This recipe for crispy smashed potatoes is a fun way to use up the bag of red potatoes in your pantry and is based off this super popular recipe. They’re great for a light lunch or dinner, and though they take a bit of time, they are super easy to make. 

Why Red Potatoes?

Red potatoes are generally smaller and softer than other varieties. They have a naturally buttery flavor and moist texture, so they’re perfect for this recipe. Not only are they gluten-free, they are full of vitamins and nutrients such as B6, fiber, and Vitamin C!

Tips for the Best Smashed Potatoes

If you want the best roasted smashed potatoes every time, follow these helpful tips:

• Choose potatoes that are around the size of a golf ball or so. This ensures you’ll get nice, crispy potatoes.
• Make sure you leave space between each potato. This again helps the edges to crisp up, so make sure there’s enough room for them to have some breathing room after being smashed.
• Prepare your baking sheet. You can use parchment paper for easy clean-up, but if you bake the potatoes on an oiled baking sheet, they bake up even more crispy!
• Use fresh herbs. Though you can use dried herbs (1 teaspoon of dried herbs for every tablespoon), you can’t beat the flavor that comes from using freshly cut herbs. 

Ingredients for Smashed Red Potatoes

Gather the following items for these delicious crispy potatoes:

• 1.5 pounds small red potatoes
• 2 tablespoons kosher salt
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper (yes, this is separate from the salt and pepper above!)
• 1 tablespoons chopped chives or green onions

How to Make Smashed Potatoes

Don’t judge me, but there’s something satisfying about smashing potatoes! This is such an easy recipe, but also maybe a way to get out a little stress from your day! Here’s an overview of how to make these easy roasted smashed potatoes:

1. First, bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add the 2 tablespoons of salt, then add the potatoes. Boil the potatoes until they’re fork tender, about 15 minutes. 
2. Drain and pat the potatoes dry with a paper towel, then toss with some olive oil, salt, and pepper. 
3. Place them on a rimmed baking sheet pan and smash potatoes to about ¼ – ½-inch in thickness.
4. In a small bowl, mix together the melted butter, fresh herbs, and minced garlic. Baste or brush the top of the potatoes with the butter mixture. Evenly distribute the chives over the top.
5. Bake at 500° for 5-7 minutes or until the potatoes are golden brown. The high heat is key for getting those crispy edges.
6. Let cool slightly before serving as-is or with your favorite topping!

What can I use to smash the potatoes?

It’s fun and easy to smash potatoes! You can use either a potato masher like this one or the bottom of a heavy glass. I actually find it’s easiest to use a glass since the potatoes usually stick to a masher.

Topping Suggestions

• If you’re a die-hard cheese fan, you might like this Smashed Cheesy Potatoes recipe. Or simply add a dusting of parmesan cheese or crumbled feta once you’ve baked the potatoes.
• Consider adding a creamy sauce like this Roasted Garlic Alfredo Sauce, Gruyere Cheddar Cheese Sauce, or Chili Ranch Dipping Sauce.
• Add sour cream and crumbled bacon for a salty crunch on top of these potatoes.

How to store leftover Smashed Roasted Potatoes

Place any leftover potatoes in an airtight container, and store in the refrigerator for 2-3 days. They are so good reheated- just pop them in the microwave, air fryer, or under the broiler for a few minutes and enjoy!

What to Serve With These Potatoes

These yummy potatoes go well with so many things! You can serve them with just about any main dish.

Serve them with a savory pork dish, like these Rosemary Pork Medallions. The mushroom wine sauce is amazing drizzled over both!

Potatoes pair nicely with chicken, like my Roast Chicken and Vegetables or these Artichoke Tomato Chicken Breasts.

Serve these as a light meal with a salad, such as my Chicken Caesar Salad or this easy Three Bean Salad.

Potato Side Dishes

I love my green veggies as much as the next girl but sometimes you just need a potato side dish! Potatoes are budget-friendly, easy to make, and you can find a potato dish for just about any palate!

If you’re looking for more ideas for a perfect side dish, try one of these potato recipes:

• Check out these Twice Baked Potatoes and these Roasted Thyme Blue Potatoes for something a little different.
• If you want a spin on your classic favorite potato recipes, you’re sure to like Cheesy Mashed Potatoes, these savory Ranch Mashed Potatoes, or give these Vanilla Mashed Potatoes a try.
• I love a good copycat, and this Chick-fil-A Copycat Potato Salad is a winner!
• Oh boy, and if you like crispy potatoes like this recipe, you have to try Crispy Air Fryer Baby Potatoes!

