Air Fryer Home Fries
Restaurant-style air fryer home fries are extra crispy, fluffy, and loaded with caramelized onions and peppers. Ready in under 20 minutes, these breakfast potatoes are the perfect side dish. No butter is needed!
Ingredients
- 1 ½ pounds Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled and cut into 1/2” pieces
- 1 - 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- ¾ tsp paprika
- ¾ tsp salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
- ¼ cup white or yellow onion, chopped
- ¼ cup bell pepper (red or green), chopped
- Garnish: ¼ cup green onions, thinly sliced
- Optional Mix-Ins (READ RECIPE NOTES): 1/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese, 3 - 4 bacon (turkey or pork), 1/2 cup of diced ham
Instructions
- Preheat your air fryer to 400°F and lightly grease the basket with non-stick olive oil spray.
- Then toss the potato pieces in a mixing bowl with the olive oil, garlic powder, paprika, salt, and pepper.
- Carefully line the bottom of your air fryer with parchment paper so the onions and peppers don’t fall off into the basket or get stuck on the grate in the second part of the recipe.
- Add seasoned potatoes to the preheated air fryer and air fry at 400°F for 12 minutes.
- Open the air fryer basket. Add the chopped onions and bell pepper. Shake the basket to combine.
- Air fry for ANOTHER 4 - 8 minutes. Every air fryer is different, so check at the 4-minute mark, then decide if you want them to be crispier.
- Serve hot garnished with sliced green onions. Enjoy!
Notes
Yukon Gold Potatoes: You can substitute with russets potatoes (best) or sweet potatoes (second best option).
Potato Skins: I like to take the potato skins off purely as a preference. You can certainly leave the potato skins on too.
Adding Bacon: While the potatoes are air frying, pan-fry 2 – 4 strips of bacon (pork or turkey bacon) until extra crisp. When the home fries are done air frying, top them with the crispy, cut-up bacon crumbles!
Adding Ham: Add 1/2 cup of diced ham to the air fryer with the potatoes in step #3.
Cheesy Home Fries: Add 1/4 to 1/3 cup of shredded sharp cheddar cheese in step #5, along with the onions and peppers. Make sure to mix everything around, so the potatoes are coated in the cheese.
TIP!!! Add the onions and bell pepper at the 12-minute mark. Let your potatoes air fry alone for 10 – 12 minutes, so they have time to cook. Don’t add the onions and peppers with the potatoes in step #4 because they will burn if they are in the air fryer for too long.
Freezing: I don’t recommend freezing air-fried crispy home fries. They will not reheat well and will be mushy.
Storing: Air fryer home fries are best enjoyed hot after preparing since they will be extra crispy. However, you can store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
Reheating: For best results, reheat in the air fryer at 350°F for 5 – 7 minutes or in the oven or toaster oven at 350°F for 5 – 10 minutes until warm. I do not recommend reheating in the microwave since the potatoes will not get crispy.
Nutrition
Calories: 171kcal | Carbohydrates: 32g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Sodium: 448mg | Potassium: 761mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 68IU | Vitamin C: 43mg | Calcium: 26mg | Iron: 1mg
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