Cheesy Pan-Fried Potatoes

In a hurry, from simple ingredients, easy, delicious! Fried potatoes with cheese in a frying pan are suitable for serving as a side dish or as an independent dish. It is good for both lunch and dinner. Season it with garlic and herbs — it will turn out even tastier!
cook time: 30 min
Chloe Benton
Cheesy Pan-Fried Potatoes

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

193
Calories
15g
Fat
9g
Carbs
5g
Protein

Ingredients (3 portions)

Basic:

Garlic 1 clove
Salt to taste
Ground black pepper to taste
Butter 20 g
Hard cheese 100 g
Vegetable oil 3 tbsp
New potatoes 500 g

Recipe instructions

Step 1

Step 1
How to fry potatoes with cheese in a frying pan? This recipe is as simple as it is delicious. To begin, prepare the necessary ingredients according to the list. Potatoes for the dish need to be small in size and diameter, the tubers are even, possibly oblong.

Step 2

Step 2
Wash the potatoes thoroughly and scrub thoroughly with a brush. Without peeling, cut the potatoes into slices about 1-1.5 cm thick. I used young potatoes, but you can use any. If desired, you can peel the potatoes and cut them into strips or quarters.

Step 3

Step 3
Grate the cheese on a coarse grater. You can use any cheese you like. Mozzarella, Gouda or regular Russian will do. The main thing is that it melts and tastes good. After all, the taste of the finished dish largely depends on the cheese. Hard cheese can generally be replaced with processed cheese.

Step 4

Step 4
Finely chop the garlic with a knife.

Step 5

Step 5
Heat the vegetable oil and butter in a thick-bottomed frying pan over low heat. Lay out the potatoes. Butter will add a delicate flavor to the dish, but it will burn when heated. That’s why they add vegetable oil, the combustion temperature of which is higher than that of butter. Then the butter will not burn, and the dish will be fried and receive the desired creamy aroma.

Step 6

Step 6
Fry, stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes or longer until golden brown. At the end, sprinkle the potatoes with chopped garlic, salt and pepper to taste and stir. Fry everything together for 1-2 minutes.

Step 7

Step 7
Sprinkle potatoes with grated cheese. If desired, in addition to cheese at this stage, you can add finely chopped bacon or ham to the potatoes.

Step 8

Step 8
Cover the pan with a lid and cook for another 3-4 minutes until the cheese has melted.

Step 9

Step 9
Sprinkle the finished fried potatoes with cheese, if desired, with chopped bell pepper, green onions and herbs and serve immediately until the cheese has set and stretches elastically. Bon appetit!

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