Air Fryer Breakfast Potatoes
These Air Fryer Breakfast Potatoes are the perfect side! Crispy on the outside, soft on the inside, seasoned to perfection, and ready in just minutes, these delicious potatoes are perfect for any breakFEAST.
We love breakfast. It’s one of our favorite meals of the day. The old saying is that it’s the most important meal of the day, but we say it’s the tastiest!
We’re particularly big fans of potatoes with breakfast. Crispy, golden potato recipes like these hash brown pancakes really do go with just about anything, which is why we’ve added these air fryer breakfast potatoes to our rotation.
These potatoes are ready in just minutes, and they have a crispy texture and delicious flavor that pairs perfectly with everything from dishes like this overnight croissant breakfast casserole with gravy to breakfast sausage tacos and everything in between.
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Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- Limited Ingredients: Like traditional breakfast potatoes, it only takes a handful of simple kitchen staples to make this recipe.
- Super Easy: All you have to do is peel, toss, and air fry. It’s just that easy!
- Customizable: You can easily tweak this recipe’s flavors to make various flavor profiles.
- Versatile: Of course, these potatoes are perfect with all your favorite breakfast items. However, their flavor and texture make them perfect with dinner options like this sage roasted chicken recipe, easy one skillet pork chops with gravy, or slow cooker garlic butter steak bites.
Ingredients
We’ve made this list to help you save time on your next trip to the grocery store. You can find the full amounts needed in the printable recipe card at the bottom of the post.
You can find everything you need for this recipe in the produce section and in the baking aisle.
Variations
- Sweet Potatoes: Use diced sweet potatoes for a delicious, naturally sweet variation.
- Spicy: Add red pepper flakes or cayenne for a spicy kick of heat.
- Steak Fries: Easily transform these into steak fries by cutting the potatoes into wedges.
- Seasonings: Change up the seasonings to create appetizer or dinner side flavors with options like Italian seasonings, herbs de Provence, or any of your other favorites.
How to Make Air Fryer Breakfast Potatoes
This is a quick overview of the steps needed to make this recipe. You can find the full instructions in the recipe card at the bottom of this post.
- Peel and dice the potatoes into 3/4-inch pieces.
- Toss with olive oil in a large mixing bowl. Then, ad the seasoings and stir until fully coated.
- Pour the potatoes into a prepared air fryer basket, and cook at 400F until golden, crispy, and tender, stirring halfway through cooking.
- Enjoy with your favorite breakfast (or dinner) mains!
Expert Tips
- Always preheat your air fryer for even cooking and accurate cooking times. It only takes about five minutes.
- Russet or Yukon Gold potatoes are the best potatoes for this recipe.
- You can leave the peels on if you prefer. They add more vitamins, texture, and flavor.
- Stir the potatoes well halfway through cooking to ensure they are all properly cooked and develop a crispy exterior.
Air Fryer Breakfast Potatoes FAQ
Do you have questions about this recipe? Here are the answers to the most commonly asked questions.
The air fryer does a great job getting breakfast potatoes crispy with no extra steps. However, for the absolute crispiest potatoes possible, soak them in water for about 30 minutes before air frying. This removes excess starch and makes the potatoes as crispy as they can possibly be.
No, you don’t. The air fryer creates crispy golden potatoes without the need for boiling, a step that is used primarily to reduce cooking time in a traditional oven.
Air fryer potatoes may not get crispy if you overcrowd the air fryer basket, use less starchy potatoes, or forget to toss them halfway through cooking. Be sure to preheat your aif fryer, always use Russet or Yukon Gold potatoes, add them to the basket in a single layer, and toss them well halfway through cooking.
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📖Recipe
Want to make this recipe? Print the recipe card below, or pin this recipe, so you can find it later.
Air Fryer Breakfast Potatoes
Equipment
- knife and cutting board
- large bowl
- Air Fryer
Ingredients
- 4 medium russet potatoes
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
Instructions
- Spray the basket of an air fryer with non-stick cooking spray; set aside.
- Peel and chop the potatoes into ¾-inch pieces.
- In a large mixing bowl, toss the chopped potatoes in the olive oil.
- Add the garlic powder, paprika, salt, and onion powder to the potatoes and stir until the potatoes are coated in the seasoning.
- Pour the seasoned potatoes into the greased air fryer basket.
- Cook the potatoes at 400F for 20 minutes, stirring halfway through the cooking time.
- Test the potatoes with a fork to be sure they’re cooked through.
- Serve hot.
Disclaimer
Any nutritional data I provide is an approximation and actual dietary information can vary based on ingredients and proportion sizes.
