Ninja Foodi french fries are easy to make in your new air fryer machine! Healthy and homemade potato sticks are tender inside and crispy bites done in no time to serve with dinner.
Ok so I am loving my new air crisp and electric pressure cooker! Have you seen this??!! This 3 in 1 cooker has the ability to do it all and get dinner on the table in no time at all…and crisp it before it gets there too. We will begin with French fries recipe because well, everyone loves anything potato (especially here in Idaho). 😉 This and more are now on our Ninja Foodi recipes page.
If you’re new to this machine and how to air fry food you’re in for a real treat here. Fries are just the beginning but something that everyone loves so it is a good place to start.
You kinda’ can’t go wrong with them and even the kids will want you to use it every single day after this. You’ll find more air fryer dinner recipes to make after that. Excited to get going and anxious to see what all the hype is about? I was too, and always like to share easy step by step directions in case you’re a little anxious at the beginning. 😉
What you’ll need to make fries in the Ninja Foodi
Potatoes – let’s go with russet shall we (Leave skins on which make them even healthier. Sliced pretty thin.) You could use fingerling potatoes if you wanted and slice into sticks too.
Olive oil – again, healthier than vegetable oil – we considered using avocado oil too but will try that next time.
Seasonings – use what you would typically like on your fries, we are all about Lawry’s over here – it’s the bomb. We share how to make air fryer baked potatoes here if you want to leave them whole too.
with Frozen French Fries
You can (but they aren’t as good as these). For those instructions you would follow our frozen french fries air fryer steps. I will say that this method is by far better than in the oven though y’all. Overall cook time will vary depending on how thick your potato slices are. Check the last few minutes until they’re golden brown to your liking. Then serve with fry sauce!!
Cooking Tips
To begin with let’s chat about what lid you’re going to use. It came with 2 right, so which is which? The one attached is for air frying foods of all kinds. You will also want the basket with the holes on the bottom to set these in so the hot air can circulate properly for the ideal texture.
I’d highly suggest you leave the skins on so they can hold the pieces together better and provide texture. If they aren’t crisp enough at the end, shake, spray with olive oil and set time to 3 minutes more, check and continue on that way until they are super crispy to your liking.
Ninja Foodi French Fries Recipe
Equipment
- 1 air fryer ninja foodi with lid attached
- 1 knife
- 1 cutting board
Ingredients
- 5 medium potatoes, russet, 1.5 lbs.
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 1/2 tsp seasoned salt
Instructions
- Wash, dry, and slice potatoes into strips (like french fries), leave skins on. Lay them on paper towels and wrap up so you remove as much moisture on the outside as possible.
- Put them in a bowl and rub olive oil on them.
- Place them into the air fryer basket in your Ninja Foodi or other air fryer machine. (can add some seasoning at this time, we prefer to season at the end)
- Close lid (one that is attached), turn machine on.
- Press the air crisp button. Set temp. to 390 for 20-23 minutes. Flip 3 times during total cook time (so every 7 minutes or so).
- Add a few minutes extra if you want them browner/crispier or take out earlier if you want them very lightly browned. Remove immediately when done for best results.
- Salt and serve.
Video
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
If you too are obsessed with your pressure cooker and air fryer machine, here are a few resource to start with:
- You can bookmark our Ninja air fryer recipes page, we add to that weekly.
- Here’s an air fryer cooking times chart here for your fridge.
- Be sure to save this link to Instant Pot recipes for beginners too. You can use any of those in your pot too.
- Grab a set of wooden utensils to work with. They are great so your pot doesn’t get scratched!
- Then join our Facebook group where you can share and find more ideas you’ll love. Thousands of others share easy recipe ideas.
Why are French fries in an air fryer better?
There is NO need for oil, other than a drizzle. It saves you a ton of money cutting out that ingredient. The obvious is that is is much healthier for you. Food absorbs quite a bit of oil and no matter what type you use and consuming oil isn’t great. This machine is much safer since oil splatters. I especially never liked frying when my kids were around, made me nervous.
But STILL your food comes out crispy. The texture of food is important in the overall taste. Nobody likes limp fries or chicken strips and there’s no need to turn on your oven or stovetop.
