This post may contain affiliate links. Fresh herbs, seasonings and olive oil make these oven roasted potatoes the most delicious side dish! Crisp on the outside and fluffy on the inside, Roasted Potatoes are an easy side dish that goes with oven roasted chicken much any meal!
Add your favorite seasonings based on what’s in your spice cupboard or what herbs are growing in your garden! Oven Roasted Potatoes are a very simple but delicious side dish that goes with pretty much any meal! Why We Love This Recipe These oven-roasted potatoes are very easy to make, so you can have a delicious side dish with minimal work! You can use dried herbs but if you have fresh on hand, by all means, use them! I find the high temperature can cause fresh garlic to burn so roasted potatoes is one of the only places I really like to use garlic powder in place of fresh. Feel free to be creative with the seasonings on these easy oven potatoes, they go great with pretty much anything!
What Kind of Potatoes to Use To be completely honest, you can use ANY kind of potato for roasting including red skinned, russets, Yukon gold and even sweet potatoes. To Peel or Not to Peel? While you can peel potatoes before roasting, you definitely do not need to peel them! I personally love the flavor the skin from russet or Idaho potatoes add and I love the look and color of red skin potatoes too! If you’re using small potatoes, you can cut them in half or if they’re tiny, you can just give them a little poke with a fork or knife before baking to allow the steam to escape. How to Roast Potatoes As much as I love Twice Baked Potatoes, making oven-roasted potatoes is so incredibly simple that it’s my go-to side dish! My mom taught me to soak cut potatoes if time allows, this removes some of the starch and helps them to crisp while being fluffy inside.
Be sure to dry them well before you add the olive oil so they roast instead of steam! Preheat the oven to a very hot temperature. Fluffy inside and crispy outside, these oven roasted potatoes made with fresh herbs, seasonings and olive oil. How Long to Roast The great thing about making roasted potatoes is that you can roast them at pretty much any temperature and they’re much quicker to bake than Baked Potatoes. I find a higher temperature give the best results for a crispy exterior and a fluffy interior. F as I love how it crisps the outside. Fluffy inside and crispy outside everyone loves oven roasted potatoes!
Top these with sour cream, bacon and cheddar. Leftovers are great reheated in a frying pan or in the oven. They’re perfect in a frittata or for a great shortcut for breakfast hash, as hashbrowns or in casseroles! While they aren’t something you’d think of freezing, they actually do freeze well! I just simply add them to the pan along with Oven Baked Chicken Breasts for an easy weeknight meal! Did you enjoy these Oven Roasted Potatoes? Be sure to leave a rating and a comment below!
Oven roasted potatoes are an easy side dish that goes with pretty much any meal! If time allows, soak potatoes in cold water for up to 1 hour. Drain and dry potatoes, if required. Place on a baking sheet and bake for 30-35 minutes until browned and tender. 1-2 teaspoons dry herbs in place of fresh. Any kind of potatoes will work in this recipe and peeling potatoes is optional.
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