Baked Russet Potatoes
You need 6 Russet potatoes, scrubbed and dried, for this roasted Russet potatoes recipe! These Baked Russet Potatoes crispy and tender.
For a cozy meal, and for dinner tonight, we love to serve a potato bar. Bake these best Baked Russet Potatoes, and set out your favorite toppings.
Here’s our favorite, go-to recipe for Baked Russet Potatoes! If you’re making a baked potato board, and you want to add a dozen potatoes, these make the best crispy potatoes. Perfect to serve a crowd!
Baked Russet Potatoes
You may want to take about 15 minutes off of our cooking time, and try our Baked Potato recipe in air fryer tips! Learn my tips on how to get that crispy skin that rivals your favorite restaurant. :)
Why we love this recipe
- You can bake 12 potatoes at a time (or more if you need to), or just 2-4!
- The potatoes turn out nice and crispy on the outside, and fluffy on the inside.
- It’s an inexpensive meal to make for company! A baked potato board or a potato bar.
Ingredients for Roasted Russet Potatoes:
For crispy, oven-baked potatoes you only need a few ingredients to make this delicious side dish.
- 6 Russet potatoes, scrubbed and dried
- Extra virgin olive oil
- Salt
The crispy, salty outside is a delicious treat that turns a simple potato into a delicious side dish or even a main dish. It’s truly the best baked potato recipe around!
How to bake a Russet Potato
- Using a fork or small knife, poke small holes all over the skin of the potato.
- Coat potatoes in olive oil and a pinch of salt (this will provide crispy skin).
- Place the potatoes directly on the oven rack (no sheet pan required!) and bake until skin is crispy and center is tender.
How do you know if a baked potato is done?
A way to know if potatoes are done is if you make a small cut down the center and squeeze the spud lengthwise, it should split open with fluffy potato goodness. If it doesn’t, return to the oven for a few minutes longer.
To serve, garnish with sour cream, chives, butter, cheese, and anything else that tickles your fancy!
Toppings for a baked potato
- Cheese
- Sour cream
- Chives
- Salt
- Pepper
But first, we’re eating simpler meals this month for dinner, like salads, potatoes, sweet potatoes, and nothing too heavy. Unless, that is, it’s the weekend and we are hosting a dinner.
We do love a good baked potato, don’t you? Check out How to Bake Perfect Sweet Potatoes or my Epic Sweet Potato Dinner Board (fun for company).
More potato recipes to try:
Savory Twice Baked Sweet Potatoes
Potato-Fennel Gratin (my favorite)
Get the Recipe:
Baked Russet Potatoes
Ingredients
- 6 Russet potatoes, scrubbed and dried
- Extra virgin olive oil
- Salt
Additional toppings:
- Cheese, we like Tillamook’s Sharp Cheddar White Cheese
- Sour cream
- Chives, finely chopped
- Salt
- Pepper
- Bacon pieces
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Using a fork or small knife, poke small holes all over the skin of the potato.
- Coat potatoes in olive oil and a pinch of salt (this will provide crispy skin).
- Place the potatoes directly on the oven rack (no sheet pan required!) and bake for 1 hour or so, until skin is crispy and center is tender.
- To serve, garnish with sour cream, chives, butter, cheese, and anything else that tickles your fancy!
Notes
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I coat mine in olive oil and sprinkle with garlic salt.
This looks so easy to make and so filling to eat thanks!!