Grilled potato wedges, when made my favorite way, are soft on the inside and crispy on the outside. Learn how to make potatoes on the grill without foil. You can use any type of potato you’d like. This recipe makes both grilled sweet potato wedges and red wedges. The russet, Yukon gold, and Idaho potato varieties are great options for grilled potato slices, as well. Make this for an interesting BBQ side dish. I’m getting hungry already. Let’s get grilling!
Ingredients for grilled potato wedges
For flavor and presentation, I mix both sweet potatoes and red potatoes, but you can use any variety you like for this recipe. The potatoes can be different lengths, but they should be similar in diameter so they boil and grill consistently.
The grilled potato wedge seasoning in this recipe is simple. It’s a blend of chili powder, salt and pepper. The seasoning goes well with a variety of dips including honey mustard, my suggested dipping sauce for this recipe.
Lastly, but certainly not least, I love to throw fresh herbs on the potatoes. For this recipe, I suggest cilantro. Parsley is another great option.
How to make grilled potato wedges – step by step
Bring a large pot of water to a boil while you wash potatoes and slice off any blemishes. Make sure to keep the skin on the potatoes. Keeping the skin on keeps the wedges together while grilling them.
Then add potatoes and salt to the water and boil for 17 minutes, or until you can poke a fork in the potatoes. It’s important not to overcook the potatoes – you don’t want them to be super mushy.
Next, cut potatoes lengthwise into 1.5 inch wedges, which is about six to eight pieces per potato.
In a bowl, gently mix potato wedges with olive oil, chili powder, salt, and pepper.
Now it’s time to grill!
Bring the grill up to a temperature of about 400 degrees with a medium flame.
Arrange the potatoes perpendicularly on the grill grates so they don’t fall through. Close the grill lid and cook potato wedges for 5 minutes.
Flip the potatoes.
Then cook the other side of the potato wedges for 5 minutes with the grill lid closed.
Remove the potatoes and set them on an even layer so they stay crisp.
Drizzle with honey mustard.
(oh yes… yummmmay!)
Sprinkle cilantro.
(this step will make you feel all chef-y)
And then… enjoy!
Why it’s better to par-boil potatoes before grilling them
My favorite method for making tasty grilled potatoes is to par-boil them before grilling. The result is a potato wedge similar to steak fries – where the inside of the potatoes are soft, and the outside has a bite. Par-boiling potatoes with salt also adds flavor to the potatoes. And they take less time to grill.
Techniques for cooking potatoes on the grill without foil
The potato wedges should be sliced large enough that they’re easy to grip with tongs and won’t fall through the grill grate when flipped. The potato wedges are arranged perpendicular to the grill grates so they won’t slip through. This also creates beautiful grill marks on the potatoes. If you’re concerned about the potatoes falling through the grill grates, using kabab skewers is a great option.
Dipping sauces for potatoes
- cheddar beer cheese dip
- honey mustard
- bbq sauce
- hot sauce
- equal parts ketchup mixed with sriracha
Tasty tips and notes for cooking potatoes on the grill
- For flavor and presentation, I like to mix both sweet potatoes and red potatoes, but you can use one or the other for this recipe. Yukon gold, Idaho potatoes, or russet potatoes can be used as well.
- The potatoes used can be different lengths, but they should be around the same width so they boil and grill consistently.
- Keeping the skin on the potatoes helps the wedges stay in large pieces while grilling them.
- Mayo can be substituted for oil. Make grilled potatoes with mayonnaise by coating the potatoes with mayo and then seasoning them as the recipe instructs.
- No need to roast grilled potato wedges in foil. These potatoes are cut in large wedges and ready to go straight on the grill.
- Have fun with your grilled potato slices by trying different seasonings. Garlic salt always goes with potatoes, but using an Italian blend or spicy seasoning mix will be great for this bbq side dish, too.
- If you’re concerned about the potatoes falling through the grill grates, use kabab skewers.
- Since the potatoes have oil on them, it should not be necessary to spray the grill with oil.
- If the potatoes are in the fridge for a few hours before going on the grill, the oil will likely be absorbed into the potatoes. To prevent them from sticking to the grill, add another drizzle of oil on the potatoes before grilling them.
- See my recipe video for step by step directions for how I make potato wedges on the gas grill.
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Grilled Potato Wedges Recipe (Sip Bite Go)
Grilled potato wedges, when made properly, are soft on the inside and crispy on the outside. Learn how to make potatoes on the grill without foil. You can use any type of potato you’d like. This recipe makes both grilled sweet potato wedges and red wedges. The russet, Yukon gold, and Idaho potato varieties are great options for grilled potato slices, as well. Make this for an interesting BBQ side dish. I’m getting hungry already. Let’s get grilling!
Ingredients
- 1 sweet potato
- 2 red potatoes
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp chili powder
- 1 tsp garlic salt
- 1 tsp pepper
- 2 tbsp honey mustard optional
- 1 tbsp cilantro optional
Instructions
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Bring a large pot of water to a boil while you wash potatoes and slice off any blemishes without completely removing the skin. Keeping the skin on keeps the wedges together while grilling them. Add potatoes and salt to water and boil for 17 minutes, or until you can poke a fork in the potatoes. It’s important not to overcook the potatoes - you don’t want them to be super mushy.
