Easy Oven Roasted Red Potatoes

Who doesn’t love roasted red potatoes? This is a delicious side dish recipe you are going to love. Small red potatoes cook in no time at all. Oven-roasted red potatoes are a great side dish for dinner tonight.

Are you looking for the perfect potato side dish? You don’t need to wait until those Sunday dinners to enjoy roasted potatoes; new red potatoes cook quickly, with almost no clean-up.

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What Makes Red Roasted Potatoes So Good? 

When you roast the potatoes in the oven, a chemical reaction called the Maillard reaction occurs. This reaction causes the potatoes to brown, which makes them have a deeper, savory flavor that wouldn’t be there if you simply boiled them.

Also, the potatoes form a crunchy outer layer that tastes heavenly against the fluffy, tender insides. The combination of flavors and textures is irresistible and will impress anyone who tries these tasty potatoes.

Why You Should Try This Recipe 

These crispy potatoes are versatile enough that you can serve them with all sorts of entrees! They are easy enough to make for weeknight dinners but classy enough to have a spot on your menu during parties or gatherings.

The best part is that this recipe is not complicated in the slightest. You don’t need any fancy equipment or appliances to make them! Just some simple kitchen tools like a knife, bowl, and a sheet pan. Your oven will work the magic for you.

Ingredients You Will Need for Roasted Red Potatoes

Here’s what you’ll need:

• Red potatoes
• Salt
• Pepper
• Oil
• Chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

What type of oil should you use?

People always ask me what type of oil to use. For this recipe, I think vegetable oil works well. You could use olive oil, avocado oil, or if you are more adventurous coconut oil will also work.

Honestly, if I’m baking something, or I’m using something with a lot of aromatic ingredients, I’m simply going to use the least expensive neutral-tasting oil I have on hand.

I don’t think you get great value out of using more costly extra virgin olive oil when you cook a dish. Heating extra virgin olive oil tends to cook out the wonderful flavors of the oil.

So I will use vegetable oil – canola, soybean, sunflower, or whatever I have on hand.

How to Make Roasted Red Potatoes

Hands down this is one of the easiest side dishes you can make. This roasted red potatoes recipe is so easy it is soon to find its way into your recipe box!

1. You will want to wash your potatoes and cut them into quarters or lengthwise in half, depending on their size. I often toss all of the cut potatoes in a bowl.
2. Drizzle oil over the potatoes.
3. Season them liberally with kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper, and other spices or seasonings like garlic powder, onion powder, Italian seasoning, paprika, or whatever sounds good.
4. Put the potatoes on a baking sheet. If cut in half, place them cut-side down.
5. Toss the potatoes into the oven and cook them until they are golden brown.

One Useful Tip for Baking Red Potatoes in the Oven

Do you need the potatoes cooked more quickly? Cut them into smaller pieces. The smaller the size of the pieces, the less time it will take to cook the potatoes. So if I’m in a hurry and need to prepare them quickly, I will cut them up smaller.

So, get cooking with this easy-to-make recipe, and soon you’ll be enjoying these potatoes with your next dinner.

Flavor Variations for Cooking New Potatoes

This is a great recipe to start with, but here are some ideas on how you can vary this recipe just a bit.

• Add a sprinkle of smoked paprika for a light smokey flavor before you toss these in the oven.
• Change these into garlic roasted red potatoes by adding a tablespoon of roughly chopped garlic cloves to the potatoes when you bake them.
• Sprinkle fresh or dried herbs on top. Rosemary and thyme are great choices.
• Add ¼ to ½ cup of Parmesan cheese to the recipe listed below for some Parmesan potatoes.

How to Store and Reheat Leftovers

Keep the leftover potatoes in an airtight container in the fridge. They will last up to 4 days.

Reheat them in the oven at 400°F on a baking sheet or dish covered in foil for about 10 to 15 minutes.

Roasted Red Potatoes – Frequently Asked Questions

About Red Potatoes

If you are only familiar with large white potatoes, check out the potato section in your local grocery store and look for the distinctive red skin of red potatoes.

Red potatoes are typically small to medium-sized and round or a little oblong in shape. When cooked, their texture is moist, smooth, and creamy.

They are best used for roasting or mashing, or in soups and stews. Some people even boil these potatoes, let them cool and then add them to salads.

Red potatoes are sometimes sold as “new potatoes,” because they’re often harvested before they have grown to full size.

Are Red-skinned Potatoes Better for You?

Most of the nutrition of a potato is in the skin, and not in the flesh of the potato. The skin of the potato contains most of the nutrients and half of the fiber.

Red skinned potatoes contain fewer calories, fewer carbs, and less fiber than russet potatoes.

If you want to ensure your baby red potatoes are packed full of vitamin C, vitamin B6, niacin, and potassium, be sure to leave the skins on the potatoes.

What are red potatoes good for?

Since red potatoes are waxy potatoes they are great for soups or salads. Waxy potatoes hold their shape during cooking. You can use them for mashed potatoes and roasted potatoes as well.

Can you roast potatoes at a lower temperature?

You can roast potatoes at any temperature, but if you choose to lower the oven temperature you will need to lengthen the cooking time.

Any temperature above 325°F and below 475°F is a good temperature.

Anything above 475°F you may risk burning the outside of the potato.

Any temperature below 325°F and your potatoes will dry out and may become hollow on the inside before they finish browning on the outside.

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• Pan-fried potatoes
• Greek Style Potatoes
• Restaurant Baked Potato
• Red Potatoes with Parsley
• Easy Potato Pancakes from Mashed Potatoes
• TGI Friday’s Potato Skins
• Old Fashioned Potato Soup Recipe
• Homemade Tater Wedges
• Southern Dill Potato Salad
• Cheesy Potluck Potatoes

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