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Air Fryer Fried Potatoes (Naturally Gluten-Free)

January 19, 2020
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Air Fryer Fried Potatoes with onions.These air fryer fried potatoes are one of the easiest things to make in an air fryer! My mom would make us fried potatoes when we were little and we loved them. It was also one of my husband’s favorite dishes. So I wanted to recreate that delicious taste of fried potatoes by cooking them in the air fryer. It’s so easy and you use just a tiny bit of oil and that also makes this recipe for fried potatoes a lot less messy than how they’re traditionally made.

This recipe is for one serving but can be doubled or tripled depending on the size of your air fryer. And you can make them with or without onions. For even more fun try my homemade Chick-fil-A sauce to dip them in.

Potato slices fried in an air fryer.

How To Make Air Fryer Fried Potatoes:

Take a russet potato and wash and dry it. Cut it into 1/4-inch slices.

Spray the basket of your air fryer with a little bit of avocado or olive oil.

Place the potato slices in the air fryer basket and spread them out. Spritz just a little oil on the potatoes and sprinkle with salt and pepper.

Cook at 400° for 5 minutes. Lightly spritz the potatoes again and then turn them over. Spritz again with oil and cook for another 5 minutes. Remove any that look done and cook for another 2 minutes.

*If you want to add in some sliced onions add them when you turn the potatoes over.

And that is it! So easy and tasty.

**If you double or triple your recipe you may need to add an extra minute or two to the cooking time if your potatoes get a little crowded.

Crispy air fryer potato slices with onions.

Tips for Using an Air Fryer:

  • My number one tip for using the air fryer would be to not overcrowd the food in the air fryer basket. The food will cook faster and more evenly when there’s room for the heat to circulate.
  • Use an oil sprayer to lightly coat your food with an oil that has a high smoke point like avocado or olive oil. You may need to mist your food a couple of times throughout the cooking process, especially areas that may look dry.
  • Lightly pepper your food on top once you put it in the air fryer. When it comes time to turn your food halfway through cooking you’ll be able to easily tell which pieces have been turned.

My Favorite Air Fryer

I’ve had three different air fryers and the one that I love the best is the Cosori 5.8 QT Air Fryer. I like the digital screen and that I can turn it on and off as needed. And I really like the square shape of the basket and how easy it is to clean.

Fried potatoes cooked in an air fryer.

More Air Fryer Recipes You’ll Love:

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Crispy air fryer potato slices.

Air Fryer Potato Slices

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  • Author: MamaShire
  • Prep Time: 3 minutes
  • Cook Time: 12 minutes
  • Total Time: 15 minutes
  • Yield: 1 serving 1x
  • Category: Sides
  • Method: Air Fryer
  • Diet: Gluten Free
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Description

Easy fried potatoes made in the air fryer. Recipe is for 1 serving but you can double or triple the recipe depending on the size of your air fryer.


Ingredients

Scale

1 russet potato
1/4 cup sliced onions (optional)

avocado or olive oil in an oil sprayer
salt and pepper


Instructions

Take a russet potato and wash and dry it. Cut it into 1/4-inch slices.

Spray the basket of your air fryer with a little bit of avocado or olive oil. 

Place the potato slices in the air fryer basket and spread them out. Spritz with just a little oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper.

Cook at 400° for 5 minutes. Lightly spritz the potatoes again and then turn them over*. Spritz again with oil and cook for another 5 minutes. Remove any that look done and cook for another 2 minutes.

*If you want to add in some sliced onions add them when you turn the potatoes over.


Equipment

Cosori Air Fryer

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Notes

*If you double or triple the recipe you may need to add an extra minute or two to the cooking time if your potatoes are a little crowded.

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Air Fryer Fried Potatoes with onions.

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  1. Louellen Lawson

    January 19, 2020 at 7:45 pm

    They look wonderful.

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  2. Roy

    April 01, 2020 at 6:34 pm

    Tried this recipe once and the potatoes and onions were delicious. I have my second attempt in the air fryer at this time and I’m sure my wife and I will enjoy them. Thanks for the recipe.

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • MamaShire

      April 04, 2020 at 11:04 pm

      So glad you enjoyed them and I hope your wife enjoyed them too. Thanks for letting me know!

      Reply
  3. Allison Ellis

    June 01, 2020 at 7:45 pm

    I miss my mom’s fried potatoes but have never been able to do them in a skillet like she did. These were amazing and SO much easier! Thank you!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • MamaShire

      June 02, 2020 at 11:59 am

      So glad you liked them and yes, they are so much easier.

      Reply
  4. Diane

    July 30, 2020 at 8:47 pm

    Thank you for posting. The timing was good, even though I used a dehydrator rack for the Instant Pot air fryer lid. They turned out tender inside and crisp outside-just perfect.
    This is my first time on your site and I have to say you have the most beautiful smile.

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • MamaShire

      July 30, 2020 at 11:34 pm

      Thank you! So glad you enjoyed them.

      Reply
  5. LoylMom

    September 16, 2020 at 5:53 pm

    Couldn’t be more simple and came out perfect, thanks.

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • MamaShire

      September 16, 2020 at 6:47 pm

      So glad you enjoyed them!

      Reply
  6. christy

    August 21, 2021 at 8:03 am

    soak them for half an hour in water better and than dry them and cook them.

    Reply
    • MamaShire

      August 23, 2021 at 11:27 am

      If you have time and want to that would be fine. I like the ease of slicing and cooking.

      Reply
  7. Gabriel

    September 13, 2021 at 2:39 pm

    You recommend a spray olive oil for them? Is it a special type of Olive oil spray? I know avocado oil has a higher smoke point. I didn’t know Olive oil could take the heat? Am I missing something here? Any help would be appreciated creator.

    The only spray oil I have currently is Canola. And I read that it’s healthy, just a bit worried about the smoke point in an Air-Fryer.
    Very green here.

    Reply
    • MamaShire

      September 14, 2021 at 2:45 pm

      Yes, olive oil can take the heat as well as avocado oil. I mostly use avocado oil in my spritzer to spray on food that I cook in my air fryer.

      Reply

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