The Best Roasted Potatoes 3 Easy Steps To Make Them Perfect

The flavorful seasoning of herbs, spices, and olive oil makes them a guaranteed crowd-pleaser. They are the perfect side dish, from cozy family dinners to festive holiday meals.

Ingredients & Substitutions

Serving suggestions

As an appetizer

Variations

Roasted potatoes and artichokes

Questions

Storage

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From this recipe, you can expect potatoes that are:

Buttery-creamy, and an ultra-tender texture inside. Never dry and with the perfect amount of moisture. With a gorgeous and delicious golden brown crust. Packed with flavor thanks to a simple spice mix.

The secret? Three easy steps: Blanching helps the potatoes warm, soften, and cook on the inside without drying out – which is key! Our roasted potatoes are excellent as an appetizer or side dish; we even love them as a healthier alternative to french fries.

Potatoes

You can make oven-roasted potatoes with Yukon Gold potatoes; they are widely available, have yellow flesh thin skin, and are suitable for most cooking methods. You don’t have to peel the potatoes, but you can if you want to. Red potatoes, fingerling potatoes, and russet potatoes are also excellent for roasting.

Extra virgin olive oil

Choose a good quality extra virgin olive oil to roast your potatoes. Good quality EVOO adds a nutty and fruity flavor to the potato, and it helps them roast evenly. Also, thanks to its high polyphenol content, EVOO is the most stable oil at high temperatures, resulting in a healthier roasted dish. Avoid generic vegetable oils, canola oil, sunflower oil, and refined oils in general. They don’t taste good, and they are not as healthy.

Herbs

You can season your potatoes with fresh herbs and dry herbs. We like combining fresh rosemary with dried thyme for an earthy, aromatic, rich flavor. You can also use fresh or dried sage or an Italian herb mix.

Spices

Add a few cloves of crushed garlic to infuse the potatoes with a light garlic aroma without overpowering the dish. We also like to add paprika for a richer flavor. Other spices that work well with roasted potatoes are smoked paprika, onion powder, garlic powder, chili powder, and chipotle powder.

Salt and pepper

We recommend sea salt or kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper. Cut the potatoes in half lengthwise, then in quarters, and finally into large bite-size chunks of about 1.3 inches (3.5 cm). Boil (blanch) the potatoes in a large pot of lightly salted boiling water for six minutes. Drain them and add them to a large bowl. Season them with extra virgin olive oil, crushed garlic cloves, chopped rosemary needles, thyme, paprika, salt, and black pepper. Toss gently to spread the seasoning, then arrange the potatoes on the baking sheet on a single layer without overlapping or overcrowding. Roast at 430°F or 220°C for about 30 minutes or until the potatoes are fork-tender and have a golden-brown crust. Note: You can flip them around with a spatula halfway through cooking, but we prefer not to do that because we like a more developed crust on one side. But since we do primarily vegetarian recipes on this blog, we can also recommend them with one of our meatless protein-rich main. In particular, try our:

Mushroom Wellington with a side of roasted potatoes and mushroom gravy. Zucchini boats with a rich lentil filling. Tofu with cacciatore sauce BBQ Tofu served in a bun with coleslaw. Tofu scaloppine with mushroom sauce.

Mushroom Wellington

Zucchini Boats

Tofu Cacciatore

BBQ Tofu

Marinara sauce Homemade BBQ sauce Chipotle sauce Tahini sauce Tzatziki sauce Olive tapenade Homemade vegan mayo Hummus Baba ganoush

Chipotle Sauce

Avocado Spread

Tzatziki

Baba Ganoush Recipe

Check out our air fryer potato recipe.

Roasted potatoes and carrots

Roasted potatoes and carrots are an excellent combination. They are perfect for festive holiday dinners. Everyone at the table will take seconds! Check out our roasted carrots and potatoes.

Smashed roasted potatoes

Crispy smashed potatoes are a finger-licking delicious potato appetizer, side dish, or snack for a fun everyday dinner or a special meal. Check out our smashed potato recipe. Check out our roasted artichokes with potatoes.

Roasted Potatoes with Breadcrumbs

Roasted potatoes with breadcrumbs are a delicious alternative to classic oven-roasted potatoes. To make them, you’ll need:

Roasted sweet potatoes

Roasted sweet potatoes are an excellent alternative to oven-roasted potatoes. They are easy to make, with the same ingredients, and have a shorter cooking time. Also, sweet potatoes don’t require blanching before roasting. Check out our roasted sweet potato recipes. Refrigerator: Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 48 hours.Reheat: warm them in a preheated oven at 360°F or 180°C for 10 minutes in the air fryer or the microwave. Alternatively, you can reheat them on a skillet or nonstick pan with a drizzle of olive oil.

Potato gnocchi: excellent with a rich marinara sauce or lentil bolognese. Potato leek soup (leek, potato, Greek-style yogurt, chives, nutmeg, thyme, etc.) Aloo Gobi (cauliflower, turmeric, potato, olive oil, garlic, ginger, onion, etc.) Mashed potatoes (potato, plant milk, butter or vegan butter, chives, nutmeg, etc.) Dill potato salad (vegan mayo, radish, dill pickles, celery, red onion, yogurt, etc.) Oven-baked potato frittata (without eggs and with chickpea flour)