Potatoes in the oven: cooking recipes

If you need to cook some special side dish for meat, then potatoes baked in foil are quite suitable. The dish is tender and crumbly inside. Often, housewives prefer to cook along with potatoes, for example, chicken fillet, ham or thighs. Mushrooms, onions, and fat are also popular. In this case, a full dinner is obtained with a minimum amount of time. The article describes how to cook potatoes in the oven. Baked recipes for whole tubers and some culinary recommendations can also be found in our review.

Preparing tubers for baking

Varieties of this vegetable are very diverse. To prepare potatoes in the oven, you must choose a potato that will meet certain requirements:

• High starch content. This will give the dish friability and unique taste.
• Pay attention to the peel and shape. The potato should be flat, without damage and stains. The surface should be washed very well if it is intended to prepare a vegetable with a peel. You can also clean it and cut it into slices or in half.

Potato is a universal fruit, it goes well with any seasonings, herbs and spices. The prepared dish is recommended to be consumed hot, served with salads of fresh vegetables, butter or greens.

Time and method of preparation

The cooking time of potatoes in the oven largely depends on the type of fruit and additional ingredients.

• If the potato is cooked as an independent dish, cut into slices or circles, then less time will be spent - about half an hour.
• If the fruit is cooked in its entirety, then it will take about 40 minutes.
• But when meat ingredients are added to the recipe, the time will increase to 1 hour when the oven is heated to 200 degrees.

There are a lot of recipes for potatoes for the oven - in sour cream, in foil or in the sleeve. And each has its own zest. But first you need to learn the basics, gradually including your imagination. Below are a few simple recipes with step-by-step instructions.

Foil-baked potatoes with butter and garlic

One of the simplest recipes is baked potatoes in foil in a stuffed oven. For the filling, you can take not only garlic and butter, but also smoked meats seasoned with spices.

You will need:

• 4 potatoes;
• 50 grams of butter;
• 4 cloves of garlic;
• 20 grams of salt.

Cooking method:

1. Rinse the potatoes under warm water. Pay special attention to the peel - it is good to clean it with a brush. Divide the fruit into two halves.
2. Cut the foil into squares that fit in size.
3. Put one half on a separate square of foil. Place 1 tsp in a cut. butter, garlic and salt to taste.
4. Pierce with a fork.
5. Cover with a second half and wrap in foil. Do the same with the rest of the root crops.
6. Place on a baking sheet. Bake in the oven for forty minutes at a temperature of 180-200 degrees.

Potato tubers in foil with meat

This is a very nutritious and high-calorie dish. Its taste directly depends on what meat it was decided to bake together with the vegetable. If it is lamb or pork, then the potatoes soaked in their fat will be juicy and mouth-watering. And in the case of roasting beef, eating will be much more beneficial for the stomach. A similar potato recipe for the oven is presented below.

You will need:

• potatoes - 1 kilogram;
• meat - 0.5 kilograms;
• green onions;
• vegetable oil;
• salt and spices.

Cooking process:

1. Cut peeled tubers into round pieces.
2. Prepare the meat: wash, partially remove the fat layer, cut into portions, salt, sprinkle with caraway seeds and pepper if desired.
3. Put a sheet of foil on a baking sheet.
4. Put meat slices and potatoes on it. Sprinkle with chopped green onion on top and pour oil.
5. Wrap the foil with an envelope.
6. Bake for 60-90 minutes at a temperature of 200 degrees.
7. After this time, open the foil. Cook for another 10 minutes until browned.
   

Potato with chicken

Potatoes with chicken baked in foil or in a sleeve will look wonderful on the festive table. You can take not only the breast, but also the legs or hips. Grated cheese and garlic will give a special flavor to this dish. Serve with vegetable salad.

You will need:

• 6 potato tubers;
• 3 medium cloves of garlic;
• 3 chicken legs;
• 1 onion head;
• 60 grams of cheese;
• salt.

