Smoked potatoes are seasoned with salt and pepper and drizzled with olive oil then get wrapped in foil and cooked on a smoker. I love smoking my potatoes in foil for easy clean up after.
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Why You Will Love This Recipe
As someone who has tested countless side dishes on the smoker (and has a serious appreciation for potatoes in any form), I can confidently say this one hits the sweet spot between flavor and ease.
- 🥔 Soft and fluffy inside, crisp and smoky outside
- 🔥 Easy to prep, hands-off smoking process
- 💸 Inexpensive ingredients with big flavor payoff
- 🧂 Customizable with your favorite herbs, spices, and seasonings
- 💯 WW-friendly and meal-prep approved—make a batch and use them all week!
You will also like these Blackstone Smashed Potatoes
Ingredients Needed
- Russet Potatoes or any type of potatoes, cut into 1 inch cubes. Make sure the potatoes are cut into even sizes so they cook evenly on the smoker.
- Olive Oil - Try smoking some potato with infused olive oils like Truffle
- Salt and Pepper - to taste
- Herbs such as chives, dill, and parsley - I garnished my smoked potatoes with herbs such as parsley, dill, and chives that were growing fresh from my herb garden. Just use whatever herbs you have in your fridge.
See recipe card below for a full list of ingredients and measurements.
Substitution Tips
- Potatoes: Use red potatoes, Yukon golds, or even sweet potatoes—just adjust cooking time slightly.
- Oil: Swap olive oil with avocado oil, melted ghee, or spray oil to reduce points.
- Seasonings: Add your twist with Weight Watchers Ranch Dressing, cajun spice, Jamaican Jerk Chicken Seasoning, or grated Parmesan.
- No smoker? Roast at 400°F and add a touch of liquid smoke to the oil for a similar flavor.
How to Smoke Potatoes
Step 1: Preheat the smoker to 225.
Step 2: Season the potatoes with olive oil, salt, and pepper in a bowl or on plate. Toss to coat all the potatoes.
Step 3: Place the potatoes on some foil and fold in each side to make some handles. The foil also helps to easily transfer the potatoes to the smoker.
Step 4: Smoke the potatoes for up to 2 to 3 hours. Potatoes can be smoked alongside whatever meat you are smoking.
Potatoes are done when they can be pierced easily to the center.
Serving Suggestions
- Pair with Spicy Smoked Chicken Thighs, BBQ ribs, or Traeger Smoked Salmon
- Serve alongside Blackstone burgers or Blackstone Hot Dogs for a cookout
- Add to breakfast bowls with eggs and sautéed greens
- Toss into a grain bowl with veggies and vinaigrette for a hearty lunch
Smoked potatoes need a main entree to go with them. For protein I like to make How to Smoke Salmon, 3-2-1 Method for Smoking Ribs, Smoked Pulled Pork Traeger, or a brisket.
Recipe FAQs
Smoked potatoes can take anywhere from 2 to 3 hours at 225 degrees on your smoker depending on their size.
With smaller potatoes you do not need to but if I were making a baked potato on the smoker I would poke holes in it.
No, soaking potatoes in water before smoking isn't necessary.
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Smoked Potatoes in Foil
- Prep Time: 10 min
- Cook Time: 2 to 3 hrs
- Total Time: 3 hrs
- Yield: 4
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Smoker
- Cuisine: American
Description
Smoked potatoes are seasoned with salt and pepper and drizzled with olive oil then get wrapped in foil and cooked on a smoker.
Ingredients
- 4 large baking potatoes such as russets, chopped into 1 inch cubes
- 2 tablespoons of olive oil
- Salt and Pepper to taste
- Herbs of choice like parsley, dill or chives
Instructions
- Preheat smoker to 225 F.
- Rinse and dry potatoes. Cut your potatoes in 1-inch sized cubes.
- Combine the potatoes with olive oil, salt, and pepper in a bowl. Toss to coat all the potatoes.
- Place the potatoes on some foil and fold in each side to make some handles. The foil also helps to easily transfer the potatoes to the smoker.
- Smoke the potatoes for up to 2 to 3 hours. Potatoes can be smoked alongside whatever meat you are smoking.
- Potatoes are done when they can be pierced easily to the center.
Notes
You do not need to poke holes in the potatoes prior to smoking them, only do that with baking potatoes.
There is no need to soak the potatoes in water before smoking them either.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 323
- Sugar: 3.4g
- Fat: 7.1g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Carbohydrates: 62.1g
- Fiber: 8.3g
- Protein: 5.6g
Jenna says
fahrenheit
Paul Hudson says
Are your temperatures in F or Centigrade? Please
Jenna says
My apologies if the instructions were not clear and I did update that. The foil is used as a vessel if you don't have any type of pan to place them on the smoker. The potatoes do not get completely covered in the foil or else the smoke flavor won't get to them. Any size potato will work but larger potatoes might need to be smoked for longer than the recommended amount of time. Just test them with a fork to see if they are done.
Greg says
Two things I didn't get here... no mention when your done coating the potatoes , putting them in the foil?? Do you close the foil? And if so, why is there a discussion of what wood to use when your foil is going to be closed. 2nd thing.. The recipe says to cut your potatoes into 1 inch cubes, but then you said depending on how big your potatoes are, this will determine the time it will take. Doesn't matter how big your potatoes are if you cut them into 1 inch cubes.
Jenna says
I have to use wood pellets on my smoker.
Joe says
Are you talking about wood chips or wood pellets?