Full of flavor, these crock pot potatoes are one of the most delicious and easiest side dishes you will ever make! Your family will enjoy the buttery garlic flavor and velvety tenderness in every bite!
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- Why You'll Love These Crock Pot Garlic Potatoes!
- Everything You Need to Know Before Making This Recipe:
- 🛒 Ingredients You'll Need
- 🥔 How to Make Crock Pot Garlic Potatoes: Step-by-Step Instructions
- 🙋🏼♀️ Questions I Get Asked About This Recipe
- 🥘 What to Serve With These Garlic Potatoes
- 🥔 More Potato Recipes I Think You'll Love
- Easy Crock Pot Garlic and Herb Potatoes
Why You'll Love These Crock Pot Garlic Potatoes!
✅ It only takes 5 minutes of prep.
✅ No boiling, soaking, or added water.
✅ Slow cooking creates incredibly velvety and tender potatoes with a buttery garlic-herb flavor.
✅ These potatoes are perfect for weeknight dinners and holidays because the slow cooker does all the work for you and also frees up oven space!
Helpful Reader Review
"These potatoes were very easy to make and tasted fantastic. Everyone really enjoyed them for Sunday dinner. My brother, who never comments on anything, said ‘Sis, you hit a home run with these potatoes! Don’t lose the recipe.’ This will be my go-to recipe for roasted potatoes from now on. Thanks for a great recipe." - Linda ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Everything You Need to Know Before Making This Recipe:
- Potato Size Matters: Use small potatoes about 1½–2 inches in diameter. Gemstone, fingerling, baby red, and small Yukon Gold potatoes work great!
- Don't Peel or Cut: Wash the potatoes, cook them whole and unpeeled.
- No Boiling or Soaking: Add the raw potatoes directly to the slow cooker.
- No Added Water: The potatoes release moisture as they cook, while the butter and olive oil create the cooking liquid.
- Fresh Garlic: Freshly minced garlic provides the best flavor; add 2–3 extra cloves if you love garlic.
- Olive Oil: If you have a flavor infused olive oil, like garlic or rosemary, use it!
- LOW vs. HIGH: Cook 4 hours on LOW or about 2 hours on HIGH.
- Don't Overcook: Check with a fork. They're done when the fork slides easily into the center.
- Stir During Cooking: Stir occasionally so the garlic-herb mixture doesn't stick.
- Save the Cooking Liquid: Spoon or drizzle the flavorful butter and herb mixture over the potatoes before serving.
- Holiday Tip: These are especially useful for Thanksgiving and Christmas because they cook in the slow cooker rather than taking up oven space.
- Leftovers & Reheating: Store any leftovers in a container with a lid in the refrigerator for 3-4 days. Reheat in the microwave for 30-45 seconds. To reheat in the oven, bake on 350° for 10-12 minutes or until warm.
- Do not freeze.
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🛒 Ingredients You'll Need
- Gemstone Potatoes: these are small, waxy potatoes that hold their shape well during slow cooking. Their thin skins don't need to be peeled, and their creamy texture makes them perfect for this recipe. If you can't find gemstone potatoes, baby red potatoes, fingerling potatoes, or small Yukon Gold potatoes are good alternatives.
- Olive Oil: adds richness and helps coat the potatoes with all of the garlic and herb seasoning. It also combines with the butter to create a flavorful cooking liquid as the potatoes slowly cook.
- Garlic: fresh garlic is what gives these potatoes their signature savory, garlicky flavor. I recommend using fresh garlic cloves rather than jarred garlic or garlic powder for the best flavor. If you're a big garlic lover, definitely add a few extra cloves!
- Butter: use a good quality unsalted butter, like Kerrigold. It adds so much richness. Combined with the olive oil, it also helps create the flavorful mixture that coats the potatoes as they cook.
- Italian Seasoning, Oregano, Dill & Basil: this combination of dried herbs gives the potatoes their signature herb flavor. Italian seasoning provides a flavorful base, while oregano adds an earthy note, dill adds freshness, and basil adds a subtle sweetness.
- Salt & Black Pepper: These simple seasonings enhance all of the other flavors without overpowering the garlic and herbs.
- Parmesan Cheese (to garnish): A sprinkle of freshly grated Parmesan adds a salty, savory finish and a little extra richness just before serving.
