Saturday Share Recipe - Oven Roasted Duet of Potatoes

A Duet of Potatoes? Confusing title? Actually, it means 2 kinds of potatoes.

Most people cook either white potatoes or sweet potatoes, but not both together.

However, it's perfectly okay to roast them together. In fact, it can be quite delicious to have a side dish of two kinds of roasted potatoes.

Serve with a grilled steak or roasted pork or ham, and you'll be convinced.

This uses Idaho potatoes, commonly called baking potatoes, and sweet potatoes.

Here's how you do it.

OVEN ROASTED DUET OF POTATOES

Ingredients

1 pound white potatoes, unpeeled and scrubbed thoroughly, cut into 2-inch chunks

1 pound sweet potatoes, also unpeeled, scrubbed clean with any bad spots cut off, cut into 2-inch chunks

1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley

1 teaspoon dry thyme

4 tablespoons olive oil

salt and pepper to taste

Directions

Preheat oven to 450°F (235°C).

While oven heats, pour oil onto a foil-covered baking sheet. 

Add both types of potato chunks and coat with oil. Sprinkle salt, pepper, and thyme on the potatoes.

Place pan in oven. Every 15 minutes, turn potatoes so all surfaces get brown. Bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour until tender.

Remove from oven, adjust the seasoning if needed, then sprinkle with the parsley to serve.

TAKEAWAY TRUTH

With summer coming on, we cook out a lot. I love easy side dishes to accompany barbeque chicken or grilled steaks.

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