Fresh New Potato Dishes

If there’s one thing we have in abundance this year in our garden, it’s potatoes and nothing tastes better than potatoes freshly dug from the garden.

I don’t know if it’s the same throughout the world, but here in the Ozarks, we call freshly picked potatoes (especially the tiniest ones) are called new potatoes. These potatoes still have delicate skins eaten with flaky white centers.

One of our favorite ways to eat fresh new potatoes is to make green beans and new potatoes. The recipe is the first recipe in our previous article Enjoy Fresh Green Beans Every Week. Check it out if you haven’t already.

Another popular summer recipe using new potatoes that we love in our house is New Potato Salad. This recipe is made according to taste. Use a little or as much of any ingredient mentioned so there are no specific amounts of any one ingredient.

New Potato Salad

Ingredients

New potatoes with skins still intact and cut in bite-sized pieces

Diced Boiled eggs

Chopped onions

Chopped celery

Yellow mustard

Mayonnaise

Miracle Whip Salad Dressing

Celery salt

Salt and pepper

Paprika

Directions

Allow potatoes and eggs to cool before adding other ingredients. Mix all ingredients together and refrigerate for at least 1-2 hours before serving.

Another recipe that we enjoy for eating the new potatoes that we grow is Oven Fried New Potatoes

Oven-Fried Ranch New Potatoes

Ingredients

Uncooked new potatoes cut into bite-sized pieces

Olive oil

One package of ranch dressing mix

Directions

In a bowl, mix new potatoes and olive oil, and then add the package of ranch dressing. In a 350 degree Fahrenheit (177 degree Celsius) oven bake until potatoes are lightly brown and the inside each potato is soft. Serve hot.

Our final recipe in this list is one that I enjoy making for breakfast—New Potato Breakfast Skillet

New Potato Breakfast Skillet

Ingredients

Uncooked new potatoes cut into bite-sized pieces

Vegetable oil or bacon drippings

Minced onions

Minced green and/or hot peppers

Minced cooked ham, cooked sausage or cooked bacon (or a combination)

Lightly beaten eggs

Colby Jack Cheese or cheddar cheese

Salt and pepper

Paprika (optional)

Directions

Melt oil or bacon drippings in a deep frying pan or skillet. Add the uncooked new potatoes. Cook the potatoes on medium heat until they are about half done. Next, add onions and green or hot peppers and cook until onions are translucent. Now add ham, sausage, or bacon (or combination). Now add lightly beaten eggs and scramble them into the mix. Add Salt and pepper to taste, add your preferred cheese. Serve hot with salsa or sour cream if desired.