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Air Fried Potatoes

Isabel Laessig
Skip waiting for the oven to preheat and make these crispy, fork-tender Air Fried Potatoes as a side dish or even for breakfast! Potatoes in the air fryer will quickly become your new favorite potato side dish recipe, and they're ready in under 20 minutes.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 4 people
Calories 130 kcal

Equipment

  • Air Fryer
  • Cooking spray

Ingredients
  

Potato Seasoning

  • ½ Tablespoon salt
  • 1 Tablespoon brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • ½ teaspoon dried thyme
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper
  • ¼ teaspoon onion powder
  • ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cumin

Air Fryer Potato Ingredients

  • 2 medium russet potatoes washed, peeled, and diced
  • 1 Tablespoon canola oil or oil of your choice - any oil works
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt

Instructions
 

  • Wash, peel, and dice russet potatoes.
    2 medium russet potatoes
    potatoes diced on a wood cutting board
  • Add diced potatoes to a bowl and toss with oil and sea salt.
    1 Tablespoon canola oil, 1 teaspoon sea salt
    potatoes diced in a white bowl
  • Spray the air fryer trap, then air fry potatoes at 350°F for 15 minutes per tray. Cook in batches so the air fryer is not overcrowded.
    potatoes on an air fryer tray
  • While the potatoes air fry, add salt, brown sugar, thyme, paprika, black pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, and ground cumin to a bowl, and mix.
    ½ Tablespoon salt, 1 Tablespoon brown sugar, 1 teaspoon paprika, ½ teaspoon dried thyme, ½ teaspoon black pepper, ¼ teaspoon onion powder, ¼ teaspoon garlic powder, ¼ teaspoon ground cumin
    air fried potatoes seasoning mix in a bowl
  • Transfer the air fried potatoes to a bowl when done and toss with seasoning.
    air fried potatoes in a white bowl with seasoning
  • Serve air fryer potatoes as a side dish for your favorite dinners or for breakfast, and enjoy!
    air fried potatoes on a plate with eggs

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Notes

  • No need to boil or soak potatoes before air frying them! The air fryer does all the work for you in a fraction of the time.
  • You can easily make air fried potatoes ahead of time, then reheat in the air fryer for 5 minutes before serving!

Nutrition

Serving: 1servingCalories: 130kcalCarbohydrates: 23gProtein: 2gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 0.3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.01gSodium: 1460mgPotassium: 470mgFiber: 2gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 255IUVitamin C: 6mgCalcium: 24mgIron: 1mg
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