 Which potato recipe are you going to try next time?

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Smashed Red Potatoes

Smashed Red Potatoes are an easy side dish for a busy weeknight dinner! Small red potatoes boiled, smashed, and basted with garlic butter before roasting. They're fluffy with crunchy, crispy edges.

Course Side Dish

Cuisine American

Keyword Smashed Red Potatoes

Prep Time 15 minutes minutes

Cook Time 22 minutes minutes

Total Time 37 minutes minutes

Servings 4 servings

Calories 316kcal

Author Lynne Feifer

Equipment

• potato masher
• rimmed baking sheet

Ingredients

• 1.5 lbs. small red potatoes
• 2 tablespoons kosher salt
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• salt and pepper to taste
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 3 cloves garlic minced
• ½ teaspoon freshly chopped rosemary
• ½ teaspoon freshly chopped thyme
• ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1 tablespoons chopped chives

Instructions

• Rinse and gently scrub the potatoes under cold water.
• Preheat oven to 500° F. Prepare a rimmed baking sheet by spraying it with cooking spray.
• Fill a medium pot with water. When it comes to a boil, add the two tablespoons Kosher salt.
• Place potatoes into water and boil for 15 minutes until fork tender.
• Drain the potatoes and pat dry if needed so that the olive oil will adhere to the skin.
• Pour the 3 tablespoons olive oil into a large bowl, add salt and pepper to taste and add potatoes. Toss gently to coat.
• Place potatoes on a rimmed baking sheet
• With a heavy bottomed glass, flatten each potato so that they are about 1/2-inch thick or so. You can also use a potato masher, but I find it's easiest to use a glass since they usually stick to a masher.
• In a small microwavable bowl, melt the butter. Add the minced garlic, rosemary, thyme, and the 1/4 teaspoon black pepper. Mix well. Using a pastry brush, brush each potato with the butter mixture and then evenly distribute the chives over the tops.
• Bake for 5 – 7 minutes.

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 316kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 11g | Trans Fat: 0.5g | Cholesterol: 30mg | Sodium: 3521mg | Potassium: 793mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 408IU | Vitamin C: 16mg | Calcium: 29mg | Iron: 1mg

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Craving Garlic Breadsticks but don’t have time to make them from scratch? Today’s air fry garlic bread recipe is made in the air fryer with a loaf of French bread!

Today’s easy side dish recipe is an absolute game-changer. Homemade garlic bread that’s better than a restaurant version — ready to eat in 5 minutes. 

After trying this method, I’m convinced it’s the ONLY way to make garlic bread at home! Not only is it much faster than the oven, it also makes the loaves perfectly golden brown without over toasting. You get those satisfying crispy edges that yield to buttery soft insides, oozing with savory garlic herb flavor. 

Believe it or not, you can also make garlic bread in your slow cooker! Try this Crockpot Garlic Bread for your next pasta night.

Garlic bread makes an ideal accompaniment for all kinds of dishes. Serve it with a bowl of Creamy Tomato Basil Soup or a big plate of Spaghetti and Meatballs. Or, just eat it all on its own! 

This recipe is almost dangerously easy to make. You’ll find yourself popping a loaf in the air fryer every time you have a garlic bread craving. If you’re anything like me, that’s practically daily. I can never seem to get enough garlic bread!

Easy Garlic Bread Ingredients

Gather these simple ingredients to make Air Fryer Garlic Bread:

• French bread – I used a store bought loaf.
• Softened butter – Unsalted gives you best control over the flavor. 
• Salt 
• Red pepper flakes – Adds a spicy kick!
• Minced garlic 
• Fresh parsley – you can also add any fresh herbs to your liking!

How to Make Air Fryer Garlic Bread 

Start by combining the butter, spices and garlic in a small bowl. 

Cut the loaf of bread in half lengthwise. Spread the garlic butter mixture over the top of the bread. Cut each half so the pieces will fit into your air fryer basket in a single layer. 

Air fry at 330 F for 5-6 minutes or until crispy. Repeat with the remaining half of bread to make the full loaf. 

Serve right away. I like this garlic bread best when it’s nice and hot, fresh from the air fryer. The smell of all that garlic and butter is just too alluring to resist!

Find the complete ingredient list, full instructions and nutritional information in the recipe card below.

How long does garlic bread take in the air fryer? 

It takes between 5-8 minutes to cook garlic bread in the air fryer. The exact cook time depends on the thickness of the bread. 