When it is the summertime and you live in 90/100 degree weather that is the last thing you want to do. We lived in the desert for a long time where it was over 100 for weeks at a time, it was miserable. There was NO way I was going to bake anything which made it hard to figure out what to have for dinner.
Other Ninja Foodi air fryer recipes you’ll love
Next we made this amazing turnip fries dipped in buffalo wing sauce and many others below! You should bookmark our pages above in the menu bar so you can refer back to them often. Each week I add at least 2 new recipes so you will never run out of ideas y’all. Ninja Foodi kale chips as well as Air fryer fried pickles are the bomb. For lunch try our air fryer hot dogs!
Want to make thicker air fryer potato wedges?? We have a recipe for those too that are crusted with parmesan cheese and all the extra goodness. We have those too. You’ll love these air fryer carrot fries or homemade fries in oven are here too! Try them all.
They are all great served with a frozen chicken wings in air fryer for lunch. They’re better than cooking them in the oven. We are totally obsessed with both of these as side dishes or an after school snack!
I have tried to do fries but seems to brown on the outside before inside cooked? What am I doing wrong?
Hy do you need so much filler rubbish on your page, just the recipe of how to cook chips in the Ninja would have been great…. the other 99% of the content is wasted
Feel free to just scroll down to the recipe. I work 40+ hours a week to provide you and everyone else Free recipes to access and if stories is what I want to share too, that is what I will do….
Good for you! And thanks, can’t wait to try!
Most of us love your stories and we learn from what you do!! Keep up the good work so we can keep on the good eating!!
Thank you!!
I appreciate your stories and enthusiasm as well as the recipes. Thank you. I wish there was a recipe for Common Courtesy ! 🙂
I will definitely try this french fry recipe. All the other recipes and adds that pop up are fine with me. Would it help to soak the cut fries in water first to remove some starch before draining and wrapping in paper towel?
Clear instructions and comments are good for trouble shooting, you’re doing a great job!
Awesome and simple recipe! Trying it with my new Ninja Foodi! 🙂
Steve, relax. You might learn even more if you do, especially about yourself.
TM I just received my Ninja Foodi Grill today, mainly for the indoor grill feature, but thot I’d try something simple with the air fryer. I’ve used many of your Instant Pot recipes and they have always turned out great, so I am confident this simple recipe will too. Thanks for taking the time to publish your site and for testing the recipes before you do.
Now, it’s time to make some air fryer french fries!
I agree. At least put a jump to recipe link so those who desire can skip all the bs and ads and get right to the recipe.
Just looking for a way to use the fryer. All the preface? No. Not what I expected. Just tell me the steps. And what works best.
Good afternoon all
I made these in my rather lovely Ninja Foodi ll the way acvross the Atlantic in Dundee, Scotland – they were superb! many thanks for sharing the recipe!
hello!!! So glad to hear from you, glad you loved it
These were GREAT!
Will never buy frozen fries again. Husband approved 🥰
I know right??!!
Mine came out soggy. Not sure what I did or if you had these issues before. Thanks!
Make sure you dry them after slicing to remove excess liquid before cooking
you need to soak them in cold water first about 30 min it gets out the starch form the potato that makes them soggy. they will be more crisper when the starch is mostly gone. then dry thoroughly with a towel to get the moisture off. some potatoes have more starch then others too look for potatoes with a low starch content. like your russets for frying. hope this helps dont give up this recipe works when you have the right potato just soak in water first then dry them good.
Other sources recommend to place just a single layer and do batches. Can it work with some overlapping as long as they’re flipped and turned a few times? I don’t mean filing the ninja up but, like a couple handfuls. I plan to try tomorrow.
THANK YOU!! I received just this model from Amazon today and am licking my chops about what to cook in it. First up was some French fries. I’m glad to have found your blog. Think I’ll be referring to it quite often 🙂
Chris
theknightshift.com
Fries turn black. Will not crisp.
Doesn’t sound like anything I have seen. Sounds like something went wrong or the temp was set too high
I received my Ninja Foodi as a Christmas gift. I finally opened the box. Wasn’t sure what to make first.
Decided on these French fries. So easy! And they turned out perfect!! Thank you!
How or can I cook chicken tenders and French fries at the same time?
A question for you. Do you think I could use the dehydrator rack to stack the potatoes up and make more at a time?