Cooking process:

1. Cut garlic cloves into slices.
2. Cut chicken legs, legs or breast fillet with a knife in some places. Place chopped garlic in the cuts.
3. Grate the meat with salt and seasoning.
4. Cut the onion head into rings.
5. Cut potatoes into pieces of a rectangular shape.
6. Grate the cheese on a grater (coarse).
7. On a sheet of foil we spread: onion rings, potatoes, chicken meat, grated cheese. You can add a little salt to the potatoes.
8. Wrap the foil. Bake in the oven for 50-60 minutes when heated to 190 degrees. To cook potatoes in the oven with a crust, it is necessary 10-15 minutes before the end of cooking to open the foil and let the dish brown.
9. If a sleeve is used for baking, then the dish will turn out more juicy. Cooking time will also be about an hour.

Uniform potato known to all

According to this recipe, potatoes in the oven can be cooked very quickly. This is a diet dish, which, of course, is an excellent side dish for any meat.

You will need:

• 10 pieces of potatoes;
• rosemary;
• 1 teaspoon of vegetable oil;
• salt.

Cooking:

1. Wash root vegetables thoroughly with the peel.
2. Finely chop the rosemary greens and mix with vegetable oil.
3. Put clean potatoes on the foil. Pour it in oil.
4. Wrap it all up. Cook on a wire rack in an oven, preheated to 200 degrees for about an hour.
5. Unfold the finished potatoes and sprinkle with large crystals of salt on top.

Baked tubers with a layer of salted bacon

Frying potatoes in the oven with bacon is a procedure that not everyone knows about. Nevertheless, some people cook potatoes so beloved by all. A dish can satisfy the most demanding appetite. But it’s not worth it to get involved in order not to burden the liver. You can stuff potatoes with bacon.

You will need:

• 8 pieces of potatoes;
• 150 grams of fat;
• 4 cloves of garlic.

Cooking:

1. Rinse tubers and cut into halves.
2. Cut the salted fat into 4-5 mm layers.
3. Grate portions of potato with salt and crushed garlic.
4. Fold the halves together by first placing a plate of lard or bacon between them.
5. Wrap everything in a double layer of foil.
6. The oven is 45 minutes when heated 180-190 degrees.

Potato with beef in the sleeve

Nutritious and high-calorie, but at the same time quite dietary food - this is lean beef cooked in a sleeve in the oven with juicy potatoes.

You will need:

• potatoes - 300 grams;
• beef - 180 grams;
• onion head;
• salt pepper.

Cooking:

1. Peel the meat, cut into pieces.
2. Chop the half of the onion into the rings.
3. Peel potatoes, cut into slices.
4. Foil sheet with oil.
5. Place salted and peppered pieces of meat on it.
6. Top with potatoes. Close the edges of the foil.
7. Cook for 50 minutes by heating the frypot to 190 degrees.

Cooking tubers in sour cream: a recipe for potatoes for the oven

One of the popular recipes for cooking potatoes as an independent dish is its baking with sour cream. Such a dish can be prepared in a sleeve or in a ducklings under a lid.

You will need:

• 0.5 kilograms of potatoes;
• 1 carrot (large);
• 2 cloves of garlic (medium);
• 200 grams of sour cream (better fatter);
• 250 milliliters of water;
• green onion;
• salt and spices.

Cooking:

1. Peel, wash, cut the potatoes into pieces and put in a mold or foil.
2. Cut carrots into rings, add to potatoes.
3. Squeeze the garlic through the garlic, add sour cream, salt, spices.
4. Pour in water, mix.
5. Put in the oven at 200 degrees for the first 20 minutes. Then lower the temperature to 180 degrees and bake another 40 minutes. Sprinkle with onion.

Potato and cheese

A popular and uncomplicated recipe for cooking whole potatoes in the oven with cheese. A soft silky taste and an original smell of oregano will make this treat quite extraordinary. And such a potato will add contrast to baked meat or fish. Cheese must be taken in hard varieties.

You will need:

• potatoes - 7 pieces;
• olive oil - 2 tablespoons;
• cheese - 10 grams;
• butter;
• oregano, salt, greens.

