This red potato salad has a sweet and tangy flavor you will crave for all of your summer time meals!
Get the recipe: Red Potato Salad
If you love potatoes, and can't live without them for breakfast, lunch and dinner, then you're probably well acquainted with the more popular Yukon Gold and russet potato varieties.
Now it's time to try a less common variety: the red potato . Relatively smaller in size compared to their larger white and yellow counterparts, red potatoes are called that precisely because they have thin, red skin with some light brown spots or speckles.
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How To Cook Red Potatoes Red potatoes are often cooked with their skin on, and they are waxy and dense in texture, with an earthy flavor.
Whether you like cooking red potatoes in a skillet or prefer oven-roasted red potatoes, red potato salad , boiled and mashed red potatoes, or cooked and smashed red potatoes , there are countless ways to cook these baby red baby spuds. And undoubtedly they make unique size dishes (or mains—we won't judge!).
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Best Red Potato Recipes Here are 70 of the best red potato recipes for any time of day. Browse through them, make sure you pin your favorites (and we assure you there'll be plenty!) and let's get cooking.
The Food Cafe
Herb garlic butter smashed potatoes have all the rich buttery goodness of a traditional mashed potato on the inside and are perfectly crisp and flavorful on the outside.
Get the recipe: Herb Garlic Butter Smashed Red Potatoes
Domestic Superhero
Smothered in tasty herbs and chunky salt, these salt-herbed smashed red potatoes are finger-lickin’ good!
Get the recipe: Salty Herbed Smashed Red Potatoes
A Couple Cooks
This Parmesan red potato wedges recipe will have your friends and family singing your praises.
Get the recipe: Parmesan Red Potato Wedges
Pinch and Swirl
Lightly salty and rich with olive oil, butter and garlic, you'll want to serve these mashed red potatoes with everything!
Get the recipe: Mashed Red Potatoes
The Glass Pantry
These Hasselback red potatoes turn out deliciously crispy on the outside and tender on the inside.
Get the recipe: Hasselback Red Potatoes
Cooking Classy
This German red potato salad is made with creamy red potatoes, richly flavorful bacon, parsley bursting with freshness, and vibrant red onions, all tossed with a simple, lightly tangy, perfectly tasty dressing.
Get the recipe: German Red Potato Salad
Foodie Crush
There are only three steps in this easy recipe for boiled red potatoes and English peas with butter and fresh dill, making this a lovely side for a spring lunch or dinner.
Get the recipe: Dilled Red Potatoes and Peas
Saving Dessert
Garlic and herb smashed red potatoes – an easy, inexpensive and filling side dish with plenty of flavor from the garlic, green onions and fresh parsley.
Get the recipe: Garlic Herb Smashed Red Potatoes
Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen
These amazing red potatoes are filled with sour cream, cheddar cheese, green onions and herbs that flavor the dish wonderfully.
Get the recipe: Cheesy Red Potatoes
Spicy Southern Kitchen
Bacon-braised red potatoes make an easy side dish and they have tons of bacon flavor and are also flavored with onion and thyme.
Get the recipe: Bacon-Braised Red Potatoes
Gimme Some Oven
This loaded smashed red potatoes recipe is perfect as an appetizer, side dish, or game-day treat.
Get the recipe: Loaded Smashed Red Potatoes
Closet Cooking
Tender potatoes that are smashed and roasted until golden brown and crispy on top and bottom seasoned with olive oil, butter, oregano salt and pepper in addition to a hit of lemon juice!
Get the recipe: Crispy Greek Lemon Smashed Potatoes
Cooktoria
These tasty parmesan-crusted potatoes are so addictive, that you won't be able to stop eating until you finish them all!
Get the recipe: Parmesan-Crusted Potatoes
The Cozy Cook
These crispy grilled potatoes are tossed in the best potato seasoning and cooked in foil. Enjoy perfectly crisp potatoes without heating up your kitchen!
Get the recipe: Grilled Red Potatoes
The Diary of a Real Housewife
This roasted green beans and potatoes recipe is a side dish that is simple to make and one that your family is going to love.
Get the recipe: Roasted Green Beans and Red Potatoes
Whole and Heavenly Oven
Crispy smashed red potatoes are drizzled in a flavorful basil pesto and topped with lots of Parmesan cheese for an easy and addicting side dish!
Get the recipe: Parmesan Basil Pesto Smashed Red Potatoes
Dinner at the Zoo
These roasted red potatoes are coated in garlic, herbs and parmesan cheese, then oven baked to golden brown perfection. An easy and elegant side dish that takes just minutes to put together!
Get the recipe: Roasted Red Potatoes
Clean Food Crush
If you want your house to smell amazing then make this hearty and delicious kale and red potato soup!
