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u're going to love this amazing Grilled Potatoes recipe; a simple recipe for a delicious side dish so good and so easy to make that they just might make you shelve your other potato recipes for the summer months.

Grilled Potatoes

Rebecca Lindamood
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
If you've ever wondered whether you can or how to cook potatoes on the grill, this grilled potatoes recipe has you covered. And the answer is that yes, you can, and yes, it is simple and ridiculously delicious.

Equipment

  • grill
  • Optional: metal skewers

Ingredients
  

  • 1 pound new potatoes also known as creamer potatoes or mini potatoes, see notes for instructions on how to grill other types of potatoes
  • 1 tablespoon grapeseed oil or another neutral, high smoke point oil like canola, light olive oil, vegetable oil, or peanut oil
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Instructions
 

  • If using bamboo skewers, soak them in water for an hour prior to grilling.
  • Preheat a gas grill to a HIGH temperature. If using a Traeger, set the grill to 450ºF.
    If using a charcoal grill, build a bed of hot coals. If you're using a grill pan, place over medium high heat and brush with oil.
    Lightly oil your grill grates.
  • Thread like-sized potatoes onto the skewers. Brush the potatoes all over with the oil, then sprinkle the salt and pepper over to coat evenly.
    Arrange the skewers on the grill with space between them. Turn the potatoes about every 5 minutes, until they are golden brown on the outside and easily pierced all the way to the skewer when with poked with a sharp knife, about 20 minutes.
  • Serve on the skewers or wait until they have cooled enough to handle to remove them from the skewers. Serve as is or topped with butter and fresh parsley.

Notes

To Use Sweet Potatoes or Larger Waxy Potatoes
If you're using sweet potatoes or larger red, white, or gold potatoes, you'll want to scrub them an cut them down to about 2-inch chunks.
Place these chunks in a single layer on a microwave safe plate, cover lightly with plastic wrap, leaving a corner vented, and microwave for about 90 seconds to 2 1/2 minutes, or until they're hot throughout.
If you prefer not to microwave them, you can add the potato chunks to boiling salted water and simmer for about 3 to 5 minutes, or until they're hot through and through.
Drain thoroughly, then proceed with the oil, salt, and pepper, and use a grill basket that has heated up on the grill or a pre-heated grill pan to grill them until tender on the inside and golden brown in places, about 10 minutes.
To Use Russet Potatoes:
Cut them into long, thin wedges before brushing generously with oil, sprinkling with salt and pepper, and cooking them directly on the grill grates for the ultimate grill marks. You'll get a crispy exterior and fluffy interior on these.

Nutrition

Calories: 79kcalCarbohydrates: 13gProtein: 2gFat: 2gSaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 392mgPotassium: 321mgFiber: 2gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 2IUVitamin C: 15mgCalcium: 10mgIron: 1mg

Nutritional information is an estimate and provided to you as a courtesy. You should calculate the nutritional information with the actual ingredients used in your recipe using your preferred nutrition calculator.

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