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These roasted potatoes were brought to you in part by my obsession with watching cooking channels for hours on end! Have I told you guys how obsessed I was with the Food Network as a teenager and throughout college? I watched more episodes of Rachael Ray, Giada De Laurentiis and Emerald then is probably acceptable to most. I essentially taught myself how to cook by listening to their directions and watching them prepare food.

I’ve actually started watching cooking shows when I was a small child. When I was like seven years old, I would sit in my room and watch PBS cooking shows with Julia Child. It’s really no surprise how obsessed I am with food and cooking. For me, just listening about food or why people enjoy food really it’s something I can always relate to. I enjoy how cooking has become such a passion of mine.

What I really love is being able to take the tips I learned from watching these shows and reading tons of cookbooks and using them in my everyday life. Most of the time I try to prepare dishes as healthy as possible, without any excess fat or unnecessary ingredients. Today I’m going to share with you my favorite way to roast potatoes with minimal oil.

Roasted Potatoes is grain free

These potatoes are so creamy on the inside and perfectly crisp on the outside. All I do is spray them with some coconut oil right before baking. You can use these potatoes for anything. One of my favorite ways is to cover the potatoes in romesco sauce an serve them besides fresh steamed green beans and salmon or as a side to my favorite veggie burgers.

If you’re anything like me, you will probably eat half of the potatoes as they are cooling on the baking sheet, so be sure to make more than you expect to need. These are just as crispy and wonderful the next day if you heat them up in a 400 F oven for 10 or 15 minutes. Since these crsip back up so well, they’re great for brunch or if you’re having company early in the morning the next day.

Roasted Potatoes on a plate

Roasted Potatoes Spotlight

Don’t be afraid of white potatoes, sure they are a white starch food, however they are low in calories, and full of healthy fiber which is great for digestion. Other benefits of potatoes include: ability to reduce cholesterol levels, boost heart health, reduce blood pressure, help strengthen the immune system, and increase circulation. It’s also been shown that eating potatoes can help protect from polyps, and even may help prevent cancer. There are many other benefits of eating potatoes which you can find here.

Roasted Potatoes are gluten free

Resistant starches: If you are ok with eating these potatoes cold the next day instead of heating them, you can also benefit from the potatoes resistant starch. Resistant starch is a type of starch that is not digested in the stomach or small intestine, reaching the colon intact. Once these foods are in the colon, they provide beneficial bacteria to the guy, helping keep you healthy!  Eating resistant starches do not cause spikes in either blood glucose or insulin unlike eating other carbohydrates.  Uncooked potatoes have resistant starch qualities, however I’m not brave enough to eat uncooked potatoes. Cooked then cooled potatoes are called retrograde RS, which are great for the digestive system (read more about resistant starches).

Roasted Potatoes Recipe Tips

I have to admit it does take some advanced preparation, but it is so simple. There is no reason not start making your potatoes this way. This secret was brought to you by the incredible Bobby Flay. I could seriously watch that man cook for hours. He taught me the best way to get the creamy potatoes on the inside and the crispy potato on the outside is to soak your potatoes for an hour or two in cold water before cooking them. Yes you’re gonna soak your cut potatoes in water for a few hours for them to get crispier, sounds pretty counterintuitive right? Well trust me after making these potatoes more times than I can count, I can tell you that this is exactly what you need to do.

If you simply cut potatoes and put them in the oven to roast, you will find that you need an incredible amount of oil to get the outside of the potatoes nice and crispy and, even if you’re lucky enough to achieve the crispiness you’re looking for on the outside, the inside of the potatoes are sometimes hard or they have an overcooked taste to them.

Roasted Potatoes on a serving plate

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Roasted Potatoes

These roasted potatoes are creamy on the inside and crispy on the outside! There is minimal oil in this low fat, gluten free side dish!
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings 6
Calories 52 kcal
Author Bites of Wellness

Ingredients

  • 1-2 pounds of red potatoes cubed
  • Spray coconut oil
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • black pepper to taste

