French Potato Recipes

Cheesy Mashed Potatoes

Aligot is a speciality of the Auvergne region where you might find it made with great fanfare in a local restaurant. With the easy recipe here, you can try your hand at making this French speciality at home.

Garlic Mashed Potatoes

Boil potatoes with peeled garlic then mash with crème fraîche for fabulous mashed potatoes that go with just about anything.

Hot Potato Salad

This recipe comes from the Champagne region, although there are many version in eastern France and Germany. Tasty greens and salty bacon mix with warm potatoes and a vinaigrette, making a yummy winter salad.

Mashed Potato Casserole

Hachis Parmentier is French comfort food. A layer of ground meat and vegetables is topped with mashed potatoes and a sprinkle of cheese then baked for a short while. Perfect with a green salad.

Oven French Fries

Satisfy your cravings without adding a lot of fat into your meal or fuss into your kitchen time. Change the seasonings as you wish on this very easy potato recipe.

Potato Cheese Casserole

Tartiflette is a wonderfully easy dish made with French Reblochon cheese and bacon. This recipe from the Savoy region is designed to satisfy healthy mountain appetites.

Potato Leek Soup Recipe

This famous Vichyssoise soup can by served either hot or cold. The leeks add just enough flavor to make this a delicious recipe, good for winter and summer as well.

Scalloped Potatoes Recipe

A recipe known all over the world, this might be called Gratin Dauphinois in France. A lusciously rich layered potato dish that goes well with so many things or just enjoy it by itself with a salad.