Sliced Potatoes in air fryer are the new way to enjoy this potato side dish recipe. Using minimal ingredients and an incredibly easy cooking process, you can make delicious sliced potatoes in under 15 minutes.
If you love easy side dish recipes like this one, be sure to try my Irish mashed potatoes, cheesy Asparagus fries, or savory Cabbage Pie next.
🛒Ingredients
Step-by-step photos can be seen below the recipe card.
- Best Potatoes. Idaho or Russet potatoes (higher in starch and crisp up nicely) or Yukon Gold potatoes (medium starch, creamy, all-purpose potatoes). Or Fingerling potatoes will work too. You don’t need to peel the potato skin, this adds a nice extra crunch. These are slices and not potato chips, so don't cut them too thin. Waxy potatoes like red potatoes will work too but you'll have to air fryer them for longer.
- Seasonings and spices. I think potatoes are delicious with quite a minimal seasoning but feel free to elevate the flavor with cayenne pepper, cajun, seasoned salts, and fresh or dried herbs.
- Olive oil. Even though you can make food in an air fryer with absolutely no oil, I still recommend using some. The oil helps the spices stick to the potatoes and crisps them while cooking. I like extra virgin olive oil mixed with seasoning for coating the potatoes. You could also use avocado oil, canola oil, vegetable oil, or even unscented coconut oil. Add more if needed.
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Rita's Tip
To ensure you get crispy potatoes, you can take an extra step and soak the raw cut potatoes in cold water before patting them dry with a paper towel to season and air fry. But this is not essential with air fryer.
📋Tips
- Russet or Idaho potatoes are best here but you can use any all-purpose potato here. Red potatoes will work too but these will require additional air frying time to have crispy skin and fluffy insides. Sweet potatoes are delicious this way but I recommend slicing them thick or similar and then cooking for a little shorter as they tend to become softer than regular potatoes.
- You can use as little as 1 tablespoon of oil. I find the fries slightly crispier and flavorful when using more oil but you can get away with less thanks to the air fryer. These work even better for a fluffy mash or sweet potato pie.
- ''Fried'' food generally doesn't reheat well. But with an air fryer, you can reheat them once or twice more once they go cold. Reheat in a preheated air fryer at 375 degrees F for 3-5 minutes.
- Don't overcrowd the air fryer basket. Keep those slices separate to ensure even cooking and a crispy exterior.
- It’s good to season potatoes with salt before frying them, but you should also season them (preferably sea salt flakes. Better natural taste than regular salt) after frying, as this will help the potatoes to soak up even more flavor.
- If you do multiple batches, keep the cooked potatoes warm in the oven while you work with the remaining batches.
- The thinner you cut potato slices, the more they'll develop crispy texture. Watch the baking time as thinner ones will burn very fast.
- Olive oil spray (cooking spray) is a great way to coat any size of your air fryer basket so that the air-fried potatoes don’t stick to the basket during the cooking time.
- If you have leftover potatoes, use them to make this loaded potato soup.
Storage Instructions
If possible, make as much as you'd consume or keep the potato slices submerged in cold water in the fridge for up to 24 hours.
- 🍱To Store. Store cooked and cooled leftover potatoes in an airtight container in the fridge for 3-4 days.
- 🔥To Reheat. Back into the air fryer at 375°F for 3-4 minutes, the same temperature you cooked them at. Skip the microwave, it turns the crisp exterior soggy. They reheat well once, maybe twice, and after that they go leathery.
- 🔪To Prep Ahead. Slice the potatoes in the morning and keep them submerged in cold water in the fridge until you cook them that evening. Drain and pat them completely dry first, or they will steam instead of crisping.
- 🥶Freezing. Not worth it once they are cooked. The slices soften on thawing and never crisp up again. Cook only what you plan to eat.
👪Serving Suggestions
Once they are getting cold you can quickly pop them back into the air fryer and reheat them once or twice.
The only downside to serving these for a crowd is cooking them in smaller batches unless you are using something like a French door or large family air fryer.
My favorite way is to serve it with chicken skewers and sheet pan shrimp.
Dipping Sauce Ideas
- Ketchup
- Mayonnaise
- Hummus
- Avocado Crema
- Ranch Dressing
- Cold Spinach Dip
- Jalapeno Pimento Cheese
- Aioli
- A simple sour cream with packet ranch seasoning or whipped together with a couple of fave seasonings
Potato dishes go with almost anything. We love to serve this side dish with our favorite main courses.
- Grilled or roasted chicken, Ribs or BBQ meats, steak, pulled beef, chicken or pork.
- hot dogs
- Seafood: fish tacos, garlic butter shrimp, salmon.
- Burgers & wraps
- For breakfast with eggs, hashbrowns, beans and toast.
- Salads: chicken salad, coleslaw, cucumber dill salad.
- Soups and stews: butternut squash soup, lazy cabbage rolls, tuscan soup.