Instructions

  1. Wash and cube red potatoes. Add potatoes to a large bowl of water and allow to soak for 2 hours.
  2. Drain water from potatoes and allow to air dry, for 10 minutes while oven is preheating to 400F.
  3. Once oven is preheated, add potatoes to a roasting sheet that has been lined with parchment paper and sprayed with non-stick spray.
  4. Spray the top of the potatoes with coconut oil and add salt and pepper.
  5. If you don't have coconut oil spray, you can always add 1 tbs. of melted coconut oil to the potatoes and mix on the parchment lined sheet, making sure fully coat the potatoes.
  6. Bake for 1 hour at 400F.
  7. Take potatoes out of the oven after 30 minutes, and stir to redistribute potatoes and ensure all sides are getting brown. Do this again at 45 minutes.
Nutrition Facts
Roasted Potatoes
Amount Per Serving
Calories 52
% Daily Value*
Sodium 172mg 7%
Potassium 343mg 10%
Total Carbohydrates 12g 4%
Dietary Fiber 1g 4%
Protein 1g 2%
Vitamin C 7.9%
Calcium 0.8%
Iron 3.1%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

 What about you?

  • What is your favorite way to enjoy potatoes?
  • Do you make crispy potatoes in the oven?
  • Did you ever watch food network? Who is your favorite personality?
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  5. Potatoes will always be my family’s favorite comfort food! And roasting brings out the best in potatoes! Thank you for sharing this healthy and delicious Roasted Potatoes recipe with us at the Healthy, Happy, Green and Natural Party Blog Hop! I’m pinning and sharing!

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  6. I’ve heard about the soaking method to a crispier potato! Another trick I do with sweet potato fries to get them extra crispy is to put the pan in the oven while it’s preheating. As soon as the oven gets to temp, I’ll pull it out and spread the fries onto the sheet, then back into the oven. When the fries hit the hot pan, they start to sizzle! A couple of my favorite Food Network chefs to watch are Bobby Flay and Giada!

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    • Kaylin, what an awesome tip for the sweet potatoes – girl that’s so smart!! Love love love Giada and Bobby – they are some of my favs. Bobby Flay on Iron Chef always blows my mind!

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  10. I LOVE roasted potatoes, so I will be trying these :). I had heard about soaking potatoes ahead of time. I do that when I make baked fries, but I usually forget to soak them until I’m ready to start making dinner, so they only soak for maybe 30 minutes. I need to get better at remembering to prep that in advance to get the full benefits! Great post!!

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  18. These look delicious! I’ve never sprayed potatoes with coconut oil–can you buy a spray at the store? Is this a dumb question?? We love potatoes at our house 🙂

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  20. Oh em gee, these are like the healthified version of homefries, which I like a lot, but don’t consume often because I don’t know how to make them, and…I probably don’t want to know how to make them. They look amazing! :]

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  22. I loove potatoes mashed, but I hardly ever eat them that way because I can’t ever seem to get the consistency right and I want mine with tons of butter, sour cream and all the good stuff! Haha! I will have to try your soaking tip!

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    • Kate mashed potatoes are their own beast! When you cook those, just be sure to start with cold water, add all the potatoes then turn on the pot. Cut all your potatoes to the same size and they should cook the same. Drain and mash quickly or they will get gummy! MMMMM all the good stuff sounds amazing!!

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  29. Oh how I miss potatoes! These look and sound delicious. Saving this for when I can stop worrying about my diet and actually enjoy something tasty. Thanks for sharing!

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    • Rebecca I swear we should be best buds!! OMG Rachel Ray seriously changed the way I looked at cooking. I was like she’s so down to earth, I can do that!

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  31. me too me too me too!!! I have been watching cooking shows since I was a little girl! I remember just laying there on my belly staring at the tv, loving it!!! Hahahah
    I make a very similar recipe but I think I will tweek mine to yours and give it a whirl because they look delish!

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    • YAAAAY – cooking shows for the win. I always felt like an outcast watching them – no one else in my family could understand how I could watch these shows for hours a week. But I just loved every minute! So glad I wasn’t alone!!

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  35. These look great! I have never been a huge fan of white potatoes and always prefered yams. However, it really is important to have some variety. Now that I am older I embrace all potatoes. Love to learn that you started to develop your craft via the food network! Too funny. Have a great day!

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    • Thanks Annmarie – I love it too but have to use restraint or all my pictures would have it lol!! Roasted potatoes really are the best!

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  38. I was the freaking queen of potatoes growing up! And I think reds will always be a nostalgic favorite. But for a while now, I’ve been allllll about the sweet potato. But a roasted red or new potato will always have a special place in my heart!

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