Roasted Ranch Red Potatoes

We've been barbecuing a lot of meat recently since the weather has been so great.  While the occasional cold potato, macaroni or summer pasta salad are a good option, sometimes you just want a great hot side dish with lots of starch.   This is it, and it's extremely easy to do.  Cut up some reds, shake them up to coat, toss them in an oven when you're prepping the meat for the grill and it'll be ready just in time.

Roasted Red Ranch Potatoes

3 pounds red potatoes
1/2 cup olive oil
1 dry packet of Ranch dressing mix
1 teaspoon black pepper
Salt

Preheat your oven to 400 degrees.

Wash the potatoes, then dice the potatoes into approximately 3/4 inch cubes.

In a gallon size ziploc bag, add in the olive oil, the dry ranch dressing mix and the pepper and shake or squish the bag until it's well combined.  Add the potatoes to the ziploc bag and seal tightly,  Shake or roll the bag until the potatoes are completely coated.  Pour the contents of the bag onto a cookie sheet with sides so the additional oil does not spill out, then spread them out into one even layer. Lightly salt the entire sheet.

Place the potatoes into the 400 degree oven for 40 minutes or until they are tender,