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    Home » Recipes » Side Dishes

    Easy One Pot Stewed Potatoes

    Published: Sep 14, 2022 by Kristen Wood - This post may contain affiliate links.

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    Easy one pot stewed potatoes make a delicious side dish that can be served alongside a large variety of main courses or enjoyed just as is for a bit of comfort food!

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    • ❤️ Why You Will Love This Recipe
    • 🔪 What You Will Need To Make This Recipe
    • 🗒️ Ingredients and Substitutes
    • 🥣 How-to Make Stewed Potatoes
    • 🍽️ Serving Ideas
    • 🧅 Variations
    • 🥔 More Delicious Potato Recipes You Might Like
    • 📖 Recipe
    • 💬 Comments

    ❤️ Why You Will Love This Recipe

    • This recipe is SUPER easy to make. All you need is one pot!
    • These stewed potatoes are positively packed with flavor.
    • With a rich flavor and a creamy texture and consistency, these stewed potatoes make for some ultimate comfort food!
    • Naturally vegetarian, gluten-free, soy-free, nut-free and can easily be made vegan and dairy-free.

    🔪 What You Will Need To Make This Recipe

    • A large pot.
    • A sharp knife.
    • A vegetable peeler.

    🗒️ Ingredients and Substitutes

    Potatoes: I love to use Russet potatoes in this recipe as the starch content in white potatoes break down into a creamier consistency more so than waxier potato varieties. Having said that, any kind of potato will do in a pinch. We also love this recipe with Yukon Gold potatoes!

    Water: You will need just enough water to cover the potatoes.

    Salt: An essential ingredient. I find one teaspoon to be the perfect saltiness level for this recipe but if you know you tend to favor more or less salt in recipes, adjust as you need.

    Butter: I use unsalted butter in this recipe. If you only have salted butter, use less salt or save the salting for after the dish has cooked. If you are vegan or dairy-free, use a vegan butter or plant-based spread instead.

    Garlic powder: A small amount of garlic powder is used in this recipe and it doesn't create a super garlicky dish, just enough to enhance flavors just a touch. If you are not a garlic fan, feel free to omit.

    Black pepper: A touch black peppers helps season these potatoes, but if you are not a fan, you can leave it out.

    🥣 How-to Make Stewed Potatoes

    1. Peel and chop the potatoes. Add the potatoes to a pot.
    2. Cover the potatoes with water.
    3. Add the remaining ingredients.
    4. Simmer and stir.
    5. Enjoy!

    🍽️ Serving Ideas

    • If you just need a warm bowl comfort, you can enjoy these potatoes as is.
    • They are delicious topped with a little shredded cheese, hot sauce or sour cream for a fun twist.
    • Serve alongside a main protein dish and other vegetable side dishes.
    • Use in a burrito.

    🧅 Variations

    You can add any of the below to the pot before simmering for a fun variation!

    • Sliced onion.
    • Minced garlic.
    • Sliced peppers.
    • Any spices like ground cumin, onion powder or paprika, or fresh herbs like thyme, dill or rosemary (any flavors you are fond of will work well!).
    • A dash of hot sauce or soy sauce.

    🥔 More Delicious Potato Recipes You Might Like

    Creamy Dill Potato Salad

    Air Fryer Baked Potatoes

    Kale Potato Curry

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    Vegan Potato Soup

    📖 Recipe

    Stewed Potatoes Recipe

    Easy one pot stewed potatoes make a delicious side dish that can be served alongside a large variety of main courses or enjoyed just as is for a bit of comfort food!
    5 from 23 votes
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    Course: Side Dish
    Cuisine: American, Southern
    Diet: Gluten Free, Vegetarian
    Prep Time: 10 minutes
    Cook Time: 40 minutes
    Total Time: 50 minutes
    Servings: 4 servings
    Author: Kristen Wood

    Ingredients

    • 5-6 medium Russet potatoes peeled and cut into large chunks
    • water to just cover potatoes
    • ¼ cup unsalted butter or plant-based butter if necessary
    • 1 teaspoon salt
    • ½ teaspoon garlic powder
    • ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
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    Instructions

    • In large pot over high heat, add the potato chunks. Add cold water until the potatoes are just covered.
    • Add the butter, salt, garlic powder, and pepper.
    • Bring the potatoes to a boil, then reduce to a simmer and cover the pot with a lid.
    • Allow the potatoes to simmer, stirring occasionally, for 35-45 minutes, or until most of the water has evaporated, the potatoes are fork tender and have started to break apart and are slightly creamy in texture.
    • Turn off the heat, serve and enjoy!

