Name: Garlic Butter Roasted Baby Potatoes (Simple, Golden-Brown!)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Ingredients: 1½ pounds red baby potatoes (halved); 2 tablespoons neutral oil (avocado, vegetable, or canola); 1 teaspoon garlic powder; ¾ teaspoon kosher salt (or to taste); ½ teaspoon black pepper; 3 tablespoons unsalted butter (melted); 4-6 cloves garlic (minced); Fresh parsley (chopped, for garnish); Flaky salt (optional)

These Garlic Butter Roasted Baby Potatoes are the side dish that goes with absolutely everything and somehow still steals the show every single time. 🤤 The secret is roasting them cut-side down and resisting the urge to touch them. Red baby potatoes get halved, seasoned, and laid flat on the pan so the cut sides get nice and golden brown. Then, finish them with a melted butter and fresh garlic drizzle in the last 10 minutes of roasting. The insides stay perfectly fluffy and tender, and every bite is loaded with garlic butter flavor - all in about 40 minutes.

Overhead bowl of garlic butter roasted baby potatoes with parsley, flaky salt, garlic, and raw potatoes on a wooden surface.

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Your New Favorite Go-To Garlic Roasted Baby Potatoes 🧄

There's a reason roasted potatoes never go out of style. They're endlessly versatile, super crowd-pleasing, and the technique is so simple that it's almost unfair how good they turn out. This version does two things a little differently, and both are worth knowing. 😉

First, we roast them cut-side down so the flat side makes direct contact with the heat, building a deep golden crust you just can't get any other way. Second, we use a two-stage approach with the garlic. First, garlic powder is added in the initial toss so the flavor bakes right into the potato, and fresh minced garlic is added in as a butter finish at the end so nothing burns. Together, they're kind of unbeatable.

Chamere has been known to eat these straight off the pan before they even make it to the table. 😂 Honestly, I really can't blame him at all. These are the potatoes we reach for when we're making something saucy and rich - they're absolutely incredible alongside a creamy chicken skillet, a Dutch oven red wine pot roast, or, honestly, really anything. Grab any protein + these potatoes + something green, and you can't go wrong!

🧄 Ingredients for Garlic Butter Baby Potatoes

Just a handful of simple, real ingredients, and every one is pulling its weight.

Ingredients for garlic butter roasted potatoes laid out and labeled on a wooden surface.

How to Make The Perfect Roasted Baby Potatoes ✨

This is a simple, mostly hands-off side dish. Just a little prep, into the oven, and you're done!

Hand drying off halved baby potatoes in a glass bowl with paper towel.

Step 1: Preheat your oven to 425°F. Halve your baby potatoes through the middle. If any are especially large, quarter them so everything is roughly the same size - that's the key to even roasting. Dry them off with a paper towel or kitchen towel.

🥔Keep the potatoes dry. If your potatoes are freshly washed, give them a good pat with paper towels before tossing. Any excess moisture will steam them in the oven instead of crisping them up.

Seasoned potatoes in a glass bowl with a hand using a rubber spatula to toss seasoning on the potatoes.

Step 2: In a large bowl, toss the potatoes with oil, garlic powder, kosher salt, and black pepper.

Halved baby potatoes in a bowl coated with oil and seasonings tossed together.

Stir until every piece is evenly coated.

🧂 We use Diamond Crystal kosher salt - about ¾ to 1 teaspoon for a pound of potatoes. If you're using Morton's or table salt, use about half as much.

Baby red potatoes cut side down on a baking sheet with a candle nearby.

Step 3: Arrange the potatoes cut-side down in a single layer on a large rimmed baking sheet.

⚠️ Don't overcrowd the pan. If the potatoes are packed in too tightly, they'll steam instead of roast, and you'll lose that gorgeous golden crust. Use two sheet pans if you need to, we did!

Step 4: Roast for 20-25 minutes without disturbing them. Resist the urge to flip or stir! Letting the cut sides sit in full contact with the hot pan the entire time is what builds that deep, golden-brown crust. Pull the pan from the oven.

Hand mixing ip melted butter and minced garlic in a glass cup.

Step 5: In a small bowl, stir together the melted butter and fresh minced garlic.

🧈 Don't skip the garlic butter! Adding the fresh garlic and butter at the end means the garlic gets just enough heat to bloom and turn fragrant without burning, and the butter coats every potato in that rich, glossy finish. It's a small extra step that makes a big difference!

Adding garlic butter to a tray of roasted potatoes.

Step 6: Add the garlic butter to the potatoes, and toss to combine.

Roasted baby potatoes cut side down on a baking sheet with garlic butter.

Return the potatoes to the oven, cut side down.

🧄 Fresh garlic only at the end. Adding it now instead of at the start means it blooms in the butter without burning or turning bitter.

Once the butter is bubbling, the garlic is fragrant, and the potatoes are fork-tender, they're done. Transfer to a serving dish and finish with fresh chopped parsley, a little flaky salt, and fresh pepper if you'd like. Serve immediately - these are at their best hot out of the oven. 🤤

Macro shot of crispy garlic butter roasted baby potatoes showing golden caramelized cut sides, parsley, and flaky salt.

What to Serve With Garlic Butter Roasted Potatoes 🍽️

These are the ultimate team players! They're incredible alongside a juicy bavette steak for an easy weeknight dinner, but honestly, they work with just about any protein you're making. Serve them alongside roasted salmon, or simple pan-seared chicken thighs, and dinner is done. Anything with a good sauce or pan drippings to spoon right over the top is a win. 🤤

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