This roasted potato recipe is made irresistibly delicious by adding roasted onions, smoked paprika and creamy blue cheese. Thank you to the Little Potato Co. for helping me share this recipe with you.
I've never been able to explain my kids' food preferences. They will both eat sushi, octopus, buffalo and almost every vegetable, but my eldest son (M) gags when he eats mashed potatoes and younger son (T) wants nothing to do with any kind of cereal. I can't explain it!
Our extended family has done everything they can think of to convince M of the redeeming features of mashed potatoes. They soak them in gravy, add extra butter, mix in cheese - all to no avail! He will even jump in my in-laws' freezing cold pool in November to avoid eating mashed potatoes at Thanksgiving (a dare from his uncle).
For a long time, M's disdain for mashed potatoes crossed over to almost every other preparation of potatoes, except for French fries. That is, until I started making roasted potatoes and calling them "oven fries". It's all in the name! Now he eats several helpings of roasted potatoes each time I serve them. Go figure.
Now when I bring home packages of the Little Potato Co.'s Creamer potatoes, M actually gets excited. "Oven fries tonight, Mum?" I've also regaled him with all of the health benefits of Creamer potatoes, such as their hefty dose of potassium and other vitamins and minerals. He's one of the most health-conscious kids I know, so the health benefits are a huge selling point!
This scrumptious side dish is very easy to pull off. The Creamer potatoes are the perfect size for roasting - no peeling or cutting required. Just toss them with olive oil, smoked paprika, red onion wedges, salt and pepper before roasting. Once they're tender and starting to brown, take them out of the oven and toss with parsley and creamy blue cheese. The perfect side dish!
Other recipes using Creamer potatoes:
Cookin' Canuck's Italian Turkey, Potato & Zucchini Meatloaf
Cookin' Canuck's Light Salmon & Potato Chowder
Noshing with the Nolands' Skillet Greek Potatoes
Cocoa Bean, The Vegetable's Crispy Potato Bites with Smoked Salmon & Creme Fraiche
Faithfully Gluten Free's Potato Reuben Stacks
Roasted Potatoes & Onions with Blue Cheese
Ingredients
- 1 1 ½ lb. package Little Potato Co. Creamer potatoes (I used Baby Boomers)
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- ¾ teaspoon smoked paprika
- ¼ + ⅛ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground pepper
- 1 red onion peeled & cut into ½-inch wedges through the root
- 3 tablespoons ¾ ounce crumbled blue cheese
- 3 tablespoons minced flat-leaf parsley
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Lightly coat two baking sheets with cooking spray.
- In a large bowl, combine the potatoes, 2 tablespoons of olive oil, smoked paprika, salt and pepper. Toss to coat the potatoes.
- Add the onion wedges and the remaining 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Gently toss to coat.
- Transfer the potatoes and onions to the two baking sheets.
- Cook until the vegetables are turning brown and the potatoes are tender when pierced with a fork, rotating the baking sheets and flipping the onions halfway through, about 30 minutes total.
- Cut each onion wedge into 3 pieces.
- Transfer the vegetables to a bowl, and toss with the blue cheese and parsley. Serve.
Notes
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Judy Yamaguchi
This is a fabulous side dish! If your family likes blue cheese, go for it!
Sasha
So true Dara, it's all in the name! There are no sweet potatoes and pumpkins inside our house, we call it mashed carrots. I'll try to apply this persuasion concept even more in the future. Thanks for reminding me how important it is, especially when having kids who don't like to see anything green on table.
Also I love the idea of selling the food by talking about the health benefits. Couple of months back my 6-year old son started to drink smoothies just by believing he could be so strong to be able to do 100 push-ups.
We absolutely love to eat roasted baby potatoes, and what I especially love is this no peeling and no cutting part:)
Gina @ Running to the Kitchen
While I do enjoy a good mashed potato, give me crispy roasted ones any day over them, so I'm gonna have to agree with your son 🙂 These look absolutely killer. I can taste them through the screen!
Brianne @ Cupcakes & Kale Chips
My little guy is the same way about potatoes. I'll have to try these! And if nothing else, that just means more for me. The blue cheese and smoked paprika are outstanding additions.
Rachel Cooks
Gorgeous photos! These look amazing.
Megan Keno
I love the flavor combination in this dish! It's the perfect side dish!
Kimberly @ The Daring Gourmet
Oh, I LOVE this!! I'd love a big bowl of these right now. Those potatoes remind me of the kinds I had in England and Germany and miss so much. Will definitely have to look into the Little Potato Co., thanks!
Sylvie
Ha! That's funny that sushi and octopus are fine but cereal is not, sounds like they have very refined palates!
Amanda
I love little baby potatoes like those... they're so easy to work with!! I have kids with weird tastes too... they can be so off the wall lol
Becky Hardin | The Cookie Rookie
These look so delicious and simple
Carolyn
Those might be the most perfect potatoes I've ever seen!
Erin @ Dinners, Dishes, and Desserts
You can never figure out kids and what they will eat, defies all logic! I love these roasted potatoes with the onions. My son likes his potatoes crispy (but will eat mashed potatoes with gravy, only if they are from a box) so he would love these!
Anna @ Crunchy Creamy Sweet
My kids love baby potatoes! I need to try them with blue cheese - that sounds crazy good!
Patricia @ Grab a Plate
Dara, these potatoes look scrumptious! Ha - love how you've been creative enough to change the name so everyone in your family will enjoy them! I may need to remember that trick 🙂
Liz
Thank you Dara. These potatoes sound good to me.
Jamielyn@iheartnaptime
I LOVE roasted potatoes! The blue cheese sounds like the perfect addition!
Erin@WellPlated
I'm totally with your son on the mashed potatoes, but these little cuties I can totally get into. I love the blue cheese for the big hit of flavor too!
Taylor @ Food Faith Fitness
Haha your kids sound awesome! They more adventurous eaters. Maybe it's all bout texture for them... or the names of things! Kids are funny that way! This however looks so good and such a perfect go-to for families! I love it