These Simple Oven Baked Potato Wedges are so easy to make. Perfect as a snack, a side, or as an appetizer.
Simple Oven Baked Potato Wedges
Hello from the girl who can eat her weight in potatoes. I know there are 110 recipes out there for potato wedges but I thought I’d share my take on it since I had recently made myself a batch to snack on. Whenever I have leftover potatoes, I like to either make my own chips, fries, or wedges because hey, I’m a little lazy so if I can skip going to the store then I’m game.
Are Baked Potato Wedges Healthy?
I know white potatoes can get a bad rap but there isn’t really anything unhealthy about white potatoes. Potatoes are a great source of carbs, fibre, and other nutrients. Baked potato wedges are much healthier than their deep fried counterpart. Just remember that at the end of the day, it’s all about moderation!
What You’ll Need to Make These Simple Oven Baked Potato Wedges
- potatoes
- hot water
- olive oil
- onion powder
- garlic powder
- salt
- pepper
The secret to the perfect oven baked potato wedges…
- Soak your raw potatoes after cutting them up in hot water for 10-15 minutes before baking as this removes the excess starch from the potatoes. This which prevents the potatoes from sticking together and helps achieve maximum crispness of the wedges.
- Generously season your potato wedges with onion powder, garlic powder, salt, and pepper after patting the potatoes dry and coated with your oil of choice.
- If you want to up the tasty factor of these potato wedges, in the last 5 minutes, add some shaved parmesan on top and finish in the wedges in the oven.
- If you are using all your oven racks for this like I am, be sure to rotate the sheet pans as the sheet pans closest to the heat source will cook faster.
- For an added crisp factor, I gave the potatoes one last spritz of oil before they went in for baking. Just an extra step I take.
How to Bake Potato Wedges in the Oven
- Wash and scrub your potatoes. Cut them in quarters length-wise before cutting them in half width-wise.
- Place the wedges into a bowl on hot water and let them soak for 10-15 minutes. Afterwards, drain the potatoes and pat them dry.
- Coat them with olive oil and generously sprinkle on the onion powder, garlic powder, salt, and pepper.
- Cover your sheet pans with parchment paper or a non-stick oil before placing your wedges evenly onto the pan. Make sure they’re not touching as that gives them room to crisp up.
- With a last spritz of oil, place them in the oven at 400F for 50-60 minutes, giving them a flip half-way through.
What Goes With Baked Potato Wedges?
Potato wedges are the go-to side dish! Here’s some things that goes well with these baked potato wedges:
- nachos with potato wedges instead of chips
- chicken tenders / chicken nuggets
- burgers
- scrambled eggs
- sandwiches
Simple Oven Baked Potato Wedges
Ingredients
- 4 russet potatoes
- 5 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tbsp onion powder more if necessary
- 2 tbsp garlic powder more if necessary
- 1 tbsp salt more if necessary
- 1 tbsp pepper more if necessary
Instructions
- Wash and scrub your potatoes. Cut them in quarters length-wise before cutting them in half width-wise.
- Place the wedges into a bowl on hot water and let them soak for 10-15 minutes. Afterwards, drain the potatoes and pat them dry.
- Coat them with olive oil and generously sprinkle on the onion powder, garlic powder, salt, and pepper.
- Cover your sheet pans with parchment paper or a non-stick oil before placing your wedges evenly onto the pan. Make sure they’re not touching as that gives them room to crisp up.
- With a last spritz of oil, place them in the oven at 400F for 50-60 minutes, giving them a flip half-way through.
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Farrah
December 28, 2018 at 1:42 amYay! It just so happens that I just got some potatoes! 😀 Can’t wait to make these!