Home · Recipes · Side Dishes Cheesy Accordion Potatoes Author: Maryanne CabreraPublished: Aug 5, 2014Updated: Aug 8, 2023 View Recipe21 ReviewsThis post may contain affiliate links. Read our disclosure policy. Cheesy accordion potatoes combines the best part of baked potatoes and French fries to create the ultimate potato side dish! Accordion Potatoes Potatoes cannot do no wrong in my eyes. Be it baked, fried, smashed, or boiled, I’d be happy to eat that potato. Most of the time, I prefer baked potatoes. Mainly because I enjoy all the toppings…a dollop of sour cream, a lot of chopped scallions, a handful of cheddar cheese and a pat of butter. But midway through the potato, I get a hankering for something crispy. Then I start to think maybe I should have order french fries instead. I found the perfect solution that combines my favorite parts of a baked potato and a fried potato. Accordion potatoes (also known as Hasselback potatoes) gives you the best of both worlds. You get the moist and soft insides of a baked potato with the crispy exterior of a fried potato. Plus, these accordion potatoes are so darn pretty on the dining table. Ingredients This potato side dish looks impressive, but it’s quite easy and simple to make! Best of all, it requires just a handful of ingredients. Baking Potatoes: Sliced Cheese: Garlic Cloves: Olive Oil: Salt and Pepper: How to Slice Accordion Potatoes Accordion potatoes may look tricky but they’re very easy to make. Slicing can be problematic, but this handy chopstick trick really helps. By placing chopsticks on both sides of the potato, it prevents you from cutting all the way through the potato. Or you can buy this nifty gadget, a Hasselback potato cutting board specifically made for this popular potato. How To Assemble Cheesy Potato Layers While these baked/oven-fried accordion potatoes are fabulous on their own with a sprinkling of olive oil and some salt and pepper- let’s go beyond that. Let’s add a ton of garlic and a lot of cheese. If you are feeling fancy, go ahead and add chopped fresh herbs. Perhaps a little rosemary, thyme, or oregano. The fun part is stuffing the potato with cheese. During the baking process the cheese will melt. Midway though baking, you can add additional cheese if you feel obliged. I sure did. If you put a ton of cheese you will be rewarded with delicious little cheddar cheese crisps that form at the bottom of the potato. YUM! More potato side dish recipes Cheddar Twice Baked Potatoes Twice Baked Ranch Potatoes Breakfast Potato Nachos Cheesy Accordion Potatoes These cheesy accordion potatoes are happily welcome at any dinner table. It combines the best parts of baked potatoes and french fries to create the ultimate potato side dish! Prep Time: 10 minutes minutesCook Time: 40 minutes minutesTotal Time: 50 minutes minutes Servings: 4 Print Recipe Pin Recipe Rate Recipe Ingredients3 garlic cloves, minced¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil4 medium potatoes, Russet or Yukon Goldthick sliced sharp cheddar cheese, as neededkosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to season Instructions Preheat oven to 450°F.Add minced garlic to olive oil. Set aside and let marinade.Wash and scrub potatoes clean. Pat dry.Slice the potato crosswise at ¼-inch (or smaller) intervals. Use the chopsticks as a guide to prevent cutting all the way through the potato. Slice potato just until the chopstick to keep potato intact.Drizzle about 1 Tbsp of oil on each cut potato. Rub into skin and make sure oil gets in-between the slices. Using your fingers, stuff the minced garlic between the potato slices. Take the sliced cheese and tuck in between slices. Drizzle any remaining oil over potatoes. Generously season with kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper.Bake for 40-45 minutes* until potatoes are crisp on the outside and baked through. About 20 minutes into baking, remove potatoes from oven and baste with any olive oil that may have puddled around potatoes. Most of the cheese will have melted by this time, add additional cheese as desired. Return to oven and bake until potatoes are done.Serve warm. Garnish with butter, sour cheese, addition cheese, or crumbled bacon! NotesCooking times will vary depending on size of potatoes. Author: Maryanne Cabrera Course: Side DishCuisine: AmericanKeyword: accordion potatoes, hasselback potatoes, cheesy potatoes, potato side dish Did you make this recipe?Show us on Instagram! Tag @littleepicurean and hashtag #littleepicurean.
Linda@There and Back Again says: August 5, 2014 I’ve wanted to make accordion potatoes for quiet some time now, but it seems like every time I think of the recipe I don’t have the right potatoes! Now I’ll make a point of buying the potatoes I need because the idea of adding cheese made this the perfect potato recipe! Reply
Maryanne Cabrera says: August 5, 2014 You can always experiment with other potatoes! I’ve been meaning to try “mini” accordion potatoes :)
Anne says: August 5, 2014 Cheesy and full of carbs… Um.. What’s not to love?? We can say we already worked hard to cut them so they didn’t break into separate pieces! ;) Lovely pics… Practically eating my computer right now… Reply
Kelly - A Side of Sweet says: August 7, 2014 I want to eat these immediately! They look absolutely fabulous! Om nom nom…. Reply
Xander says: August 7, 2014 I absolutely love potatoes, especially ones with cheese! Must try this with enough cheese crisped up on the bottom to create a cheese plate to eat it off of. More of this please, Little Epicurean! Reply
Maryanne Cabrera says: August 7, 2014 Cheese always wins. Any suggestions as to other dishes I should make? ;)
Sarah @ SnixyKitchen says: August 7, 2014 Holy moly. The answer to more cheese is always yes. Alex, these potatoes look so perfectly cut:) Reply
Emily says: August 7, 2014 Ha! I can totally relate to loving baked potatoes but always missing that extra crunch. I’ve made hasselback potatoes before, but never with cheese wedged in the middle… How brilliant! Reply
Maryanne Cabrera says: August 12, 2014 Thanks Emily! It’s wonderful with LOTS of cheese! Plus if the melted cheese pools at the bottom you get a crispy little treat! :)
Thalia @ butter and brioche says: August 7, 2014 wow.. these potatoes look awesome! i swear cheese makes everything tastes five hundred times better.. Reply
Lori says: August 8, 2014 Every time we go to a fair, my children run to the food stands looking for these, now I can make them at home! Reply
Maryanne Cabrera says: August 12, 2014 Awesome! I hope your children love these just as much as the ones from the fair! :)
Jessie @ Straight to the Hips, Baby says: August 15, 2014 These look sooo yummy & easy! Can’t wait to try them in my own kitchen! Reply