Garlic-Herb & Parmesan Roasted Red Potatoes
These are the BEST roasted red potatoes! Full of flavor from the garlic and herbs, and the Parmesan cheese forms a crust on the potatoes… Delicious!
One of the cornerstones of Sunday dinners at my grandma’s house were her famous roasted potatoes. Famous to us, and anyone else who had the opportunity to taste them, of course. Everyone clamored for them, my uncle would hoard the bowl, and it would never fail that after my grandma pulled a baking sheet out of the oven full of potatoes, she would be sitting in the kitchen peeling another few pounds for a fresh batch.
Pretty much every member of my family is a bottomless pit when it comes to roasted potatoes… she ruined us!
I shared my grandma’s roasted potato recipe a couple of years ago, but the problem is that no one else in my family is able to cut the potatoes the way my grandma used to (a very rustic, hap-hazard cutting job!) except for my sister.
Roasted potatoes were a MUST for our newly revived Sunday dinners, but I needed a recipe for the weeks when my sister couldn’t get here early enough to cut the potatoes… my grandma’s potatoes are just NOT the same when they’re not cut the way she used to cut them.
I’ve been making this recipe for at least a month and a half now, and everyone absolutely loves them. They still get gobbled up (and my uncle still hoards the bowl), even if they aren’t quite my grandma’s potatoes.
There is a ton of flavor from all of the garlic and herbs, and the Parmesan sort of crusts over the potatoes, which tastes amazing. I let them get really brown and crisp before I pull them out of the oven… Perfection!
I still want my grandma’s potatoes every single Sunday, but these are an incredibly worthy stand-in!
If You Like These Roasted Red Potatoes, Try These:
- Grandma’s Roasted Potatoes
- The Best Twice Baked Potatoes
- Best Ever Potato Salad Recipe
- Cheesy Potato Salad
One year ago: Basic Creamy Coleslaw Dressing
Four years ago: Buttermilk Doughnuts
Five years ago: Savory Corn & Pepper Muffins
Six years ago: Ultimate Ginger Cookies
Garlic-Herb & Parmesan Roasted Red Potatoes
Ingredients
- 3 pounds (1.36 kg) petite red potatoes, scrubbed and halved (quartered if extra large)
- 4 tablespoons olive oil
- 6 cloves garlic, minced
- 1½ teaspoons (1.5 teaspoons) kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- ½ teaspoon (0.5 teaspoon) dried oregano
- ½ teaspoon (0.5 teaspoon) dried basil
- ⅓ cup (33.33 g) grated Parmesan cheese
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into small cubes
- 2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Lightly grease a large baking sheet.
- In a large bowl, toss the potatoes, olive oil, garlic, salt, pepper, thyme, oregano, basil and Parmesan cheese until evenly coated. Turn the mixture out onto the prepared baking sheet and arrange in a single layer.
- Bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour, turning with a spatula two or three times, until golden brown and crisp. Pull the tray out and sprinkle the butter over the potatoes and stir to melt the butter. Remove from the oven and toss with the fresh parsley. Serve immediately.
Notes
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great recipe I have used many times. Thanks for sharing
Garlic has a tendency to burn, so to avoid that problem instead of mincing I leave the cloves whole and spear them on toothpicks for easy removal halfway through.
This is an absolute go to in my house and always impresses guests. Have used russets with success, but red potatoes are a little more special.
I only have fresh herbs, should I double the quantity for the dried amount(s)?
Also, is it OK to shred the garlic instead of mincing it?
Garlic herb & parmesan cheese red potatoes the best receipe and so easy to make! Thank-you for sharing!
This recipe is a 5 + My son would eat these every day.
Sounds good looks good
A healthy recipe. Everyone must try this. Please post more roated potato recipes
This is a regular in our house! I’ve made it so many times, I don’t even need the recipe any more! I use whatever potatoes I have in and cut them up- all good!
Thank you for the recipe!
This was delicious didn’t have all the spices but made it work with what I had on hand added Cajun seasoning and everyone loved them will definitely be one of our favorite
I have been making this recipe for several months and have been very pleased. Our red potatoes are large so I cut them into smaller pieces. Recently I purchased an Air-Fryer and adjusted your recipe. I cut the oil in half and only cook for 18 minutes at 400 degrees. I stir every 6 minutes. The results are excellent as the potatoes seem to get crisper and we use less oil in the cooking.
