Crispy Roasted Fingerling Potatoes Recipe - Savory Nothings (2024)

CrispyRoasted Fingerling Potatoes are not only delicious, but they also look so pretty! Try them as a side dish for your next big family dinner or holiday gathering – these are always abig hitwith everyone!

Is there anything better than a crispy on the outside, fluffy on the inside, roasted potato? I don’t think so.

Roasting potatoes is pretty much the same whatever kind of potato you’re using, but I still wanted to share my handful of secrets to achieve that perfect roasted fingerling potato. It’s such a simple thing, but so delicious!

Ingredients you’ll need

Here is a visual overview of the ingredients in the recipe. Scroll down to the printable recipe card at the bottom of this post for quantities!

Ingredients notes

• Potatoes: If you don’t have any fingerling potatoes, baby potatoes are really great, too.
• Butter: Feel free to use oil in place of the butter, if you prefer.
• Italian seasoning: Use dried parsley, dried oregano or Provencal Herbs in place of the Italian seasoning for a flavor variation.
• Ground paprika: Feel free to substitute chili powder for a part of the ground paprika to add some heat to the potatoes.

How to make Roasted Fingerling Potatoes

1. First, clean your potatoes and slice them in half lengthwise. It’s important to do lengthwise here, because they will look better and also cook faster.

2. Add all of the seasoning to the bowl with the potatoes and stir well.

3. Melt the butter on a hot pan (just stick the pan in the oven as it heats up!).

4. Add the seasoned potatoes and toss them in the hot butter to coat.

5. Place all of the potatoes in a single layer with the cut side facing down – this will help them to brown and crisp up nicely!

6. Roast the potatoes in the hot oven until golden and crispy.

You can finish them under the broiler for one minute if you want them to get crispy all around – but that’s entirely optional!

I like to sprinkle on some fresh parsley for serving, but that’s entirely optional! Just make sure you serve them hot – that’s when they taste best!

Recipe tips

Parboil?

Yes, you can pre-cook your potatoes to give them a rough outside, so they crisp up more. I do this often for my crispy baked potato wedges, but to me it’s an entirely different kind of roasted potato. Kind of… Rustic. So for nice dinners and holidays, I like to stick to the “regular” way of not parboiling.

Be careful with your seasoning.

I once made roasted potatoes with alllll the herbs, and sadly they all burned to a crisp in the oven. So I now add these fun flavor things after the potatoes come out of the oven.

Ground spices, fresh rosemary and a small dose of dried herbs are generally OK. Fresh garlic is problematic, which is why roasted potatoes are one of the few places I use dried garlic powder.

Bake on an unlined sheet pan.

No silicone mats or parchment, they will make your potatoes soggy. Just deal with the cleanup, it’s worth it. If you must line the pan, aluminium foil is the only option I would recommend.

Use the right sheet pan.

You’ll want to use a dark-colored sheet pan, because it reflects the heat better. In plain English: Your potatoes will get crispier.

I also preheat my sheet pan whenever I want to make something crispy baked in the oven – from buttermilk oven fried chicken to regular oven fried chicken to oven fried shrimp (for tacos!!) and sweet potato fries.

Place the potatoes cut side down.

I know it seems counter-intuitive, but the part of the potato that’s ON the baking sheet is the part that actually gets browned the most. If you’re cutting the potatoes into chunks it doesn’t matter much. But the fingerling potatoes from this post? Definitely pay attention to placing them cut-side down.

You’re going to need some oil.

Not gallons of it, but don’t skimp on it. a) the potatoes will stick to the sheet pan and b) they will get mushy, not crispy.

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Recipe first published on 03/27/2018. Update on 01/12/2021.