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👩🏼🍳 Scroll down to the recipe card below for the full list of ingredients, exact measurements, and step-by-step instructions.
🥔 How to Make Crock Pot Garlic Potatoes: Step-by-Step Instructions
Step 1
Start by thoroughly rinsing the potatoes. Ensure there is no dirt or small buds. Add the uncooked potatoes to the slow cooker.
Step 2
Next, add the olive oil, butter, minced garlic, dried oregano, basil, dill, Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper to the slow cooker. 👩🏼🍳 If you love garlic, add 2-3 extra cloves for even more flavor!
Step 3
Using a large spoon, stir all the ingredients together until slightly combined. Cook on low for 4 hours. When done, stir again so the potatoes are lightly covered with the butter herb mixture.
Step 4
Add the crock pot potatoes to a large bowl. Top with freshly grated parmesan cheese and drizzled melted butter.
🙋🏼♀️ Questions I Get Asked About This Recipe
As long as the 1.5 pound potatoes fit in your crock pot, the size you use should not matter. This is the crock pot I use.
Yes! You can even triple the recipe. You'll need to increase the cooking time to 6-8 hours. Depending on the size of the potatoes, they may need to cook longer. You want them to be fork tender, so check them every hour after 6 hours of slow cooking. You can also adjust the recipe card below to either increase or decrease the serving size and the amounts of ingredients will adjust for you based on your serving size.
Yes! These potatoes can be prepped ahead of time, making them a great option for holidays and entertaining. Prepare the potatoes as directed, and then store them covered in the refrigerator until you are ready to slow cook them, up to 2 days. Keep in mind, the olive oil will harden during this time. When you're ready to make them in the crock pot, follow the directions as per the recipe below.
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Easy Crock Pot Garlic and Herb Potatoes
Equipment
- crock pot
- measuring spoons and cups
- large stirring spoon
Ingredients
- 1 1.5 lb Gemstone potatoes
- 2 Tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 Tablespoons butter, softened
- 5 cloves garlic minced
- ½ teaspoon dried oregano
- ½ teaspoon dried basil
- ½ teaspoon dried dill
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon dried Italian seasoning
- ¼ teaspoon ground pepper
- ¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese
- fresh chopped chives or parsley, to garnish
Instructions
- Thoroughly rinse all of the potatoes and place them in a crock pot.
- Add 2 Tablespoons of olive oil, 2 Tablespoons of butter, 5 minced garlic cloves, ½ teaspoon dried oregano, ½ teaspoon basil, ½ teaspoon dill, ½ teaspoon salt, ¼ teaspoon Italian seasoning, and ¼ teaspoon of pepper.
- Stir until slightly combined. The butter should be soft enough to mix well with all the other ingredients and coat lightly.
- Set the temperature on the crock pot to low, put on the lid, and cook for 4 hours.
- When done, stir and then remove the potatoes from the crock pot and place them in a large bowl.
- Stir in ¼ cup of freshly grated Parmesan cheese and top with the chopped chives or parsley.
- Serve immediately.
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Notes
- Cooking on LOW vs. HIGH: Cook 4 hours on LOW or about 2 hours on HIGH.
- Don't peel or cut the potatoes. The skin helps lock in moisture and there is also a lot of nutrition in the peelings.
- For less mess, try using crock pot liners.
- Olive oil adds a nice light and buttery flavor, but avocado and grape seed oil also work well.
- If you have a flavor infused olive oil, use it!
- Dried seasonings not only work well when making these garlic potatoes, but they are also cost-effective. However, use fresh herbs if you have some on hand.
- Check the potatoes 4 hours into the slow cooking process. Use the fork test and if it slides smoothly into the potato with no pull, they are done. Make sure you don't overcook these because they will start to wither and dry out.
- While the potatoes are slow cooking, stir occasionally so the garlic herb mixture doesn't stick or burn to the bottom.
- When serving, slowly drizzle the remaining liquid from the slow cooker on top of the potatoes. That's where a lot of the flavor lives.
- Store any leftovers in a container with a lid in the refrigerator for 3-4 days.
- Reheat in the microwave for 30-45 seconds. To reheat in the oven, bake on 350° for 10-12 minutes or until warm.
