20 recipes to get you on board the hasselback trend

Impress your dinner guests by using the Swedish Hasselback technique on potatoes, apples, chicken and pork. This way of cooking is surprisingly simple and adds gourmet flair to every meal.

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February 7, 2024 - 4:33PM

While hasselback potatoes have been around for decades (the technique originated in Sweden in the 1940s), the trend of using it on other ingredients like chicken, pork and haloumi certainly is.

So we thought we’d share some of our favourite ways to get more hasselback in your life.

French onion baby hasselback potatoes.

French onion baby hasselback potatoes

Preparing your roast potatoes the hasselback way means there is more surface area on the spuds that will get deliciously crispy. This buttery version comes with a hint of french onion soup.

Air fryer sticky hasselback pork belly.

Air fryer sticky hasselback pork belly

Ever since we realised how amazing air fried pork belly is, we’ve become addicted to this way of preparing it. The crackling becomes super crunchy, while the meat remains tender and moist. “To create the hasselback effect, make sure your knife is very sharp as this will help you make easy incisions in the pork. Score the rind only without cutting through to the meat, this will help keep your crackling nice and crisp.” - Amira Georgy

Haloumi hasselback broccoli

Move over potato, broccoli is the new star of the hasselback scene. Stuffed with haloumi and roasted with flavour-packed dukkah, it’s a vego side everyone will love.

Hasselback potatoes with parsley pesto.

Hasselback potatoes with parsley pesto

Up your potato game with these restaurant-quality crispy potatoes, topped with a herbaceous homemade parsley pesto.

Bubbling hasselback chicken

Just when you thought you’ve tried all our creamy chicken recipes, along comes this beauty. Use a knife to score the chicken breast to create that hasselback effect. The sauce is a dreamy combination of cream, mushrooms and bacon with rosemary for extra aromatic flavour.

Honey hasselback potatoes.

Honey hasselback potatoes

Classic roast potatoes are delicious, but they’re even better hasselback style and covered in a sweet, buttery glaze (which, by the way, caramelises to a sticky coating during cooking). Sprinkle with a little salt to offset the sweetness, and watch these disappear.

Creamy hasselback potato bake

With only 6 ingredients, this cheesy potato dish makes the easiest side for lunch or dinner.

Hasselback pumpkin with sage and walnuts.

Hasselback pumpkin with sage and walnuts

Winter entertaining just got super easy (and delicious)! These hasselback pumpkins are roasted to perfection and topped with sage, crunchy walnuts and sticky maple syrup.

Paprika hasselback potatoes

These hasselback potatoes are the perfect side dish, baked with paprika and topped with parmesan cheese.

Hasselback apples.

Hasselback apples

Use up pantry staples to create this wow dessert.

Hasselback potatoes with bacon butter.

Hasselback potatoes with bacon butter

With only six ingredients these easy crispy potatoes loaded with bacon butter are so delicious, your guests will be coming back for seconds.

Hasselback pesto-stuffed chicken breasts.

Hasselback pesto-stuffed chicken breasts

For the perfect midweek meal, try this mouthwatering hasselback chicken, stuffed with pesto, bacon and bocconcini.

Hasselbacon potato bake

We are taking hasselback potatoes (already amazing) to a whole new level. Add French onion soup mix, bacon, cream, cheese and herbs and you have yourself a side dish that will make you wonder why you even cooked a main.

Hasselback chicken with lemon-roasted broccoli.

Hasselback chicken with lemon-roasted broccoli

Stuffed with bocconcini, semi-dried tomatoes and basil, this pizza-inspired hasselback chicken will be a hit with the family.

Loaded hasselback potatoes

Please a crowd with these fully loaded baked potatoes topped with beef mince, cheese, sour cream and spring onion.

Mediterranean hasselback chicken.

Mediterranean hasselback chicken

We can’t get enough of hasselback potato (the technique of cutting small slits into the top) so we thought we’d try it out with chicken and fill it with some classic Mediterranean ingredients and flavours. While it looks and taste incredible, it’s actually super simple to make - you only need 6 ingredients and 20 minutes prep. You know how we feel about an easy chicken dinner. Don’t stress too much about filling them neatly, the rustic look is in! You could serve this with a simple side salad or some roast potatoes.