Name: Air Fryer Breakfast Potatoes
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Ingredients: 2 pounds Yukon gold potatoes (cut into 1-inch or ½-inch cubes); 2 tablespoons neutral oil (avocado oil, olive oil, etc.); 1 ½ teaspoon salt (more or less to taste); 1 teaspoon paprika; 1 teaspoon garlic powder; 1 teaspoon onion powder; ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper (more or less to taste)

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This air fryer breakfast potatoes are deliciously crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. Perfectly seasoned and ready in just 20 minutes, this easy recipe is such a fantastic tasty side dish everyone will love.

Overhead view of air fryer breakfast potatoes on a large round plate next to a ramekin of ketchup.

🥔 What Makes This Recipe So Good

This recipe might be very simple, but these air fryer breakfast potatoes are incredibly delicious! Crispy on the outside, beautifully creamy on the inside, they’re seasoned to perfection with paprika, onion and garlic powder, and a little salt and pepper.
They’re incredibly easy to make and you’re guaranteed to get perfectly cooked and crispy breakfast potatoes every time! Using the air fryer is a foolproof method, it’s convenient and easy clean-up.
Yes they’re traditionally called breakfast potatoes, but really they’ll work as a perfect side dish to any meal! Pair them with this avocado omelette, these amazing Boursin scrambled eggs, air fryer sausages, chicken or even steak.

👩🏼‍🍳 Chef’s Tips

We’re using Yukon gold potatoes for this recipe as they’re buttery and creamy, but you can use any potatoes really. Red skin potatoes, baby potatoes or even russets. They’ll all work! If you want to peel the potatoes or not, it’s totally up to you and your preference. Just make sure to give them a good scrub either way before chopping them.
Make sure to give your air fryer a good shake about every 5 minutes. This step is crucial to make sure the air fryer breakfast potatoes crisp up evenly.
These potatoes are best eaten right away when they’re freshly cooked. But if you have any leftovers, I’d recommend reheating them in the air fryer, so they can crisp up again.

Air fryer breakfast potatoes on the end of a fork, being dipped into a small ramekin of ketchup.

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Air Fryer Breakfast Potatoes

Prep: 15

Cook: 20

Total: 35

These easy air fryer breakfast potatoes are tossed in oil, paprika, onion and garlic powder, salt and pepper and cooked to perfectly crispy.

Sam Guarnieri

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6 servings

Ingredients

▢ 2 pounds Yukon gold potatoes cut into 1-inch or ½-inch cubes
▢ 2 tablespoons neutral oil avocado oil, olive oil, etc.
▢ 1 ½ teaspoon salt more or less to taste
▢ 1 teaspoon paprika
▢ 1 teaspoon garlic powder
▢ 1 teaspoon onion powder
▢ ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper more or less to taste

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Equipment

Air Fryer
Large bowl
Silicone spatula

Instructions

Preheat air fryer to 400° Fahrenheit.
Add all ingredients to large bowl. Mix and toss well to evenly coat potatoes with oil and spices.
Transfer tossed potatoes to air fryer basket. Place basket in air fryer and cook for 5 minutes.
Pause air fryer and remove basket. Shake basket to toss potatoes, then return basket to air fryer and cook another 5 minutes.
Repeat process, cooking 20 minutes total, until breakfast potatoes are golden brown and crispy.
Carefully transfer breakfast potatoes to serving bowl or plates and serve warm.

Notes

Results and cook times will vary from one air fryer to another. Check doneness of potatoes every 5 minutes and stop cooking when your preferred doneness is achieved.

Nutrition Information

Number of total servings shown is approximate. Actual number of servings will depend on your preferred portion sizes.

Nutritional values shown are general guidelines and reflect information for 1 serving using the ingredients listed, not including any optional ingredients. Actual macros may vary slightly depending on specific brands and types of ingredients used.

To determine the weight of one serving, prepare the recipe as instructed. Weigh the finished recipe, then divide the weight of the finished recipe (not including the weight of the container the food is in) by the desired number of servings. Result will be the weight of one serving.

Air Fryer Breakfast Potatoes

🥔 What Makes This Recipe So Good

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