Garlic Potatoes (best BBQ side dish)

Garlic Potatoes is a southern side dish and one of the best BBQ side dish recipes to serve with ribs, chicken, or steak.

This garlic potatoes recipe is so easy to make and only needs 2 ingredients plus some seasonings.

In less than an hour you can feed a crowd or your family the best tender buttery garlic potato side dish recipe of the summer.

This recipe was originally published on May 8, 2012 but has been updated June 8, 2021 with new photos and info.

We especially enjoy it as a bbq side dish with chicken or steak.

Ingredients to make the recipe

Butter garlic potatoes are easy to make on the stove with a short list of ingredients.

• potatoes: unpeeled cubed red potatoes.
• butter: unsalted or salted butter
• garlic: fresh chopped or minced garlic. Jarred minced garlic is perfectly fine.
• seasonings: salt, ground black pepper, smoked paprika, and parsley.

Scroll down to the recipe card where you will find the ingredient amounts to make this easy summer potato recipe.

Recipe Step by Step Directions

Recipe prep: Scrub the outside of the potatoes clean with a brush to remove any dirt from the skin.

Step 1: On a cutting mat with a sharp knife carefully cut the potatoes into bite-size pieces. As you cut the red potatoes place them in a large bowl of cold water (to keep from browning) as you cut the remaining potatoes.

Once you have cut all of the potatoes rinse well under cold running water until the water is no longer cloudy to remove most of the starch. Drain well before cooking.

Step 2: Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat.

Step 3: Add the drained cubed potatoes to the hot skillet.

Next add the minced garlic, salt, pepper and paprika to the skillet with the potatoes. Toss the potatoes well to coat with the butter and seasonings.

Step 4: Cover the skillet and cook, tossing occasionally until the potatoes are fork tender.

Step 5: Serve the buttery garlic potatoes at your next barbecue with ribs, chicken, steak or seafood.

Recipe FAQS

Recipe Expert Tips

• The potatoes: Red potatoes hold up well to cooking when cubed. You can use other varieties of potatoes like Yukon Gold. Baking potatoes are not recommended. They will fall apart when cooking in a skillet.
• To prevent the potatoes from browning: Keep the potatoes in the cold water until you are ready to cook.
• How long to make garlic potatoes?: This recipe takes about 45 minutes to make when using 1 to 2 inch cubes of potatoes. Cutting the potato pieces smaller will help cook this quicker. Don't cut them too small or they will turn into mashed potatoes.

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