Fresh Solutions Network is responding to summer heat with potato products to cool down the kitchen and save energy. 

During record-breaking heat waves consumers can avoid making things worse with hot ovens by focusing on no-cook fresh foods, preparing ahead and grilling outside. Using a microwave will not only keep kitchens cool but also save energy and money.

Side Delights has options for all these heat-saving solutions, including microwaveable Amazables!, Steamables and Grillables, grill-ready potatoes, and recipes for chilled dishes to prepare ahead or enjoy immediately.

Amazables! is a first-of-its-kind oven crispy-skin style microwavable Russet potato available with two custom sauces created exclusively by Litehouse, a leader in dressings, dips and sauces. The gluten-free sauces, Loaded Potato and Buffalo Ranch, were created to complement the taste of a Russet potato and leverage top foodservice flavors. The Loaded Potato sauce leverages America’s No. 1 way to eat a potato (baked-style) with traditional steakhouse-loaded baked potato toppings: cheddar cheese, bacon, sour cream and chives. The Buffalo Ranch sauce blends the heat of classic Buffalo sauce with the cool tanginess of creamy ranch dressing. Amazables! cook in the microwave in six minutes for a lightning-fast side dish or a satisfying meal.

Steamables are triple-washed, ready-to-cook potatoes that microwave in eight minutes, with no oven needed. They are available in a variety of options, including Red, Yellow, Duo, Trio, Sweet Potato and Fingerling — perfect as a side dish or for a crowd-pleasing summer potato salad.

Grillables are available in both Russet and Sweet potato options. They are pre-washed and similarly sized for consistent, even grilling. They are foil-wrapped and ready to be placed directly on the outdoor grill, helping to keep kitchens cool indoors.

“Home cooks can cool it on hot summer nights with no-cook or low-cook chilled potato dishes,” said Kathleen Triou, president and CEO of Fresh Solutions Network. “Side Delights has delicious, cost-effective potato products that keep the kitchen cool and the family full and happy. No sweat!”

For summer menus, Side Delights potatoes pair perfectly with chilled sauces, salsas and Mediterranean mezze platters, or are enjoyed in recipes such as Orange Chicken Pineapple Potato Kebabs, Southwest Potato Bowl  or Twice-Baked Potato Bowl.

Side Delights® offers a variety of nutritious, economical products, including bagged and bulk potatoes, potato kits, convenience potatoes, petite potatoes, fresh-cut potatoes and organic potatoes.