Cooking:

1. Mix olive oil with dry chopped oregano and salt.
2. Wash the potatoes, spread with a mixture of oil and seasoning.
3. Wrap each vegetable in a separate foil paper.
4. Put in the oven for 20 minutes at t-180 degrees.
5. Grind cheese on a coarse grater.
6. Finely chop the dill.
7. Expand the tubers, make a cross-shaped incision. Put 1 tsp in it. butter and sprinkle with cheese.
8. Cook another 7 minutes. Sprinkle the dish with herbs.

Rustic potato in foil

Another way to have a delicious dinner or lunch is to cook the potatoes in the oven with a crust. You can make gravy to it.

You will need:

• potatoes - 1 kilogram;
• tablespoon olive oil;
• greens, turmeric, salt.

Cooking:

1. Wash the potatoes. Cut into 4 parts.
2. Drizzle with olive oil. Sprinkle with herbs and turmeric.
3. Place on a baking sheet lightly greased with vegetable oil. Cover with foil.
4. Place in oven for 15 minutes while heating 180 degrees. After time, open the potatoes and let it brown for another 10 minutes.
5. Use with any sauce and fresh cucumbers and tomatoes.

Stuffed Potato Baked in Foil

The recipe for potatoes in the oven baked in a stuffed form will appeal to even demanding people. This dish is great for dinner.

You will need:

• 3 large tubers;
• 1 onion;
• 100 grams of smoked brisket;
• 100 g of cheese "Russian";
• 100 g butter;
• salt and spices to taste.

Cooking:

1. Rinse and peel potatoes.
2. Divide the potatoes into slices, but not completely.
3. Chop onions into half rings.
4. Cut smoked meat into thin plates.
5. In the resulting cuts lay the brisket and onion.
6. Place stuffed tuber on a sheet of foil. Put 1 tsp on top. butter. Close the foil. Place on a baking sheet.
7. The furnace is 45 minutes at t - 180 degrees.
8. When the cooking time is over, get envelopes with potatoes. Gently unfold, sprinkle the contents with grated cheese and chopped parsley.

Potato and bacon boats baked in foil

Potatoes with mayonnaise in the oven in a bag (sleeve) can be cooked in their original form.

Will need 4 servings:

• 8 medium fruits of potatoes;
• 100 g of bacon;
• 2 tbsp. l butter;
• 100 g of grated cheese;
• 50 g mayonnaise;
• 3 cloves of garlic;
• salt to taste, greens optional.

Cooking:

1. Prepare potatoes for baking. Wash thoroughly. Pay particular attention to the cleanliness of the peel. Halve the tubers. Pierce in several places.
2. On each slice put 1 tbsp. l a mixture of mayonnaise, garlic and cheese.
3. Divide the bacon into thin plates. String them on toothpicks in the form of a sail. Stick a “sail” in half the potatoes.
4. Cover the baking sheet with foil slightly greased with vegetable oil.
5. Distribute prepared “boats” on a baking sheet. Cover with another sheet of foil.
6. Bake for 40 minutes while heating the oven to 190 degrees.
7. After baking, open the foil. Put a piece of butter on each “boat” and place in the oven for another 10 minutes.

Simple but important features of cooking baked potatoes

It is important for every housewife to know some aspects that experienced chefs willingly share for cooking baked potatoes in the oven in slices or whole.

Here they are:

1. The most important thing is to choose a good, starch-rich variety.
2. The fruit should be without damage and stains, cuts.
3. Before cooking, you need to hold the potatoes a little in cold water.
4. To give the dish originality and originality, you can add to root crops such products as meat (any), smoked meats, lard, slices of bacon. And it is also possible to add fried mushrooms, cheese, other vegetables, twisted meat with greens.
5. Fresh greens of dill, parsley, cilantro, basil are welcome.
6. Dry seasonings: ground sweet pepper, hops-suneli, curry.
7. If fish products are preferable, then you can take fish such as pollock, hake, trout, carp, mackerel.
   

Baked potatoes are a favorite dish of many families. It is simple to execute and does not take much precious time. Cooking is possible in numerous ways: slices or whole, with a variety of filling, in foil or sleeve. One has only to choose the appropriate recipes and delight loved ones with a treat.