Cowboy Potatoes

Cowboy Potatoes

from bhg.com
Side Dish
65 min
6 servings
323 kcal / serving

If you need a quick weeknight side dish recipe that's a total crowd pleaser, try these sheet pan cowboy potatoes. Crispy potatoes are topped with barbecue sauce, cheese, peppers, and sour cream.

Ingredients

  • 4slices bacon
  • 2 poundsround red potatoes, cut in 1-inch pieces
  • ¾ cupcoarsely chopped red onion
  • ½ teaspoonsalt
  • ½ teaspoonground black pepper
  • ½ teaspoonpaprika
  • ½ teaspoongarlic powder
  • ½ cupbottled barbecue sauce
  • 1 cupshredded cheddar cheese
  • 1jalapeño pepper, sliced
  • ¼ cupchopped green onions
  • ¼ cupsour cream

Directions

  1. 1

    Cook Bacon Preheat oven to 425°F. In a large skillet, cook bacon until crisp, about 8 minutes. Reserve 3 Tbsp. bacon drippings, adding olive oil if needed to make 3 Tbsp. Drain bacon on paper towels. When cool enough to handle, crumble bacon.

  2. 2

    Prep Potatoes In a large bowl, toss potatoes and onion with reserved bacon drippings, salt, pepper, paprika, and garlic powder. Toss to combine. Spread on a 15x10x1-inch baking pan.

  3. 3

    Bake Bake 45 minutes or until tender and crispy; stirring after 30 minutes.

  4. 4

    Add Sauce Drizzle potatoes with barbecue sauce. Sprinkle with cheese. Bake 5 minutes more or until cheese is melted.

  5. 5

    Finish and Serve Sprinkle with bacon, jalapeño, and green onions. Serve with sour cream.