Variations
- Cajun seasoning, Chili Powder, Cayenne, Chipotle for added heat
- Taco Seasoning
- Celery salt or other seasoned salts.
- Fresh dried herbs
- Make it Cheesy. Add your favorite grated melty cheese (Mozzarella, Cheddar as well as Parmesan cheese). Add it towards the end of cooking so it has time to melt. I prefer very finely grated Parmesan cheese. For a veggie option, try nutritional yeast, delicious!
- Loaded potato slices. Top them up with crispy bacon, gravy, brown or thinly sliced green onions.
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📖Recipe
Sliced Potatoes In Air Fryer
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Ingredients
- 2 pounds Russet potatoes, choose larger potatoes
- 1-2 tablespoons olive oil, or more if needed
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder, for stronger flavor use 1 medium minced garlic clove
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 teaspoon salt, or to taste
- ½ teaspoon ground paprika
- fresh thyme, for serving
- black pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Cut the potatoes lengthwise about ¼ inches thick slices. Not very thin. With a heart-shaped cookie cutter, cut out potato hearts. I used 2-inch cookie heart. This step is optional and you can simply leave the round slices as they are.2 pounds Russet potatoes
- Place potatoes in a large bowl and toss in seasonings. Add olive oil and combine. Spray the air fryer tray lightly with oil before adding the seasoned potato slices.1-2 tablespoons olive oil, 1 teaspoon onion powder, ½ teaspoon dried thyme, 1 teaspoon salt, ½ teaspoon ground paprika, black pepper, 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- Preheat the air fryer to 375 F according to manufacturer instructions. (Mine was 375 F for 5 minutes) Cosori 5.8 quart. You could also use something like a Ninja Foodi air fryer.)
- Place the potatoes in the basket in single layer. Don't overcrowd the basket and cook in multiple batches. Air fry potatoes at 375 degrees Fahrenheit for 10-11 minutes, turning the potatoes halfway through. Potato slices should have a golden brown edges once done cooking.
- Serve with fresh herbs, as an appetizer with dipping sauces, as a side dish or for breakfast instead of hash browns. If you like this recipe, please leave a 5-star rating, thank you!fresh thyme
Notes
- Use as little as 1 tablespoon of oil. More oil gives a crisper, more flavorful result, but the air fryer lets you get away with less if you want to keep it light.
- Starchy potatoes crisp best. Russet and Idaho are the ones to reach for. Yukon Gold works well too. Waxy reds will crisp, but they need a few extra minutes.
- Do not crowd the basket. A single layer with space between the slices is what lets the hot air circulate. Cook in batches rather than piling them in.
- Reheat in the air fryer, not the microwave. 375°F for 3-4 minutes brings the crisp back. The microwave just makes them soggy. They will take one or two reheats at most.
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🥘 Instructions
- Cut the potatoes lengthwise about ¼ inches thick slices. Not very thin. Optional step: With a heart-shaped cookie cutter, cut out potato hearts. I used a 2-inch cookie heart.
- Place potatoes in a large bowl and toss in seasonings. Add olive oil and combine.
- Preheat the air fryer to 375 degrees Fahrenheit according to manufacturer instructions. Mine was about 5 minutes: Cosori 5.8 quart. Spray the air-fryer basket lightly with oil before adding the seasoned potato slices.
- Place the potatoes in the basket in a single layer leaving enough space between each potato. Don't overcrowd the basket and cook in multiple batches.
- Air fry potatoes at 375 F for 10-11 minutes, turning the potatoes halfway through. Once the potato slices develop golden brown edges - they are done. Transfer these to a plate with paper towels to remove the excess moisture.
- Serve as an appetizer with dipping sauces, as a side dish or for breakfast instead of hash browns.
🤷Frequently Asked Questions
How long do sliced potatoes take in an air fryer?
About 10-11 minutes at 375°F for ¼ inch slices, turning them halfway. Thickness is the biggest variable. Thinner slices can be done in 8, and thick ones closer to 15. Waxy potatoes like reds need a few minutes longer than russets.
Why are my air fryer potatoes not crispy?
Four usual causes: the slices were cut too thick, the basket was overcrowded so the air could not circulate, the potatoes went in wet, or the air fryer was not preheated. Starchy potatoes like russet and Idaho crisp far better than waxy ones.
Do I need to soak the potatoes first?
Not for an air fryer. Soaking in cold water pulls out surface starch and does give a slightly crisper result, but the difference is small here. If you do soak them, pat them bone dry before oiling.
Should I oil the potatoes before air frying?
Yes, use a little. You can air fry with none at all, but the oil is what makes the seasoning stick and what gives you browned, crisp edges. One to two tablespoons for 2 pounds of potatoes is plenty.
Do you need to preheat the air fryer?
Yes, and it matters more than people expect. Potatoes going into a cold basket sit and steam while the machine warms up, which is one of the most common reasons they come out soft. Five minutes at 375°F is enough.
Rita
delicious heart potatoes will take you only 15 minutes to cook!