Smashed potatoes make the crispiest muffin-sized cups. Fill them with a cheesy, zesty buffalo filling and top with extra shredded cheddar cheese for a melty, zingy, and crispy bite. Buffalo chicken and crispy potato cups are the perfect finger food for a game day appetizer or after-school snack! 

Super Bowl Sunday is just around the corner. 

Whether you’re looking for a satisfying game day appetizer or a handheld nutritious after-school snack, we’ve got you covered. Here at The Produce Moms, we love getting fresh produce into every recipe. Today, potatoes are the hero! 

Buffalo chicken smashed potato cups are sponsored by Wada Farms.

The potatoes are baked and then smashed into a muffin tin until thin and cooked until crispy for the perfect crunch. Then they’re topped with diced buffalo chicken, creamy ranch, and fresh parsley. 

It’s almost like a savory muffin. But no matter what they remind you of, they’re full of zingy buffalo flavor and easy for little hands to hold. Your kids will love eating these buffalo chicken cups. 

So call ‘em into the kitchen and let’s get started!

Smashed Potato Cup Ingredients

Buffalo chicken “anything” is always a hit at parties. All you’ll need is a handful of easy-to-find ingredients to get your buffalo chicken smashed potato cups super crispy with a creamy, zingy filling. Let’s make sure you have everything you need. 

Potatoes

We love potatoes in any shape or form. This time we used Smalls® Mini Artisan Potatoes from Wada Farms because they’re small and have a softer skin on the outside. After they’re baked, simply smash into the muffin tin and up the sides for the perfect little cup. Once smashed, they crisp right up in the oven for a crunchy potato base … it’s our kid’s favorite part!

Chicken

Don’t worry, you don’t have to do any extra cooking. We used our favorite chicken shortcut by dicing rotisserie chicken. You can find them at your local grocery store in the deli section with the prepared foods. It’s savory, juicy, and seasoned with slightly crispy skin. All you have to do is dice it — a huge time saver!

Seasoning

You’ll mix the rotisserie chicken with buffalo sauce, ranch seasoning, cream cheese, and shredded cheddar for a creamy, melty, and zingy buffalo chicken filling. 

Toppings

Feel free to put your favorite buffalo chicken pairings on top, like ranch dressing, extra buffalo sauce (for you buffalo lovers), or fresh parsley for extra freshness. 

How to Make Buffalo Chicken and Crispy Potatoes 

Now that you have all of your ingredients ready, these buffalo chicken and crispy potatoes are easy to throw together and bake in the oven. It takes a bit of time to bake these in two stages, but it’s all cooked in the oven for crispy buffalo cups the whole family will enjoy.

Step 1: Boil the potatoes. 

Bring the potatoes to a boil in a medium pot with salted water and cover. Cook the potatoes until fork tender, about 20-25 minutes. Carefully drain the potatoes and let them cool slightly. 

Step 2: Smash and bake the potatoes.

Preheat the oven to 400℉ and spray the muffin tin with cooking spray to prevent sticking. Place a single potato into each cup and use the bottom of a glass cup (or spoon) to firmly press down on the potato until it’s flat and creates a small cup shape. Bake the smashed potatoes for 20-25 minutes, until crispy.

Step 3: Make the buffalo chicken mix.

While the potatoes bake, mix together the rotisserie chicken, buffalo sauce, ranch seasoning, cream cheese, half a cup of sharp cheddar, and pepper in a large mixing bowl until combined and light “buffalo-orange” in color. 

Step 4: Fill the smashed potato cups.

When the potato cups are crispy, remove the muffin tin from the oven and spoon 3-4 tablespoons of the buffalo chicken mixture into each cup. Sprinkle each buffalo chicken potato cup with the remaining half cup of cheese. Bake for 3-5 minutes, until the cheese is melted and bubbly. 

Step 5: Add your favorite toppings.

Remove the buffalo chicken and crispy potatoes from the oven and top with crumbled blue cheese, extra buffalo sauce or creamy ranch dressing, and fresh parsley. Serve hot and enjoy!

Why We Love Wada Farms

We love partnering with Wada Farms because of their commitment and dedication to sustainably grown potatoes. They’ve been growing potatoes for over 100 years — over the span of three generations. Today, they are one of the nation’s top suppliers of fresh potatoes. Our kids love their potatoes as much as we love serving them. 

Look for the bag of Smalls® Mini Artisan Potatoes in the produce aisle for the crispiest smashed potato cups.

More Potato Recipes You’ll Love

• Greek Potatoes — crispy potatoes with a fresh lemon herb coating 
• Baked Potato Flight — like a beer flight, but with mini potatoes
• Loaded Potato Skins — crispy potatoes filled with bacon, sour cream, cheese, and green onion
• Old Fashioned Potato Salad — just like Grandma used to make