Grilled foil packet potatoes are perfect side dish for BBQ dinner or just about any meal. It’s super easy to throw together everything into foil packets and grill it over camp fire, grill or oven. And clean-up? So little, so easy!
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Ingredients you’ll need
- ▢1 lb small potatoes Yukon or red potatoes or a mix of both red and golden Yukon potatoes
- ▢3 tablespoon olive oil
- ▢2 tablespoon garlic minced
- ▢Salt to taste
- ▢Pepper to taste
- ▢2 tablespoon fresh thyme finely chopped
- ▢3 tablespoon fresh rosemary finely chopped
- ▢4 bacon strips cut into small pieces
- ▢1 cup cheddar cheese
- ▢½ cup Parmesan cheese
- ▢3 Cubes of butter optional
For Garnish –
- ▢Extra cheddar cheese for garnish
- ▢Sour cream for garnish
- ▢Green onions
How to grill foil packet potatoes?
- Dice potatoes into 1 inch cubes. You can use a mix of red and yellow potatoes.
- Into a large bowl add diced potatoes and all the ingredients – olive oil, minced garlic, thyme, rosemary, salt, pepper, cheddar cheese and Parmesan.
- Mix until everything comes together.
- Arrange potatoes on a large piece of greased foil. Pro-Tip : Place a cube of butter over the potatoes, before folding the wrap. Butter will give it rich taste and potatoes turns more delicious! This is optional step. Fold the edges to make foil packet. Pierce few holes into the packets to let steam out while grilling.
- Divide into 3 portioned foil packets and fold the foil. Grill it on camp fire, BBQ or in oven whichever is you prefer. Cover the potatoes with lid if you use the grill. Lid helps trap the heat inside just cooks potatoes all way through. Takes about 20 to 30 minutes.
- Once grilled, remove packets from fire. Open and fold the ends of the foil packs. Load it with green onions, cheddar and Parmesan cheese and sour cream on the side. Serve it directly in foil packets
- It serves great on the sides of grilled meat.
How long to grill foil packet potatoes?
Heat up your grill over medium heat. Grill foil packet potatoes over grill for 20-30 minutes or until a tooth pick slides through the potatoes easily.
Please note grilling time will vary depending on the temperature variations in your grill. Adjust the time to grill accordingly.
You want to check the potatoes if it’s cooked with tooth pick test.
Oven Grilling –
Potato packed can be grilled in the oven at 425F for about 20 minutes or until tooth pick slides through the potatoes easily.
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📋 RECIPE – Grilled Potatoes in Foil Packets
Ingredients
- 1 lb small potatoes Yukon or red potatoes or a mix of both red and golden Yukon potatoes
- 3 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 tablespoon garlic minced
- Salt to taste
- Pepper to taste
- 2 tablespoon fresh thyme finely chopped
- 3 tablespoon fresh rosemary finely chopped
- 4 bacon strips cut into small pieces
- 1 cup cheddar cheese
- ½ cup Parmesan cheese
- 3 Cubes of butter optional
For Garnish –
- Extra cheddar cheese for garnish
- Sour cream for garnish
- Green onions
Instructions
- Dice potatoes into 1 inch cubes.
- Add all the flavouring agents – olive oil, minced garlic, thyme, rosemary, bacon, salt, pepper, cheddar cheese and Parmesan. Mix until everything comes together.
- Divide into 3 portions.
- Arrange potatoes on a large piece of greased foil.Pro-Tip : Place a cube of butter over the potatoes, before folding the wrap. Butter will give it rich taste and potatoes turns more delicious! This is optional step.
- Fold the edges to make foil packet.
- Pierce few holes into the packets to let steam out while grilling.
- Grill it on camp fire, BBQ or in oven whichever is you prefer.
- Cover the potatoes with lid if you use the grill. Lid helps trap the heat inside just cooks potatoes all way through.
- Takes about 20 to 30 minutes.
- Once grilled, remove packets from fire.
- Open and fold the ends of the foil packs.
- Load it with green onions, cheddar and Parmesan cheese and sour cream on the side. Serve it directly in foil packets.
- It serves great on the sides of grilled meat.
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Notes
- If you want crispy bacon bits, considering frying bacon in a pan first and topping it after potatoes are grilled in foil packets. This will keep bacon crispy.
- From my experiments I noticed, grilling potatoes along with raw bacon in oven did not turn it into crispy bits. But it was delicious though.
- Place a cube of butter over the potatoes, before folding the wrap to close. Butter will give it rich taste and potatoes turns more delicious! This is optional step.
- Don’t forget to pierce tiny holes into the packets. It’ll let steam out while grilling.
- On fire grill – 20-30 minutes, avoid placing it on direct flames.
- To bake in oven – at 375 degree F for about 40 minutes or until potatoes are tender.
Karly
Yum! Love the personal foil packets.
Karyn
OMG.. I am making these tomorrow.. My kids are so fed up with mash potatoes.. They will love these foil potatoes. So tasty and so easy to do
jyothirajesh
Potatoes in any form is my favorite. And I love mashed potatoes as well 🙂
Sandhya Hariharan
Loaded Potatoes in foil sounds like a plan. Perfect for picnics / garden parties.
jyothirajesh
Thank you Sandhya
GUNJAN C Dudani
This is a great idea of grilling potatoes. My family would love it as they are crazy for grilled potatoes. I am definitely trying this recipe.
jyothirajesh
Yes, its great for grilling
Mahy Elamin
Ohmygosh! This is like a flashback (only tastier)! This just reminded me that I haven’t made potatoes in foil on the grill in ages! I love all the delicious herbs you have here. Can’t wait to make this!
jyothirajesh
Yes Mahy, with grilling season approaching this is perfect recipe to try
Cheese Curd In Paradise
I love all of the cheese, herbs, and bacon! Loaded potatoes are one of my favorite, but over a grill sounds even better! I can’t wait to try this recipe.
jyothirajesh
Thank you.I’m a potato addict and I loved this grilled potatoes so much