When I sliced my loaf, I ended up with one side thicker than the other. The thinner side was ready at exactly 5 minutes, while the thicker one took closer to 7 minutes to get crispy and golden brown on top. 

If your bread isn’t quite ready at the 5 minute mark, keep air frying for 1 to 2 minutes at a time. Be careful not to overcook! 

Storing and Reheating Leftover Air Fryer Garlic Bread

Wondering if garlic bread can be reheated? With the right method, you can save leftover garlic bread and reheat it later! 

Store leftover slices of garlic bread in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. To reheat garlic bread, place it in the air fryer at 300 F. Heat for 3 minutes or until warm. 

I do NOT recommend microwaving leftover garlic bread. The microwave turns this glorious garlicky bread into a soft, soggy mush.

Recipe Variations

Another thing I love about this garlic bread recipe is that its endlessly customizable! Once you know how to make garlic bread, you can make all kinds of creative variations. 

Love cheesy garlic bread? Sprinkle a little shredded mozzarella, Parmesan cheese or cheddar over the bread before cooking. Want more spice? Add extra red pepper flakes. Other dried herbs, like oregano and rosemary can add an aromatic flavor variation to simple garlic butter bread. 

Before you go wild with the spices and herbs, I highly recommend trying the garlic bread in its original form. It’s tough to beat the glorious simplicity of bread, butter and garlic. 

Best Easy Recipes for Side Dishes

One area where air fryers truly shine is making side dishes. 

 Crispy Air Fryer Baby Potatoes have been on regular rotation in my dinner menus! The hot air circulates over the potatoes to make the skin crispy, without all the grease and oil of traditional frying. 

While your potatoes are air frying, use your oven to make this Roasted Parmesan Broccoli. Even picky eaters have no trouble eating their veggies when they’re roasted in olive oil and topped with cheese! OR they might like eating broccoli even better when it’s topped with some peanut butter. Believe me, it really. works.

My Strawberry Spinach Salad is ideal for those summer nights when you can’t fathom turning on the oven or stove. So is this Easy Three Bean Salad, a filling side dish with a simple vinegar based dressing. 

Our Best Bread Recipes

You don’t have to be an expert baker to make mouthwatering bread at home.

If you love garlic bread, try this Easy Parmesan Bread Bites Recipe next. It starts with a batch of pizza dough cut into bite sized pieces, basted with garlic butter and covered with cheese! 

Pepperoni Bread is another bread recipe using pizza dough, and refrigerated pizza dough that you can buy at the grocery store. An easy, cheesy appetizer or party snack. Need a little green in your meal? I have a Spinach Pepperoni Bread recipe for that extra dose of nutrients and flavor. 

When you need a classic, simple loaf of white bread, Grandma’s Easy Homemade Italian Bread Recipe does the trick! It’s made from scratch and super versatile for all kinds of meals. 

This English Muffin Bread is another one I make over and over again. Spread it with warm butter to soak into all those nooks and crannies! 

If you’re a cheese lover, you’ll have to give this Garlic Cheese Bread a try, too.

This easy air fryer garlic bread recipe is a keeper! It takes less time than frozen garlic bread and only a handful of ingredients, making it the perfect addition to all your favorite pasta dishes.

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Air Fryer Garlic Bread

This air fryer garlic bread is so simple and ready to enjoy in under 10 minutes. Made with a simple garlic butter that’s spread over a premade loaf of French bread, it’s then air fried to perfection in the air fryer. The perfect side to dinner!

Course Breads

Cuisine American

Keyword air fryer garlic bread

Prep Time 3 minutes minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes minutes

Total Time 13 minutes minutes

Servings 6 servings

Author Lynne Feifer

Ingredients

• 1 loaf of French Bread
• 1 stick Unsalted Butter room temperature
• ½ tsp Salt
• ¼ tsp Red Pepper Flakes
• 2 cloves Garlic minced
• 2 tbsp Fresh Parsley

Instructions

• Preheat your air fryer to 330 degrees F (166 degrees C).
• In a small bowl add the unsalted butter, salt, red pepper flakes, minced garlic, and chopped fresh parsley .Using a fork, stir to combine the ingredients.
• Slice your loaf of French bread in half (length-wise).
• Using a butter knife, spread half of the butter mixture over one-half of the French bread. Repeat this process with the other half of the French bread.
• Repeat this process with the other half of the French bread.
• Cut one-half of the French bread in half so it will fit in your air fryer.
• Place 2 pieces of the prepared French bread in the basket of your air fryer. Cook at 330 degrees F (166 degrees C) for 5 minutes.

