How Long Do You Cook Potato Packets On The Grill

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Foil Pack Potatoes are so easy to make on the grill or in your oven! Combine baby potatoes with olive oil, herbs, garlic, and butter in a foil pack, and you have an effortless side dish done in a snap.

The best part about these easy grilled potatoes in foil is that you can make them on the grill or in the oven with only 5 minutes of prep. Coated with a buttery herb and garlic dressing, foil pack potatoes are delicious with all your favorite summer grilling recipes. Everyone will ask for seconds!

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Foil Packet Potatoes Ingredients
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Foil pack potatoes in foil on a wooden surface

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Foil Packet Potatoes Ingredients
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Grilling potatoes really bring out their best flavor. I love grilled potato recipes, and these garlic herb potatoes are easily one of my favorites.

This side dish is perfect for camping, birthday parties or any get-together. They can easily be made ahead of time and are packed with flavor.

Close up of foil pack potatoes in foil with herbs and garlic

Foil Packet Potatoes Ingredients

I love that these BBQ potatoes in foil hardly require any ingredients. It's just the potatoes, olive oil, and herbed garlic butter sauce that bring everything together. You will need:

Baby potatoes
Olive oil
Dried rosemary
Fresh or dried thyme
Garlic cloves
Sea salt
Butter
Fresh parsley
Aluminum foil

The smell of these roasted potatoes on the grill will hit you before you even have a chance to catch a glimpse of them!

Rosemary and garlic butter sauce in foil, roasting with baby potatoes… once you unwrap these foil packet potatoes, it's all over. It's just a matter of seconds before they disappear.

How to Make Foil Packet Potatoes on the Grill

Preheat grill to medium. Chop baby potatoes into bite sized pieces then place in a bowl and mix with oil, seasoning, whole garlic cloves and dried rosemary.
Transfer the potatoes to a piece of foil around 28 inches in length. Bunch the potatoes in the middle of the foil, and place 3 sprigs of thyme or 3 teaspoons of dried thyme on top and 1 Tbsp. of cubed butter.
Bring the edges of the foil together and wrap.
How long to cook potatoes on the grill: Grill 40 minutes, then remove from the grill and open up the foil. Remove the thyme and add in more butter and seasoning, then return to the grill with the foil open and cook for another 15 minutes or until golden brown.
Top with parsley (optional) and enjoy!

Recipe Tip:

Always use heavy-duty aluminum foil when cooking on the grill.

Cooking the foil pack potatoes and then topping with parsley

How to Roast Potatoes in Foil in the Oven

Foil packet recipes are perfect for oven cooking! There is no need to prepare anything differently. Simply prepare the potatoes as instructed above, and then bake according to the following instructions.

How long to roast foil pack potatoes in the oven:

Preheat your oven to 400°F. Prepare the potatoes according to the instructions above.
Place the foil packet potatoes on a tray, then add them to your oven. Roast potatoes in the oven for 40 minutes, then remove and open the foil.
Remove the thyme, add in more butter and seasoning, then return to the oven with the foil open. Cook for another 15 minutes or until golden brown, just like you would when making diced potatoes on the grill in foil.
Serve, and enjoy!

Roasting potatoes in the oven or on the grill in a foil pack add so much flavor. You will love the incredible taste of the garlic herb butter on these potatoes no matter which way you prepare them.

I use the same delicious garlic butter for our Garlic Roasted Small Potatoes!

Holding a fork through the foil pack potatoes on a wooden table

Can you make foil packets ahead of time?

Yes, you can. You can make foil packets the day before and grill them when you are ready. This makes a perfect option for camping or for a party.

Why do you wrap potatoes in foil?

Foil holds in moisture and steams the potatoes. When mixed with the seasoning, this gives them a deliciously flavored and moist potato.

Toppings for Grilled Potatoes in Foil

sour cream
blue cheese dressing
peri peri sauce
sautéed mushrooms and onions
salsa
roasted vegetables
your favorite shredded cheese

You can top potatoes grilled in foil with just about anything. I LOVE to pair roasted potatoes with peri-peri sauce! It reminds me of one of my favorite recipes, Portuguese Potatoes and Chorizo (which you should totally try!).

Sauteed mushrooms and onions are a delicious choice, too. Sweet and earthy caramelized onions and mushrooms with herby, garlicky foil packet potatoes – what could be better? It's a perfect match! Garlic Butter White Button Mushrooms are just as tasty.

And of course, potatoes with cheese are always a hit. Try topping with your favorite shredded cheese, blue cheese dressing, or a homemade cheese sauce.

What to Serve with Foil Potatoes

Whether you're making these baby potatoes on the grill or in the oven, they pair well with so many dishes! They're perfect for everything from a casual dinner to pairing with side dishes for the holidays.

Pairing with our other foil pack recipes is always a perfect choice:

Sous Vide Salmon
Steak Foil Packs
Foil Pack Shrimp
Corn on the Cob in Foil
Short Ribs on the Grill

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Foil Pack Potatoes on the Grill or Oven

Foil pack potatoes cook on the grill or roast in the oven with a buttery herb and garlic dressing. So delicious, everyone will want the recipe!

Prep Time 5 mins

Cook Time 55 mins

0 mins

Total Time 1 hr

Course Side Dish

Cuisine American, grilling

Servings 4 people

Calories 223 kcal

Grill or oven
Aluminum foil

1.5 lbs. Baby potatoes chopped into bite size pieces
½ Tbsp. Olive oil
1 Tbsp. Dried rosemary
3 Sprigs fresh thyme or 3 teaspoons of dried
7 Whole garlic cloves or 2 tablespoons of powdered garlic (no need to peel)
Pinch Sea salt and pepper
2 Tbsp. Butter
4 tsp. Fresh parsley (optional)

Preheat the grill to medium, or oven to 400°F. Cut 1.5 lbs. baby potatoes into bite sized pieces, then place in a bowl and mix with ½ Tbsp. olive oil, 1 Tbsp. dried rosemary, a pinch of sea salt and pepper, and 7 whole garlic cloves or powdered garlic.
Transfer the potatoes to a piece of foil, around 28 inches in length. Bunch the potatoes in the middle of the foil. Place 3 sprigs of thyme or dried thyme and 1 Tbsp. cubed butter on top of the potatoes.

Bring the edges of the foil together and wrap, tightly sealing all the way around. If the foil isn't long enough to wrap properly, then double wrap with second piece of foil in the opposite direction.
Place the foil directly onto the grill or, if roasting, place on a tray before putting in the oven.

Grill or roast for 40 minutes, then remove from the grill or oven and open up the foil.

Remove the thyme and add in the rest of the butter and season again, then return to the grill or oven with the foil open and cook for a further 15 minutes or until golden brown.

Top with parsley (optional) , and enjoy!

We recommend using heavy-duty aluminum foil when cooking on the grill.

Serving: 186 g Calories: 223 kcal Carbohydrates: 34 g Protein: 4 g Fat: 9 g Saturated Fat: 4 g Cholesterol: 16 mg Sodium: 69 mg Potassium: 800 mg Fiber: 6 g Sugar: 1 g Vitamin A: 750 IU Vitamin C: 45.1 mg Calcium: 87 mg Iron: 2.9 mg

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About Isabel Laessig

Isabel Laessig, better known as Family Foodie and the founder of the Sunday Supper Movement, is passionate about food and family! She hosts Family Foodie Friday on WTSP's Great Day Tampa Bay, along with other television appearances, to spread her mission of bringing Sunday Supper back around the family table in every home.

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