Recipes Side Dish Fries Recipes French Fries Recipes 11 Crispy Potato Wedges That Are Better Than French Fries By Vicky McDonald Vicky McDonald Vicky McDonald is a Seattle-based editor with over 15 years of experience in the media industry. She currently works as an editor for ParentMap.com. Prior to that, she was a senior content manager at Allrecipes. She loves baking, developing new recipes, and growing vegetables. Allrecipes' editorial guidelines Published on April 22, 2021 Trending Videos Close this video player Garlic Parmesan Potato Wedges . Potato wedges, jojos, oven-baked fries—whatever you like to call them—are the crispiest, tastiest potatoes you'll ever taste. If you're hankering for fries, potato wedges are a much better option. Because they're baked rather than fried, they're cooked in far less oil than regular fries. They also have so much texture. The large wedge-shaped potato gives you a perfect crisp edge with lots of fluffy potato inside. 01 of 12 Oven-Baked Potato Fries View Recipe Photo by Baking Nana. Wedges are also the perfect carriers for flavor. As they are cooked in the oven for such a long time, they absorb flavor really well. This gives you a bunch of great options. Just by adding a few extra ingredients you can make spicy wedges, cheesy wedges, smoky wedges or these extra-crispy wedges with breadcrumbs and spices. 02 of 12 Crispy Potato Wedges View Recipe Photo by lutzflcat. Wedges are a delicious snack or appetizer with a beer. These Buffalo Wedges have all the flavor of Buffalo wings, but are less messy to make, and healthier than fried wings or regular fries. 03 of 12 Air Fryer Potato Wedges View Recipe It doesn't get much easier than perfectly crisp, seasoned potato wedges straight out of the air fryer. These wedges are seasoned with paprika, parsley flakes, chili powder, salt, and pepper. Soup Loving Nicole recommends the easiest way to wedge a potato: "Start by cutting it in half lengthwise. Place each half flesh-side down on the cutting board and cut each half lengthwise again. You will end up with 4 large wedges at this point. Cut each wedge in half lengthwise giving you a total of 8 wedges per potato." 04 of 12 Easy Buffalo Potato Wedges View Recipe Wedges can be an easy side dish too. These garlic red potatoes look a treat and taste delicious with all that garlic and Parmesan cheese. Bonus points for keeping the skin on too as you get lots of extra fiber and vitamins. 05 of 12 Garlic Red Potatoes View Recipe Photo by cookin'mama. Instead of store-bought chips, why not try these spicy wedges with some sour cream. It's a much tastier and more nutritious way to snack. 06 of 12 Spiced-Up Grilled Tater Wedges View Recipe Photo by CCbake. By adding some fresh herbs to potato wedges you get extra flavor and nutrients. 07 of 12 Crusty Herb Potato Wedges View Recipe Kim's Cooking Now The key to these simple and delicious potato wedges is tossing the spices with the potatoes and oil in a bowl, which keeps all the seasonings on the potatoes. They come out of the oven beautifully golden brown and crispy, and they're delicious with pretty much anything! 08 of 12 Jan's Chipotle Roasted Sweet Potatoes View Recipe Photo by Sherri. Don't forget sweet potatoes are potatoes too. They work just as well as potato wedges, though never quite as crispy. These chipotle roasted sweet potatoes are a winning flavor combo. "A great blend of sweet, salty, spicy, and a flash of heat," says What's for dinner, mom?. "Quick and easy way to jazz-up sweet potatoes. Great with pork roast, ribs, ham, or your favorite BBQ." 09 of 12 Cajun Potato Wedges View Recipe Cajun Potato Wedges. Anika Brooks These seasoned potato wedges are "a healthier option than french fries. Great with grilled cheese, hot dogs, or hamburgers," says KBT24. "Dip into ketchup or spicy ranch dressing." 10 of 12 Duck Fat Steak Fries View Recipe Duck fat is no doubt the best way to make incredibly crispy oven-roasted potato wedges. And it doesn't take a lot. "These super-crusty, oven-fried potato wedges, or 'steak fries' as they call them where I'm from, are done with rendered duck fat, and while I'm a big fan of ones done with olive oil and/or butter, these really are better," says Chef John. Watch the Video 11 of 12 Garlic Parmesan Potato Wedges View Recipe Garlic Parmesan Potato Wedges. These roasted potato wedges are seasoned with garlic powder, Italian seasoning, paprika, and Parmesan cheese. "These were absolutely amazing," raves Stephanie. "I used the smoked paprika which really compliments the garlic." 12 of 12 More Top Potato Recipes Photo by Chef John. Chef John's Best Potato Side Dishes Our Favorite German Potato Recipes Top-Rated Crispy Potato Skins Best Crispy Breakfast Potatoes Simple Dinner Recipes That Start With Potatoes Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit