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Pizza Stuffed Hasselback Potato Recipe

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This cheesy pizza stuffed Hasselback potato recipe is going to win points with your family!

Just stuff the accordion sliced potato with your favorite toppings and bake. Even your picky eaters will devour this easy dinner recipe.

Easy hassleback potato recipe stuffed with pizza toppings and served on white plates.

Baked potatoes! Every kid loves them, and they are so easy to cook. It is time to take potatoes to a whole new level with this easy Hasselback potato recipe!

In the past, I have made some delicious potato recipes like these Cheesy Bacon Potatoes and these ornate Potato Roses.

We found some fun potatoes at our farmer’s market today. Now we love potatoes, and I know this is one thing I can buy that my kids will always eat.

My son loves potatoes and he is my “easy” to feed child. He will try anything once. My daughter, on the other hand, is picky. She loves potatoes, but only fried or plain with a little sour cream. Bland foods are her favorite. Pizza sauce is the only form of tomato to ever cross her lips.

If you have a child like this, you know what I mean.

A fork separating the sliced potatoes in this pizza hassleback potato

I am going to try to stretch her palate a little and see if a “cheesy pizza potato” would change her mind.

The idea came to me after seeing a million pictures on Pinterest of Hasselback potatoes sliced thinly partway, filled with butter, and baked.

Could I make a pizza out of this concept? Would it even work with mini potatoes? I have to think this will be easy because it is so easy to slice potatoes thinly.

I set out to find out.

The Best Potatoes to Use to Make Hasselback Potatoes:

I tend to use a waxy potato variety when I make this recipe. The slices are crispier after baking than a starchy potato. Waxy potatoes have a lot less starch and this will prevent your Hasselback potatoes from getting mushy.

  1. Red Bliss potatoes
  2. New potatoes (This is the type of potato I used for this recipe)
  3. Yukon Gold potatoes are a nice potato that is between starchy and waxy.

a potato sliced thinly hassleback style

First, I made thin slices in the little potatoes. Make sure you don’t cut all the way through to the bottom. (*Note, the thinner you slice the potatoes, the crispier the potato slices will be.)

Hassleback potatoes with pizza sauce and basil in the layers

Next, use a teaspoon to drizzle in the marinara sauce between each slice. Add a few fresh basil leaves too! Now is also a good time to sprinkle some salt and pepper, and hot peppers (if you like it spicy!)

Cheese stuffed hassleback potato

 

Finally, add some organic shredded mozzarella in between each layer of sliced potato. It can be tricky to smush cheese into each sliced layer without breaking the potato. Don’t worry if it breaks. I actually broke two slices off when I was making these. They still cook and taste yummy!

Blooper Alert!! Don’t worry if the accordion potato slices break. I actually broke two slices off when I was making these. They still cook and taste yummy!”

For a final touch, sprinkle parmesan cheese on top. I baked these in my convection toaster oven at 375 degrees and baked for 50 minutes. (*Note cooking time will depend on how large your potatoes are. I used big potatoes and I ended up cooking mine for about 60 minutes.)

Baking tip: I covered the potatoes with foil for the first 30 minutes so the cheese and sauce wouldn’t burn.

Substitutions and filling ideas

The sky is the limit when you make this oven baked sliced potato recipe! Here are some of our favorite things to add between the potato layers:

  1. Pepperoni
  2. Onion
  3. Pepper
  4. Bacon
  5. More cheese (this is my kids’ idea)
  6. Sausage

Top view of a pizza stuffed hassleback potato

More Delicious Potato Recipes to Try:

Next, serve hot and enjoy!

And the verdict….my daughter had seconds on this healthy snack! Success!!!

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Pizza Stuffed Hasselback Potato Recipe

Pizza Stuffed Hasselback Potato Recipe

Yield: 4
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
Easy cheese pizza stuffed Hasselback potatoes.

Ingredients

  • 4 waxy potatoes
  • 1/2 cup pizza sauce
  • fresh basil leaves
  • 1/2 cup mozzarella
  • 2 tablespoons parmesan cheese

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven or convection toaster oven to 375 degrees.
  2. Slice each potato thinly as shown in the photo above.
  3. Use a spoon to drizzle sauce between each potato slice.
  4. Add fresh basil leaves in between layers.
  5. Add shredded mozzarella cheese to smoosh into each layer. Sprinkle parmesan cheese on top.
  6. Cover with foil and bake 30 minutes.
  7. Remove the foil and bake an additional 30-45 minutes.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 4
Amount Per Serving:Calories: 208 Saturated Fat: 2g Cholesterol: 12mg Sodium: 326mg Carbohydrates: 35g Fiber: 4g Sugar: 4g Protein: 8g
© Sandi Gaertner
Cuisine: American

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(This post from 5/9/14 has been updated with new photos. Here is the old picture:)

Kids LOVE these pizza stuffed hasselback potatoes. Fill with your favorite pizza toppings. Potatoes make the best side dish! Recipe at www.fearlessdining.com #hasselback #potato #pizza

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  1. peter @Feed Your Soul Too

    Sandi, this is such a fun way to change up this kind of potato. The flavors are perfect. No butter needed. You have sauce, salt and cheese all in one!

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  6. Cecelia

    I love your recipes but I need to know the nutritional information as my husband and granddaughter both have diabetics and my granddaughter and myself have Celiac. Please help.

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  8. Stephanie

    These look so yummy I think I am going to try them tonight! I don’t have a convection oven though :(. Any idea how long this would take in a regular oven?

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  9. Hady

    I loved this recipe, that I came across some website, so much that I subscribed to your email list. Thank you for sharing Sandi.

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  10. LJ

    We eat baked potatoes often and my son get tired of them. I’m so happy to have a new potato recipe to try, thanks for the brilliant idea.

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  13. Eva@Whole Food Mom on a Budget

    Although these are not part of my Trim Healthy Mama plan, I’d cheat for these! You will be featured tomorrow at Savoring Saturdays when it goes live at 7 pm. Thanks for sharing!

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    • Sandi Gaertner

      Thank you Shannon 🙂 I hope you enjoy these. I just looked at your site. I didn’t know about SF Beach Street Grill. I would love to talk to you more about it for my blog.

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  15. Elisa

    We love potatoes too and I am always on the look out for new ways to cook/serve them. This looks great and sounds delicious. I will definitely try these…

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    • Sandi Gaertner

      Thank you Elisa for taking the time to comment. I hope you like these as much as I do. Another person said he made them and inserted peperoni between each section. I am going to try that next time 🙂

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    • Sandi Gaertner

      I completely agree Julie 🙂 The grownups in our family loved these as well. I think we get stuck when we are trying to find things my picky child will eat. We were so shocked she liked these that I forgot about adults. Pepperoni is a great idea! Thank you for taking the time to comment.

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  20. Cheryl

    I love it when an idea I try works out like this one did! These look so yummy. Thanks so much for sharing on The Yuck Stops Here link party, I look forward to seeing more of your talent next week. The party starts Tuesday eveining at 8pm ET and can be found here: http://mommasangelbaby.com/?p=2419. HUGS

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