Slow Cooker Garlic Parmesan Potatoes Recipe

These slow cooker garlic parmesan potatoes are a side dish everyone will love. The potatoes are the perfect combination of crisp and tender. Combine that with the fact they’re covered in a delicious garlic parmesan seasoning and you have a side dish that pairs well with just about anything.

Total Servings: 6

Total Cost: $33.47

Cost Per Serving: $5.58

Ingredients & Costs*

3 lb baby potatoes ($7.28)
1 tsp Italian seasoning ($1.12)
1 tsp dried dill ($5.24)
1/3 cup grated parmesan cheese ($2.98)
4 tbsp minced garlic ($2.16)
1/2 tsp salt ($0.67)
1/2 tsp pepper ($3.12)
3 tbsp butter ($4.26)
2 tbsp olive oil ($6.64)

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*Food costs may vary and can change over time. The prices listed were the current prices of these ingredients when this recipe was made at the time of this post. Almost all our ingredients are purchased from Walmart as we live in a small town without any other options. If you notice a significant price difference, please let us know at hello@freshgains.com so we can update this post.

FAQs About This Garlic Parmesan Potatoes Recipe

What kind of potatoes should I use?

Potatoes are one of the most flexible foods on the planet – because they’re used in so many ways. But they’re also great because they are so interchangeable. For this recipe, you can use baby potatoes or regular potatoes. Either one can be cut to the similar sized pieces and that’s all that really matters. I usually use Little Potato Company’s (found at Walmart) mixed bags of red and yellow or red, yellow and blue potatoes.

What type of parmesan do you use?

For this recipe, I opt for grated parmesan cheese from a bottle. I’m sure freshly grated parmesan cheese would elevate this recipe a bit – but I have admittedly never tried it. I find the bottled grated cheese is perfect and keeps this recipe very quick and easy.

How should I store leftovers?

Leftovers can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 4 days when kept in an airtight container. They can quickly be reheated using a microwave. I drizzle a bit of olive oil over the potatoes when reheating to help ensure they don’t dry out.

What else can I add to these potatoes?

The only additions I’ve ever made to this recipe are sliced onions and green beans. I thought this combination was amazing. If you opt to add more ingredients, remember to add more seasoning as well. If you find another ingredient that goes well with these potatoes, please let me know at mike@biogains.com!

Tips to Make Perfect Potatoes

Adjust based on your butter: You can use salted or unsalted butter for this recipe. If you use salted butter, you may want to add a little less than the 1/2 tsp of salt the recipe calls for. For this reason, I use unsalted butter.

More liquid means less crispiness: This recipe is meant to create crispy potatoes. There are only a few “wet” ingredients, in small amounts: butter and olive oil. If you want softer potatoes add wet ingredients like broth or wet veggies. You could also really soften and sauce them up by adding a bit of garlic parmesan sauce (I recommend Buffalo Wild Wings!).

Don’t overcook the potatoes: Because this recipe leaves little margin for error due to the low amount of wet ingredients, you’ll want to keep an eye on the doneness. I start checking the potatoes around halfway through the cook time and turn off the heat when they reach the level of doneness I like. If you overcook the potatoes, they’ll go from crispy to dry very quickly. Unfortunately, this isn’t a “set it and forget it” type of recipe.

Adjust accordingly to the size of your potatoes: The cook time for these garlic parmesan potatoes is dependent on two things; the level of heat in your slow cooker and the size of your potatoes. The smaller the potatoes are cut, the quicker they’ll cook. So, make sure you adjust your cook time accordingly.