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I have got the most perfect potato side dish for you to try! Roasted red potatoes are cooked with bacon and onion for a side full of flavor. Easy to make and perfect to serve for Thanksgiving and the holidays.

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Holiday Side Dish Recipe

When it comes to serving up a Thanksgiving or holiday dinner, a potato side is a must, and these roasted red potatoes are super easy to make and so delicious to eat!

Cooked with bacon, onions, garlic and herbs they are super flavorful and will work well with all of your favorite mains. And remember, you don’t have to wait for a special occasion to enjoy these as they are super easy to make!

If you are on the hunt for more delicious sides, be sure to check out my Maple Roasted Sweet Potatoes and Roasted Balsamic Brussels!

Why you’ll love Roasted Red Potatoes:

  • 5 ingredients: Just a few simple ingredients and you have a really tasty recipe on your hands!
  • Easy: These roasted potatoes are super quick and easy to prep and you can even make them ahead of time to save you a little stress!
  • Delicious! These potatoes come out super crispy on the outside and are soft and fluffy in the middle. The onions and bacon add sweet and salty flavors and they are so addictive!
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How to make roasted red potatoes

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  • Cook the bacon on a baking sheet in a pre-heated oven until crisp.
  • Remove the bacon and toss the potatoes, garlic and onion in the bacon fat.
  • Season with thyme, salt and pepper.
  • Roast until the potatoes are tender and caramelized.
  • Garnish with the crumbled bacon and serve.
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Can you make them ahead of time?

Roasted potatoes are a great make ahead dish if you are planning to serve these as part of a big feast. They can easily be made the day before and then just heated through in the oven before serving.

If making ahead of time, let the potatoes cool completely before before covering and refrigerating. Leftovers will keep well for around 4 days.

What do you serve them with?

These roasted red potatoes are perfect to serve with you holiday dinners and work great with roasted meats and fish. Try them with:

Pair these potatoes with:

  • Prime Rib Roast
  • Thanksgiving Turkey
  • Pork Crown Roast Recipe with Whiskey Glaze
  • Garlic Butter Salmon
  • Honey Baked Ham
  • Crockpot Turkey Breast
  • Herb Crusted Rack of Lamb

What are the best potatoes to use?

I used red bliss potatoes for this recipe, the skin gets really nice and crispy and the potatoes are fluffy in the middle. You can also make these with a white potato like Yukon Gold if you prefer.

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Tips!

  • Make these potatoes vegetarian by omitting the bacon and tossing the potatoes in 2 tablespoons of olive, vegetable or canola oil.
  • Cut the potatoes into similar thickness so that they cook through evenly.
  • Shake the pan during cooking so that the potatoes get crispy all over.
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Recipe

Roasted Red Potatoes with Bacon and Onion

4.47 from 28 votes

Author: Becky – The Cookie Rookie

Prep: 10 minutes minutes

Cook: 1 hour hour

Total: 1 hour hour 10 minutes minutes

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I have got the most perfect potato side dish for you to try! Roasted red potatoes are cooked with bacon and onion for a side full of flavor. Easy to make and perfect to serve for Thanksgiving and the holidays.

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Ingredients

  • 6 slices bacon
  • pounds small red potatoes like Red Bliss halved
  • 1 medium head garlic cloves separated but not peeled
  • 1 medium yellow onion peeled and cut into 1-inch wedges through root end.
  • Kosher salt
  • Freshly ground black pepper
  • teaspoons dried thyme

Instructions

  • Adjust an oven rack to lower-middle position and heat oven to 450°F. Place the bacon on a large, rimmed baking sheet and set it in the oven. Cook bacon just until browned and crisped about 10 minutes. Remove the bacon from the oven and cut-up or crumble it; Set aside. Remove all except 2 tablespoons bacon fat from the pan.

  • Reduce oven temperature to 400°F.

  • Place potatoes, garlic cloves and sliced onion onto the baking sheet, and toss with the bacon fat. Sprinkle vegetables with dried thyme and season liberally with salt and black pepper. Turn the potato halves cut-side-down, and separate the vegetables so there is no crowding.

  • Roast, shaking the pan every 15 minutes, and continue cooking until vegetables are tender and caramelized.

  • Taste, and if needed, season with salt & pepper.

  • Garnish with the crumbled bacon.

  • This dish can be served hot or at room temperature. Enjoy!

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Becky’s tips

  • Make these potatoes vegetarian by omitting the bacon and tossing the potatoes in 2 tablespoons of olive, vegetable or canola oil.
  • Cut the potatoes into similar thickness so that they cook through evenly.
  • Shake the pan during cooking so that the potatoes get crispy all over.

Nutrition Information

Calories: 270kcal (14%) Carbohydrates: 31g (10%) Protein: 8g (16%) Fat: 13g (20%) Saturated Fat: 4g (25%) Cholesterol: 22mg (7%) Sodium: 258mg (11%) Potassium: 879mg (25%) Fiber: 4g (17%) Sugar: 3g (3%) Vitamin A: 14IU Vitamin C: 17mg (21%) Calcium: 30mg (3%) Iron: 2mg (11%)

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Jessica Petermann

Posted on 4/6/2022

You roast the garlic with the peel on and eat it that way?

