This recipe for 3-Ingredient Crispy Seasoned Red Potatoes is one of those easy side dishes that you’ll turn to over and over again to complete your meal. With just 10 minutes of prep, the zesty potatoes are roasted in the oven for a charred exterior and a tender, buttery inside!
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of OLD BAY. All opinions are 100% mine.
Side dishes can be such a tricky part of the meal. In all honesty, we have a few favorites around here that we repeatedly make — and they are all incredibly easy. Since I’m already focused on the main course, a side of vegetables or grains is often an afterthought!
If I’m not steaming a bag of broccoli or corn in the microwave, then I’m probably roasting some seasoned red potatoes in the oven. They’re a simple, nourishing, family-friendly option that doesn’t require much fuss!
Since I serve these red potatoes so often, I’ve definitely perfected my favorite recipe. The best news of all? It only requires 3 ingredients!
How To Make Crispy Seasoned Red Potatoes
You’ll start by chopping the red potatoes into halves (for very small potatoes) or quarters (for larger potatoes).
Then comes the good part! My mother-in-law is a Maryland native, so she has raised sons (and grandsons) who love anything and everything that’s seasoned with OLD BAY! The versatile zesty and bold blend of 18 herbs and spices just cannot be duplicated.
OLD BAY is the original seafood seasoning preferred by Mid-Atlantic locals for over 75 years, and my boys use it to enhance a variety of our favorite dishes. It brings out the best in seafood, as well as French fries, scrambled eggs, corn on the cob, and of course — red potatoes!
In this particular recipe, you’ll whisk the OLD BAY into olive oil, and then shake the potatoes with the olive oil and seasoning in a large bag until they’re completely coated.
Dump the potatoes onto a rimmed baking sheet and roast them in the oven for about 30-40 minutes. That’s it!!!
So easy, right?! Just like the OLD BAY seasoning, these potatoes are incredibly versatile and pair nicely with almost any entree. We have enjoyed them with hamburgers and hotdogs for a Labor Day cookout, with grilled salmon and shrimp, and with roasted chicken. They would be wonderful breakfast potatoes served with an omelet, too!
Recipes To Serve Your Seasoned Red Potatoes With;
- 3 ingredient apricot glazed chicken or smothered chicken
- This fried chicken tenders recipe
- Mom’s crab cakes recipe
- Garlic and herb poached salmon
- 4 ingredient baked salmon
- Grilled honey lime shrimp
- Beef shish kabob
- London broil marinade
Extra Tips:
- Use leftover potatoes in salads for lunch or dinner the next day
- You can also use leftovers in a fritatta or omelet for breakfast or brunch
- To switch things up add your own favorite herbs and spices
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3-Ingredient Crispy Seasoned Red Potatoes
Ingredients
- 24 ounce package of baby red potatoes, quartered (or halved if they’re very small potatoes)
- 1 tablespoon OLD BAY seasoning
- ¼ cup olive oil
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C).
- Lined a rimmed baking sheet with aluminum foil and spray with cooking spray.
- Place potatoes in a large zip-top plastic bag.
- In a small bowl, whisk together OLD BAY seasoning and olive oil.
- Pour oil mixture into zip-top bag, seal shut, and gently toss to coat potatoes.
- Spread seasoned potatoes onto prepared baking sheet.
- Bake for 30-40 minutes, stirring with a spatula about every 10-15 minutes. Potatoes are done when they are crispy on the outside and tender on the inside.
- Serve immediately.
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i have never used Old Bay, but I’d like to use it in shrimp scampi. a #IdOldBayThat #Sweepstakes
Delicious! Shrimp scampi is a great idea!
#IdOLDBAYThat #SWEEPSTAKES. Can’t wait to make these, I use old bay on several things, love! I’m a true Maryland girl. 😉
Thanks, Dana!
“Idoldbaythat french fry casserole I make! #sweepstakes
Crab boil #IdOldBayThat and #Sweepstakes
Perfect! 🙂
I love Old Bay on fries and all kinds of seafood! #IdOldBayThat #Sweepstakes
Superb blog you have here but I was curious about if you knew of any user discussion forums that cover the same
topics discussed here? I’d really love to be a part of
community where I can get feedback from other experienced
people that share the same interest. If you have any recommendations, please let me know.
Thank you!
We eat home fries all the time, and always experiment with different seasonings and oils. This is a great option. I would also use them in baked chicken or pork tenderloins #IdOldBayThat #Sweepstakes
Great! Thanks, Tim!
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Sure would love to sprinkle some Old Bay on some cod!
Great recipe as usual! We had ours with steak bites and salad.
These are the best potatoes I’ve ever made in my life! I absolutely LOVE Old Bay seasoning so I’ve wanted to try these since I received the recipe in an email a while ago. They were a huge hit and I couldn’t stop eating them. I ended up cutting the oil down to 1/8 cup because me and my mom are dieting and they still worked like a charm. I also used white potatoes because it’s what I had.We will DEFINITELY be making these again and again! Thanks for sharing!!!!
Yay! Thanks so much for the positive feedback, Kaitlynn! It’s good to know that they work well with less oil, too! 🙂
I use it to season Maryland Crab Cakes
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Thanks! Sounds delicious!
What a great idea to quickly marinade them in a zipper bag, they look so delicious!
We made these for our Easter lunch and were a HUGE hit! Three ingredients and super easy – MY KIND OF RECIPE! The red potatoes were my hubby’s idea, so I told him to check your site for a recipe and voila, of course you had one that was easy and delicious! Thanks so much Blair!
That’s great, Teresa! Thanks so much for letting me know! We love these potatoes, too. 🙂
In reviewing the 3 and 4 ingredient recipes I’m finding so many I was interested in last Spring. Then it got too hot to cook and I forgot about them. Now the weather has moderated a good deal so I’m trying to hype myself up to cook.
I was so pleased to see Old Bay seasoning included in this recipe. Years ago when I was in college my mother bought shrimp just a couple of times a year and she always boiled them with Old Bay. More recently, for years and years, I couldn’t find Old Bay anywhere except on Amazon. Just great big boxes which I couldn’t use. Then in Las Cruces, last Spring, just on a chance, I checked at Wal-Mart and there it was! A small box of Old Bay! And now I can use it!
Just a tip. For some reason, I’m a bit of a klutz when mixing things in a bag. I have better luck when I just mix the oil and seasoning, drizzle the mix over the vegetables on the cookie sheet and then mix the potatoes with my hands. It makes my hands messy but the vegetables coat pretty evenly.
Thanks again. Take care and my love to all.
Thanks, Marion. If you love Old Bay, you’ll enjoy these!