Barbecue Spice Roasted Potato Nuggets

Barbecue Spice Roasted Potato Nuggets. These delicious potato nuggets are made with a special BBQ dry rub seasoning. A perfect, mildly spiced side dish with roasted or grilled meats at any time of year.

Barbecue Spice Roasted Potato Nuggets

Originally published June 2013. Updated June 2024.

You tend to see loads of barbecue recipes on food websites and blogs at this time of year. There are many great recipes out there for main dishes like steaks, ribs, chicken and chops. However, there remains the quandary of what to serve as side dishes.

A winter favourite for the summer time. 

I was recently dry rubbing some pork loin to slow barbecue in my smoker. My son, who absolutely loves roasted potatoes, was bemoaning the fact that during the summer grilling months his favourite potato side dish made only rare appearances in our meal rotation. That complaint turned out to be a moment of inspiration.

I suddenly thought that barbecue roasted potatoes might be an excellent idea. Some of the same spice rub that was going on the pork would be able to be used to ramp up the flavour of some simple roasted potatoes. I also thought to cut them smaller, like our Lemon Herb Roasted Potato Nuggets. 

Barbecue Spice Roasted Potato Nuggets

They were an instant hit. Even as we were clearing for dessert, the last few remaining nuggets were snatched up and popped into the mouths of our dinner guests as the serving plate was being removed from the table.

A versatile spice rub!

So, in addition to this great barbecue spice rub being able to be used on great ribs, steaks, chops and burgers, I’ve now discovered  it makes a fantastic addition to a summer barbecue side dish. I gotta go make another batch of the stuff because I just know we are going to use a lot of it this summer.

Get the recipe for my Smokin’ Summer Spice Dry Rub here. It’s worth checking out just to see the many ways you can use it all year long.

2024 Update.

Eleven years later and these delicious potato nuggets still make it to our regular dinner rotation. We always have a big batch of our favourite spice rub on hand, making it so easy to make some quick chicken, or toss over potatoes! It just goes to show how the simplest of recipes turn out to be the ones that stick. 

You’ll find many more amazing side dishes for summer in this collection of 26 Favourite BBQ Side Dishes! 

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Barbecue Spice Roasted Potato Nuggets

Yield: 6-8 servings

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 1 hour

Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes

Barbecue Spice Roasted Potato Nuggets. These delicious potato nuggets are made with a special BBQ dry rub seasoning. A perfect, mildly spiced side dish with roasted or grilled meats at any time of year.

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Ingredients

• 6- 8 large sized russet potatoes peeled and cut into 1½ to 2 inch chunks
• ¼ to ⅓ cup olive oil butter or other oil will work as well; a butter/olive oil combination is very good too
• ½ tsp kosher salt
• ½ tsp cracked black pepper
• 4-6 tbsp Smokin' Summer Spice Dry Rub
• 1 whole garlic bulb broken into about 4 pieces optional

Instructions

1. Parboil the potatoes in salted water for about 3-4 minutes, no longer.
2. Meanwhile in a 375 degree F oven, heat a baking pan of sufficient size to hold your potatoes without crowding them. A glass or metal pan is fine, as long as it is well heated in the oven beforehand. This will help to prevent the potatoes from sticking to the pan.
3. After parboiling, drain the potatoes and let them stand for 5 minutes. Then toss the potatoes with the olive oil, kosher salt, black pepper, Summer Spice Dry Rub and the garlic pieces.
4. Transfer the seasoned potatoes, garlic and oil to the hot baking pan. These should sizzle as they hit the pan; a good indication that they will not stick.
5. Roast the potatoes for about 60-75 minutes or until they are nicely golden brown all over, turning them every 20 minutes or so.
6. After the first 10 minutes, give the pan a shake to make sure the potatoes are not stuck to it.
7. The roasted garlic may have to be removed before the potatoes are finished as it generally cooks faster.

Notes

The nutritional information provided is automatically calculated by third party software and is meant as a guideline only. Exact accuracy is not guaranteed. For recipes where all ingredients may not be used entirely, such as those with coatings on meats, or with sauces or dressings for example, calorie & nutritional values per serving will likely be somewhat lower than indicated.

Nutrition Information

Yield

8

Serving Size

1
Amount Per Serving Calories 367Total Fat 9gSaturated Fat 3gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 6gCholesterol 8mgSodium 143mgCarbohydrates 64gFiber 7gSugar 3gProtein 8g

The nutritional information provided is automatically calculated by third party software and is meant as a guideline only. Exact accuracy is not guaranteed. For recipes where all ingredients may not be used entirely, such as those with coatings on meats, or with sauces or dressings for example, calorie & nutritional values per serving will likely be somewhat lower than indicated.

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