super crispy potato bits

Since having a baby, I’ve consistently been looking for no fuss food shortcuts that DON’T sacrifice flavor or nutrition. Unfortunately, the easiest to grab, quickest to eat foods are usually pretty full of crap (read: freezer meals). Knowing what I do about nutrition and how what I eat directly impacts my little one through breastmilk, I simply am not willing to make that sacrifice.

Thankfully, our first month as parents consisted of so many amazing, nutrient dense meals delivered by our incredible tribe. I can’t even express how much of a game changer that was. Hear more about our food train and tribe in Episode 7 of the Modern Mamas Podcast. But now, since our last meal has been delivered, and we are most often on our own for meals now, I’ve spent the last few weeks learning the ins and outs of making dinners while loving on a newborn. Evie is not a fussy baby (we’re so blessed), but her most alert time of day is afternoon/evening, and it’s important to me that I give her quality time when she’s awake and alert. With that in mind, I’ve created shortcuts like this one that allow for nourishing, delicious food that comes together with little effort and little time. (Note: my husband is a HUGE help and we tag team dinners every night, which has actually become really fun for us).

These potatoes are really hard to mess up, and while I LOVE my wedge fry recipe, it’s just a little more nuanced and time consuming (it’s amazing how the thought of slicing potatoes with finesse is just not in the cards right now). Leave them in the oven too long? They just get crispier. This is actually how I learned that I love them most – after a happy accident of forgetting about them entirely. While the potatoes get crispy, throw some burgers on the grill, slice a tomato and avocado, and pull out some condiments, and boom a perfect burger meal in no time. It’s quick meals like this that allow my husband and me to still have dinner together, which we both feel is super important. Easy to make and even easier to enjoy! Yum and yum.

Easy peasy and delicious. Enjoy!!