With just five minutes of preparation, these baked potatoes in foil are ready to bake. The potatoes come out flavorful and not at all dry.
| Prep Time: | 5 mins |
| Cook Time: | 40 mins |
| Total Time: | 45 mins |
| Servings: | 4 |
Ingredients
- 4 12×12-inch squares aluminum foil
- 4 medium baking potatoes, scrubbed
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 4 teaspoons garlic powder
- 2 teaspoons salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
- Cut each potato in half lengthwise. Place 1/2 tablespoon butter on the cut side of each potato half and season with garlic powder and salt. Close potato halves to form full potatoes and wrap each tightly with a square of aluminum foil.
- Bake potatoes directly on the rack of the preheated oven until tender, about 40 to 60 minutes.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 275 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 39 g |
| Cholesterol | 31 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 5 g |
| Protein | 5 g |
| Saturated Fat | 7 g |
| Sodium | 1258 mg |
| Sugars | 2 g |
| Fat | 12 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
As written I have to rate these 3 stars. You’ll definitely need to plan on more cook time and 1 teaspoon of garlic powder per potato was way too much. For the salt, I ended up using seasoned salt. At 40 minutes the potatoes were still hard but the shell felt dehydrated through the foil. I ended up cooking them for an hour and then pulled them out and let them sit wrapped up for 30 minutes. That seemed to do the trick. The shells rehydrated and the potatoes were the perfect doneness.
I’ve tried baking potatoes many ways over the years and they are never quite right. These are the best we’ve ever had. Even got rave reviews from my picky husband. So easy too. Will make this way every time.
The realistic photo and simple instructions gave me, a feeble and intimidated cook, hope and confidence in the kitchen. Not only was this recipe an inspiration, it made me the hero of my family meal tonight. Bless the author and photographer of this recipe, and I urge anyone and everyone to master this great, astounding potato recipe.. I recommend putting your favorite toppings on them, mine is Cholula Chipotle sauce and mounds of diced bacon. I love it. So much. Yum yum yuuuummmmm.
Tried this tonight with 4 medium sized brown potatoes and they were still hard after 40 mins.
Preheat the oven to 425 not 400 and cook them for at least 6o mins or you’ll end up with raw middles
Actually turned out very good. My fiance loved them.
Deeeeelish!!!!!
I followed the recipe exactly and after one hour the potatoes were still rock hard and butter had leaked all over the bottom of the oven making a burnt mess. I re-wrapped them and put them on a baking sheet. After another 40 minutes they were mostly done. I didn’t care for them nor did my husband, and he’ll eat almost anything.
No
The trick to this recipe is that you need to use Yukon Gold potatoes, not russets. Makes a world of difference!
Perfect recipe. I added black pepper to my seasoning. But the 40 minute timing was perfect. Potatoes came out cooked, skin was soft, and they tasted great. Definitely trying this again.
Loved the taste and how it turned out. I did have to cook it an extra 15 mins, just FYI. That’s why I am giving 4/5 stars.
I lost count how often I tossed these into a camp fire or left on top of the engine exhaust manifold driving to a camp site. You can’t muck this up.
Awesome and easy! I used half a tablespoon and didn’t need to add any more at the table. The potatoes were very moist and the skins were soft and easy to cut and eat.
Great recipe and great flavors. I would definitely cook it a bit longer so I could get a softer outcome. Thank you definitely adding to my favorites!!!
Worked well. I added a bit of seasoning mixed with the butter. The simplicity of it makes great for camping too.
Small potatoes make this full-proof.
Potatoes baked like this are so very creamy and tender and no, they are not a quick fix but I think they are way better tasting than a bland dry whole baked potatoe. I’m not a garlic fan so I slice up an onion and put a whole slice of onion between each half with the butter. Awesome!
My boyfriend said that these were the best potatoes he had ever had, so much so that I had to make them two days in a row! I agree, they are simple and great tasting.
These are delicious. I followed the recipe exactly. This recipe could not be easier. You get fantastic results for little effort. This is a winter time favorite in my house!
Came out perfect and in the amount of time the recipe called for. We put them on a grate over the flames, and they were actually in contact with some of the flames. The outside skinds came out a little charred, so if you like to eat the whole potato be careful. Otherwise absolutely perfect!!