Rosemary Garlic Grilled Baby Potato Skewers
Rosemary garlic grilled baby potato skewers are a great side dish for those summer barbecues. Fluffy inside, slightly crispy outside, infused with herb and garlic flavor.
Why You’ll Love These
Everyone loves potatoes on a stick, right? Or any food on a stick?!
Crispy perfection and tender, fluffy insides!
It’s a perfect side dish to throw on the grill while the protein is cooking.
A few other of our favorite side dishes for grilling season are Grilled Corn on the Cob, No Mayo Potato Salad, Succotash Recipe, Marinated Raw Vegetables, and Macaroni Salad with Apple Cider Vinegar.
Key Ingredients
You will need metal skewers or wooden skewers that have been soaked in water: a ziplock bag or a large bowl.
- Potatoes – In this grilled baby potatoes recipe, we are using baby red potatoes. But you can also use Yukon gold baby potatoes or even baby sweet potatoes. Small potatoes are key!
- Oil – This recipe uses olive oil which helps the skins to crisp up while grilling.
- Seasonings – Fresh rosemary, garlic cloves, sea salt, and fresh ground pepper.
How to Make Rosemary Garlic Grilled Baby Potato Skewers
Easy and can be made ahead. You can use red baby potatoes or baby Yukon Gold potatoes.
Parboil the potatoes for about 10 minutes.
Cool to just warm (not piping hot), place in a large zip-top bag, and pour in the olive oil, rosemary, garlic, salt, and pepper. Or you can use a large bowl or container with a lid.
Give it a good shake, massage it, and toss the potatoes around to distribute the seasonings. Allow it to marinate for several hours up to 24.
We drizzle the remaining garlic-herb mixture over the skewered potatoes.
How to Grill Baby Potatoes
Preheat the grill to medium-high heat, about 400 degrees F. Skewer the potatoes.
note
Be sure the grill is to temperature before you add the potato skewers. Otherwise, they will bake and steam.
Grill the potatoes directly on the grill grate in a single layer for 20 to 30 minutes, carefully turning them as needed until the potatoes are tender.
They should be golden brown, very soft, and slightly charred.
These crispy grilled potatoes are loaded with great rosemary and garlic flavor and are sure to please everyone.
They are so easy to make ahead that you will be making them every time you light the grill.
Just slide them off the skewers and serve. Or just hand everyone a skewer and let them go to town. Careful, they will be hot!
Serve With
You will serve this grilled potato skewer every time you have a barbecue.
You can serve these grilled potatoes with any protein you are cooking on the grill. Such as chicken, pork, hamburgers, steaks, and shrimp!
Tips
- Use fresh rosemary! Dried rosemary tends to be woody as it doesn’t soften while marinating or cooking.
- Don’t overcook the potatoes during parboiling. You want them firm enough to slide on the skewers without breaking.
- Choose similar size potatoes. You want them to cook evenly.
- If using wooden skewers, be sure to soak them in water for at least one hour before sliding the potatoes on.
- After placing them on the skewers, drizzle any remaining oil mixture over the potatoes!
How to Use Leftover Grilled Potatoes
We almost always cook more potatoes than we need for a single meal. They make great leftover dishes.
- Use in potato salads.
- Make fried potatoes or home fries.
- Use them in a frittata.
- Potato pancakes or potato skins.
FAQs
Yes, cool the potatoes to room temperature and pour the marinade over them. Place in the refrigerator for up to 24 hours.
When ready to grill, remove them from the fridge about one hour before cooking. The olive oil will solidify in the refrigerator, and cold potatoes will take longer to cook on the grill.
Yes. Parboiling potatoes before grilling ensures they will be creamy on the inside and crispy on the outside. You can also microwave them for about 5-8 minutes, depending on their size.
Depending on the size of the potatoes about 30 to 40 minutes.
Place completely cooled potatoes in an airtight container and refrigerate for up to 4 days.
Place on a parchment paper lined baking sheet and reheat in a 375F degree oven for about 15 minutes. You can also reheat them on the grill for about 10-15 minutes.
More Delicious Potato Recipes
Rosemary Garlic Grilled Baby Potato Skewers Recipe
Ingredients
- 56 oz baby potatoes 2 – 28oz bags
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 2 tablespoons fresh rosemary, chopped
- 2 1/2 teaspoons sea salt, divided
- 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
- 6-8 large garlic cloves, cracked
- 1 large gallon zip bag
Instructions
- Parboil the potatoes in a large pot of water that covers the potatoes by at least one inch and 1 teaspoon of salt.56 oz baby potatoes
- Boil them about 10 minutes, or until fork or knife can be inserted in but with some resistance ( this will vary depending on the size of the potatoes)
- Remove from the heat and drain thoroughly.
- Allow cooling to a just warm, not hot.
- Place the potatoes in a zip-top bag.
- Pour in the oil, rosemary, garlic, salt, and pepper.1/4 cup olive oil, 2 tablespoons fresh rosemary, chopped, 2 1/2 teaspoons sea salt, divided, 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground pepper, 6-8 large garlic cloves, cracked, 1 large gallon zip bag
- Seal the bag, shake and massage around to distribute the oil and herbs all over the potatoes.
- Leave to marinate for as long as you can but at least 2 hours. I just leave them on the counter.
- When you are ready to cook the potatoes, remove from the bag and thread onto skewers.
- Preheat the grill to medium-high heat, 400 degrees F.
- Place on the grill and cook for around 20 – 30 minutes, turning as needed.
- Once golden brown, very soft and slightly charred, remove from the grill and serve.
Notes
Nutrition
Inspired by A Virtual Vegan
Do you need to refridgerate the potatoes while marinating?
Hi, Deborah. No, we have done it both ways. If you do refrigerate them pull out and allow to come to room temperature before grilling.
Thank you for sharing this great recipe. It’s fantastic. I now make this weekly and for company. Saskatchewan is known for potatoes and is a staple in our menu. This recipe has great flavour and easy to make. I love the idea of skewers for the bbq.
I can’t wait to try this. I love making the potatoes on skewers – i t makes it so much easier and love the way it looks.. Pinning
Thank you, Judee!
What a great summer side dish! Pinning!
It is, Roseann! Thank you so much for stopping by our blog.
This looks like a perfect grilled side dish! I need to get some of those skewers, I bet they make easy work with all those little potatoes! Pinned for later, Thanks!
Thank you for coming by, Alison! These are surprisingly flavorful, you will love this recipe.