You'll love these Cajun Potatoes as they are packed with flavor, are easy to make, and are the perfect side for many meals.
The potatoes are boiled until tender, tossed in cajun seasonings, and then roasted to give you a light crunch full of flavor. These beauties taste buttery and rich yet have a warmth and spice to them that makes you want to scrape your plate with your finger. They aren't hot spicy, just aromatic and flavourful.
Serve them alongside grilled chicken, steak, or fish. Add them to your plate after you grill a burger, or serve them next to a big plate of ribs. Or have them as a snack with some sour cream.
Ingredient Notes
These notes are here to help make this recipe a success; they cover some but not all ingredients; for a complete ingredient list, check out the recipe card below.
Baby Potatoes: You want to use small potatoes that can be cooked whole. You can buy Baby Gold Potatoes, Baby Red Potatoes, Baby Salad potatoes, or Gemstone Potatoes.
Cajun Seasoning: I use my homemade Cajun seasoning, but you can use your favorite store-bought brand if you prefer.
Recipe Tips
We've tested this recipe at least 3 times to ensure it works well for you, have a look at our tips for getting the best dish you can!
- Even though most cajun seasonings have salt in them, you still want to salt the potato water as it will travel inside the potato, whereas the cajun seasoning will only season the skin.
- Once the potatoes have been drained, allow them to steam dry for a while so they are dry. This will ensure they roast in the oven rather than steam.
- When mixing the potatoes with the oil and seasonings, I like to do it in the roasting dish; this saves having to wash another dish up.
Why You'll Love These Cajun Potatoes
- They are packed with flavor.
- They are a versatile side that goes with a variety of meals.
- Potatoes are a healthy and easy-to-find ingredient.
- You can make them mild or spicy, depending on your seasoning blend.
Recipe Adaptations
These are all just suggestions and things that have worked in our test kitchen, but it is your dinner, so adapt it to suit your family. That is the beauty of cooking; we can all create our own delicious meals.
- You can use large potatoes cut into chunks or wedges.
- Add extra heat by adding some cayenne pepper or red pepper flakes to the potatoes along with the cajun seasoning.
- Instead of white potatoes, you can use a sweet potato. They won't need par-boiling.
- Add some cauliflower to the potatoes and roast them together.
Serving Suggestions
If you're wondering what to serve with this recipe, I've pulled together some of my (and my kids) favorite ideas so you can mix and match sides and drinks to make a complete meal.
What to eat with Cajun Potatoes
Serve these potatoes as a side next to your grilled cajun chicken or chicken fried chicken. You could add them to a steak with blue cheese butter or serve them with fish or with some cajun shrimp.
What to drink with Cajun Potatoes
These potatoes are a delicious mix of spicy coating and creamy potato. Perfect for serving with an off-dry Riesling or Gewürztraminer. Or play with the roasted spices and go for a Gamay or a Zinfandel.
Enjoy x
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Cajun Potatoes
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1.5 lb baby potatoes , whole (Note 1)
- 3 tablespoon olive oil
- 1½ tablespoon cajun seasoning (Note 2)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 390ºF/200ºC.
- Bring a pan of water to a boil. Add the salt.1 teaspoon salt
- Leave the potatoes whole and boiling for 15 minutes or until just tender.1.5 lb baby potatoes - , whole (Note 1)
- Drain immediately and allow the potatoes to steam dry in the strainer.
- Place the potatoes into a small roasting dish, pour over the oil, and roll them about to coat.3 tablespoon olive oil
- Sprinkle over the cajun seasoning and then roll the dish to ensure each potato has a seasoned coat.1½ tablespoon cajun seasoning - (Note 2)
- Roast for 15 minutes until slightly crisp and crunchy.
Notes
- You want to use small potatoes that can be cooked whole. You can buy Baby Gold Potatoes, Baby Red Potatoes, Baby Salad potatoes, or Gemstone Potatoes.
- I use my homemade Cajun seasoning, but you can use your favorite store-bought brand.
Nutrition
Nutrition is per serving
Sue says
What a lovely flavor the Cajun seasoning adds to potatoes - thank you, I'll use this recipe often!
Puja says
So easy and so delicious! I've never tried adding cajun spice to simple roasted potatoes and I've been missing out. These were fantastic!
Angela Pagliarello says
My favorite cajun potato recipe in forever!
Steve says
When I first saw a picture of these on pinterest I thought it might be a recipe for a dish I had many years ago in a pub.
Hot and Dirty Potatoes. Little potatoes coated in an olive and chilli mix. Hot from the chillies and dirty looking from the olives.
It wasn't but it sounded so good I tried it anyway.
Pucka recipe!
Claire McEwen says
Ha, great name for a dish!!!!!!
I might have to try them. Olives, chilli and potato....love!!!!!
James says
These were amazing! It was just my wife and I so we added extra cayenne pepper like you suggest on the cajun seasoning page. They were great, will be making them again!
Claire McEwen says
Thanks for coming back and commenting James.
I like them with more spice too. They work so well with the sour cream don't they?