Did you know there was a guy who lived off of nothing but potatoes for a year? Potatoes get a bad rap, but they are actually very nutritious and a great way to keep you full on a plant-based diet. We love them at our house. We like these with BBQ Lentils. Talk about a cheap meal–it’s great to have some of these in the vault to balance out some of the more expensive health foods I like to buy!
This recipe is always a winner, I almost always double this for our family:
2 pounds potatoes, cut into about 1 inch pieces
2 tablespoons oil (my preference is avocado oil because it is stable at high temperatures. Other oils can break down and are not so good for you)
salt to taste
Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
Blot potatoes dry with a paper towel. This step can be skipped but creates crispier potatoes
Place potatoes and oil in ziploc bag, close bag and gently rotate to coat potatoes in oil.
Cover rimmed baking sheet with foil and pour potatoes in an even layer. Sprinkle with salt and bake for 20 minutes. After 20 minutes, turn potatoes, reduce heat to 400 and bake for 15 minutes longer or until crispy golden brown.