Perfectly seasoned and crispy and tender, these Air Fryer Potatoes are so delicious! You will want them every night for dinner!
Ingredients for Roasted Potatoes
Just a few ingredients is all you need to make these roasted potatoes for your dinner tonight. Most of these ingredients you’ll have in your pantry. When you look for potatoes, try to find them uniform in size and free from eyes and blemishes.
- Yukon Gold Potatoes: Baby golden potatoes if you can find them. Regular Yukon golds will work too.
- Olive Oil: Just enough to coat the potatoes for seasoning to stick
- Italian Seasoning: A complete full of flavor herb blend
- Garlic: Freshly minced
- Salt and Pepper: To taste
- Parmesan Cheese: Use finely shredded cheese for the best texture.
- Chopped Parsley: This is optional and for garnish.
Let’s Make The Best Air Fryer Roasted Potatoes!
This is so easy, anyone can make these. Let the kids help, they’ll love it. The air fryer makes these almost too easy!
- Mix: In a medium sized bowl combine the potatoes, olive oil, Italian seasoning, garlic, salt, pepper and Parmesan Cheese.
- Air Fry: Add to the basket of your air fryer. Cook at 400 degrees for 10 minutes.
- Flip: Toss the potatoes in the basket and continue to cook for 8-10 minutes or until tender and crisp. Garnish with chopped parsley.
Which Potatoes are Best for the Air Fryer?
Similar to these Roasted Potatoes and Slow Cooker Potato recipes, the potatoes you use in the air fryer matters. Here’s what it boils down to:
- Russets: These will air fry beautifully. They will crisp up wonderfully with a pale golden color. Their insides will be soft and fluffy with a mild flavor. Always a good choice!
- Yukon Golds or Yellow Potatoes: These are a favorite for air frying because they will crisp up perfectly but also turn a bit deeper golden color because of the lower starch and higher sugar content. Their crisp will be a tad softer than a russets however, their insides will be creamy and full of flavor.
- Reds: Red potatoes when roasted will turn an even darker golden brown because of their even higher sugar and lower starch content. They will be crispy coming out but soften quickly on the outside. Their insides will be creamy and soft.
- Baby Potatoes or New Potatoes: These are not a variety or type of potato. They are regular potatoes that have been thinned from the crop early. These potatoes have a high sugar content and roast in the air fryer perfectly as well as hold their shape. Although they can be hard to find in the grocery store as they are somewhat seasonal they are usually a favorite.
Tips for Crispy Roasted Potatoes
The air fryer recipe makes these foolproof. But here are some tips to help them be awesome!
- Wash: Since you’ll want to leave the skins on (the skins have all the nutrients anyway), be sure to wash them thoroughly.
- Oil: If you desire you can use an oil spray to coat your potatoes. You need the oil to help the seasonings stick to the potatoes.
- Preheat: Be sure to allow your air fryer to preheat for maximum crispiness in your roasted potatoes.
- Flip: Use a spatula or a spoon to turn your potatoes. Shaking the basket can cause your roasted potatoes to break apart.
- Know Your Air Fryer: Be sure to read your air fryers manual and know what temperatures and timings will work best with your make and model.
- Even Cooking: To make sure your potatoes roast evenly cut them into same sized pieces.
Air Fryer Garlic Herb Potatoes
Perfectly seasoned, crispy and tender, these are Air Fryer Potatoes are that Best Ever! You will want them every night for dinner!
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 4 1x
- Category: Side Dish
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 pound Yukon gold baby potatoes cut into one inch pieces
- 2 Tablespoons olive oil
- 1/2 Tablespoon Italian Seasoning
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- salt and pepper
- 1/4 cup shredded parmesan
- chopped parsley for garnish
Instructions
- Cut potatoes in quarters using a sharp knife about 1 inch pieces.
- In a medium sized bowl combine the potatoes, olive oil, Italian seasoning, garlic, salt, pepper and Parmesan Cheese.
- Add to the basket of your air fryer. Cook at 400 degrees for 10 minutes. Toss the potatoes in the basket and continue to cook for 8-10 minutes or until tender and crisp. Garnish with chopped parsley.