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Becky Hardin

Posted on 4/11/2022

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You can do as you please!

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Roasted Red Potatoes with Bacon and Onion Recipe - The Cookie Rookie® (2024)

FAQs

Why do you soak potatoes before roasting? ›

Soaking potatoes in water helps remove excess starch. Excess starch can inhibit the potatoes from cooking evenly as well as creating a gummy or sticky texture on the outside of your potatoes. Cold water is used because hot water would react with the starch activating it, making it harder to separate from the potatoes.

Are red potatoes better for baking? ›

Red potatoes tend to be smaller and waxy. Their higher moisture and lower starch content are great for boiling or roasting, and they manage to hold their shape well. These properties tend to make them less desirable for a baked potato, which should be a little larger in size and easy to fluff up on the interior.

What is the difference between roasting potatoes and baking potatoes? ›

The phrase “baked potato” typically refers to a whole potato being cooked in the oven with the intent of being cut open and stuffed (commonly with butter, sour cream, cheese, etc.). Roasted potatoes, on the other hand, are cut into smaller pieces and cooked in the oven until they're perfectly crispy on the outside.

Are red potatoes healthy? ›

Red potatoes are an excellent source of flavonoid antioxidants like quercetin, kaempferol-rutinose, catechin, and rutin. Red potatoes contain twice the amount of flavonoids as compared to white potatoes. 6They're also a rich source of several nutrients, including vitamin C and potassium.

What happens if you don't soak potatoes? ›

A: First let's talk about why cut potatoes need to be immersed in water to begin with. The reason is to prevent the potatoes exposure to air, which causes dehydration, oxidation, and discoloration. Immersing cut potatoes will also help rinse off excess starch.

Is it necessary to boil potatoes before roasting? ›

Do I have to boil potatoes before roasting? Not necessary but this can help get the perfect consistency and crispiness. Make sure you boil them but leave them a bit al dente and they will crisp up perfectly in the oven.

When not to use red potatoes? ›

Red potatoes are great for roasting, cooking in soups, or boiling or steaming for potato salad. The waxy nature of the flesh means they'll maintain their shape, but it also means they will get gluey when overworked, so you'll want to choose a different potato for mashing.

Which potato is best for roasting? ›

While all sorts of potatoes are delicious when roasted in the oven, Yukon Gold potatoes are arguably the best potatoes for roasting for many reasons. Yukon Gold potatoes have the perfect amount of starch, which means they soften well in the oven, while their partially waxy texture helps them maintain their shape.

How to tell if red potatoes are bad? ›

You can tell if a red potato is bad by how it looks and smells. Shriveled skin, dark spots, mushy texture, pungent odor, and sprouts or mold all mean a red potato is bad.

What potatoes does Gordon Ramsay use for roasting? ›

For Gordon's roast potato recipe you'll need: 1.2kg floury potatoes, such as Maris Piper or King Edward.

Why are restaurant baked potatoes better? ›

When you sit down to dinner at your favorite steakhouse, the baked potato that arrives on your table is steaming hot, wrapped in a salt crisp with a tender inside. That means, for starters, they're baked in the oven, not the microwave (even though that totally also works, BTW).

Which fat is best for roasting potatoes? ›

Goose fat is the traditional choice, and a roast potato favourite because its high smoke point makes for a crispy coating. Goose fat is especially good for a Christmas dinner because it is rich and silky and adds to the decadence of the meal.

Can you eat too many red potatoes? ›

Eating too many potatoes or too much in general during a meal can cause digestive issues such as abdominal discomfort, bloating, and gas.

Can diabetics eat red potatoes? ›

According to the diabetes association, starchy vegetables, like potatoes, are perfectly okay to include in a healthy diabetes diet. Being a complex carbohydrate, starch generally takes longer to break down in the body than simple sugars like sucrose. Therefore, starchier potatoes are the best for type 2 diabetes.

Are red potatoes good for high blood pressure? ›

Naturally sodium free and high in potassium, red potatoes are a major contributor of maintaining a healthy blood pressure.

How long should you soak potatoes before? ›

If you're pressed for time, the slightly sticky, cut potatoes should be soaked for a minimum of 15 minutes. However, a longer soak time may allow more starch to be removed. So, if you can prep the fries ahead of time, a few hours of soaking can help make them even crispier.

Should you put salt in water when soaking potatoes? ›

Covering in water helps the potato from turning a dark color. Adding salt to the water to form a brine mixture may seem helpful and can impart a flavor to the potato strips, however, salt is a major contributor to the fry oil breaking down prematurely, so I don't recommend it.

What happens if you don't soak potatoes before air frying? ›

I wouldn't bother doing potatoes from the raw state, without soaking. It will take about a half an hour and the texture won't be nearly as rewarding. They just don't get very crispy without that cold soak.

Why don't my roast potatoes go crispy? ›

The best for crispy potatoes is goose or duck fat or even lard but I as a little healthier have success also with a simple vegetable oil. You always should preheat the oven and get that fat nice and hot. Crispy on outside and lovely and fluffy on the inside. You don't roast them long enough.

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