Soft and tender new potatoes or baby potatoes are a delicious side dish recipe that compliments any family dinner. Topped with parmesan cheese these little potatoes are a family favorite recipe.
Not all potatoes are the same, trust me. I'm an Idaho girl and I can tell you that baby potatoes, often called New Potatoes, are so tender and full of flavors compared to larger potatoes.
They of course come in a red potato, and gold potato too. A mixture is also fun like I've shown here.
Pressure cooking potatoes will make them tender and soft in to time at all. One bag of baby potatoes is plenty to feed a family.
When cooked with chicken broth and other seasonings the flavor is fantastic. Make sure to check out my tips and tricks along the way for some fun substitutions too.
Shopping List for Baby Potatoes
New Potatoes
Seasonings. Italian Seasonings, Fresh Garlic
Liquid. Chicken Broth, Butter
Other. Parmesan Cheese
How to make Instant Pot Baby Potatoes
Making Garlic Parmesan Roasted Potatoes in the Instant Pot Pressure cooker is one of my favorite quick and easy side dish recipes. I enjoy using both red an gold new potatoes but you could also use all red or all gold. And this recipe also works just fine when cutting up larger potatoes into smaller 1-2 inch cubes.
Wash little potatoes and using a sharp knife cut potatoes in half or quarters. Making each potato roughly the same size is best for uniform cooking.
Melt Butter and mix with garlic and Italian Seasoning and pour over potatoes. Toss to cover and place on a trivet, a stainless steel steamer basket, or on the bottom of the Instant Pot.
Add Chicken Broth or cold water and set pressure cooker for 5 minutes. The Instant Pot beeps after the cooking process is complete. Then you can release the pressure valve in a Quick Release. The remaining pressure will take a couple of minutes to fully release.
Top hot potatoes with freshly grated parmesan cheese and serve. It also never hurts to sprinkle with Sea Salt too.
It's a great way to enjoy cooked potatoes and works well with most any dinner recipe too. For the full recipe make sure to check out the recipe card at the bottom of this post.
What kind of potatoes should I use?
To make Roasted Garlic Potatoes you can use Baby Red Potatoes, or Baby Gold Potatoes. I prefer a mixture of both for this recipe.
Do I add the Parmesan before I cook the potatoes?
No, the Parmesan should be sprinkled on after the potatoes have cooked and they are hot. The heat will melt the cheese nicely too.
What can I serve Garlic Potatoes with?
Garlic Parmesan Potatoes can be served with any meal as a side dish. Give them a try! They are wonderful.
What’s the Difference between Garlic Potatoes and Garlic Parmesan Potatoes?
Nothing, It doesn’t matter what you call these wonderful roasted potatoes. Garlic Roasted Potatoes, Parmesan Garlic Potatoes, Garlic Red Potatoes, Roasted Parmesan Potatoes, or Roasted Potatoes, they are all the same in this recipe.
Pro Tip
I cut up the new potatoes in halves or quarters depending on the size of the new potatoes. It makes for evening cooking and bite size pieces.
When the potatoes are all the same size they will cook evenly and you won't have some that are over done with others that are still needing more time to cook.
Storage
Leftover Potatoes should be stored in an airtight container and kept refrigerated for up to a week. Reheat potatoes in microwave or using an Air Fryer for best results.
Substitutions
I truly love baby potatoes and I want to help you enjoy them like I do. There are so many ways to prepare these fun potatoes, I've even used them to make potato salad and I leave the skins right on because they are so tender.
Change up the flavor by adding different seasonings and spices. Add some Onion Powder and black pepper is so simple and so delicious. A little bit goes a long way.
Or try Ranch Roasted Potatoes with a little ranch seasoning. Delicious.
Potatoes and Carrots is a viewer FAVORITE recipe. They taste like they have been cooked with a Pot Roast all day long. Delicious!
Served as a great side dish this easy recipe will blow your mind. Instant Pot Small Potatoes have thin skins and are a flavorful side dish
Instant Pot Side Dishes Recipes
- Potatoes and Green Beans
- Candied Carrots
- Garlic Smashed Potatoes
- Creamed Potatoes and Peas
- Creamed Peas Recipe
Garlic Roasted Potatoes
Ingredients
- 2 lbs New Potatoes - Red or Gold or both
- 1 Tbs Italian Seasonings
- ⅓ Cup Melted Butter
- 2 clove garlic - crushed
- ½ cup Broth - *Chicken or Vegetable Broth
- ½ cup Parmesan cheese - grated
Instructions
- Melt Butter and add seasonings and fresh garlic
- Slice or quarter potatoes and put into Instant Pot
- Add melted butter and seasonings and stir
- Add in broth
- Cook on Manual for 5 minutes. Quick Release Pressure QR immediately and sprinkle parmesan cheese on top.
- Remove from pot and enjoy!
- Store leftover potatoes in a sealed container in refrigerator for up to a week.
Notes
What kind of potatoes should I use?
To make Roasted Garlic Potatoes you can use Baby Red Potatoes, or Baby Gold Potatoes. I prefer a mixture of both for this recipe.Nutrition Disclaimer
All nutrition values are approximate and calculated by a plugin and are provided as a courtesy. Adding or subtracting ingredients will change the nutritional value.
Nutrition
Originally posted October 2018 - Republished August 2022
Jackie Baker
I made the Instant Pot Garlic Roasted Potatoes last night and OMG they were delicious!!! So quick and easy. I'll be having these at least once a week.
Graham Mallison
Would like to use 4lb of potatoes instead of 2lb. Can I just double the quantity of ingredients and cook them for the same time?
Graham Thanksgiving
RebeccaGrace
Hi Graham, Yes you could double the potatoes in this recipe. There would be no need to double the thin liquid and keep the cooking time the same. This is a great recipe. I hope you enjoy it!
Robin Aleszczyk
These potatoes are amazing!!!!!! I never realized how easy it was to do potatoes in the instant pot. The first time, I made these I served them with my meatloaf. Since then, it has become a quick, very simple side dish for many proteins.
We sometimes leave out the parmesan cheese and it still tastes great!
Devour Dinner
We love making this recipe too. So glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for the great review.
Heather
Thank you very much.
Angela
These were awesome!! Everyone loved them...so quick and easy! 😊
Jeri
These potatoes are amazing and so easy to make! We have them often.
Devour Dinner
Hi Jeri! I'm so glad you have loved this Garlic Roasted Potato Recipe. We love it too! Thanks for an awesome review.
Sarah
I am looking forward to trying this. 7 minutes on high seems like a long time. Do the potatoes not get mushy?
Devour Dinner
When using new baby potatoes the time works great. If cutting up larger potatoes into small bite size pieces you would need to adjust the time down depending on the size cut. Hope this helps!
Terri Thornton
Made these last night. Delicious! Added 1/2 tsp salt and 1/4 tsp pepper. Used only 1/2 of the Parmesan cheese as my husband doesn’t like as much as I. So good and easy! Recipe printed to be used often...Thank you!
Devour Dinner
Hi Terri! So glad you enjoyed these Garlic Roasted Potatoes, we love them too!
Brynn
These were fantastic! I did add some salt and pepper to the butter mix and upped the garlic to 5 cloves. Next time I’ll put a little dried, minced onion in there too, because there WILL be a next time!
Devour Dinner
Hi Brynn! Thanks for the awesome review. I LOVE this recipe and will eat as many as I can. Adding minced onion would also be perfect in this recipe too. Great idea!
HEATHER CASTONGUAY
Made them today and they are delish. If I doubled the recipe would you recommend cooking for 14 min?
Devour Dinner
Hi Heather. When you double recipes you do not add additional time. Enjoy!