Oven Baked or Grilled Potato Bundles

Individual packets of diced potatoes, butter, cream and spices. These potato packets pair perfectly with any grilled chicken, fish or steak recipe.

I love baked potatoes but they tend to get a bit boring after a while. We grilled chicken the other night and I wanted something different. I remembered a recipe from the pioneer woman for these awesome Potato Bundles.  All the ingredients she used were right up my alley. Potatoes, onions, butter, cream and parsley... Yum how could you go wrong adding cream.

 

I was so excited to get all the potatoes diced up and in the packets. My husband grilled the chicken and I handled the potatoes. I have to say these were the best tasting potatoes I have had in a long time. So tender and all those buttery onions um for goodness I was in heaven. I served these potatoes with my Honey Lime Grilled Chicken.

These potatoes would be great served with any grilled chicken, fish or steak recipe. You can bake these packets in the oven or on your outdoor grill. Everyone loved their own individual potato packets.  
 

Start by cutting up the potatoes. Cut the potato into two slices lengthwise. Then turn it in the other direction and make one more slice down the middle. Last turn the potato slices and cut the other direction to create a large dice. Slice up the onions and cut into large chunks. Mince the parsley and set aside.

Now it is time to start assembling the potato packets. I didn't have the foil packets so i just used regular foil and made my own packets. Toss on some potatoes in the middle of the foil,

Add the onions, how ever much you want. I love onions so I use a lot. Sprinkle on some paprika and kosher salt. Add the cream, not a lot just enough to give it a rich creamy flavor.

The add some parsley. I left that out in some of the packets since the kids are not big on green stuff on their potatoes. Sprinkle the pepper on last.

Now it is time to make a little packet for the potatoes to cook in. Bring up the sides of the foil together and then roll them down towards the center of the foil. See above. Roll each of the sides towards the center the same way. Make sure they are sealed up tightly.

Place the packets on the baking sheet and bake at 375 degrees for 35-40 minutes, or until the potatoes tender. If you would like to cook these on and outdoor grill, see the cooks note at the end of this post. Be careful when you open the packets because all the steam will escape and it will be hot.

Oven Baked or Grilled Potato Bundles

6 - russet potatoes, cut into cubes (one potato per person)
1/2 - cup yellow or white onion, cut into chunks

1/2 - cup unsalted butter
1/2 - cup heavy cream
kosher or sea salt. to taste
freshly ground black pepper, to taste

paprika, to taste
2 - tablespoons minced parsley, to taste

bacon bits, optional (one teaspoon per packet)

Pile cubed potatoes and onions on a square piece of foil. 

Add 1 - 2 tablespoons butter, splash on some cream, sprinkle on salt, pepper, paprika and parsley. One teaspoon of bacon bits can also be added. 

Wrap bundles tightly and bake at 375 degrees for 35 - 40 minutes, or until extremely tender. 

Serve foil bundles right on the plate!

Grilling Instructions:  Place potato packets on the hottest spot on the grill and cook for 25-30 minutes or remove when done (check often for tenderness). 

recipe yields: 6 servings 

source: pioneer woman