Potatoes are one of the reasons that it's so hard to go low-carb. I could eat them at every meal of the day. Baked, fried, scallopped, cheesy...you name it, I love them. The sweet pepper bacon cheese fries at Joe's are probably some of the most unhealthy things ever in life, but for some reason I can't help myself, especially on game weekends. And when it comes to french fries, I want them straight out of the oil, not sitting there for any length of time.
But, since I've been trying to eat lower carb this fall I try to only buy potatoes every couple weeks, and also try to buy the smallest russet potatoes I can find. I had bought 2 potatoes the other day, and was looking for a reason to use them. And while I have several good potato recipes, I was looking for something new to try out. Several I found looked very good but also very unhealthy, so I kept looking and came across Italian Style Potatoes. I loved the combination of spices, and also love that they're roasted instead of fried. So there's a little olive oil involved, but not too much.
Here's the official recipe:
And here's my version:
Yes, I realize they don't look like much...but man are they awesome!! I did have a pretty small potato and I definitely cut them too thin. Plus, I made the mistake of actually cooking them at the recipe temperature 425 instead of lower for the thinner cut. So they cooked faster than I planned on the outside, and the inside was just a tad under-cooked. But the taste more than made up for the prep/cooking errors I made. The spices were amazing together. I wasn't sure what the recipe meant by "grating cheese" so I just tossed some parmesan on there...from now on, that is my official "grating cheese".
I'll definitely be making this again soon, if for no other reason than to do a better job on the directions!
Recipe found on What's Cookin'