Easy and super tasty, these air fryer potatoes and onions are a great versatile side dish. Well seasoned, tender and cooked to perfection with crispy edges, they're a delicious addition to breakfast, lunch or dinner and ready in less than 30 minutes!
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Why You'll Love This Recipe
- It's a very easy tasty side dish! Air fryer potatoes are a staple in my home and I love to switch it up a bit. Whether you want simple air fryer diced potatoes, garlic parmesan potatoes, or homemade steak fries, adding the onions changes the flavor making them deliciously more savory. Ready in less than 30 minutes.
- It's a healthier version of fried potatoes using a lot less oil. Air frying them gives them nice texture. Potatoes are a great carbohydrates then keeps you satiated.
- They're easy to customize, you can use different spices, different kind of potatoes and onions, fresh herbs. Make them your own! They would be a great addition to this breakfast burrito bowls.
Key Ingredients And Variations
- Potatoes: some varieties of potatoes will crisp up more than other, like russet or baby potatoes. I peel my potatoes, but if you enjoy the skin, it totally works, just make sure to scrub them well before chopping. I used yellow potatoes in these photos, they don't crisp up as much but they're so good and buttery.
- Yellow onions: sliced not too tiny cause if too small, the pieces may fall thru the holes of your air fryer basket. Substitute for white or sweet onions if you prefer.
- Oil: while you don't need a ton of oil, you need a little bit to get crispy edges. Avocado or olive oil are my go-to, but you can use any oil you like. Use some spray cooking oil too to start with and halfway into cooking if needed.
- Seasoning: garlic powder, onion powder, smoked paprika, salt and pepper. But you can use any spices, or spice mix that you enjoy!
How To make air fryer potatoes and onions
- Peel and chopped the potatoes into 1-inch cubes.
- Slice the onion, not too small.
- Preheat the air fryer at 395° Fahrenheit
Mix all the spices together.
Add the potatoes to bowl (without onions), toss them in oil, then sprinkle the spices and stir well.
Spray air fryer with spray cooking oil, add the seasoned potatoes. Cook for 6-7 minutes, shaking the basket half way.
While the potatoes are on the air fryer, add the onions to the same bowl, stir to get all the leftover spices.
After 6-7 minutes add the onions to the potatoes, spray a little more cooking oil, then shake the basket well. Cook for 12-14 more minutes.
Once ready, remove the potatoes and onions, sprinkle salt and pepper, fresh herbs like parsley if you wish and serve as you wish. Enjoy!
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Tips
- Try to chop the potatoes uniformly so they all cook evenly.
- Don't add the onions at the same time as the potatoes. The potatoes need a little more time to cook.
- Shake the air fryer basket multiple times, and spray with more cooking oil if needed.
- These air fryer potatoes and onions are best eaten right after cooking. They'll lose the crispy edges if they sit.
- Leftovers can be stored refrigerated in an airtight container for up to 3 days. Reheat in a pan or in the air fryer.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes you can use any kind, but be aware than certain variety don't crisp up as much. Russet, Yukon gold, red and baby potatoes crisp up pretty good. When it comes to peeling, it's really a personal preference.
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Air Fryer Potatoes and Onions
Equipment
- sharp knife
- bowl
- wooden spoon
Ingredients
- 1 ½ pound potatoes peeled, 1-inch cubed, about 2-4 potatoes
- 1 tablespoon oil avocado, olive oil, or of choice
- 1 large yellow onion sliced
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon smoked paprika more or less to taste
- ½ teaspoon salt more or less to taste
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper more or less to taste
- fresh parsley chopped, optional
Instructions
- Preheat the air fryer at 395° Fahrenheit. Mix all the spices together.
- Add the cubed potatoes to a large bowl (keep onions to the side), toss them in the oil, then sprinkle the spices and stir well, until all coated.
- Spray the hot air fryer with spray cooking oil, then add the seasoned potatoes. Cook for 6-7 minutes, shaking the basket half way.
- While the potatoes are in the air fryer, add the onions to the same bowl, stir to get all the leftover spices (you can add a little more seasoning if you'd like).
- After 6-7 minutes add the onions to the potatoes, spray a little more cooking oil, then shake the basket well. Cook for 12-14 more minutes or until the potatoes are tender when poked with a fork, and onions have a crispy edges, shaking the basket every 5 minutes.
- Once ready, remove the potatoes and onions, sprinkle a little salt and pepper, fresh herbs like parsley, and serve as you wish. Enjoy!
Notes
- Don't cut the onions too small or they might fall in the cracks of your air fryer tray.
- If you double the recipe, depending on the size of your air fryer, , I would recommend cooking the potatoes and onions in batches. If you overcrowd the air fryer, the potatoes won't get crispy edges.
- Cooking time will vary by a few minutes depending on your air fryer as each model is unique, as well as the size of the potato cubes.
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About Priscilla Lawrence, Certified Nutritionist
Hi there, I'm Priscilla Lawrence, a certified nutritionist, recipe developer, food photographer & mom of two. I was born and raised in Paris, France, but have been living in San Diego, California...
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