 3am, but would loves these! Also, has anyone used shredded cheese other than parmesan?
Erica says
They can be reheated in the microwave– as you said, they wont be crispy but they still taste good (my husband takes them to work as leftovers all the time). Also– don’t use shredded cheese, it won’t stick on the potatoes and it will become a gooey mess and slide right off the potatoes (on of our readers tried it and took a picture of how it turned out.. it wasn’t pretty but she had a good attitude about it)!
Kathy Lynch says
I made these tonite and they stuck to the pan so bad I had to chisel them off the bottom. The cheesy stuff flipped all over everywhere.
Erica says
Sorry they didn’t turn out. Did you use grated or shredded cheese?
MombieZombieOne says
Thank you for sharing. Great simple side dish or appetizer. Loved the flavor. Just keep an eye on them. Mine cooked perfectly in 30 minutes
Dot says
So easy….so good!
Thank you for posting.
Stephanie says
Is there a different cheese that would work with this? My household is anti-parmesan :-/
Emily says
I haven’t tried anything but the parmesan, if you do, I would use a cheese that is dry and crumbly. Cheddar is too greasy and won’t stick to the potatoes.
susan cartwright says
I now make these all the time. We love them. I use real grated parmesan cheese and they are fabulous!!
Edna says
Does anyone have experience taking these to a potluck? Do you think I should leave the potatoes cut side down in the pan until I arrive there? Or flip them cheese side up and cover before I leave home? It’s about a 1/2 hour drive to get there. Would I need to reheat or would they still be good not coming right from the oven?
Echo says
Tough question. I think I would pull them right out of the oven, cover the pan with foil, place the pan on a towel in your car while you drive to your potluck, and then move them to a serving tray once you get there. Good luck!
Cathy says
I have made these for years in my electric frying pan set at 350 degrees. I melt the butter in the pan and dip the cut side of the potato in the melted butter, then dip them in the parm and place them cheese side down in the butter for about 25-30 minutes. The butter browns, but they have never burnt. This is one of my boys favorite potato recipes.
Echo says
It’s good to know they can be made this way. Thank you for sharing Cathy!
Judy B says
I made these for my family Super Bowl party. They were a huge hit! Besides the butter and Parmesan I sprinkled them with garlic powder and added a couple of pinches of Italian seasonings. I let them sit for 8 minutes while I got other things ready. They were still very hot after sitting for 8 minutes and the butter and cheese mixture crusted up nicely. I made two pans thinking that they would make good leftovers. There were no leftovers. This recipe is a keeper. Thanks.
Echo says
Thanks for sharing, Judy! I’m glad they were a hit!
A Superly Satisfied Consumer says
OMG. Made these last night for dinner, prep time was literally like a minute and they were AMAZING! The beautiful cheese crust so crispy! I added parsley and it really added some nice flavor, dipped it in ranch. These are definitely a new favorite!
Echo says
Thank you for sharing this! I’m so glad you loved them as much as we do!
J says
I made these last year when I came across this recipe. They were very delicious and so easy to make. The trick is to let them sit for a minimum of 5 minutes as recommended. I used fresh grated Parmesan. We love them. Thank you
Judy Baine says
The potatoes look scrumptious. Can’t wait to try them!!!!!“
easyroasted says
I’ve been cooking my turkey in a bag for years. When I moved to AZ it was too hot to cook inside so I started to cook on my grill but the turkey dried out so I started using the bag and still cooked on the grill. Best turkey ever. Even though im now back on the east coast i still do it this way easyroasted.
Pam says
Do you use fresh parm cheese or the stuff in a jar?
Kelsey Crist says
The grated cheese in the jar usually works best for this recipe.
Glenn Hearn says
Made these the first time tonight and they were a huge hit!!
Favorite Family Recipes says
I am so glad it went well! Thanks for the 5-star rating!!
NOEMI ORTIZ says
Love, love, love,love this recipe. Doesnt last when I make it. I’ve shared with both my daughters and they absolutely love it also. 💖👍👍
Cathy Davidson says
Do you use parmessan and grate yourself, or is the canned variety ( ex. Kraft) OK to use??
Echo Blickenstaff says
This recipe won’t work with fresh – it will make a mess of the pan. Use the Kraft (or generic) parmesan cheese. Thanks for asking!