Boiled Potatoes Recipe
One of the easiest ways to cook potatoes is to boil them. Combine the potatoes with the seasonings for an easy side dish for dinner.
Parsley potato is one of the easiest boiled potato recipes that is quick, fast and easy. It’s also a delicious recipe that goes well with many main dishes such as baked cod.
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How to Boil Potatoes?
To boil potatoes, you need a tall stockpot, water and salt. Fill the stockpot half way with water, add 1 tablespoon of salt and bring the water to a rolling boil.
In the meantime, rinse and scrub the potatoes so the surface is clean. Keep the skin on. Do not peel the potato skin.
Drop the potatoes into the hot boiling water, cover the lid of the stockpot to cook the potatoes.
How Long to Boil Potatoes?
It takes 15 minutes to boil baby potatoes or smaller new potaotes. If you cut regular-sized or big potatoes into quarters, it will take about 20 to 25 minutes.
For whole potatoes that are big, it will take at least 30-35 minutes to completely cook the potatoes in the center.
Use a fork and poke it to the center to check doneness.
Ingredients for This Recipe
This recipe calls for only 5 ingredients and takes 5 minutes prep time.
- Baby potatoes. I used both yellow and red potatoes.
- Unsalted butter.
- Salt.
- Ground black pepper.
- Italian parsley.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is It Healthy?
Yes, this potato side dish is very healthy. It’s good for weight loss as boiling is a healthy cooking method.
How Many Calories per Serving?
This recipe is 165 calories per serving, or 4 oz. of potatoes per serving.
What to Serve with This Recipe?
Serve the potatoes with a main dish. For a healthy meal and easy weeknight dinner, I recommend the following recipes.
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Boiled Potatoes with Parsley
Boiled potatoes with parsley is one of the best potato recipes ever. Calls for 5 ingredients and 5 mins prep time, this is a healthy side dish for dinner.
Ingredients
- water for boiling
- 1 tablespoon salt for boiling
- 1 lb. baby potatoes, red and yellow
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter melted
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3 dashes ground black pepper
- 2 tablespoons chopped Italian parsley
Directions
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1Fill a stockpot half way with water and salt. Bring it to a rolling boil.
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2In the meantime, clean, scrub and rinse the surface of the baby potatoes.
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Boil the baby potatoes for 15 minutes. Drain and run cold water through the baby potatoes. Slice the potatoes into wedges and combine with the melted butter, salt, pepper and parsley.
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Stir gently to mix well. Serve the boiled potatoes immediately.
Recipe Video
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i’m delighted to see the recipe
it is so amazing and i have tried it
SO DELICIOUS I TELL YOU
THANK YOU FOR THE RECIPE
Rasa Malaysia
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Albert F.
This is a great, versatile side dish, one I often had through my childhood. I will use them with stews and slow cooked roasts, as they are mild in taste and excellent flavour carriers.
Ingrid christina kern
this is the perfect side dish to a Viennese schnitzel dinner. tossed salad and voila’! or just with mixed veggies and chicken makes a good kids meal. i grew up on such foods in Austria
Admin
Thanks for trying!
Irene
Don’t know why but am not able to pin any of the recipes. FB is fine as well as Tweets.
Rasa Malaysia
Thanks for letting me know. We are looking into it.
Yeh Ximin
Janet
I grew up on a midwest farm, and boiled potatoes were on our table–and those of most neighbors–pretty much daily (we rarely ate rice or pasta because we didn’t grow them). Although baby potatoes are particularly delicious, any will work. Make more than you need and use the remainder for a variety of other things–cottage fries, potato salad, creamed potatoes, quick potato soup are just a few of the endless uses for leftover boiled potatoes.
Rasa Malaysia
Hi Janet, yes I love these boiled potatoes, just so simple and delish.
Marie Czarnecki
They have them now already pre-washed, all you do is cook them..
ashoka pais
sir, for each recipe attach the video of the recipe, like to see it
ashok
Rasa Malaysia
I don’t have videos for every recipe.
Marie Czarnecki
Rasa, there we go again, and hate to put it this way a stupid don’t know how to boil potatoes.. Maybe needs a bit of schooling from ma ma.. Just being saurcasted (sp??)
JoyceK
Haha! Delighted to see this recipe here, Bee! My Slovak father used to make these for us nearly 70 years ago! He used dried parsley, because fresh was not as readily available as today. I still make them a lot these days. They go well with any kind of meat or fish. And, as I said, if you don’t have fresh parsley on hand, try it with dried and just allow them to sit for a few minutes for the parsley to reconstitute. I hope everyone will try them!
Rasa Malaysia
Hi Joyce, yes, I love how simple and delicious they are, and there is no need to roast them. Glad to know that your father used to make them for you! :)
Gary
Great idea to boil potatoes with parsley. Summer has been hot and I don’t want to use oven.
Rasa Malaysia
Correct Gary these boiled potatoes are great all year long. It’s so good and easy to make!
Marie Czarnecki
Rasa, hey one male knows how to do boiled potatoes, “GOOD GOING GARY”!!!!!