Roasted Breakfast Potatoes

Roasted Breakfast Potatoes with garlic and chili powder are a delicious way to wake up! Done in the oven in under 30 minutes, these potatoes are quick to prepare but pack a lot of delicious punch. Potatoes allow you to serve big crowds as well as fill up for the day and are everyone’s favorite morning side dish.

Potatoes are one of those side dishes that are complimentary to just about every meal of the day. They are delicious as a side to eggs or pancakes, fantastic as fries to a burger, and totally filling piled up with other vegetable favorites at night. 

These easy roasted breakfast potatoes are no different – lightly spicy with chili powder, these easy breakfast potatoes can be prepped and popped in the oven to be served up to a crowd in 20 minutes. 

Roasted Breakfast Potatoes

• Red Potatoes – you can use other kinds of potatoes, but I prefer red potatoes for this recipe
• Spices: Garlic Powder OR minced garlic, Salt, Chili Powder
• EVOO
• Optional: Cheese, Sour Cream, Salsa, Onions

What kind of potatoes do you use for Breakfast Potatoes? 

For these roasted potatoes, I prefer red potatoes. They are smaller, easy to cut and cook fast.

But as long as you dice down your potatoes small enough to cook (but not too small to burn quickly) it really doesn’t overly matter. Its just a question of preference and what you have on hand. 

Spicing up Roasted Potatoes

My kids really hate spices. I can get them to eat garlic, onion, and cumin.

You add chili powder, cayenne, or anything in the red seasoning family, they give me the side eye.

That being said, these potatoes have just the right amount of heat and are great for breakfast. If possible, try not to leave out the spice!

Oven Roasted Potatoes

Preheat your oven to 450. 

Cut potatoes down to bite sized chunks. Do not dice them like you would a skillet but rather a size that would fit a fork. 

Put potatoes in bowl, cover with oil and spices, and mix until all potatoes are smothered on all sides with spices and oil. I like to just use my hands for this process. 

Dump on a prepared baking sheet and roast. 

Don’t Burn the Potatoes!

Note about ovens: These potatoes are roasting up on high heat, so if you cut them too small it speeds up the cooking time and you will need to check and possibly remove them sooner. I made these at a friends and she has a gas stove, and they cooked super fast for us. While a little crispy, were still delicious, but I think watching 2 minutes earlier would have been perfect. 

Delicious Potato Recipes

Need more potato recipes for all your meals? Here are a few of my favorites you must check out!

• Fried Breakfast Potatoes (the skillet version of these!)
• Married Mashed Potatoes (a mix of regular potatoes and sweet potatoes)
• Greek Style Potatoes with Lemon 
• Scalloped Potatoes and Ham
• Funeral Potatoes
• Steakhouse Mashed Potatoes
• Roasted Potatoes (and asparagus)
• Boiled Red Potatoes
• Hasselback Sweet Potatoes
• Potato Casserole

What do you serve Breakfast Potatoes with?

Potatoes in the morning are quite filling, so they go great with fluffy scrambled eggs or omelets, sirloin breakfast steak, or a sausage bowl. If you feel really brave, try them along side pancakes or waffles as the sweet of those both compliment the spicy of the potato. 

I like to include a bit of sour cream, shredded cheese, and salsa or hot sauce with mine. 

Roasted Breakfast Potatoes

Yield: 6 people

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes

Roasted Breakfast Potatoes with garlic and chili powder are a delicious way to wake up! Done in the oven in under 30 minutes, these potatoes are quick to prepare but pack a lot of delicious punch. Potatoes allow you to serve big crowds as well as fill up for the day and are everyone's favorite morning side dish.

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Ingredients

• (5) Medium Sized Red Potatoes - cut in chunks, leave skin on
• 1 tablespoon garlic powder OR minced garlic
• salt to taste
• 2 tsp chili powder
• 1/4th cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Instructions

1. Pre-heat oven to 450
2. Wash potatoes, then cut into fork sized chunks. Be careful not to dice to small or they will burn and cutting too large will take longer to cook. Please see article for example.
3. Add cut potatoes in a large bowl and pour on oil
4. Now add all spices and mix up, until garlic and chili powder are covered on all potatoes. Easiest to do with clean hands.
5. Spray a baking sheet with nonstick spray
6. Dump potatoes out in one layer
7. Roast potatoes for approximately 20 minutes, turning half way to ensure even cooking and crispiness on all sides.
8. Potatoes are done when they are fork tender but have color on the outside.

Nutrition Information:

Yield: 6 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving:Calories: 352 Total Fat: 36g Saturated Fat: 5g Trans Fat: 0g Unsaturated Fat: 30g Cholesterol: 0mg Sodium: 128mg Carbohydrates: 7g Net Carbohydrates: 0g Fiber: 1g Sugar: 1g Sugar Alcohols: 0g Protein: 1g

Nutritional information is automatically calculated with ingredients and serving size and may not be accurate. Please always double check with your own nutritional apps as well.