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Potato Recipes That Are Perfect For Any Backyard Cookout (18 Recipes, 2 Articles)

Published On: 5/3/2019 Last Modified: 6/16/2025

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Small potatoes embellished with parsley and butter

The Science of Potatoes

By:

Meathead, AmazingRibs.com Founder And BBQ Hall of Famer

What's up with spuds? Here's everything a cook needs to know about buying potatoes, storing potatoes, and cleaning potatoes.
Garlic mashed potatoes.

Buttery Garlic Mashed Potatoes Are Pure Pleasure (No Cream Or Gravy Needed)

By:

Meathead, AmazingRibs.com Founder And BBQ Hall of Famer

Here's a recipe for making delicious garlic mashed potatoes sweet and mellow with none of that raw garlic harshness.
baked potato.

Baked Potatoes Taste Better On The Grill

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Meathead, AmazingRibs.com Founder And BBQ Hall of Famer

Potatoes are a food whose center and skin need separate treatment. For baked potatoes, we want a soft, fluffy inside, and a dry, crisp skin.
Graphic showing conductivity of potato nails

Mythbusting the Potato Nail

By:

Meathead, AmazingRibs.com Founder And BBQ Hall of Famer

Can you make a potato cook faster by driving a nail through the center? To test the theory, we ran a simple experiment.
Cheddar-infused twice-baked potatoes

Twice Baked Potatoes With Cheddar Cheese Will Set You Straight

By:

Meathead, AmazingRibs.com Founder And BBQ Hall of Famer

Baked potatoes are so good that they become even better by baking them twice! For this method, I bake them whole on the grill, then mash.
potatoes

Great Greek Potatoes Done On The Stovetop Or Grill

By:

Meathead, AmazingRibs.com Founder And BBQ Hall of Famer

Piquant from lemon juice and aromatic from garlic and oregano, you will be cooking this simple recipe for Greek Potatoes every night.
potato salad

Mom’s Old Fashioned Potato Salad Wows ‘Em Every Time

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Meathead, AmazingRibs.com Founder And BBQ Hall of Famer

No BBQ is complete without potato salad but often it can be lacking in flavor. Make mom proud with this recipe for the perfect potato salad.
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A fork lifts a potato covered in spicy mayo

Elevate Your Cookout with Mayo Mojo Potato Salad

By:

Meathead, AmazingRibs.com Founder And BBQ Hall of Famer

Take boring potato salad and make it extraordinary for your next cookout with this recipe for mayo mojo potato salad.
German potato salad

Oktoberfest Hot German Potato Salad Is A Hot Take On A Popular Side Dish

By:

Meathead, AmazingRibs.com Founder And BBQ Hall of Famer

Hot German potato salad is sweet and sour, spicy, and warm all the way down. This Oktoberfest recipe is perfect for chilly fall tailgates.
warm French potato salad

This Warm French Potato Salad Has Got To Be The World’s Easiest Potato Salad Recipe

By:

Meathead, AmazingRibs.com Founder And BBQ Hall of Famer

The warm French potato salad just might be the world's easiest potato salad. Olive oil, salt, and fresh herbs are all you really need.
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blue cheese potato salad

Blue Cheese Potato Salad Is Bold And Beautiful

By:

Meathead, AmazingRibs.com Founder And BBQ Hall of Famer

If you're a blue cheese fan then you're going to love this recipe for a potato salad that highlights the complex flavors of aged cheeses.
potatoes

Easy Spring Potato Salad Recipe

By:

Dave Joachim, AmazingRibs.com Editorial Director

This recipe for a potato salad is a bit sharper than traditional American potato salad, thanks to a healthy dose of vinegar in the dressing.
pesto potatoes.

Pesto Potato Salad: Summer’s New Favorite Side

By:

Meathead, AmazingRibs.com Founder And BBQ Hall of Famer

It's time to rethink serving ordinary potato salad as a side dish at your next BBQ thanks to this delicious recipe for pesto potatoes.
Small potatoes embellished with parsley and butter

Salt Potatoes Are A Unique Specialty Of Syracuse, New York

By:

Meathead, AmazingRibs.com Founder And BBQ Hall of Famer

This delicious salt potatoes recipe is based on a traditional upstate New York side dish. Click here for the details.
grilled salt potatoes

Syracuse Salt Potatoes With Less Salt, Our Modern Version

By:

Meathead, AmazingRibs.com Founder And BBQ Hall of Famer

Try this recipe for Syracuse salt potatoes with less salt and more flavor. I add garlic and herbs and grill the spuds to crunchify them.
A crispy potato latke lifted from the oil on a slotted spoon

Latkes aka Potato Pancakes aka Crispy Creamy Hash Browns Are The World’s Best Potatoes

By:

Meathead, AmazingRibs.com Founder And BBQ Hall of Famer

This simple, yet flavor packed recipe for hash browns, aka potato pancakes and latkes is the most perfect use of potatoes.
grilled sweet potato fries

Grilled Sweet Potato Fries Put Some Smoke Into A Favorite Side Dish

By:

Meathead, AmazingRibs.com Founder And BBQ Hall of Famer

In this easy recipe, sweet potatoes are cut into sticks and seasoned with sweet and spicy blend. Then they are grilled until smoky and crisp.
Sweet potato fries with spicy honey

Insanely Addictive Sweet Potato Fries, The Grill Frying Method

By:

Clint Cantwell, AmazingRibs.com President And BBQ Personality

If you’re a fan of sweet potato fries then you’ll do backflips over this recipe featuring perfectly deep fried sweet potato sticks.
Hasselback sweet potato with maple pecan butter on a plate

Grilled Hasselback Sweet Potatoes with Maple Pecan Butter Recipe

By:

Clint Cantwell, AmazingRibs.com President And BBQ Personality

If your side dishes seem a bit tired, try a new twist with grilled hasselback sweet potatoes. Click here for the recipe.
Mashed sweet potatoes

Smoked Mashed Sweet Potatoes with Maple and Sriracha Will Up Your Side Dish Game

By:

Clint Cantwell, AmazingRibs.com President And BBQ Personality

Sweet maple syrup and spicy sriracha make a fantastic combination in this recipe for smoked mashed sweet potatoes.

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