17 Ways To Up Your Potato Game

Po-ta-toes: fry 'em, boil 'em, stick 'em in a stew!

1. Cheesy Bacon Oven Chips

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Yep. You read that right. Potatoes AND bacon.

2. Loaded Mashed Potato Cakes

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Little bites of potato-y magic.

3. Idaho Tacos

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Like a taco, but a with a potato. Score!

4. Cheese and Bacon Potato Rounds

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More potatoes. More bacon. More awesome.

5. Potato Volcanoes

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The most cliche science fair project + potato = MAGIC.

6. Greek Roasted Lemon Potatoes

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Apparently they smell really amazing. Do want.

7. Sea Salt & Rosemary Baby Potatoes

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They're so teeny and cute (and delicious)!

8. Mashed Potatoes and Cheese

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It's a disc of potato and cheese. This is the REAL food of the gods.

9. Greek Style Potato Skins

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Just look at them: so majestic and delectable.

10. Chorizo Potato Bites

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Chorizo? Yum. Potatoes? Obvious yum? Potatoes + chorizo? Get in my mouth.

11. Mashed Potatoes With Goat Cheese and Kale

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Kale is, like, the "it" food of today. Add it to the "it" food of always, and you've got one fantabulous food.

12. Homemade Potato Chips

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Lay off the Lays; make your own favorite snack!

13. Potatoes With Crème Fraiche And Caviar

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For the potato gourmand (and everyone else).

14. Smashed Purple Potatoes

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They look so fancy but they have like four ingredients.

15. Smashed Potato Bombs With Fried Eggs

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It's called a potato bomb. It MUST be good.

16. Fajita Potato Wedges with Chicken

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Fajita potato? Sounds like a fiesta.

17. Spicy Indian Potato Wedges

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A great snack to warm you up in this Polar Vortex.