How to Bake Red Potatoes
If you enjoy making potato dishes, then consider trying to bake red potatoes. Red potatoes can be roasted, steamed, or boiled. The potatoes make an excellent side dish to a variety of meals, and their thin skins allow you to eat the potatoes without having to peel them. The potatoes are a healthy side dish because they are high in potassium, fiber, and vitamin C. Bake red potatoes with your next dinner, and enjoy their delicious flavor. Does this Spark an idea?
Things You'll Need
- 10 to 15 red potatoes
- 2 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil
- 1 teaspoon of ground pepper
- 1 tablespoon of salt
- 1 teaspoon of parsley flakes
- Nonstick spray
- Baking pan
Instructions
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
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Wash the red potatoes with warm water. This will remove any dirt, debris, and pesticides on the potatoes. Dry the potatoes on paper towels.
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Prepare the seasoning for the potatoes. Pour the extra virgin olive oil into a mixing bowl. Add the ground pepper, salt, and parsley flakes and stir until the salt dissolves.
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Cut the red potatoes into quarters. Place the cut potatoes into the seasoned olive oil. Lightly toss the potatoes in the seasoning.
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Spray a pan with nonstick spray. Place the red potatoes on the baking pan.
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Bake the potatoes for 35 to 40 minutes. The potatoes are finished baking once a knife or fork can easily penetrate through the skin.
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Tips & Warnings
Choose red potatoes that are ripe. Ripe red potatoes are firm, their skin is smooth, and the potatoes have very few eyes.
Remove any soft spots or eyes from the potatoes before baking them in the oven.
Add your favorite dry seasonings to the extra virgin olive oil.
Try grilling the red potatoes, instead of baking them in the oven. "Wrap potatoes in foil to keep them moist and to blend flavors," writes Susie Middleton on the Fine Cooking website.
Red potatoes pair best with chicken and turkey.
