A Potato Favorite...

Loaded Potato Bites loaded with healthy ingredients like spinach, parsley, and egg yolks. Enhanced by its buddy black pepper, anti-inflammatory turmeric also joins the spice list.

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ABOUT LOADED POTATO BITES

Craveable potato bites make a perfect holiday appetizer, aftertizer, or side dish. I developed these for the holidays, but they freeze and reheat so well they occasionally sneak in on other days.

These loaded potato bites might even pass as after school “junk food” your kids pop in the toaster oven. Beware they may yell through the house asking if you have any homemade chive and arugula dip for their afternoon snack as well.

Yep, imagine them searching for their spinach, arugula, turmeric, and parsley snack brought together by trusty cheddar cheese and baked potatoes.

It might be just what they want. I know I want them. But I already ate five for breakfast (along with some roast, don’t worry) so I’ll wait. Meat and potatoes for breakfast anyone? Me, pick me.

HELPFUL EQUIPMENT
baking sheets – 2 stainless steel half sheets (13″x18″)
steamer pan – large enough for 5 pounds of potatoes and a steamer insert
steamer insert – use this to keep the potatoes out of the water
potato masher – mash the soft potatoes easily with this
hand mixer – makes it easy to mix the potato batter until smooth
medium cookie scoop – makes potato bites even in size so they all cook the same

INGREDIENTS
russet potatoes – organic when possible
unsalted butter – the real deal, no additives
fresh parsley – finely chopped
fresh spinach – finely chopped
sea salt – not iodized table salt, a high mineral sea salt
ground turmeric
whole black peppercorns – grind using mortar and pestle
egg yolks
heavy whipping cream
white cheddar cheese – sharp white cheddar, not pre-shredded, watch out for additives
Parchment paper, coconut oil, or ghee – to prepare baking sheet

SET UP YOUR SPACE

Prepare the pan and steaming insert for cooking the potatoes
Get the baking sheet out for drying the potatoes
Have a large mixing bowl ready along with the other recommended equipment you plan to use

cream, spinach, parsley, egg yolk, peppercorns, turmeric butter for loaded potato bites

HOW TO SERVE CHEESY POTATO BITES

Serve loaded potato bites as a side alongside roasted turkey or roast beef
As an appetizer
Or, an aftertizer (aftertizers work perfect for holidays. Serve the large meal at lunch and then serve aftertizers for guests to graze on the rest of the day)
Yes, they even work for breakfast on occasion. If you enjoy potatoes for breakfast, choose these baked potato bites and a protein to go along with them
Enjoy these healthy spinach potato bites with plain cultured yogurt
Dip them in chive and arugula dip. This gives loaded baked potato vibes minus the bacon (Some of you added crumbled bacon, huh? 😂)
Or, dip these baked potato bites in cultured sour cream

Potatoes and parsley for baked potato bites

TIPS FOR SUCCESS

Use a steaming insert when you steam the potatoes so they don’t take on too much water
Use real butter without additives
Use fresh spinach

healthy baked potato bites with turmeric

WHAT TO AVOID

Don’t:

skip drying out the potatoes in the oven
use frozen spinach, it adds more water
overmix the potatoes with the hand mixer

STORAGE & LEFTOVER TIPS

Refrigerate already baked leftovers in a covered container for up to 3 days.
Don’t store them in the refrigerator if you make the batter and don’t plan to bake them the same day. Shape them and freeze them instead.

To Freeze: Set the shaped potato bites (baked or unbaked) on a parchment lined baking sheet and freeze for 4-5 hours. Then, transfer them to a plastic storage bag. They stay separate this way and everyone can grab the few they want and pop them in the toaster oven.