Roasted Potatoes with Bacon, Cheese, and Parsley

These potatoes are hard to resist with their crispy roasted outsides and creamy delicious insides. I learned to shake the boiled potatoes before baking from an English caterer. Try it! It makes a difference.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 1 hr 7 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 37 mins
• Calories: 222 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon salt
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
• 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• ½ cup grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese
• 3 pounds Yukon Gold potatoes
• 6 slices bacon, halved and cut crosswise into 1/2-inch pieces
• ¼ cup fresh Italian flat-leaf parsley

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Place an oven rack in the bottom third of the oven and preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).

Step 2

Place potatoes in a large pot and cover with cold water and salt. Bring to a boil; reduce heat to medium and simmer until potatoes are just tender when pierced with a fork, about 12 minutes. Drain.

Step 3

Return potatoes to the pot; cover with a lid and shake pot vigorously, about 1 minute. Uncover and cool potatoes until easily handled, about 10 minutes. Peel potatoes and cut them crosswise into chunks.

Step 4

Place bacon in a skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until most of the fat has melted and bacon is tender, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain bacon slices on paper towels, reserving bacon fat in the skillet.

Step 5

Brush the bottom of a shallow 10x15-inch baking pan with half of the bacon fat and olive oil. Sprinkle salt and pepper over potatoes and arrange in the baking pan.

Step 6

Roast potatoes in the preheated oven until golden brown on the bottom, about 30 minutes. Remove potatoes from oven and reduce oven temperature to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

Step 7

Turn potatoes over in baking pan. Top with bacon pieces, Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, and garlic. Drizzle remaining bacon fat on top.

Step 8

Return to the preheated oven and continue roasting until Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese is melted, about 15 minutes. Sprinkle with parsley and serve.