Easy Ways to Make Great Baked Potatoes. Community Tested. Five Methods Preparation. Conventional Oven. Aluminum Foil. Microwave. Slow Cooker. Community Q ABaked potatoes are an easy and inexpensive side dish to make. Potatoes are a good source of vitamin C, fiber, potassium, and manganese. Because potatoes are so versatile, there are numerous ways to cook them. Below are several easy ways to make baked potatoes. Sticklers beware, not all of the methods involve traditional baking. Pick the method that looks most enticing to you, or experiment a littleEasy Oven roasted baby red potatoes. Baby red potatoes were on sale last week so we purchased a 3 lb bag. I stared at them every time I opened my pantry. Today, something amazing happened this recipe was born. We applied some of the basics from our previous bacon roasted potatoes oh dear those were luscious and crisp, but since we were cooking alot today, I wanted something simple and easier. You can prepare these easy oven roasted red potatoes, they can be made in less than 30 minutes, and make a great side dish. Appetizers. These simple roasted potatoes are easy to prepare and they make a delicious side dish with breakfast or just about any meat, poultry, or fish entree. As soon as they came out of the oven, we drove the baked potatoes over to my parents house. They were both so impressed that they graciously invited us to bring food over more often. Thanks Mom and Dad Ingredients for oven roasted baby red potatoes 3 lbs baby red potatoes, unpeeled. Tbsp extra light olive oil. How to make oven roasted potatoes 1. Cut potatoes into 1 to 1 12 pieces. We didnt cut the really tiny taters. Place them in a large pot half full with warm water. Bring potatoes to a boil and cook for 7 9 minutes they should be almost cooked Drain, cover to keep warm, and set aside sorry we totally missed photographing these cute little potatoes before we sliced and cooked them. We were seriously photographing 3 recipes at the same time. My bad. 2. In a small bowl, mix together 2 Tbsp olive oil, 2 pressed garlic cloves, 1 12 tsp dry parsley, 1 tsp sea salt or 34 tsp table salt and 12 tsp black pepper. Gently Toss potatoes with the seasoning mix until evenly coated it helps to use a large mixing bowl for tossing. Transfer potatoes to a large rimmed, non stick baking pan and place cut side down. Bake at 4. 25F for 2. Transfer to a serving bowl, garnish with chopped fresh dill if desired and serve. Simple and oh so flavorful. Youre gonna love this Oven Roasted Baby Red Potatoes. Prep time 1. 5 mins. Cook time 2. 0 mins. Total time 3. 5 mins. Author Natasha of Natashas. Kitchen. com. Skill Level Easy. Cost To Make 4 5. Serving 6 8. Ingredients. Tbsp extra light olive oil. Instructions. Cut potatoes into 1 to 1 pieces. We didnt cut the really tiny taters. Place them in a large pot half full with warm water. Bring potatoes to a boil and cook for 7 9 minutes they should be almost cooked Drain, cover to keep warm, and set aside. In a small bowl, mix together 2 Tbsp olive oil, 2 pressed garlic cloves, 1 tsp dry parsley, 1 tsp sea salt or tsp table salt and tsp black pepper. Gently Toss potatoes with the seasoning mix until evenly coated it helps to use a large mixing bowl for tossing. Transfer potatoes to a large rimmed, non stick baking pan and place cut side down. Bake at 4. 25 for 2. Transfer to a serving bowl, garnish with chopped fresh dill if desired and serve.