What’s not to love about crispy breakfast potatoes without the restaurant wait!? These breakfast potatoes are one of my favorite air fryer recipes!
These air fryer breakfast potatoes (or air fryer home fries) are an extremely easy side dish recipe that pairs well with almost any breakfast recipe and remind me of the potatoes you can get at your favorite greasy spoon restaurant or at a cafe-style breakfast! (But healthier!)
My favorite thing to do is serve them with air fryer bacon, canned cinnamon rolls in the air fryer, or use them in breakfast burritos!
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Why you’ll love these crispy potatoes
- They’re an easy delicious breakfast side! For this simple recipe, you’re going to need a few simple ingredients, an air fryer, and a small chunk of time. That’s it! This recipe is a breeze and so is the clean-up process and it makes the best breakfast potatoes!
- The great thing about these is that they’re nostalgic. Maybe it’s just me, but I remember waking up to the smell of breakfast potatoes when I was a kid! This recipe reminds me of a classic, home-cooked breakfast and there’s nothing better.
- They’re restaurant-quality! You’re going to be surprised by how easy it is to achieve the crispy outside and soft middle that restaurant breakfast potatoes have. A delicious breakfast in half the time and cost!
Ingredient Checklist
(You can find the full printable recipe card with instructions below too!)
- 4 cups cubed and peeled Gold Potatoes (about 4-5 medium size potatoes)
- 2 tablespoons olive oil (any vegetable oil will work)
- 2 teaspoons Kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- ¼ teaspoon fresh ground pepper
- Black pepper to taste (optional)
Step by Step directions
- Wash potatoes in cold water and peel the potatoes.
- Drain potatoes and pat dry with a paper towel.
- Cut the potatoes into approximately 1-inch cubes.
- In a large mixing bowl, put your cut potatoes and add oil (Image 1 below).
- Mix potatoes until all are coated.
- Add seasoning and mix until the seasoning is evenly distributed (Image 2 below).
- Pour potatoes into the basket of the air fryer (Image 3 below).
- Cook at 400 degrees f for a cooking time of 20 to 25 minutes (Image 4 below).
- Serve and Enjoy!
Adding green peppers and/or onions
To make this a more complete recipe, you can add green bell pepper and/or chopped onion to your crispy potatoes. Simply cut and season your vegetables then add them to the air fryer after cooking the potatoes for 10 minutes. You can use any color of bell pepper, but green is my favorite!
FAQS
Yes! You can cook breakfast potatoes ahead of time but for best results I would recommend reheating them in the air fryer. Reheating your potatoes in the air fryer will keep them crispier than the microwave or oven would.
I’ve found that gold potatoes make the best roasted potatoes but you can substitute for red potatoes or Yukon potatoes if needed. Sweet potatoes will also work but they will not give you the same “crispy breakfast potato” taste.
If you’re like me, you like your breakfast potatoes extra crispy! The directed cook time is 20-25 minutes and I would recommend cooking for the full 25 minutes to achieve extra crispy potatoes.
Making a breakfast hash
A super quick and easy way to turn this into a complete breakfast is to add meat and/or veggies! My boys love it when I add bacon bits, sausage, and serve with eggs. I even cook bacon using the air fryer because it’s so easy! (Not going to lie… cooking the potatoes after the bacon in the air fryer, the bacon grease residue on the basket can add a little non-stick, flavor too!) For directions on how to add veggies to this recipe, scroll up on this post!
Can I use frozen potatoes in the air fryer?
Yes! In fact, frozen potatoes will actually cook faster than fresh potatoes. Season your frozen potatoes as directed in this recipe and then cook at 400 degrees F for roughly 15 minutes. Check your potatoes with a fork and if they aren’t soft enough, cook for another 3-4 minutes. You can even make hashbrowns in the air fryer with frozen hashbrowns or frozen sweet potato fries in the air fryer!
Expert Tips
- The more you dry the potatoes the more they have this buttery taste!
- At 20 minutes they should be cooked, however, adding a little crisp is ideal so add another 5 minutes for a total cook time of 25 minutes.
- Use a seasoning you and your family love. This seasoning mix does not overpower the potato but instead complements it. You only need one recipe, and you can serve it alongside anything from an omelet to a steak.
- Even if your potatoes aren’t all the same size when diced, the beauty of Air Fryer is that all of them are usually cooked to perfection no matter the size, creating amazing air fryer breakfast potatoes!
More air fryer breakfast recipes
My husband and I love to use the air fryer for all kinds of easy recipes! Making breakfast in the air fryer is not uncommon at our house and here are some of our favorite air fryer breakfast recipes!
- Bacon in the air fryer
- Air fryer hash brown patties
- Air fryer apple chips (an easy recipe and great healthy side to eggs and bacon!)
Air Fryer Breakfast Potatoes
Equipment
- air fryer
Ingredients
- 4 cups Gold Potatoes cubed and peeled
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tsp kosher salt
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp Italian seasoning
- 1/4 tsp ground black pepper
Instructions
- Wash and peel the potatoes.
- Pat dry with a paper towel.
- Cut the potatoes into approximately 1-inch cubes.
- In a large bowl, put your cut potatoes and add oil.
- Mix until all the potatoes are coated.
- Add seasoning and mix until the seasoning is evenly distributed.
- Put the seasoned potatoes into the air fryer basket.
- Cook at 400 degrees f for 20 to 25 minutes.
- Serve and Enjoy!
Notes
- The more you dry the potatoes the more they have this buttery taste!
- At 20 minutes they should be cooked, however, we like it when they are a little crispy. So, we add another 5 minutes for a total cook time of 25 minutes.
- Gold Potatoes are preferred because it’s a good roasting potato. However, Yukon are excellent as well.
- Use a seasoning you and your family love. This is our favorite. This seasoning mix does not overpower the potato but instead complements it. You only need one recipe, and you can serve it alongside anything from an omelet to a steak.
- We have been making roasted potatoes for the longest time. Every time they are not all the same size when I cut them, so some are very crispy and some less. The beauty of Air Fryer is all of them were cooked to perfection no matter the size.
Jen says
Just another reason why I love my air fryer! These potatoes totally impressed by boys at breakfast since we always order them when we go out but I’ve never tried to make them at home before. Total winner!
Jessica says
Oh my goodness I’m so glad to hear that your boys loved these potatoes too! Thank you so much for sharing!
Beth says
These potatoes are my family’s favorite! So quick and easy in the morning, and so delicious! Can’t wait to make these again!
Jessica says
Yay!! I do love a quick and easy meal, especially in the morning! So glad that you liked them, and thank you for sharing!
Ginny says
These were amazing! It was so nice to have fresh potatoes in the morning. I soaked the cubes in water first to get some of the starch out and then patted them dry. They turned out so crispy.
Jessica says
That’s lovely and I’m thrilled that they turned out so crispy for you by doing this! 🙂 Thank you for sharing!