  If your piece of French bread is really thick you may need to cook your bread for up to 8 minutes. Check after 5 minutes and if the top isn’t crispy and slightly golden brown cook for 1-2 minutes at a time to prevent the bread from overcooking.
• Repeat this process for the other half of the French bread.
• Serve immediately.

Notes

• If one side is cut thicker than the other side, you’ll need to increase the cook time of the thicker side of the bread by 2-3 minutes.
• I used unsalted butter, if using salted butter or margarine, decrease the amount of salt by at least half.
• This recipe makes about 16 slices, and the nutritional information has been calculated for 6 servings.

 

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Folks, I’m not lying when I say this is the best Roasted Garlic Alfredo Sauce we garlic lovers have ever eaten. The Roasted Garlic seriously makes all the difference.

Roasting brings out a smoky sweetness to the fresh, fragrant garlic. Blended with tangy Parmesan cheese and rich heavy cream, it creates a garlic cream sauce that’s so good you’ll want to eat it straight out of the pot with a spoon!

I’m telling you right now. Once you try this creamy homemade alfredo sauce, you’ll never enjoy the jarred version the same way again.

What is Alfredo Sauce?

Alfredo sauce is a white sauce made with butter, cream and grated cheese.

You’re not alone if you wonder where alfredo sauce got its name. At first, I thought it was named for a person, but it actually got its name from a restaurant! A famous restaurant in Rome called Alfredo alla Scrofa perfected its earliest alfredo sauces in the 1920s, made from butter and cheese and mixed directly with hot fettuccine pasta.

American chefs played around with this recipe, adding cream, less expensive cheeses, and spices to create the version of Fettucine Alfredo we know and love. These days you can find some version of pasta with Alfredo sauce at just about every restaurant featuring Italian-American cuisine.

How do I roast garlic?

This post details the simple process of roasting your own garlic. It’s so easy, and you can store it in the refrigerator or freezer to use in other recipes too!

You start with a whole head of garlic drizzled with olive oil. Wrap it in foil and bake until the cloves become buttery soft and your kitchen smells like garlic heaven.

What ingredients do I need to make Roasted Garlic Alfredo Sauce?

You will need a few simple, fresh ingredients to make this creamy alfredo sauce:

For the roasted garlic:

• 1 head of garlic
• olive oil for drizzling

For the cream sauce:

• unsalted butter
• heavy cream
• Parmesan cheese – freshly grated, NOT from a shaker can!
• flour
• salt
• pepper

To make garlic fettucine alfredo, you’ll also need cooked fettucine noodles for serving.

How to make homemade Roasted Garlic Alfredo Sauce

Remove the cloves of garlic from the garlic head by gently squeezing them out the bottom. Place the garlic cloves into a small bowl and mash them with a fork. Yes, it is a lot of garlic, but I firmly believe you can never have enough garlic!

In a small saucepan, melt butter over low to medium heat. Add the fresh cream and roasted garlic cloves to the melted butter. Heat to very warm, but DO NOT boil.

Mix in the Parmesan cheese, salt, and pepper. Whisking it constantly until the cheese is fully melted and the sauce looks smooth.

To thicken the sauce, combine 2 tablespoon of flour with the remaining ¼ cup of cream in a small bowl. Add the flour mixture into the saucepan, then stir and heat until the sauce thickens. Pour the sauce over fettuccine noodles or another favorite cooked pasta and enjoy!

How to store leftover homemade Alfredo Sauce

This flavorful sauce is so nice to have around to add to meat or pasta for a quick meal. Luckily, it’s easy to store any leftover sauce!

Once your roasted garlic alfredo sauce has cooled, transfer it to an airtight container and store it in the refrigerator. I store mine in a mason jar with a tightly sealed lid. It will last for 3-4 days in the fridge.

The garlicky flavor gets even bolder after a day or two. This would be a great sauce to prep on the weekend and keep in the fridge for easy meals during the week.

When you’re ready to serve your leftover sauce, just reheat in the microwave or in a pot on the stove. The sauce will look thicker while it’s still cold, but should smooth out to the perfect consistency as it warms up. If the sauce is still thicker than you want, you can always whisk in a bit more heavy cream or milk until you reach the consistency you like.

Can you freeze Alfredo sauce?

You can freeze alfredo sauce too! Pour it into a freezer-safe container and freeze it for up to 4 months. To reheat it, let it thaw completely, then reheat it on the stovetop or microwave. Stir it well as it heats until it is creamy and warm throughout.

