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Roasted Potatoes with Onions and Red Peppers

Published: Mar 26, 2020 · Modified: Nov 8, 2023 by Gitta Grether-Sweeney · This post may contain affiliate links

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Delicious breakfast potatoes bursting with flavor and easy to make with minimal effort. The addition of onions and peppers ensures this dish is tasty. It is the perfect side for a crowd or just a few people. Serve the roasted potatoes with fried or scrambled eggs and a couple of slices of bacon for a weekend morning breakfast or brunch.

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  • Ingredients for Roasted Potatoes
  • How to make roasted potatoes
  • Serving options for roasted potatoes
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  • Leftovers
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If you are looking for a fast way to prepare breakfast potatoes, this recipe is for you. I used to make roasted potatoes by cooking them on the stove in a skillet but it took so much time to monitor them to make sure they did not burn that I decided to roast them. Oven roasting is a great way to cook potatoes because they take little to no babysitting and they burst with flavor.

Ingredients for Roasted Potatoes

Cubed potatoes in a white bowl, black pepper, salt, diced onions, diced peppers, oil in bowls
  • Potatoes-a starchy potato such as Yukon Golds is the best potato to use because they have a creamy buttery texture. However, in a pinch, I have used russet potatoes and had good results.
  • Oil-Olive, canola, vegetable, or grapeseed oil are great for roasting potatoes.
  • Onions- Yellow, white, sweet, or red onions work well in this recipe. Use what you have on hand.
  • Red Peppers-Red peppers add a nice contrast of color next to the potatoes. However, you can also use yellow, orange, or green bell peppers.

How to make roasted potatoes

How to cut potatoes into cubes

Potatoes on scale
Whole potato on a cutting board with a chefs knife
Two potato halves on a butting board
three strips of potato on a cutting board
dicing potatoes on a cutting board
diced potatoes on a cutting board
  1. If possible, weigh the potatoes.
  2. Cut potatoes in half lengthwise.
  3. Cut each half into thirds.
  4. Cut horizontally 4-6 times.
  5. Cubed potatoes should be about ¾-1" in size.

How to Roast Potatoes

Add oil to potatoes
Step 1
Add pepper to potatoes
Add salt to potatoes
Toss potatoes
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diced potatoes and onions and peppers on a sheet pan
  1. Add oil, pepper, and salt to the potatoes.
  2. Toss potatoes.
  3. Distribute potatoes evenly on a "13x18" sheet pan that has been sprayed with pan release, a silicon matt, or parchment paper.
  4. Bake potatoes at 425°F oven for 10 minutes.
  5. Add onions and red bell pepper to the potatoes. Bake an additional 10-15 minutes or until potatoes are golden brown. To test if the potatoes are done, insert a knife into a potato cube. The knife should easily pierce the potato.
Roasted potatoes in a white bowl

It's as easy as that! Enjoy!

Serving options for roasted potatoes

I like to make breakfast bowls with roasted potatoes. There are many variations here are a few ideas.

Top roasted potatoes with:

  • Fried or over-easy eggs
  • Fried or poached eggs and hollandaise sauce
  • Scrambled eggs
  • Scrambled eggs and crumbled bacon.
  • Scrambled eggs, cubed avocados, and salsa or pico de Gallo
  • Serve them as a side with an egg and cheese breakfast casserole.
  • I love them with these breakfast egg bundles.

Tips for Success:

  1. The potatoes should be cut as close to the same size cubes as possible so that they roast at the same time.
  2. The oven needs to be set at high heat in order for the potatoes to brown.
  3. The potatoes should be evenly spread out on the sheet pan so that the potatoes roast instead of steam. A trick that works well to separate the potato cubes evenly is to shake the pan.
  4. Place the sheet pan in the lower third of the oven. This will help the potatoes roast quickly.
  5. Be sure to add the onions and red bell pepper halfway through cooking. This will ensure that they do not burn.
  6. A sheet pan is the best pan to use for roasting the potatoes. However, you can use a cast-iron pan, baking pan, stainless steel skillet, or broiler pan.

Leftovers

Storing leftovers

If you have leftovers, store them covered in your refrigerator for up to a week.

