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Garlic Butter Baked Potatoes

Garlic Butter Baked Potatoes are a delicious spin on the classic baked potato. These potatoes have so much flavor and they are unbelievably simple to make! 

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Serve garlic butter baked potatoes with your favorite grilled ribeye steaks, brown sugar pork chops or smoked chicken. It’s one of our go-to side dishes for grilling. 

Garlic Butter Baked Potatoes - halves on a platter with text overlay

Ingredients for Garlic Butter Baked Potatoes:

Cutting board with 2 potatoes sliced in half, butter, fresh garlic, rosemary, bowls of salt & pepper

  • Russet Potatoes
  • Butter
  • Fresh Garlic
  • Fresh Rosemary
  • Kosher Salt
  • Black Pepper

How to Grill Garlic Butter Baked Potatoes:

Russet potatoes cut in half with a wedge cut from center

  • Scrub potatoes and dry completely. 
  • Slice in half horizontally. 
  • Scoop out about 1/2 inch of the center to fill with butter. 
  • Slice potatoes in a grid pattern but do not cut all the way through or all the way to the edges.

Bowl with butter, rosemary, garlic, salt and pepper

  • Add softened butter with minced garlic, minced rosemary, salt and pepper to a bowl.

Garlic and Rosemary butter in a black bowl

  • Mix until well combined.

4 potato halves spread with garlic butter

  • Spread butter onto the cut side of the potato. 

Baked potatoes wrapped in foil

  • Press potato halves together. 
  • Wrap each potato tightly in foil.

foil wrapped baked potatoes on a grill

  • Cook over indirect heat for about 45 minutes to one hour until potatoes are tender.
  • Remove from grill and carefully remove foil for serving. 

Apple cider pork chops with garlic butter potato halves on a sheet pan

These garlic butter potatoes were delicious served alongside our apple cider pork chops!

Double this recipe as needed. These potatoes are really delicious reheated, so add a few extra to the grill and have them for another meal later in the week.

Garlic Butter Potatoes on a platter with fresh rosemary and a plaid napkin

Conventional Oven Method:

If you aren’t grilling, just follow the same directions and bake foil wrapped potatoes at about 400° for 45 minutes to one hour.

How to Store and Reheat:

Store leftover potatoes wrapped in foil or plastic wrap in the refrigerator up to 4 days. 

To reheat, cut potatoes into small chunks and cook in a skillet with olive oil or butter over medium heat. Cook, stirring occasionally until heated through, about 5 minutes.

Garlic Butter Baked Potato Halves on a white platter

We love making the entire meal on the grill and with very little prep work you can have a complete dinner with virtually no cleanup!

You might also like these smoked sausage potato rounds for a quick and easy side dish for steaks or pork chops and these Loaded Baked Potatoes are always a favorite.

Easy Grilled Vegetable Dishes

Easy side dishes to complete any meal on the grill! Family favorites that everyone will love with easy cleanup!

Garlic butter potato with pork chop and fresh rosemary on a plate

Add these easy grilled Garlic Butter Baked Potatoes to your next meal on the grill. They are one of the simplest side dishes with tons of great flavors. 

Garlic Butter Baked Potatoes with herbs, 2 halves on a white plate
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Garlic Butter Baked Potatoes

Garlic Butter Baked Potatoes are a simple spin on the classic baked potato. These potatoes have so much flavor and they are unbelievably simple to make! 
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time1 hour
Total Time1 hour 10 minutes
Course: Side Dishes
Cuisine: American
Keyword: foil packet baked potatoes, garlic butter potatoes, grilled potatoes, herb butter potatoes, how to grill potatoes
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 198kcal
Author: Milisa

Ingredients

  • 2 large russet potatoes
  • 2 tablespoons softened butter
  • 1 clove garlic minced
  • 1 teaspoon minced fresh rosemary
  • ½ teaspoon kosher salt
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper

Instructions

  • Scrub potatoes and dry well.
  • Cut potatoes in half lengthwise.
  • Scoop out about 1/2 inch wedge from the center of each half.
  • Slice potatoes in a grid pattern, but not all the way through and not all the way to the edges.
  • Mix butter, garlic, rosemary, salt and pepper together.
  • Spread over the entire surface of each cut side.
  • Press potato halves back together.
  • Wrap each potato tightly in foil, sealing the ends.
  • Cook over an indirect fire with the grill closed at about 350°- 400° for 45 minutes to one hour until potatoes are tender.
  • Remove from grill and carefully remove from foil.
  • Serve immediately.

Notes

Conventional Oven Method:
If you aren't grilling, just follow the same directions and bake foil wrapped potatoes at about 400° for 45 minutes to one hour.
Recipe can be doubled as needed and reheats well. It's simple to make a few extra potatoes to enjoy with another meal later in the week.
Store leftover potatoes in foil or plastic wrap in the refrigerator up to 4 days.
To reheat, slice potatoes into chunks and heat in a skillet with olive oil or butter over medium heat. Stir occasionally, cooking about 5 minutes.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 198kcal | Carbohydrates: 33g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 15mg | Sodium: 331mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 2g

 

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