A super easy recipe for red potatoes roasted in the crock pot using dry ranch dressing seasoning mix and olive oil.
JUMP TO RECIPESo, I made this melt-your-face-off-good slow cooker pork roast the other day and went on and on about using simple spices we have on-hand instead of all the packets of soup and dressing mix and instant gravy.
And then I turned right around and thought of an easy potato recipe using… dun dun dunnnn …
Ranch dressing mix! 😬
Ha! It’s not that I’m opposed to the mixes – especially when it comes to ranch and potatoes because they go together like Bert and Ernie – I was just pointing out that we don’t need them every single time we cook a roast.
I was going to cook the potatoes in the crock pot with my roast but that sucker was huge so that wasn’t going to work.
I pulled out my smaller crock pot and though meh, just cook the potatoes by themselves. I’ve seen people make “baked potatoes” in their slow cookers so I figured what the heck!
I couldn’t get over how they actually roasted! Like, with browned bits and everything! They were as tender as butter on the inside and the skin was silky and delicious!
I thought about using butter instead of olive oil but I knew the butter would separate so I didn’t (though you totally could).
Plus I LOVE olive oil with potatoes. Ranch and potatoes and olive oil go together like Bert and Ernie AND Big Bird.
Now, since I didn’t elaborate about it when I posted the pork roast the other day, I've got to tell y'all about the squirrel that almost ruined supper
I got distracted by a squirrel. With a hat.
And a sword.
Well, that’s what I thought I was seeing. I glanced outside to see a squirrel running through my yard with a knitting needle, wearing what looked like a hat trying to get away from our 20-lb yard cat, Ricky Bobby (or when he’s bad, it’s just 'Richard').
Upon further inspection, I saw that the squirrel was fleeing for his life with a wad of yarn which still had a knitting needle attached to it. The way he was toting it looked like he had on a hat and was wielding that needle like a Scottish broadsword.
That image must be why I thought I heard him shout in his best William Wallace (a la Mel Gibson) Scottish brogue, You’ll never take our frrrrrreedom!! as he cleared the fence.
I was genuinely pleased with these spuds! I will absolutely be making these the next time we have company over. One less thing to think about when I’m preparing a big meal is my kind of plan!
And I loved that I didn't need to turn my oven on.
I was pretty impressed with that squirrel too.
Recipe for How to Cook Slow Cooker Ranch Roasted Potatoes
Slow Cooker Ranch Roasted Potatoes
Ingredients
- 3 pounds red potatoes
- 1 packet ranch dressing mix
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1/4 cup fresh chopped parsley (optional)
Instructions
- Wash potatoes then dry with a kitchen towel or just leave them out a bit to dry on their own (we don’t want them wet when we add the other ingredients).
- Cut potatoes in half (quarter any large ones – you want all of the pieces and potatoes to be relatively the same size). Add potatoes to crock pot.
- Combine ranch dressing mix, salt, pepper and olive oil in a small bowl then mix well. Pour dressing mixture over potatoes then stir until potatoes are evenly coated.
- Cover then cook on Low for 6 hours, High for 4 hours or until potatoes are fork-tender. Gently stir once or twice during cooking.
- When ready to serve, stir in parsley then remove potatoes to a serving bowl. Drizzle cooking liquid from the crock pot over the potatoes.
Roasted Potatoes!
ReplyDeleteOh wow, this looks so delicious! The photos alone had me convinced on trying this recipe!
ReplyDeleteAny way to adapt this with Idaho potatoes? Can i just cut them smaller?
ReplyDeleteSure, that will work!
DeleteTried this on the weekend. I was so busy popping them in my mouth I forgot to mix in the fresh parsley at the end. They went great with my roast.
ReplyDeleteI used Ranch "dip" packet...it looks like it will work... Didn't find "dressing" packet.. & I'm using Gemstone potatoes and baby carrots?☺️... Thanks for your help
ReplyDeleteI wasn't sure about these but loved that I could make them in the crock pot (had two things in the oven and meat on the grill) - they were awesome!! So tender and tasty - my husband and son both loved them!! Thank you for your great recipes!
ReplyDeleteFew food allergies to contend with over here. Do you think I could sub a bottled ranch dressing instead of dry ranch packet? 🤔
ReplyDeleteWhile these were so delicious, they aren’t by any means roasted. After cooking in the crockpot that long, there is liquid in the bottom of the pot and they are more steamed with no brown or crunchy spots.
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