How to use leftovers

  • Leftovers can be reheated in the oven, saucepan, or microwave.
  • Add potatoes to frittatas.
  • They are great for breakfast tacos or burritos.
  • Try them in an omelet.

I hope you try this recipe! Please rate it and comment below. I love hearing from you! ❤️

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Roasted Breakfast Potatoes in a serving bowl

Roasted Potatoes with Onions and Red Peppers

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  • Author: Gitta
  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 25 minutes
  • Total Time: 40 minutes
  • Yield: 6 ½ cup servings 1x
  • Category: Breakfast
  • Cuisine: American
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Description

Delicious roasted potatoes with onions and red peppers. Easy to prepare and perfect for a weekend brunch.


Ingredients

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  • 2 pounds Yukon Gold potatoes (-about 4 cups diced potatoes)
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • ½ tsp course ground pepper
  • 1 tsp kosher salt
  • ½ cup diced yellow onion
  • ½ cup diced red pepper


Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 425°F. Spray pan with pan release, or line with slip matt or parchment paper.
  2. Wash potatoes.
  3. Dice potatoes into 1" cubes. Place in a bowl.
  4. Add oil, ground pepper and salt. Toss the potatoes.
  5. Place potatoes on the prepared sheet pan. Shake the pan to distribute the potatoes evenly.
  6. Place the sheet pan in the lower third of the oven. Bake 10 minutes.
  7. Add onions and red pepper. Toss the potatoes. Bake an additional 15-20 minutes until the potatoes are lighltly browned and when a knife easily inserted into the potato

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Notes

  1. The potatoes should be cut as close to the same size cubes as possible so that they roast at the same time.
  2. The oven needs to be set at high heat in order for the potatoes to brown.
  3. The potatoes should be evenly spread out on the sheet pan so that the potatoes roast instead of steam. A trick that works well to separate the potato cubes evenly is to shake the pan.
  4. Place the sheet pan in the lower third of the oven. This will help the potatoes roast quickly.
  5. Be sure to add the onions and red bell pepper halfway through cooking. This will ensure that they do not burn.
  6. A sheet pan is the best pan to use for roasting the potatoes. However, you can use a cast-iron pan, baking pan, stainless steel skillet, or broiler pan.

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: ½ cup
  • Calories: 105
  • Sugar: 1.7 g
  • Sodium: 394.5 mg
  • Fat: 2.5 g
  • Carbohydrates: 19.3 g
  • Protein: 2.3 g
  • Cholesterol: 0 mg

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  1. Sue

    August 20, 2024 at 8:17 pm

    I love this recipe! It is so easy and it is so delicious! I’ve tried numerous other roasted potato recipes and it seems like they just had too many steps to them. This one is a piece of cake! This is my favorite go to recipe for a potato side dish. 🙂

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    • Gitta Grether-Sweeney

      September 05, 2024 at 4:00 pm

      That's wonderful that you liked the roasted potato recipe! I like simple recipes too and this is our go to recipe for roasted potatoes. 🙂

      Reply
  2. Courtney

    January 10, 2022 at 5:25 pm

    I first made these for Christmas eve morning breakfast. I am currently making my 4th batch. #Addictive

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    • Gitta

      January 11, 2022 at 3:52 pm

      Courtney,
      I am so happy to hear you like these potatoes. They are a favorite in my household too! As a matter of fact, I made them this past weekend! 🙂 Have you tried them with a fried egg on top of the potatoes or topped them with a poached egg and hollandaise sauce? Delish!
      Thanks for letting me know that you like this recipe. I appreciate you taking the time to give me feedback.
      Gitta

      Reply
  3. Alissa

    September 17, 2021 at 12:43 pm

    Delicious and simple! I added garlic to mine and had it with chicken breasts for dinner! thanks for the recipe!!

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    • Gitta

      September 17, 2021 at 3:02 pm

      Garlic would be a delicious addition to this recipe. I am happy that you liked this recipe!
      ~Gitta

      Reply
  4. Annie Jones

    October 19, 2020 at 6:08 pm

    I made these for dinner instead of breakfast and they are yummy.

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    • Gitta

      October 22, 2020 at 4:37 pm

      Great! Glad you liked them! Thanks for making the recipe and giving me feedback. I appreciate it!

      Reply

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