Easy grilled potatoes in foil packets take five minutes to prepare, only a few simple ingredients, and makes perfectly crispy and seasoned red potatoes. You’ll devour potatoes on the grill all summer long!
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Grilled Potatoes – Easy Summer Side Dish!
I highly anticipate the onset of summer after enduring months of Midwestern cold, bitter weather and dreary skies. Not only is the weather a welcome relief, but grilling recipes, such as grilled red potatoes, grilled lemon parm zucchini, and grilled parmesan chicken.
I love the ease of foil packet recipes like these easy grilled potatoes. Simply cut red potatoes, drizzle them with olive oil, Lawry’s® Seasoned Salt, McCormick® Black Pepper, and McCormick® Italian Seasoning, then roast them on the grill.
It couldn’t be easier! They make an easy side dish to serve BBQ pulled chicken, hot dogs, or any grilled meats!
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Best Way to Grill Potatoes
No matter what kind of potato you’re grilling, red, new potatoes, russet, or Yukon gold, wrapping in foil first is the way to go. Foil packets make crispy, smoky potatoes, but with a lot less work at the grill. Plus, they cook right along side grilled meats!
Russet potatoes are best wrapped whole and cooked on the grill. To save time, puncture potatoes with a fork and start the cooking process in the microwave oven for eight minutes. Wrap potatoes in foil and finish cooking on the grill for 30 minutes.
For crispy grilled potatoes, red or gold potatoes are ideal because they have less starch than russets. They hold their shape without breaking down, or turning mushy.
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(Below shows step-by-step photos and modified instructions. For the complete recipe, along with ingredient amounts, scroll down to the recipe card.)
- Cut red potatoes into bite-sized cubes.
- Place potatoes in a bowl and toss with olive oil and seasonings.
- Divide between sheets of foil, spreading in a single layer. Fold in ends and roll together to make an enclosed pouch.
- Grill for 20-25 minutes, flipping and rotating once during cooking.
Seasoning Tips
Quick and easy grilled meals doesn’t mean they lack flavor compared to complicated recipes. I don’t feel like a lot of fussy ingredients and laborious steps are needed if every component packs a flavor punch in perfect unison.
For potatoes on the grill I use four kitchen pantry staples – olive oil, Lawry’s® Seasoned Salt, McCormick® Black Pepper, and McCormick® Italian Seasoning.
The are many options to flavor potatoes, though. Along with the suggested seasonings, consider adding or swapping out one of the spices with garlic powder, fresh or dried rosemary, thyme, parsley or oregano. You can also mix in sliced onions, add a squeeze of fresh lemon juice, or dollop on sour cream when serving.
Pro Tips To Remember
- Smaller, bite-sized cuts will take less time to grill and become tender. Potato slices or wedges will also work, but will shorten or extend the cooking time.
- Spraying foil with cooking spray makes the cooked potatoes release cleanly and easily.
- Heavy duty foil will hold up better when moving packets around grill.
- Use a fork or knife to puncture through packet and check if potatoes are tender.
- If you aren’t planning on serving right away leave the potatoes closed in the packet. Move up to the grill’s warming rack or keep in a low oven. The potatoes will also stay warm up to 30 minutes just sitting in the pouch.
- Like to make these in the oven instead? Simply place pouches on a rimmed baking sheet and bake in 400ºF oven for 20-30 minutes, flipping once.
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Simple Weeknight Grilled Potatoes (Foil Packet)
Ingredients
- 1 ½ pounds (680.39 g) small red potatoes, washed and quartered
- 1 ½ tablespoons (1 tablespoon) olive oil
- 2 cloves (2 cloves ) garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon (1 teaspoon) Lawry’s® Seasoned Salt
- 1 teaspoon (1 teaspoon) McCormick® Italian Seasoning
- ¼ teaspoon (0.25 teaspoon) McCormick® Black Pepper
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- chopped fresh parsley, for garnish
Instructions
- In a large bowl toss together potatoes and olive oil. Add garlic, seasonings, and toss to coat well.1 ½ pounds small red potatoes, 1 ½ tablespoons olive oil, 2 cloves garlic, 1 teaspoon Lawry’s® Seasoned Salt, 1 teaspoon McCormick® Italian Seasoning, ¼ teaspoon McCormick® Black Pepper, ⅛ teaspoon salt
- Preheat grill to medium heat. Divide potatoes between 2 large heavy duty foil sheets, coated with cooking spray. Fold in sides to securely wrap in a foil pack.
- Prepare grill to medium high heat, or 400ºF. Place foil packets on grill and cook until tender, about 20-25 minutes (depending on size of potatoes), turning once. Pierce with fork to check tenderness.
- Open packets carefully and garnish with chopped fresh parsley.
Notes
Tips for Grilling Potatoes
- Smaller, bite-sized cuts will take less time to grill and become tender.
- Spraying foil with cooking spray makes the cooked potatoes release cleanly and easily.
- Heavy duty foil will hold up better when moving packets around grill.
- Use a fork or knife to puncture through packet and check if potatoes are tender.
- If you aren’t planning on serving right away leave the potatoes closed in the packet. Move up to the grill’s warming rack or keep in a low oven. The potatoes will also stay warm up to 30 minutes just sitting in the pouch.
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These turned out wonderfully! They made a perfect side for us and my 93 year old, hard to please, mom.
Amazing, Lisa! I’m so glad your mom was pleased! Thanks for taking the time to share.
Best,
Melissa
Made these last weekend. So good and so easy! We’ll be making them over and over this summer.
So glad you enjoyed them!
I would like to do this again but more
Family loved these. Simpl with great flavor, easy cleanup.
Thanks so much, Cathy! The easy cleanup trumps everything, doesn’t it?
Best,
Melissa