- Do not freeze.
- A lot of people ask me what size slow cooker they need for this recipe. As long as the 1.5-pound potatoes fit in your crockpot, your crockpot size should not matter.
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Sean
This was a great and easy recipe. I threw these together during my lunch break and they were ready just in time for dinner.
Amanda Mason
Perfect! Yes! Such an easy side dish to prep! Just set it and forget it! Glad you enjoyed it!
Pete
Such and easy slow cooker potatoes recipe. I prepped it in the morning, and got my son to turn it on in the afternoon. Came home from dinner with a supermarket chicken and dinner was done, such an easy side!
Amanda Mason
So glad to hear it was so easy, Pete!! Yes - when you dont want to cook, let the crock pot do it for you! Glad you all enjoyed a great dinner!
Amanda
I made these for dinner last night and was so happy with how they turned out! The slow cooker made it super convenient for a weeknight, and the interior was perfectly soft and fluffy with just the right garlic flavor.
Amanda Mason
So glad to hear they turned out so tasty and velvety!!
Susan Campbell
I am making these for Christmas. I like how you can increase the number of servings and the ingredient amounts are automatically adjusted. I wonder if there is a way to also increase the cooking time because I see that you mention that doubling the number of servings also means doubling the cooking time.
Amanda Mason
Hi Susan! I'm glad you like that feature!! To my knowledge, there is no feature that increases the cooking time. But, I do suggest increasing the cooking time if you are doubling the recipe. Start checking the potatoes about an hour before they are supposed to be done (about hour 6 if you are doubling the recipe) and when a fork can penetrate the potato smoothly, they are done. It may not take the full 8 hours so definately check at hour 6 and 7. I hope this helps!
Kate
Thanks for sharing your Herb Roasted Garlic Potatoes. That really looks yummy. We will have it on our menu very soon indeed.
Amanda Mason
Let me know how you like them! I can't wait to hear!
Tina
Have you cooked them in the oven? Wanting to make them for a reception.
Amanda Mason
I have not made these in the oven. I dont think the consistency will come out the same. The moisture from the crockpot and cooking them slowly really adds that velvety texture and I think you'll lose that if you make these in the oven.
Punam
You have give a delicious blend to regular potato. I think you have prepared this recipe from fresh potatoes direct from farm as seasoned potatoes skin become thick.
Heather
Going through a kitchen renovation so been relying on my crockpot more than ever! These potatoes were easy and delicious!!
Amanda Mason
So glad to hear it! These are delicious for sure and I'm glad my recipe helps you in a busy time in your life!! Good luck on the reno!
Ben Myhre
I love London. Everything is so orderly, clean, and the busses are smack dab on time. I always and welcome enjoy a trip there, although next time in the UK, I think I will want to explore some of the other parts a bit.
These potatoes look very tasty, Amanada. I really like these smaller potatoes and look forward to giving this one a whirl!
Amanda Mason
Thanks, Ben!! Let me know how you like them!! They are my biggest catering side dish request!!! My clients love these little gems!!
jack rokon
Hi,
I doubled the recipe (3 pounds potatoes) for our Christmas Eve buffet but the potatoes were far from done after four hours. I had to put them on a baking sheet and bake them in the oven. I only had time to leave them in for 25 minutes and they still needed more time. I wonder if adding a small amount of water would help? And I suppose they would need to cook 8 hours or so in the crock pot? I think the idea is great for dinners or buffets with a lot of people because it frees up space in the oven for other things.
Amanda Mason
Yeah - if you are going to double the recipe, you have to double the cooking time. That's pretty much standard for every recipe. Try again and let me know how it works for you. While these are cooking in your crockpot, make sure you are stirring them and sticking a fork in them about 2 hours before they are done so you can make sure they are done and not overcooked. Sometimes when you double the recipe/double the time...you have to watch things closely to make sure they aren't overcooked.
Carmen
Could I do this with cut up regular potatoes?
Amanda Mason
I've not made this recipe with Idaho or Russet Potatoes. You could try using regular potatoes, but I think it would be too starchy. One of my favorite things about this recipe is the velvety texture of the potatoes and you get that from using new potatoes or little gemstone potatoes. Let me know if you try it out using regular potatoes and how it works for you!