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Monday, June 29, 2009

Oven Roasted Potatoes

This is a great side dish- and really easy. It started from a recipe my Mom found on the Hidden Valley Ranch packet and evolved from there. Keep that in mind- there are many kinds of flavoring and spices that work with the basic recipe.

Diced potatoes
Seasoned cookie sheet (mine is so old and so seasoned- I really think it was the first Mrs. Ferguson's ... that would make it seasoned with more than 15 years of chicken fingers and french fries!)
Olive Oil
Garlic Salt
Pepper

I like to use red potatoes for this. Thoroughly scrub the potatoes (they do grow in dirt, you know!!) Dice into bite-sized pieces. Place potatoes on your cookie sheet. Drizzle about 1/4 cup of Olive Oil over the potatoes (now, honestly I do this with a bottle of olive oil and the 1/4 cup thing is purely a guess). Sprinkle garlic salt and pepper (fresh ground if you can) over the potatoes. With clean hands toss the potatoes and spices together. Make sure the potatoes are thoroughly coated in both oil and spices. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 45 minutes or until the potatoes are golden brown. They're best when they're a bit crunchy on the outside and mushy inside. Feel free to taste test along the way for accurate done-ness!

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