Pesto Potatoes

Potatoes are always an easy side dish to throw together to add to a meal. With this roasted potatoes recipe, it develops a lot of great flavor from the pesto sauce. And to knock the flavor out of the park, we even make them up ahead of time and throw the potatoes in the fridge to let them marinate even more in the pesto.

Recipe Ingredient Notes

To make pesto potatoes, you need the following ingredients:

• Russet Potatoes: Yukon gold potatoes work great as well. In fact, any potato works.
• Pesto Sauce: You can either use store bought pesto, or make your own homemade pesto. If you are looking for a great pesto recipe, we love this pesto recipe from The Salty Marshmallow.
• Shredded Parmesan Cheese

Equipment Needed

For this recipe, you only need a few simple kitchen tools. We recommend using the following equipment:

• Oven
• Vegetable/Fruit Scrubber
• Chef’s Knife
• Cutting Board
• Ziploc Bag (Gallon)
• Sheet Pan (Large)

How to Make Pesto Potatoes

1. Preheat oven to 450℉.
2. Scrub (but don’t peel) potatoes and cut into large cubes. 
3. Place cut potatoes in a large Ziploc bag.
4. Add pesto sauce to the bag and shake until all of the potatoes are coated.
5. Pour contents out into a baking sheet and spread out evenly. Sprinkle on Parmesan cheese.
6. Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until potatoes are golden.

Recipe Tip

If you want to enhance the flavor of the potatoes even more, you can throw the bag in the refrigerator for a few hours to marinate. It is not necessary for this recipe, but it will definitely enhance the taste.

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Pesto Potatoes Recipe

5 from 5 votes

With three simple ingredients, these pesto potatoes are a crispy, flavorful side dish that the whole family will enjoy.

ServingServing: 6 servings

Prep Time 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time 25 minutes minutes

Total Time 35 minutes minutes

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Ingredients

• ▢ 5 Russet potatoes
• ▢ 1 10 ounce jar pesto sauce
• ▢ ¾ cup Parmesan cheese

Equipment

• Oven
• Vegetable/Fruit Scrubber
• Chef Knife
• Cutting Board
• Ziploc Bag (Gallon)
• Sheet Pan (Large)

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 450℉.
2. Scrub (but don't peel) potatoes and cut into large cubes. 
3. Place cut potatoes in a large Ziploc bag.
4. Add pesto sauce to the bag and shake until all of the potatoes are coated.
5. Pour contents out into a baking sheet and spread out evenly. Sprinkle on Parmesan cheese.
6. Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until potatoes are golden.

Notes

If you want to enhance the flavor of the potatoes even more, you can throw the bag in the refrigerator for a few hours to marinate. It is not necessary for this recipe, but it will definitely enhance the taste.

Nutrition

Calories: 294 kcal · Carbohydrates: 2 g · Protein: 27 g · Fat: 19 g · Saturated Fat: 12 g · Cholesterol: 51 mg · Sodium: 1202 mg · Potassium: 69 mg · Sugar: 1 g · Vitamin A: 586 IU · Calcium: 888 mg · Iron: 1 mg

Cuisine: American

Cost: $6

Author: Steph Loaiza

Course: Side Dish

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