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1serving | Calories: 308kcal | Carbohydrates: 47g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.5g | Cholesterol: 31mg | Sodium: 599mg | Potassium: 1131mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 361IU | Vitamin C: 52mg | Calcium: 37mg | Iron: 2mg
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    Comments

    1. Glenda says

      December 30, 2022 at 8:18 am

      5 stars
      Creamy, delicious comfort! I love this easy affordable recipe. Thanks so much for sharing!

      Reply
    2. Mocktail.net says

      December 30, 2022 at 2:49 am

      5 stars
      Will try it for sure in burrito! Thanks for recipe

      Reply
    3. Mandy Applegate says

      December 30, 2022 at 2:14 am

      5 stars
      Delicious and easy - what more could you want? There were empty plates on the table, everyone loved the potatoes!

      Reply
    4. Traci says

      December 29, 2022 at 4:18 pm

      5 stars
      Wow these turned out amazingly wonderful! Such a great taste and got rave reviews!

      Reply
    5. Michelle says

      October 31, 2022 at 5:33 am

      5 stars
      These are so easy! This was delicious. Even my picky eaters enjoyed it! Adding to my monthly rotation.

      Reply
      • Kristen Wood says

        October 31, 2022 at 11:20 am

        So happy to hear that! Thank you for sharing. 🙂

        Reply
    6. Jen says

      October 30, 2022 at 5:41 am

      5 stars
      This turned out to be a huge hit at my house!! It is so good!

      Reply
    7. Toni says

      October 30, 2022 at 5:29 am

      5 stars
      I really love how easy this recipe is! It was a huge hit at my house!

      Reply
      • Kristen Wood says

        October 30, 2022 at 11:06 am

        So happy to hear that! Thank you for sharing. 🙂

        Reply
    8. Tavo says

      October 30, 2022 at 3:18 am

      5 stars
      De-li-cious! It was the perfect side dish for my baked tofu steaks!

      Reply
    9. Ieva says

      October 30, 2022 at 1:47 am

      5 stars
      So easy and a nice change from a mashed potato! Love a subtle hint of garlic in these! Thanks for the recipe 🙂

      Reply
      • Kristen Wood says

        October 30, 2022 at 11:06 am

        Thank you! So happy to hear that. 🙂

        Reply
    10. Liza says

      September 19, 2022 at 2:31 pm

      5 stars
      What a great recipe! These stewed potatoes are so tasty, and perfect with fried chicken, grilled meats, seafood, roasts and more.

      Reply
    11. Nikki says

      September 19, 2022 at 1:53 pm

      5 stars
      These potatoes are so easy to make and are a perfect side dish to go with many main dishes.

      Reply
    12. Tristin Rieken says

      September 19, 2022 at 1:40 pm

      5 stars
      Such a great economical way to make mashed potatoes without all the cream and butter. Delicious!

      Reply
    13. Kristine says

      September 19, 2022 at 1:06 pm

      5 stars
      These potatoes were easy and were cooked perfectly. Thanks for the easy and yummy recipe!

      Reply
      • Kristen Wood says

        September 27, 2022 at 3:42 pm

        So happy to hear that! Thank you for sharing! 🙂

        Reply
    14. MacKenzie says

      September 16, 2022 at 9:19 pm

      5 stars
      These stewed potatoes turned out perfect. Served alongside roasted chicken and it was a great comfort food dinner.

      Reply
    15. Emily says

      September 16, 2022 at 12:54 pm

      5 stars
      This was so good! I love potatoes. I added a little extra garlic and it was wonderful

      Reply
    16. James Strange says

      September 16, 2022 at 7:53 am

      5 stars
      Made these last night and they were so creamy and delicious.

      Reply
    17. Gen says

      September 15, 2022 at 9:58 pm

      5 stars
      Adding rosemary to these potatoes is spectacular! Thank you so much for the suggestion and for this delicious, easy recipe.

      Reply
    18. Mandy Applegate says

      September 15, 2022 at 7:03 am

      5 stars
      I added sliced onion as you suggested and I have to say that these were the best stewed potatoes I've tried!

      Reply

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