Crumb-Coated Potato Halves

Sydney Mike's Note:

When baking potatoes, I used to cut them in half, brush with butter, then salt & pepper before baking them, cut side up. Here's a dressed up version of that!

• Total Time: 1 hrs 5 mins
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs

Ingredients:

Servings: 8

• ½ cup Italian seasoned breadcrumbs
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄8; teaspoon pepper
• 4 large potatoes , halved lengthwise
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter or 2 tablespoons margarine , melted

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. In shallow pan, combine bread crumbs, paprika, salt & pepper.
3. Brush sliced side of potato halves with butter, before dipping each into crumb mixture to coat.
4. Place in 13"x9" baking dish & cover.
5. Bake for 60 minutes, or until tender.

Reviews

[alligirl]

These were pretty good and easy enough, but I felt like they were missing something. Next time, I may use panko crumbs, for a bit more crunch. My potatoes were not especially large, but they needed more than an hour to be done. :( I did leave them covered for the majority of cooking time, but after testing for doneness after an hour, I removed the foil, to hasten the baking time. Maybe I'd up the temp a little too, but it is perfect if you're going to be roasting your meat. Thanks for a new take on potatoes, Syd!

[WiGal]

Simple yet tasty. I added garlic salt to ours. Next time I would melt a tad more butter, and cut the potatoes into 4 wedges to spread out the seasonings a bit. Liked the crunchiness. Served ours with potato sausage. Am adding to my 350 oven collections. Thanks Syd for sharing.

[BakinBaby]

Nice change of tater recipes. I always have these ingredients on hand, so this will surely go in my 'Go To" file. Thanks for sharing such a tasty dish. Made for Everyday's a Holiday.