Buttered Potatoes Recipe
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Buttered Potatoes Recipe – Buttered potatoes are a simple, classic, and comforting side dish recipe.
These simple buttered potatoes are a throwback to my youth. Mama would make them at least once every other week to go with meatloaf, chicken, or even her skillet pork chops. It was a staple, for sure. And I never got tired of it. Not even a little bit.
There was one part of my Mama’s buttered potatoes that I never enjoyed and was always tired of though – peeling!
It was always my job to peel the potatoes for boiling. To a young girl, it felt like I peeled endless pounds and pounds of potatoes. As many as I peeled, it seemed more and more were added to the pile. The mound never seemed to shrink any until Mama would come over with her sharp paring knife and within minutes have more potatoes peeled than I’d managed in the eons I’d been working on them. Fingers still griping the handle of the peeler, I swore when I grew up, I wouldn’t peel any more potatoes than I absolutely had to. That’s a promise I have tried my very best to keep, too.
So, instead of the large white potatoes that my Mama used, I tend to use small red potatoes so that I can leave the skin on them. You may think that’s lazy, I just think it’s brilliant.
Here’s how I make my buttered potatoes. If you decide to use large white potatoes, start those finger stretches now or enlist your children to help you like my Mama did.
Buttered Potatoes Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 pounds red potatoes, scrubbed and cut into large chunks
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 4 tablespoons butter
- salt and pepper
Instructions
- Add potatoes to a large stockpot and add enough water to cover completely. Add olive oil and salt to season the water. Bring potatoes to a boil over medium heat and allow to boil until the potatoes are fork tender, about 15 minutes.
- Remove from heat and drain off water. Add butter, along with salt and pepper and stir until well-combined.
- Serve warm.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Enjoy!
Robyn xo
I’m heading out to the grocery store in a matter of minutes. This recipe, as simple as it might be to execute looks divine. I’m the type of person who never met a vegetable that I didn’t like, so this — quite natch, appeals to me.
All I can do is look at it and say… yummy!
Welcome, Carlo! I can’t wait to hear what you say when you taste it!!! 🙂 It’s wonderful.
Love! Simple and delicious!
Mouth is watering Robyn. Wow, these are a perfect side dish!
These look so good! Cannot wait to try them! I love, love, love potatoes.
Love the easy potato recipe. Will be making this soon, but like your mama, I want mine peeled first! Thanks for this recipe.
Ha! That does sound just like my Mama! Hope you love it, Mary!
I have a love/hate relationship with peeling too. These look perfect to me!
Have you seen the gloves that are supposed to help you peel your potatoes lickety split? I wonder if those things work?
We just got back from our honeymoon, and all we have are potatoes and onions in the fridge. I know what we’re having for dinner tonight!
Happy return-from-your-honeymoon-wishes!!! It’s a surreal feeling, isn’t it? Well, it was for me so many moons ago when my husband and I returned from ours. It was nice to settle in, but for the first time in a year, we had a little bit of time to ourselves. Enjoy!
I never met a potato I didn’t like. Especially when they’re combined with lots of butter, salt, and pepper. Yum!
Isn’t that the truth!
LOve this! So simple and delicious!
Ha! You know I’m all about simple! {or is that laziness? please say no.} What I’m now craving is that Apple Pie Dump Cake you’ve got going on!
These look really good. I love red potatoes and am looking forward to giving these a try!
Thanks so much, Barbie. It is definitely a recipe I grew up on and still absolutely love!
Hi Barbie! It’s nice meeting you! And I love these rd potatoes too! Have you tried them yet? I have! They are so delicious!