Get the recipe: Kale and Red Potato Soup
Eat Something Vegan
These potatoes and green beans are a tasty side dish that you'll absolutely love. Made with garlic and flavorful seasonings, this oven-roasted veggie dish is delicious.
Get the recipe: Red Potatoes and Green Beans
Six Sisters' Stuff
These baked red potato wedges are the easiest and tastiest side dish. Perfect for your summer grilling and family parties!
Get the recipe: Baked Red Potato Wedges
Emily Enchanted
This easy, oven-roasted potatoes recipe is made with butter, olive oil, garlic and parsley for a simple, yet delicious side dish.
Get the recipe: Roasted Baby Red Potatoes
The Seasoned Mom
These seasoned oven-roasted potatoes are crispy on the outside, tender on the inside, and perfectly flavored with herbs and spices for an easy side dish any night of the week!
Get the recipe: Crispy Oven-Roasted Seasoned Potatoes
Macheesmo
Perfect red potatoes au gratin that make an amazing side dish for any main.
Get the recipe: Red Potatoes Au Gratin
Baking Mischief
These smashed red potatoes have creamy centers and crispy, almost potato-chip-like edges. They’re easy to make and completely irresistible.
Get the recipe: Crispy Smashed Red Potatoes
Whole and Heavenly Oven
Crispy smashed red potatoes are drizzled in a flavorful basil pesto and topped with lots of Parmesan cheese for an easy and addicting side dish!
Get the recipe: Parmesan Basil Pesto Smashed Red Potatoes
With Salt and Wit
Tuscan oven-roasted red potatoes are seasoned with herbs you already have in your pantry and will be on the table in under 30 minutes!
Get the recipe: Tuscan Oven-Roasted Red Potatoes
Noshtastic
Smashed red potatoes baked with garlic, olive oil and herbs, fluffy in the middle and truly crispy on the top!!
Get the recipe: Really Crispy Smashed Red Potatoes
Just Destiny
Delicious smoky flavored red potato salad featuring grilled red potatoes, creamy salad dressing and bacon.
Get the recipe: Grilled Red Potato Salad
The Two Bite Club
Parmesan red potato wedges are coated with shredded parmesan cheese, herbs, and spices before baking in the oven until they are golden and crispy.
Get the recipe: Parmesan Red Potato Wedges
Spoonful of Flavor
Braised baby red potatoes recipe is made with a few simple ingredients to create an easy side dish that everyone loves!
Get the recipe: Braised Baby Red Potatoes
No Spoon Necessary
These asiago, garlic and herb-roasted red potatoes are crispy on the outside, tender on the inside and loaded with flavor!
Get the recipe: Asiago Garlic Herb Roasted Red Potatoes
A Southern Soul
Cheesy red potatoes cooked in foil packs are the perfect side dish for cookouts and BBQs.
Get the recipe: Cheesy Red Potato Foil Packs
The Food Charlatan
These baby red potatoes come out tender in the middle and oh-so-crispy on the outside, every time.
Get the recipe: Easy Roasted Red Potatoes
Diethood
With an air fryer, creating a tasty batch of these crispy air fryer red potatoes with herb butter is wonderfully easy!
Get the recipe: Crispy Air Fryer Red Potatoes
Foodie Crush
These mini twice-baked red potatoes are super creamy and loaded with all the fixins’, for a crowd-pleasing appetizer or side to any meal.
Get the recipe: Loaded Twice-Baked Red Potatoes
Small Town Woman
This delectable honey mustard red potato salad combines roasted red potatoes, crisp bacon and a mouthwatering good honey mustard vinaigrette that is drizzled over the top.
Get the recipe: Honey Mustard Red Potato Salad
Tastes Better from Scratch
Creamy red potatoes and peas is an old-fashioned, classic recipe with potatoes and peas in a delicious cream sauce.
Get the recipe: Creamed Red Potatoes and Peas
Chef Not Required
These creamy little beauties are like mini individual serves of au gratin potatoes, made in a muffin tin!
Get the recipe: Muffin Tin Red Potato Stacks
Easy Potato Recipes
Rich buttered parsley potatoes are so easy to make. Small red potatoes mixed with butter and fresh parsley make the perfect side dish.
Get the recipe: Easy Buttered Parsley Red Potatoes
Tastes of Lizzy T
Roasted red potatoes are a delicious side dish that pairs perfectly with just about everything. This recipe for crispy roasted potatoes is incredibly easy to make.
Get the recipe: Roasted Red Potatoes with Crispy Skin
Foodie Crush
Boiled potatoes get an infusion of butter and parsley to make this super easy, three-ingredient side dish!
Get the recipe: Buttery Parsley Potatoes
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