Sprinkle This Aldi Seasoning On Roasted Potatoes For 20x The Flavor

After making its way across the Atlantic in the 1970s from Germany, Aldi has become renowned here in the States for its affordability. While you can certainly discover some unexpected items in the Aldi Finds aisles, the rest of the store is chock full of refrigerator and freezer essentials, like meat, cheese, and pizzas, as well as a variety of inexpensive pantry staples. One such pantry staple that has ended up on many shoppers' radars is its spices and seasonings selection, which includes your basics, like onion powder or dried oregano, as well as specialty blends like the Stonemill Butter Garlic Grill Seasoning. And this pungent, savory flavoring is particularly good on roasted potatoes, kicking them up to about a 20 on the deliciousness scale.

This seasoning, which is very likely a dupe for one of Kinders' Buttery Steakhouse, derives its flavor from salt, garlic, onion, red bell pepper, butter flavor and powder, parsley, and even a bit of turmeric (among other ingredients), which, when combined, creates a powerhouse on the tip of your tongue. You just want to be sure you toss your potatoes thoroughly in oil before giving them a generous dash of the Butter Garlic seasoning, so it actually sticks to the surface. Whether you roast them in the air fryer or the oven, they're going to be so good that you might have a fight on your hands for the leftovers.

The 5.5-ounce jar of this seasoning is fairly generous, and the price is right — just $3.65, compared to Kinders, which can cost around 80 cents per ounce, compared to the Aldi brand's 66 cents per ounce. And if you're not in the habit of roasting potatoes all that often, there are plenty of other uses for this versatile topping. You might, for instance, use it on a variety of proteins (as the "grill" in its title suggests it's meant to be deployed). Steak, chicken, pork, and it even suits seafood, like salmon and shrimp.

Of course, other vegetables could certainly benefit from its buttery, garlicky essence, like asparagus, broccoli, and Brussels sprouts. Thinking outside the box, too, you could sprinkle it over corn on the cob after slathering those kernels with actual butter, so the seasoning has something to stick to.

It would also make a simple and easy garlic bread for those hectic nights when you just don't have it in you to cook much. A little butter on bread (you don't even need crusty bread), some seasoning sprinkled on the butter, a whirl in the oven or air fryer, and you're in business.