Two of my family’s favourite ingredients are combined in this simple, easy to make recipe that packs a ton of flavour! These roasted pesto potatoes are a delicious side dish to serve the family or a great surprise to serve dinner guests, rather than traditional (boring!) roasted potatoes.
Roasted potatoes go hand in hand with a dipping accompaniment, which usually means sugary ketchup or cream based dips. Since my son is a huge fan of roasted potatoes (most often doused with ketchup) I decided to try offering him a more flavourful twist on the traditional recipe.
Just imagine the most deliciously roasted potato….then imagine each deliciously roasted potato morsel slathered with creamy, earthy basil pesto and garnished with salty Parmesan cheese. The burst of flavour in each bite make these roasted pesto potatoes a delicious and unique alternative to tradtionally roasted ones.
I like the taste of Pesto. Mixing it up with roasted potato would be really tasty as the potatoes can really absorb the taste of pesto.
These look simply amazing! I pinned so we can make them later. Can’t wait to try them.
Thanks so much for pinning and sharing!
I just adore roasted potatoes! Any potatoes, actually. Loving the idea of tossing them in pesto – I bet it does add amazing flavor!
Yes, it adds a ton of flavour!
I love a good roasted potato and I love pesto. We will have to try these soon!
Roasted potatoes are a favorite in our house! This recipe would go over quite well.
Mmm, these look yummy! I love a good potato recipe. Can’t wait to try these!
Well, being that I’m Irish and all, I adore roaster potatoes! I love the way you describe your recipe and I’m totally stealing it!
Thanks!! I’m not the best writer but I try ;-)r
Ooooooo these potatoes look delicious!!! I’m always looking for potato ideas since I’m a total meat & potatoes kinda gal
You can never go wrong with roasted potatoes. Love that you used pesto to give them flavor. Would love to try this with my family.
I agree however, having said that, my daughter is not a huge fan right now!
Roasted potatoes are a favorite around here. I’m not a fan of pesto, but fresh cracked black pepper and season salt on some redskin potatoes are amazing…
Yes, it is! As long as the potatoes are perfectly cooked!
These roasted pesto potatoes would indeed make an amazing side dish. I will have to try making these for sure. We haven’t had roasted potatoes for a very long time. Thanks for sharing.
Yum! these look delicious.! I’ve been meaning to make pesto again since the last time i made it.. it was a total fail. 😛 i broke my blender in the process bc i didn’t have the right kind. oops!
Oh no, really?! You should definitely try making it again!
I am loving this combo! I might also try pesto on oven fries. Yummy.
It tastes great with sweet potato fries too!
Yum! People should really use pesto in recipes a lot more. It’s so tasty and can really jazz up a meal!
Exactly! And it’s healthy for you!
I love roasted potatoes! This looks amazing! I am going to save this and try them soon! Thanks for sharing!
Great! I hope you do!
I have never been into pesto myself, the taste is just a little off putting for me. But roasted potatoes is definitely something I love so you sparked the craving with your photos.
Have you tried making your own? You obviously have to love basil! If your don’t you could always substitute the basil with kale or spinach!
Of course I pinned these! I should just start a Pinterest Board titled ‘Lisa’s Blog,’ lolol! These look and sound great.
Awesome! Thanks so much! Lol!
Oh my yum! Those look so delicious. I have to have some. Thanks for the recipe.
These potatoes sound amazing!! My husband is a huge potato fan and would love if we had them at every meal! Going to have to try out this combination.
There are a lot of potato fans on this thread! 😉
I love to have potatoes often but it gets old having them the same way over and over. These look fabulous!
I agree! This is definitely a tasty twist on traditional roasted potatoes…and it’s healthy too!
This looks so good. I can’t wait to make these for dinner!
These look beyond amazing! That pesto is totally up my alley!
Thanks Monica!
My husband loves potatoes and could eat them everyday if I made them for him. I am going ot have to try this out. I love pesto.
I think you’ll love them!
I absolutely love potatoes of any kind – I am Irish after all! I’ve never had them roasted in pesto though, now I really want to try it.
I have never had roasted potatoes with pesto on them. This is a side dish my whole family would really enjoy.
We love roasted potatoes with pesto! This is a delicious recipe that is fabulous in the winter or the summer. We also make roasted potatoes with rosemary and sea salt.
I LOVE rosemary and sea salt! I also use herbs de Provence often. This is a nice change in my recipe rotation!
Those look so delicious! What an awesome recipe! I need to write this down!
i am saving this one for summer BBQ’s, it will be perfect, how can it not with Pesto in it
I agree 😉
I have to say these look amazing and my entire family loves any potato dish. Definitely something new to try for dinner.
Hope you try them!
Those look delicious! My potato loving husband would go crazy for those things. I will have to give this recipe a try!
Both of my kids would love this, both eating it and making it. I think this will definitely be on my shopping list next time I go.
Great! I’d love some feedback if you try it!
This looks delicious!!! I have been on the lookout for new recipes and I need to add this to my rotation!!
I’m definitely going to add this one to mine too!
I love roasted potatoes. I will have to try this delicious recipe. It looks so simple to make.
It is! It depends also if you use premade pesto or homemade. If you do use homemade, it won’t take you any longer to make-just prepare the pesto while the potatoes are in the oven!
These looks so good! I want to make them right now. I love potato recipes!
Those sound so amazing right now. My boyfriend loves when I have new potato recipes to try out.
These potatoes look yummy. Typically I’ve only used pesto with pasta but pesto looks like it’d be a great on the potatoes too!
Me too…I don’t know what possessed me to add pesto to potatoes, but I’m glad I did!
These potatoes look so yummy, I love the little bit of cheese on top; it’s just so perfect!
Thanks!
What a great take on roasted potatoes. We eat a lot of roasted potatoes and veggies, and I love having a new way to prepare them. Thanks!
So do we! The pesto adds so much flavour!
I have been roasting a lot of my vegetables lately. They taste so much better that way.
They do! It really brings out the sweet flavour!
My kids LOVE potatoes. I’ve never gotten too adventurous with potatoes though as I don’t eat them and don’t really know what to do. These look really great, and simple and like I wouldn’t mess them up! I will have to give them a try!
It’s funny because when my son was two years old he hated them and now he loves them…but my two year old daughter won’t touch them!! lol!
My dad is losing his appetite, except for potatoes (practically), so a big thank you for a new way to serve him his spuds. Can’t wait to try it!
Great! I think he’ll really like these…as long as he likes pesto 😉
Yum, yum, yum. This is the kind of dish that both of my kids and my husband love minus the pesto. I have never tried making a pesto before but now, I’d like to give a try.
It’s so easy to make! Just be sure you have fresh, good quality ingredients-that’s the key! There’s a link for my pesto recipe in the post!
oh yummy, these look absolutely delicious and very yummy. I love potatoes and try to eat them as much as I can. I am so loving this recipe and might try it out this weekend.
We eat them pretty often! Even I love simple roasted potatoes, it’s nice to dress them up a bit sometimes!