Roasted Potatoes – Quick, easy, and delicious! If you’re looking for a simple side for a weeknight dinner, these garlic roasted potatoes are exactly what you need. This oven-roasted potatoes recipe has a short ingredient list, minimal prep time, and the roasted potatoes turn out deliciously crisp on the outside and fluffy on the inside. This crave-worthy roasted potato recipe is the perfect side dish to virtually anything. Enjoy!
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Ingredients list for the garlic roasted potatoes
- 3 pounds (1 1/2 kg) Yukon Gold potatoes, washed and diced
- 1/4 cup (60ml) olive oil
- 4 large cloves of garlic finely chopped or minced
- 1 teaspoon each salt and fresh cracked black pepper
- 1 tablespoon chopped parsley
- 1 teaspoon chopped rosemary
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- Fresh chopped parsley, for garnish
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Which type of potatoes is best for roasting?
Potatoes are usually described as either waxy or starchy. For these oven-roasted potatoes, we recommend Yukon Gold because they sit somewhere in the middle. The thin skin helps potatoes heat quickly and evenly, and the centers stay creamy and tender—without turning to mush.
Tips for the garlic roasted potatoes recipe
A super easy recipe, garlic roasted potatoes are a great side dish that goes with anything! Feel free to get creative with seasonings and herbs you have in your pantry.
- Parboiling potatoes is optional but recommended. If you want to skip this step, just roast potatoes for 40 – 50 minutes.
- We tend to use a lot of garlic in general. Adapt the amount of garlic used in this potato recipe to your liking.
- Use kosher salt or sea salt flakes if you can. We love the crunch it adds to the roasted potatoes. Try not to use table salt if you can because it is too fine, and you might put too much of it.
- Do not skimp on fresh parsley, it adds a nice color contrast and the freshness cuts with savory spices and parmesan.
With easy-to-find ingredients and maximum flavor, everyone will love your roasted potatoes!
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How to get crispy roast potatoes
These golden crisp edges are the Holy Grail of freshly roasted potatoes just out of the oven! For crispy potatoes, we found that roasting them at higher temperatures yields the best results, especially when you parboil the potatoes first: Count 40 minutes at 425ºF (210ºC). Don’t forget to turn the potatoes at least once to get the potatoes crispy on all sides. For extra golden potatoes, you can quickly put the potatoes under the broiler for 2-4 minutes after roasting. The garlic and parmesan that stick to the potatoes will form a nice crust that will keep the insides super soft while the exterior of the roasted potatoes will have that irresistible crunch!
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Directions
1. To make the roasted garlic potatoes: Preheat your oven to 425ºF (210°C). Line a rimmed baking sheet with foil or parchment paper.
2. Boil the potatoes in salted water for 8 minutes, drain, then spread over the baking sheet.
3. In the meantime, combine 1/4 cup of olive oil, garlic, salt, pepper, paprika, rosemary, parsley in a bowl.
4. Drizzle the diced potatoes with the mixture and toss to evenly coat.
5. Spread the coated potatoes in a single layer onto the prepared baking sheet. Place the baking sheet on the bottom rack of the oven. Bake your garlic butter potatoes for 25 minutes, tossing them around after 15 minutes with a spatula, until potatoes are browned and crisped at the edges.
6. Remove the garlic roasted potatoes from the oven, and sprinkle with parsley before serving. Enjoy!
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What to do with leftover potatoes
These roasted potatoes are best fresh out of the oven, but they can still make great leftovers! Let the roasted potatoes cool down completely before storing them in an airtight container in your refrigerator. Reheat them in the oven or on the stovetop to bring the crispiness back to the potatoes. If you reheat the potatoes in the oven, cover the potatoes with foil to avoid drying up.
These roasted potatoes leftovers will be great in a potato salad, or as a topping in your soups and stews.
More roasted potatoes recipes
- Roasted Garlic Butter Parmesan Potatoes
- Extra Crispy Baked Garlic Parmesan Potato Wedges
- Cheesy Garlic Roasted Potatoes
- Garlic Parmesan Butter Roasted Hasselback Potatoes
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