This Oven Baked Mexican Potatoes Recipe delivers crispy, mouth-watering goodness with minimal fuss.
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While potatoes might not be the first ingredient that comes to mind when you think of Mexican cuisine, they’re actually a staple in many homes. My whole family loves them!
These crispy Mexican potatoes are the perfect side dish to nearly any main meal.
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🥘 Ingredients
- Large potatoes, diced
- Olive oil
- Salt
- Ground black pepper
- Ground cumin
- Ground oregano
- Garlic powder
🥔 Types of Potatoes
You can use various types of potatoes, but Russet potatoes and Yukon Gold potatoes are generally preferred for their starchy texture.
You can also try any types of potatoes such as white potatoes, fingerling potatoes, yellow potatoes, or red potatoes but your results may vary.
🥣 Instructions
- For this Mexican potato recipe, Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
- Wash and scrub the potatoes well.
- Dice the potatoes.
Leave the peels on if that’s your preference. Either way works.
In Mexico, potatoes are simply called “papas.” Pronounced “Paa-puhz”
Various traditional dishes use potatoes, such as Papas a la Mexicana and Papas con Chorizo.
- In a large bowl, add the cut potatoes.
- Add the oil and spices.
- Toss to coat.
This makes a great holiday recipe. Try these next to Thanksgiving Gravy. Yum!
What spices are commonly used in a Mexican potato recipe?
Mexican potato recipes often feature a blend of spices like ground cumin, chili powder, garlic powder, and sometimes even chipotle powder for a smoky kick. To add chili powder, use ½ teaspoon in this recipe.
- Brush oil on a baking sheet.
- Spread the potatoes out evenly in a single layer on the sheet pan.
- Bake at high heat for 15 minutes.
- Flip and bake for an additional 10 minutes, or until soft and crispy.
Top with a little fresh cilantro (optional). Serve and enjoy!
Another great side dish Mexican Mashed Potatoes!
👩🏼🍳 Pro Tips:
- Cooking Mexican style potatoes in an air fryer will give you a crispy texture, which can be a healthier alternative to frying. Cook at 400˚F for 18-20 minutes, flipping and tossing halfway.
- Serve these breakfast potatoes with breakfast burritos for a great start to your day.
- This authentic Mexican recipe can serve as a full meal. Just serve them with warm corn tortillas, add a little queso fresco, and you’re good to go.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container. Reheat and consume within 4 days.
🙋🏻♀️ Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, potatoes are widely used in Mexican cuisine. They are often incorporated into dishes like tacos, picadillos (a type of hash), and various stews and soups. Potatoes can also be found in some traditional Mexican breakfast dishes and are sometimes used as a filling for tamales, gorditas, and enchiladas.
If you have time to soak the potatoes, do it! It’ll remove some of the starch, making them even crispier. Soak in water for 20-30 minutes. Drain water and pat dry well.
If your potatoes need to get crispy, consider these factors: moisture level, overcrowding the pan, low oven temperature, the type of potato used, insufficient oil, and cooking time. For the best potatoes, dry them well, space them on the baking sheet in an even layer, use a hot oven, choose starchier potatoes, coat them lightly but evenly in oil, and consider extending the cooking time for better crispiness.
🍴 Serve With
This Mexican Potatoes Recipe is a perfect match for any meat. Whether it’s grilled chicken or ground beef, this yummy side dish complements any main course brilliantly.
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Oven Baked Mexican Potatoes
Ingredients
- 3 large potatoes diced (Russet or Yukon Gold)
- 4 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon ground pepper
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- ½ teaspoon ground oregano
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon olive oil for baking sheet
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
- Wash and scrub the potatoes well.
- Dice the potatoes. Peel, if you prefer.
- In a large bowl, add the potatoes.
- Add the oil and spices.
- Toss to coat.
- Brush oil on the baking sheet.
- Spread the sweet potatoes out evenly on a baking sheet.
- Bake for 15 minutes.
- Flip and bake for an additional 10 minutes, or until soft and crispy.
- Serve and enjoy!
These turned out well. Great texture and flavor. I think I’ll add a bit of chili powder on them next time.
Joe
Thanks Joe! And thank you for always reading my emails. 🙂
I love the added cumin to potatoes. It gives them a wonderful depth of flavor.
That’s a great addition! Love cumin.
The seasoning on these Mexican potatoes was very tasty. They did come out the perfect brown, too!
I’m SO glad to hear that you liked these oven baked Mexican potatoes! 🙂
This is a perfect side dish to make for my grilled chicken thigh. It looks easy and delicious!
Yum! That sounds like a heavenly combination!
Oh my, this oven-baked Mexican Potato recipe looks incredibly delicious! Plus the texture this dish gives makes it so enticing and very tempting! Loved it!
Thank you! Happy that you loved them! 🙂
I love to cook. Mexican good always has been my number one favorite thing to cook.
You’re going to love this recipe then. These Baked Mexican potatoes are delicious!
This was an easy recipe to make and we loved the combination of cumin and oregano that flavored the potatoes!
Thank you for your comment. Gotta love easy recipes!