The Crowd-Pleaser: 11 Exciting Potato Recipes

This one's for all you out there who just don't get mashed potatoes. Sure they have plenty of butter and salt, but where's the crisp? Where's the crunch? Where's the gooey cheese and the bacon and the salt crust? 

Here, of course! Because even though this holiday is all about the turkey, the marshmallow-topped sweet potatoes and that weird cranberry sauce in a can, potatoes are the best part of any meal, ever. They know just how to please everyone without overwhelming, and they couldn't be more simple to prepare -- whether you're slicing them thin for a gratin or frying them into latkes (it is Thanksgivukkah, after all).

So make the right choice this Thanksgiving. And make potatoes.

Spanish Roasted Potato Salad by mysocialchef

 

Potato Mash with Leek Confit and Bacon by inpatskitchen

 

Francis Mallman's Potato Dominoes by Genius Recipes

 

Celery Root and Potato Gratin by thirschfeld

 

Variegated Spiced Latkes by sagegreen

 

Crispy Cream-Braised Potatoes and Fennel by EmilyC

 

Jose Pizarro's Salt-Crusted Potatoes with Cilantro Mojo  by Genius Recipes

 

Broccoli Rabe, Potato and Rosemary Pizza  by TasteFood

 

Pommes Dauphinoise (Potatoes au Gratin) by Merrill Stubbs

 

Creamy Potato Soup with Bacon Vinaigrette by OB Cookie

 

The WFP: Greek Mahogany Potatoes by creamtea