Roasted Baby Potatoes

Roasted Baby Potatoes are an easy side dish requiring only 4 main ingredients and 25 minutes of your time. With perfectly crisp roasted exteriors and tender centers, this is our favorite way to make baby potatoes.

Oven Roasted Baby Potatoes Recipe

Potatoes are featured in a number of fabulous easy side dish recipes: fries, mashed potatoes, baked potatoes, etc. Today, though, we bring you these Roasted Baby Potatoes, which are as cute as they are tasty (i.e. very!) and SO easy to make!

These easy oven roasted potatoes are so crispy on the outside but, when you bite into them, the insides are perfectly soft and tender. They’re simply seasoned with a mixture of garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and pepper. That’s all!

Oven roasted baby potatoes are a favorite vegetable side dish of ours because they’re filling, they are perfect on the side of most high protein dinners, and they’re budget-friendly! All you really need to buy to make them are the potatoes themselves. Pretty great, huh?

What Makes These Roasted Potatoes So Good?

Roasted potatoes come in all shapes and sizes. Here’s why we think these crispy roasted potatoes are the best roasted potatoes:

• Perfect Texture: Oven roasted baby potatoes have crackly, crispy skin, but with soft, tender centers. Make sure every drop of that olive oil gets mixed in to ensure the crispiest results!
• No Peeling Involved: This simple potato side dish is great because there’s no peeling involved! Just season the potatoes, and they’ll be ready for roasting. It saves so much time!
• Flexible: We like to keep the seasoning very straightforward, but you can definitely switch it up to change the way these potatoes taste! See the tips section below for suggestions.

Recipe Ingredients

There is a brief list of ingredients to go over before we get into how to make these baby potatoes. The exact measurements for each one can be found in the printable recipe card at the bottom of this post.

• Baby Potatoes: Red or golden baby potatoes will both work. Remember not to peel them, though!
• Olive Oil: You can also use avocado oil or canola oil as a substitute.
• Garlic Powder: You can use fresh garlic instead of garlic powder if you like.
• More Seasoning: We also like to add in onion powder, salt, and freshly cracked black pepper.
• Optional Garnish: Add parsley, green onions, or chives to top them off with fresh flavor.

How to Make Roasted Baby Potatoes

Once you have all of the ingredients rounded up, you can have a batch of crispy roasted potatoes ready in no time. Let’s get into the process:

• Preheat Oven to 400°F: Line a baking sheet with parchment paper for easy cleanup, or spray it with nonstick spray, then set it aside.
• Combine the Ingredients in a Bowl: Using a medium size bowl, toss to combine the potatoes, olive oil, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and pepper.

• Space the Potatoes Out on the Baking Sheet: Place the potatoes on the prepared baking sheet in an even layer, leaving a little room between them for even roasting.
• Roast the Potatoes: Roast for 20 minutes, until they are fork tender. Serve warm with a little green onion or parsley on top.

Tips & Recipe Variations

Now that you’re familiar with the potato-making process, we have a few more tips to share with you:

• Adjust the Cooking Time For Larger Potatoes: Use any baby potatoes that you have on hand, but if you have to buy potatoes that are on the larger side, cut them in half. This will help ensure that the potatoes cook evenly. Keep in mind that even if you do this, they may still require more time in the oven.
• Switch Up the Spices: Shake things up by adding different herbs. Try fresh rosemary or thyme, for example.
• Use the Convection Setting: If your oven has a convection setting, use it for these roasted potatoes. When you turn on the convection setting, it pushes the hot air and keeps it circulating around the food, like an air fryer. This helps to get everything evenly cooked and crispy!
• Can I Use Regular Size Potatoes? Sure! You’ll need to cut them into thick, 1-inch or so pieces, but they will still work.

Serving Suggestions

Roasted baby potatoes can be served with practically any dinner. Here are a few suggestions that might help you meal plan:

• Steak: Steak and potatoes is a classic combination! Try these oven roasted potatoes with our Air Fryer Steak Bites.
• Chicken: Crispy potatoes are perfect for a chicken dinner, too. You could serve them alongside something like these Air Fryer Chicken Thighs or this Pan Seared Chicken Breast.
• Pork: Pork Chops pair really well with roasted baby potatoes, too! Or how about along side a Pulled Pork Sandwich?

How to Store and Reheat Leftovers

Roasted baby potatoes store quite well! Here’s how to preserve leftovers and reheat them later on:

• To Store: Keep any leftovers in an airtight container, in the fridge, for up to 5 days.
• To Reheat: Warm these potatoes back up again in a pan on the stovetop, over low heat, with a little bit of olive oil.

More Potato Side Dishes to Try

If you want to try out more easy potato side dish recipes, we highly recommend these ones:

• Air Fryer Onion and Potatoes
• Roasted Sweet Potatoes
• Fried Potatoes and Onions
• Garlic Mashed Potatoes
• Mashed Sweet Potatoes
• Twice Baked Potato Casserole