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The BEST Boiled Baby Potatoes

★★★★★ 5 /5
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Rachel Tiemeyer
By: Rachel TiemeyerPosted: 4/19/23Updated: 2/15/23

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Our delicious boiled baby potatoes recipe is a simple side dish for a weeknight meal or a special occasion. Read this post to see how long to boil baby potatoes (or red potatoes) and then use our tantalizing recipe next time you make them!

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Tips for Making Boiled Baby Potatoes
How Long to Boil Baby Potatoes
Main Dishes to Serve with Baby Potatoes
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“Until now, I never really cared for potatoes, because to me they taste like potatoes. But this recipe is downright delicious, full of flavor, and easy to make. I will make these again and again and will also recommend them to anyone and everyone.” ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

– Julie B.

You won’t believe how easy and delicious these Boiled Baby Potatoes are! With the additions of a little butter, pantry seasonings, and grated Parmesan cheese (optional) at the end, bland boiled potatoes will be a thing of the past.

Tips for Making Boiled Baby Potatoes

It’s hard to mess these up, but follow these tips for best results when selecting and cooking baby or red potatoes.

Fresh Is Best

Buy fresh potatoes. That means avoiding ones that are shriveled, soft to the touch, or that have a lot of “eyes” (tiny sprouts) on them.

Size Matters

Select the smallest potatoes you can find. If they are not bite-sized, you may want to cut them in half. Make sure they are all roughly the same size, so that they boil at the same rate.

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Color Helps

The key to making this baby potatoes recipe look appetizing and festive is finding an assortment of blue, red, and yellow baby potatoes. I see these all over the place now, even at Aldi and Walmart. The fresh or dried parsley flakes you’ll add at the end lends a little pop of color that add to the holiday feel.

boiled red potatoes on a white bowl

Adjust Seasoning

In the recipe below, I’ve given a range on the seasonings, so you’ll have to taste and adjust to your liking. Our family really enjoys a sprinkling of grated Parmesan on the potatoes at the end, but it’s totally optional.

boiled baby potatoes in a pot

How Long to Boil Baby Potatoes

Small potatoes cook up fast on the stove top. Here’s the basic method:

  1. Add enough water to your pot to cover your baby potatoes by at least 1 inch of water.
  2. Bring the water to a boil and salt the water liberally.
  3. Boil the baby (or small) potatoes until they are fork tender, about 10 minutes depending on the size of your potatoes.
  4. Drain in a colander. Use our delicious recipe to jazz them up!

Main Dishes to Serve with Baby Potatoes

To pull together an amazing yet simple dinner, serve your baby potatoes along side one of these popular main dishes.

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The BEST Boiled Baby Potatoes Recipe

With a little added butter and pantry seasonings, this boiled baby potatoes recipe looks stunning and will please everyone at the table!

Yield: 4–6 servings 1x
Prep: 5 minutesCook: 10 minutesTotal: 15 minutes
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Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 pounds small baby potatoes (preferably an assortment of red, blue, and yellow)
  • 2 tablespoons butter, plus more as needed
  • Kosher salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper, plus more to taste
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder, plus more to taste
  • 1 tablespoon minced fresh parsley, or 1/2 teaspoon dried parsley flakes
  • Optional: 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese

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Instructions

  1. If your potatoes are not bite-sized, then cut them in half.
  2. In a large pot, add enough water to cover your baby potatoes by at least 1 inch of water. Bring to a boil over high heat (put on the lid to help it boil faster). Then, salt the water liberally once it’s boiling.
  3. Boil the baby (or small) potatoes until they are fork tender, about 10 minutes depending on the size of your potatoes. 
  4. Drain the potatoes in a colander over the sink and then return them to the pot.
  5. Gently toss the potatoes with the butter, 1 teaspoon Kosher salt, the pepper, the garlic powder, and the parsley. Taste and add more salt, pepper, or garlic powder, as desired. Stir in Parmesan, if desired.
  6. Serve warm or at room temperature.

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Notes/Tips

Dairy-Free Option: Use ghee (lactose-free clarified butter) or olive oil instead of butter. Leave out the Parmesan cheese.

Kosher Salt Substitute: If subbing table salt for the Kosher salt in this recipe, use about half as much.

© Author: Rachel Tiemeyer
Cuisine: American Method: Boil

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As co-founder of Thriving Home, Rachel dreams about creating recipes (literally) and uses her husband, her 3 kids, and even the neighbors as guinea pigs several nights a week. She believes that good food has the power to bring families and friends closer together and continues to wake up excited about her job each day, even after 10+ years!

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  1. AvatarRuss Armstrong says

    Posted on 4/2/23 at 10:43 pm

    Fantastic and exactly what I was looking for. Thank you!

    ★★★★★

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    • Carla from Thriving HomeCarla from Thriving Home says

      Posted on 4/3/23 at 11:33 am

      Thanks Russ! Glad you found this recipe.

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    • AvatarRinDc says

      Posted on 5/21/23 at 5:59 pm

      Question, do you add potatoes to the water after boiling or right at the beginning?

      ★★★★★

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      • Carla from Thriving HomeCarla from Thriving Home says

        Posted on 5/22/23 at 9:42 am

        You place the potatoes in the pan and add enough water to cover them by an inch. Then bring it to a boil.

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