Parmesan Crusted Roasted Potatoes

Ingredients

• 1 lb baby potatoes cut in halves
• 4 tbsp olive oil
• 6 slices of thick cut bacon cooked and chopped

Cheese mixture ingredients:

• 3/4 cup of parmesan cheese (not shredded)
• 1/2 tsp OR 1 tsp garlic powder i like extra garlic flavor in mine
• 1/2 tsp fresh parsley
• 1/2 tsp paprika
• 1/2 tsp Onion powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 tsp black pepper

Instructions

1. Preheat your oven to 400F
2. Take all of the cheese mixture ingredients and pour them into a small bowl and mix until combined, set aside
3. add two tbsps of the olive oil to a large baking sheet OR a 9 x 13 baking dish and spread to evenly coat the bottom of the pan.
4. Take your cheese mixture and sprinkle over the bottom of the oiled pan as even as possible. Use a spoon to scatter the Parmesan Mixture over the base. Spread as evenly as you can
5. Next add pour halved potatoes on by one, cut side facing down on top of the cheese and press down.
6. drizzle with the remaining two tbsps of olive oil
7. Bake for 35 minutes at 400F or until they are cooked though and soft inside and the cheese is nice and brown on the bottoms.
8. During the last 5 minutes of cooking, sprinkle crumbled bacon on top
9. Remove from the oven and let them sit for a few minutes (so you dont end up peeling the cheese off when trying to remove!)
10. Remove with a spatula in sections.
11. ENJOY!