I followed the directions exactly, and all of my seasonings were burnt after only 30 minutes in the oven. Mine looked nothing like your photo. I had a tray full of charred mess of seasonings on the potatoes. I even turned the temp down to 350 after 30 minutes hoping it would help. My oven has an accurate temperature reading. Unfortunately, the burnt seasonings made these potatoes inedible.
You were SO right – delicious and easy potato recipe! I poured olive oil over halved red potatoes in a 13 x 9” cake pan. (I eliminated the bowl). Then sprinkled the herbs over the top and rubbed each
Potato to coat. Baked about 50 minutes and sprinkled Parmesan and butter over hot potatoes. They are crunchy and chewy and soft inside. Good.
Making this dish tonight with steaks on grill. Thanks Michelle for recipe
This is a fave for both my family at home and my church family. I’ve adapted it a bit, as we love our veggies! We make it with baby carrots, zucchini, onion, red pepper, even broccoli! It’s fabulous with anything! I made it last night with my Roasted Pork Tenderloin and everyone raved about it! (even though I forgot to add the butter and parsley at the end, oops)
This is one of my go-to dishes that I can always count on and can make using ingredients I have on hand. Thanks!
May I use your link and recipe on my blog?
These potatoes are scrumptious. My family wants them all the time. I put it all together in the morning and put them in the fridge until I’m ready to put in the oven.
Delicious!!!
Easy and DELICIOUS! Crispy outside tender inside the spices and garlic give the potatoes incredible flavor! Gonna keep this recipe and make it often!
I just made this for my family and a 400 degree oven is way to HOT for these potatoes. Mine BURNT!! Next time I will cook them at 350
I made these yesterday and they were a huge hit. My (picky eater) husband said that they were excellent. These potato’s are a new favorite side dish and I know I will get many requests to make them. . Thank you for sharing your family story and thank you for this excellent recipe.
These potatoes are delicious! Made them for a family dinner last night and they were a hit! I actually cut my potatoes three hours before putting them in the oven and added the olive oil and minced garlic, letting them sit in the fridge covered before adding the rest of the ingredients. These were great, thanks for the recipe!
:3 I wanted to let you know those garlic-herb roasted red potatoes were a huge hit, filling out some leftover steak that desperately needed a side. Not a difficult recipe, right? But, I learned a couple things, too. It’s all in the herb-oil paste smothering those potatoes, not just a sprinkle and an oil dowsing. ^__^ This is why I follow a couple chefs like yourself on culinary blogs: ideas, recipes, inspiration, but I’m constantly learning new bits. It adds to my knowledge, and it’s just straight fun! Thank you for your site and your work!
As we all say now, please stay safe and healthy,
Lyndsey
These were super delicious! The whole family loved them! Definitely a keeper!!
my whole family loved these potatoes will makes this again and again.
These are AMAZINGLY good! My family loved them!! I think it’s my new favorite way to make potatoes.
These were excellent! I followed the recipe exactly and it came out so good. Thank you :)
My husband works at the local police department. I made these for their Thanksgiving breakfast today. They LOVED the potatoes! Such a hit! Great recipe!
Definitely making these again. Easy and delicious! My whole family lived them.
Do you use fresh parmesan cheese or the kind in a tin?
Hi Kim, I use fresh, but either would be fine here.
Great recipe! I did add a little more oil, to coat the potatoes, but otherwise left everything the same. Awesome flavor, and the whole family loved them.
What is a serving aprx..ounces, etc.
Very excited to find this exact recipe! Saw a (processed) pre-packaged version of this recipe at the grocery store today and was tempted to buy it, then thought, ” Wait! You could just go buy some little red potatoes and make this yourself with ingredients you have at home, and it will be MUCH healthier!!” (I try to make as much from scratch as possible.) Just out of the oven…YUM!! Thank you!! And they look beautiful! (Sorry, I don’t post to Instagram or you could see.) Will visit your site again!!
Thanks so much!