What to serve with Roasted Garlic Alfredo Sauce

This classic alfredo sauce can be served with so many things! Of course, you can make Fettuccine Alfredo with fresh or dried fettuccine noodles. You can use other wide, flat noodles such as linguine or tagliatelle to sop up some of this hearty, creamy sauce.

Garlic Alfredo Sauce is also a tasty dipping sauce for bread. Try this recipe for Italian Herb and Cheese Bread or Grandma’s Easy Homemade Italian Bread. Garlic bread and breadsticks would taste amazing when dipped into this parmesan cream sauce! Like I said, you can never have too much garlic.

Try pouring Roasted Garlic Alfredo Sauce over the meat dish of your choice for protein rich meal. Make classic Chicken Alfredo by pouring the sauce over some grilled chicken or toss the sauce with cooked shrimp. Add a side of broccoli for a balanced meal the whole family will love. Drizzle garlic alfredo sauce over these Mozzarella Stuffed Meatballs for a hearty, meaty Italian dinner.

Italian-Inspired Dishes

The Italian inspired meals I love might not be authentic, traditional Italian fare, but they’re a hit just the same! Skip the restaurant and make one of these dishes at home next time you get a hankering for Italian food.

Spinach and Cheese Manicotti is a stuffed pasta recipe with a fresh cheesy filling. You can feed a crowd with my Mom’s Homemade Lasagna -a lasagna just the way mom used to make it! It’s perfect for Sunday dinner, too.

On busy weeknights, this One Pot Sausage Linguini makes it easy to get a homemade meal on the table. Or combine two Italian American staples in one with a bowl of Pepperoni Pizza Pasta!

This Lemon Garlic Shrimp Pasta is another one you’ll enjoy if your family loves garlic as much as mine!

Need a fun appetizer for your next party? Make a batch of Breaded Baked Ravioli or Lasagna Pasta Skewers to pass around. For something even easier, assemble a batch of Tomato Bruschetta. The fresh tomato and aromatic basil create an explosion of mouthwatering flavor in every bite.

Garlic Fettucine Alfredo made with homemade roasted garlic cream sauce is a kid-approved meal you’ll find yourself craving all the time!

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Roasted Garlic Alfredo Sauce

Top fettuccine noodles and other delicious meals with this creamy Roasted Garlic Alfredo Sauce. This classic cream sauce features the natural flavor of homemade roasted garlic combined with heavy cream and freshly grated Parmesan cheese. It’s so easy and full of creamy flavor, yet everyone will think it came from your favorite Italian restaurant.

Course Dinners

Cuisine Italian

Keyword Roasted Garlic Alfredo Sauce

Prep Time 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time 40 minutes minutes

Total Time 50 minutes minutes

Servings 4 servings

Calories 727kcal

Author Lynne Feifer

Ingredients

• 1 head roasted garlic mashed
• olive oil for drizzling
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 16 ounces heavy cream divided – 1 3/4 for sauce and remaining 1/4 cup for thickener.
• 1 ¼ cup Parmesan cheese freshly grated
• salt to taste
• ½ teaspoon ground black pepper

For thickening the sauce

• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• ¼ cup heavy cream the remainder of the 16 ounces

Instructions

• To roast garlic, follow these directions.
• Remove the cloves of garlic by gently squeezing them from the skins and place into a small bowl. With a fork, mash the cloves.
• In a small saucepan, on low to medium heat, melt the butter. Add 1 ¾ cups heavy cream  and roasted garlic, and heat to very warm, but DO NOT boil.
• Mix the Parmesan cheese, salt and pepper, whisking constantly until cheese has melted.
• To thicken the sauce, mix 1 tablespoon of flour with the remaining heavy cream (1/4 cup)in a small bowl. Add the cream/flour mixture to the saucepan, stirring and heating until mixture thickens.
• Remove from heat and serve over fettuccine noodles or ravioli.

Notes

This recipe makes two cups of Alfredo Sauce and should be enough to feed four people hence nutritional value is calculated for 4 servings. Total time also includes the roasting of the garlic.

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 727kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 16g | Fat: 71g | Saturated Fat: 45g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 18g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 211mg | Sodium: 539mg | Potassium: 189mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 2656IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 474mg | Iron: 1mg

This post was originally published 10/2/2012. It has been updated in format and with pictures on 5/29/23.

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You won’t be able to eat just one of these savory garlicky soy beans.

