Name: Roasted Golden Potatoes
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 45 min
Ingredients: 3 pounds yukon gold potatoes (cleaned and sliced into quarters); 2 tablespoons olive oil; 1 teaspoon sea salt; 1/2 teaspoon black pepper; 1 tablespoon garlic (minced); 1 tablespoon fresh rosemary

Simple Oven Roasted Yukon Gold Potatoes are so easy to prepare and make a delicious side dish to any meal. These golden potatoes are simply seasoned with garlic, salt, black pepper and a little rosemary. Gold potatoes cook up deliciously crisp on the outside with a fluffy white inside.

Looking for other delicious potato side dishes? Check out my recipes for Easy Scalloped Potatoes, Twice Baked Potatoes and Potato Nachos.

golden potato wedges on a wooden platter with a bowl of ketchup

Golden potatoes are one of my favorite potatoes to use to make simple side dishes for a quick weeknight dinner or they are even perfect for any Holiday meal. When these gold potatoes are baked all of the sliced edges cook up with a crisp exterior while keeping a creamy interior.

This recipe for Crispy Roasted Gold Potatoes is my favorite way to prepare this soft, fluffy tater. Let’s get to it!

bowls of garlic, salt, pepper, olive oil and golden potatoes and a sprig of rosemary

Ingredients for Yukon Gold Roasted Potatoes

To make this simple roasted potato recipe you will need just a few simple ingredients. Most of these are kitchen staples that you most likely already have on the shelves in your home. For this recipe you will be using:

Yukon Gold Potatoes– those beautiful golden, yellow potatoes with the thin skin and yellowish flesh
olive oil
sea salt
black pepper
garlic
fresh rosemary– dried rosemary can be substituted if you don’t have fresh. Just add 1 teaspoon of dried rosemary.

sliced golden potatoes on a wooden cutting board

How to make Roasted Yukon Gold Potatoes

First, start by giving the potatoes a good wash. Just use your hands to scrub the outside of the potatoes, these gold potatoes have a thin skin so if you rub too hard, the skin will scrape off.

Next, slice the potatoes into quarters. First, slice the in half and then each half into halves again. Try to get them all to about the same size so they will all cook in evenly.

sliced golden potatoes on a baking sheet seasoned with garlic, salt, pepper and rosemary

Place all of those beautiful, sliced potatoes right onto a large baking sheet and drizzle with olive oil. Toss them all to coat in the oil.

Season with the salt and black pepper. Add the minced garlic and rosemary and give them one more toss so they all get some love from the seasonings.

Make sure that the potatoes are laying down on the pan on one of the cut sides. This will ensure that the outsides get nice and crispy while baking. Half way through the baking time, flip them over to the other side.

roasted golden potatoes on a baking sheet

How long to bake Golden Potatoes

Get your oven nice and hot, up to 425º F. These potatoes are going to bake for 40-45 minutes, until they are fork tender. This means, when you poke the potato with a fork, it will slide easily into the flesh.

Don’t forget to take the pan out after about 20 minutes and flip the potatoes over so both sides will get nice and crispy.

gold potato wedges on a wooden serving platter with a bowl of ketchup

What to do with leftover Roasted Golden Potatoes

Store any leftover potatoes in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.

We love to use left over potatoes in other recipes, like this easy breakfast hash. These can also be reheated in the microwave for 1-2 minutes and used again as a delicious side for another meal. Additionally, the air fryer is another great way to reheat these potatoes and they will come out crisp and delicious.