Description
A simple and delicious recipe for herbed buttered potatoes, perfect as a side dish.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 pounds small yellow potatoes (or other waxy potatoes like red, new, Yukon gold or fingerling potatoes)
- 2 tablespoons butter (or olive oil)
- 2 tablespoons chopped chives
- 1 tablespoon kosher salt
- Fresh ground pepper to taste
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of water to boil with 1 tablespoon kosher salt.
- Wash the potatoes and cut them in half if small (or dice into bite-sized pieces if they are larger).
- When the water is boiling, add the potatoes and boil for 12 to 18 minutes until fork tender.
- Drain and remove the potatoes to a bowl.
- Gently toss them with the butter, chopped chives, fresh ground pepper, and 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt (or more or less to taste: salt until the flavor pops!).
Notes
- For added flavor, you can use olive oil instead of butter.
- This recipe can be customized with different herbs to taste.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 18 minutes
- Category: Side Dish
- Method: Boiling
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 200
- Sugar: 1 g
- Sodium: 400 mg
- Fat: 10 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 30 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 20 mg