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Cut potatoes lengthwise into 1.5 inch wedges, which is about six to eight pieces per potato. In a bowl, gently mix potato wedges with olive oil, chili powder, salt, and pepper.
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Bring the grill up to a temperature of about 400 degrees with a medium flame. Arrange the potatoes perpendicularly on the grill grates so they don’t fall through. Close the grill lid and cook potato wedges for 5 minutes. Flip, then cook the other side 5 minutes with a closed grill lid.
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Remove the potatoes and serve them on an even layer plate or platter so the stay crisp. Drizzle honey mustard and sprinkle cilantro.
Recipe Video
Recipe Notes
- For flavor and presentation, I like to mix both sweet potatoes and red potatoes, but you can use one or the other for this recipe. Yukon gold, Idaho potatoes, or russet potatoes can be used as well.
- The potatoes used can be different lengths, but they should be around the same width so they boil and grill consistently.
- Keeping the skin on the potatoes helps the wedges stay in large pieces while grilling them.
- Mayo can be substituted for oil. Make grilled potatoes with mayonnaise by coating the potatoes with mayo and then seasoning them as the recipe instructs.
- No need to roast grilled potato wedges in foil. These potatoes are cut in large wedges and ready to go straight on the grill.
- Have fun with your grilled potato slices by trying different seasonings. Garlic salt always goes with potatoes, but using an Italian blend or spicy seasoning mix will be great for this bbq side dish, too.
- If you’re concerned about the potatoes falling through the grill grates, use kabab skewers.
- Since the potatoes have oil on them, it should not be necessary to spray the grill with oil.
- If the potatoes are in the fridge for a few hours before going on the grill, the oil will likely be absorbed into the potatoes. To prevent them from sticking to the grill, add another drizzle of oil on the potatoes before grilling them.
- See my recipe video for step by step directions for how I make potato wedges on the gas grill.
We’re kinda’ obsessed with grilling now and these were perfect for dinner!
I love cooking potatoes on the grill! It adds such a great flavor dimension! And you’re so right that par boiling first is a must!
Oh wow I could eat a whole plate of those right now! They look delicious! And I love the idea to parboil prior to grilling- makes so much sense!
Love how perfectly crispy these look without all the oil from a deep fryer! Excited to make these tonight!
My favorite way to eat a potato is soft on the inside and crispy on the outside. This dish sounds like perfection to me.
Loving the char lines on these. Can’t beat some comforting wedges.
Have never tried the par-boil method before grilling… sounds like a great idea!
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Oh my, these wedges look SO good! I’ll definitely be giving these a try
The mustard drizzle looks like the perfect accompaniment to these! I love how you have used a mix of potatoes as well. They are colourful and interesting, cheers for sharing!
These wedges look awesome! I love doing a mixture of red potatoes and sweet potatoes; I do it with chips, wedges and mash sometimes it really is delicious using both! I also always par boil my potatoes before grilling/baking too as I have never been able to cook a potato from raw, it just never works for me!
I have yet to try grilling sweet potatoes but this needs to change ASAP!
I love grilling potato wedges 🙂 I haven’t tried the sweet potatoes yet, but I am always up for new things! I usually cut up my wedges first then boil for about 5 minutes, but boiling them whole works too. I will try your mix of spices here next time I make them, it sounds and looks so good!
OMG amazing idea. I have to try these. They look so delicious.
Wow, I love this one – and it looks so easy – which is perfect for me – since I am not the best cook 🙂 I like mixing normal and sweet potatoes – yumm
I love making these <3 Anything potatoes – yes please
I love how you mixed regular and sweet potatoes to make these! This looks like such a great recipe!
I love this! My son loves snacking on potato wedges, too. 🙂
Such a very easy, delicious and healthy recipe to make. I will definitely make this on for our weekend activity, thanks for sharing!
These look really yummy. I love potato wedges, especially sweet potato ones they taste so good.
Those look incredibly delicious and easy to make. I love healthy, delicious, easy things to make.
Looks so yummy and tasty. I would love to try potato wedges. Keeping this recipe for the weekend.
They look so delicious and perfect for summer parties! I love the idea of grilling them!
I love grilled sweet potatoes. It’s the perfect thing for when you have a craving for carbs but without the guilt.
I have tried baked potato wedges. These seem just as healthy yet even more delicious!
This sounds so great, I love eating potatoes in different ways. I really love it fried but grilled sounds great too..
Thank you for sharing this recipe- I adore this but have never tried to make it myself. I will now, seems more simple than I thought and how stunning is yours!
I wonder what dip would be perfect for this lovely grilled potatoes. Maybe some seasoned mayonnaise will do.. 😊
Wow, that’s tempting and I like the honey mustard dipping.
It looks perfect with pork bbq and seems so easy to prepare.. Surely this recipe tastes good.. 😊
potatooooo…. huhuhu.. i love potato.. id like to try this recipe but im on keto diet… potato is not in my list.. huhu