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Oven-Roasted Potatoes

Oven-roasted potatoes are a classic Italian side dish you can make soft or extra crispy, perfect with any main course.
Recipe Oven-Roasted Potatoes
  • Difficulty Easy
  • Preparation 10 minutes
  • Cooking 1 hour
  • Servings for 4 people

Oven-roasted potatoes are the most classic side dish in Italian cooking, and you can serve them with any meat, fish, or vegetarian main course. Quick and easy oven-roasted potatoes, also known as roast potatoes, are one of those dishes everyone loves, from kids to grown-ups, and they go perfectly with every main course.

Today, besides learning how to make oven-roasted potatoes quickly and easily, we’ll also see how to get crispy roasted potatoes or roasted potatoes that stay soft in just a few steps, with guaranteed results. After reading our recipe for oven-roasted potatoes all you have to do is choose how well done you like them and whether you prefer skin-on roasted potatoes or peeled roasted potatoes.

When you make oven-roasted potatoes, be sure to turn them from time to time so they brown well on all sides and, if you like, flavor them with your favorite herbs, finely chopped with a knife.

Ingredients for 4 people

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Method

  1. To make the oven-roasted potatoes, start by washing the potatoes very carefully (peel them if you prefer), then cut them into irregular pieces of roughly the same size. Grease a baking pan with a little olive oil, place 2 sprigs of rosemary, 2 sage leaves, and the garlic clove on the bottom, and add the potatoes.
  2. Add the remaining rosemary and sage, drizzle with a little more oil, season with salt, and toss carefully. Put the pan of potatoes in an oven preheated to 200 °C (400 °F) for about 40 to 60 minutes, remembering to stir the potatoes in the pan from time to time. Toward the end of cooking, open the oven, stir again, dot the potatoes with a few small pieces of butter, and turn on the broiler for 5 to 10 minutes.
  3. Once cooked, serve your oven-roasted potatoes piping hot as a side dish. Finally, remember to download our App with exclusive content and fewer ads!
    Oven-roasted potatoes served hot as a side dish

Variations and Alternatives

If you are lactose intolerant, you can either leave out the butter or replace it with lactose-free butter or margarine.

Tips

As we mentioned in the recipe, you can make oven-roasted potatoes with or without the skin; the important thing is to choose potatoes with an edible skin. If you like, you can also add other herbs to your roasted potatoes, such as thyme or marjoram. The cooking time varies depending on the type and size of the potatoes you use.

Storage

Leftover oven-roasted potatoes keep in the fridge for 2 to 3 days.

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