This Garlic Edamame recipe is by far my favorite way to prepare edamame. Quick, easy and so delicious!

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If you have 10 minutes, you can turn Edamame bean pods into an appetizer or party snack that everyone will rave over.

What do I need?

‘This recipe elevates the edamame appetizer by combining it with a few other staples of Asian cooking. Here’s what you’ll need:

• Edamame in pods – We use frozen edamame thawed overnight in the fridge or several hours on the counter.
• Garlic
• Ginger
• Olive oil
• Salt

What are Edamame?

Edamame are soybeans harvested while young and green. In Japanese, the word edamame means “branch beans” or “stem beans”, which makes complete sense when you see how the beans grow–in pods that grow outward from a branch-like stem.

The pods contain small green beans which can be eaten directly from the pod or removed and added to other recipes. Edamame are most popular in Asia and East Asia in particular, where they’re a popular snack. You can find frozen edamame in pods in most well stocked grocery stores.

The mildly nutty flavor and tender bite of edamame beans don’t need much dressing up to taste delicious. That’s why they’re so often enjoyed steamed with nothing more than a little salt sprinkled on top of the pod. As delicious as edamame beans taste plain, this garlic edamame is even better!

How do you eat edamame in pods?

Since the edamame beans are served in the pod for this recipe, you might be wondering: do I eat the skin from the edamame pod too?

While the shell of the edamame bean is technically edible, it’s tough, bitter and generally unpleasant to chew. So, no, please don’t ruin your garlic edamame appetizer by trying to eat the whole pod!

To eat edamame from the pod, squeeze the beans out of the pod directly into your mouth. Then discard or compost the pods. I tend to place my teeth over each bean and use my teeth to extract it from the pod. This is the best way to enjoy all the garlic soy flavor that clings to the outside of the shell!

Soy Recipes

Is there anything soy beans can’t do?

In this recipe, soy beans are enjoyed in their whole unprocessed form. But most of the time you eat soy, you might not even realize it! These mighty beans are pressed into vegetable oils, used to fortify cereal, and processed into plant-based proteins like tofu and tempeh.

You can learn more about soy beans by reading this post I wrote after visiting a soy bean farm and processing plant a few years ago. It was a fascinating trip!

The salty umami flavor of soy sauce provides the base for countless sauces and marinades. We love it in dishes like Pad See Ew and these Orange, Honey, Soy Baked Chicken Thighs.

Asian soy beans meet Mexican flavors in this Edamame Guacamole Recipe. It’s worth buying a couple of bags of frozen edamame so you can make that guac recipe AND this garlic edamame recipe too.

Appetizer Recipes

We consider ourselves appetizer enthusiasts around here! Whether you’re looking for a fun finger food for game day or an elegant appetizer for a dinner party, we have the perfect recipe to tantalize your taste buds.

• Pork Potstickers
• Poached Pear and Goat Cheese Appetizer
• Slow Cooker Chicken Enchilada Bites
• Cream Cheese Stuffed Mushrooms
• Baked Stuffed Tomatoes
• Chicken Taco Dip
• Sausage Balls
• Tater Tot Nachos {aka Totchos}
• Buffalo Chicken Cheese Ball
• 7-LAYER DIP

This Garlic Edamame is ready in 10 minutes! You’ll love this quick and easy soy bean dish as an appetizer, snack or finger food to share with the family.

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Garlic Edamame

Take your appetizer game to the next level with this easy Garlic Edamame recipe. Edamame pods are sautéed with garlic and ginger for the perfect start to any Asian meal.

Course Appetizer

Cuisine Asian

Keyword Edamame, Garlic Edamame

Prep Time 5 minutes minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes minutes

Total Time 15 minutes minutes

Servings 4 people

Calories 181kcal

Author Lynne Feifer

Equipment

• 1 Large skillet

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 cloves garlic minced
• 1 teaspoon fresh grated ginger
• ¼ cup low sodium soy sauce
• 16 ounces frozen edamame in pods thawed
• ½ teaspoon kosher salt can reduce if desired

Instructions

• Heat a large skillet over medium heat and add olive oil. Add garlic and heat until fragrant, about a minute.
• Add ginger, soy sauce, and edamame. Cook undisturbed over medium heat for 5 minutes.
• Add salt. Stir well. Cover and cook an additional 5 minutes.

Nutrition

Serving: 1person | Calories: 181kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 14g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 1g | Sodium: 872mg | Potassium: 559mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 1IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 79mg | Iron: 3mg

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