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    Easy Air Fryer Breakfast Potatoes

    By: Ivory · Published: Dec 26, 2021 · 9 Comments

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    Once you’ve 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!

    Easy Air Fryer Breakfast Potatoes in a tan bowl on a marble surface with a decorative green and white towel next to it.
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    4 What To Serve With Breakfast Potatoes:
    5 Recipe Variations:
    6 Q&A:
    7 Equipment Needed:
    8 Ingredients:
    9 Instructions:
    10 Storing and Reheating:
    11 Pro Tips:
    12 Easy Air Fryer Breakfast Potatoes

    Why You Will Love This Recipe:

    • It’s 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 don’t forget a side of fruit.

    You don’t 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. You’ve gotta try these along side my fried cabbage with sausage and peppers, you won’t 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
    • Sautéed mushrooms, peppers, and onions
    Air Fryer Breakfast Potatoes loaded on top with a fried egg, shredded Colby Jack cheese, sour cream, scallions, and sriracha sauce in a tan bowl on a marble surface.
    Air Fryer Breakfast Potatoes loaded on top with a fried egg, shredded Colby Jack cheese, sour cream, scallions, and sriracha sauce.

    Dips and Sauces:

    Dips and Sauces: These breakfast potatoes taste great with ketchup, hot sauce or with one of my easy to make sauces:

    • Dill Aioli
    • Bacon Aioli
    • Sriracha Aioli
    • Spicy Garlic Aioli
    Air Fryer Breakfast Potatoes close up image showing off the beautiful golden brown potatoes in detail.

    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:

    Do I need to soak the potatoes before air frying?

    For this recipe, you do not need to soak the potatoes before air frying.

    Equipment Needed:

    • Air Fryer
    • Knife
    • Tongs

    Ingredients:

    Air Fryer Breakfast Potatoes labeled ingredients: Russet potatoes, olive oil, salt, pepper, garlic powder, smoked paprika.
    • 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.

    Black and stainless steel air fryer being set to 12 minutes and 400 degrees.

    2. While the air fryer is heating up, peel and rinse the potatoes, then cut into 1 inch cubes or chunks.

    Potato being cut into cubes and chunks with a steel chefs knife on a white cutting board.

    3. In a medium bowl, add the potatoes, olive oil, pepper, salt, smoked paprika and garlic powder and stir until the potatoes are coated.

    Air Fryer Breakfast Potatoes recipe ingredients being added to a silver mixing bowl on a white cutting board: potatoes, olive oil, pepper, salt, smoked paprika, and garlic powder.

    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.

    Air Fryer Breakfast Potatoes being added to a black air fryer basket, then checked on during cooking, then showing fully cooked.

    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 don’t have a preheat option, then heat your air fryer for 2-3 minutes before putting the potatoes in.
    • Don’t 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.
    Air Fryer Breakfast Potatoes in a tan bowl surrounded by a green and white towel on a marble surface. A cup of fruit and a cup of orange juice sit next to it.

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    Easy Air Fryer Breakfast Potatoes

    5 from 4 votes
    Once you’ve 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!
    Ivory
    Prep Time 5 minutes mins
    Cook Time 15 minutes mins
    Total Time 20 minutes mins
    Course Breakfast, Brunch, Dinner, Lunch
    Cuisine American
    Servings 2
    Calories 239 kcal
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    Equipment

    • Air Fryer
    • Knife
    • Tongs

    Ingredients
      

    • 2 medium russet potatoes cut into 1 inch cubes or chunks
    • 1 tablespoon olive oil
    • ½ teaspoon black pepper
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    • 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
    • 1 teaspoon garlic powder

    Instructions
     

    • Preheat air fryer to 400 degrees F.
    • 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

    *Be sure to preheat your air fryer. If you don’t have a preheat option, then heat your air fryer for 2-3 minutes before putting the potatoes in.
    *Don’t 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.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 239kcalCarbohydrates: 40gProtein: 5gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gSodium: 594mgPotassium: 936mgFiber: 3gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 497IUVitamin C: 12mgCalcium: 34mgIron: 2mg

    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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    1. Brigette

      January 04, 2022 at 1:14 pm

      5 stars
      These air fryer potatoes made a perfectly crispy textured bed for my breakfast eggs! Topped with cheese, sour cream, and scallions - YUM YUM YUM!!!

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      • Ivory

        January 22, 2022 at 2:03 pm

        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.

        Reply
    2. RossC

      January 31, 2022 at 10:32 am

      5 stars
      Excellent!!! :O)

      Reply
    3. RossC

      February 08, 2022 at 11:15 am

      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)

      Reply
      • Ivory

        February 12, 2022 at 3:44 pm

        Thanks! Let me know how they turn out.

        Reply
    4. SuzieQ

      November 20, 2022 at 1:01 pm

      5 stars
      These were PERFECT! Thank you so much for the recipe!

      Reply
      • Ivory

        December 07, 2022 at 10:31 pm

        You're welcome! Happy to hear you enjoyed the recipe. Thanks for taking the time to leave a review. I appreciate it!

        Reply
    5. Adriana

      December 27, 2022 at 2:46 pm

      5 stars
      I made these potatoes for Christmas morning breakfast and let me tell you, they came out perfect! Thank you!

      Reply
      • Ivory

        January 04, 2023 at 11:29 pm

        Awesome! Glad to hear you enjoyed the recipe! You're welcome and thank you for taking the time to leave a review 🙂

        Reply

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