Once youโve tried these Air Fryer Breakfast Potatoes, you will never cook them another way! Simply put, the air fryer produces the best breakfast potatoes. Perfectly crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, these homemade potatoes are super easy to make and they are better than takeout!
Be sure to try these with my spicy garlic aioli and sriracha aioli sauces!
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Why You Will Love This Recipe:
- Itโs quick. These potatoes cook in 15 minutes or less.
- It's simple, just 6 ingredients!
- Less oil. Because you will be using the air fryer, you will use less oil than you would on the stove.
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What To Serve With Breakfast Potatoes:
These potatoes go great with eggs, whether they be fried, scrambled, boiled or sunny side up. You can also add a side of bacon, sausage, or ham to make a super hearty breakfast! Try them with a side of my spicy candied bacon. Yum! Oh, and donโt forget a side of fruit.
You donโt have to stick to breakfast, you can eat these potatoes anytime just like my southern fried potatoes! For dinner, these potatoes would go great with steak, chicken, or fish. Youโve gotta try these along side my fried cabbage with sausage and peppers, you wonโt be disappointed.
Recipe Variations:
Seasoned potatoes:
Feel free to get adventurous with the seasonings. Here are some other delicious seasoning ideas that you can try:
- Ranch seasoning
- Cajun seasoning
- Italian seasoning
- Taco Season
- Seasoning Salt
Loaded Breakfast potatoes:
One of my favorite ways to serve these breakfast potatoes is loaded! I top my potatoes with a fried egg, shredded cheese, sour cream, scallions, and sriracha sauce. Here are some other great ways you can load your potatoes:
- Fried egg, shredded cheese, sour cream, scallions
- Bacon crumbles, shredded cheese, sour cream
- Sausage crumbles, chopped bell pepper, shredded cheese, sour cream
- Sausage gravy, over medium egg
- Sautรฉed mushrooms, peppers and onions
Dips and Sauces:
Dips and Sauces: These breakfast potatoes taste great with ketchup, hot sauce or with one of my easy to make sauces:
Leave the potato skin on if you want. I like to peel my potatoes, but you can leave the skin on if you prefer. Just make sure you clean the skin well.
Q&A:
For this recipe, you do not need to soak the potatoes before air frying.
Equipment Needed:
- Air Fryer
- Knife
- Tongs
Ingredients:
- Russet Potatoes - Mine were medium sized
- Olive oil - Avocado oil works great too.
- Salt
- Ground black pepper
- Garlic powder
- Smoked paprika - Regular paprika works fine too.
Instructions:
1. Preheat air fryer to 400 degrees F.
2. While the air fryer is heating up, peel and rinse the potatoes, then cut into 1 inch cubes or chunks.
3. In a medium bowl, add the potatoes, olive oil, pepper, salt, smoked paprika and garlic powder and stir until the potatoes are coated.
4. Add potatoes into the air fryer basket and air fry for 12-15 minutes. Be sure to check on them after 7 minutes to check for doneness and to give the basket a little shake. The potatoes are done when they are golden brown and crispy.
Storing and Reheating:
- Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.
- Reheat potatoes in the air fryer at 400 degrees for 1 to 2 minutes or until warm throughout.
Pro Tips:
- Be sure to preheat your air fryer. If you donโt have a preheat option, then heat your air fryer for 2-3 minutes before putting the potatoes in.
- Donโt overcrowd the air fryer. Cook in batches if needed.
- Check on the potatoes halfway through the cooking process to check for doneness.
- The air fryer model I used in this recipe was my Instant Vortex Plus 6 quart air fryer. Cooking times may vary depending on your model of air fryer.
Easy Air Fryer Breakfast Potatoes
Equipment
- Knife
- Tongs
Ingredients
- 2 medium russet potatoes cut into 1 inch cubes or chunks
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- ยฝ teaspoon black pepper
- ยฝ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
Instructions
- Preheat air fryer to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
- While the air fryer is heating up, peel and rinse the potatoes, then cut into 1 inch cubes or chunks.
- In a medium bowl, add the potatoes, olive oil, pepper, salt, smoked paprika and garlic powder and stir until the potatoes are coated.
- Add potatoes into the air fryer basket and air fry for 12-15 minutes. Be sure to check on them after 7 minutes to check for doneness and to give the basket a little shake. The potatoes are done when they are golden brown and crispy.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutritional information is approximate. For accurate nutritional information you should refer to the nutritional labels on the packages of the specific ingredients that you used.
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Brigette says
These air fryer potatoes made a perfectly crispy textured bed for my breakfast eggs! Topped with cheese, sour cream, and scallions - YUM YUM YUM!!!
Ivory says
Yay! We enjoy these breakfast potatoes so much too! I love how you can eat them for either breakfast, brunch or dinner. Thanks so much for taking the time to leave a review.
RossC says
Excellent!!! :O)
RossC says
Excellent idea!!
I am so used to having frozen potatoes to cook in my a/f that I had to pick up fresh potatoes this morning @ the store.
I'm thinking, maybe dinner one night this week. :O)
Ivory says
Thanks! Let me know how they turn out.
SuzieQ says
These were PERFECT! Thank you so much for the recipe!
Ivory says
You're welcome! Happy to hear you enjoyed the recipe. Thanks for taking the time to leave a review. I appreciate it!
Adriana says
I made these potatoes for Christmas morning breakfast and let me tell you, they came out perfect! Thank you!
Ivory says
Awesome! Glad to hear you enjoyed the recipe! You're welcome and thank you for taking the time to leave a review ๐
Kathy McKenzie says
This is an excellent, easy recipe. I am new to air frying and all your recipes make it so easy to follow and they turn out great. I bought the same air frier you use and Iโm so happy with it. Iโve been using it to broil, too. That has worked out well for me. Thank you again for your emails, your excellent recipes, your very helpful videos, and all your tips.