Roasted Potatoes in Air Fryer

Air fryer roasted potatoes has become our favorite side dish. Not only can you get the insides tender and delicious but crispy on the outside! We half baby potatoes, garlic and air fryer onions together to cook this up for dinner almost weekly.

I wondered what it would be like to roast potatoes without an oven one day, thank goodness I did because this was a game changer. I didn’t imagine that air fryer recipes would turn out nearly as good as the “old fashioned method” but it surpassed my expectations and I will never cook them any other way again.

Are you ready for the perfect bite size side dish? These are fun and I love using petite multi colored taters to make it. Who doesn’t like purple sweet potatoes anyway right? Your kids will definitely love them I guarantee. Choose this mix you see here or just one of your favorite type diced into bite size pieces.

You can use the bags with different colors like you see here or sometimes they are just all red and small. The biggest difference is the cook time for lighter colors is less and the darker they get, like purple, take longer to get fork tender.

Ingredient Notes

As always olive oil is the key to crisping these little bites of goodness up perfectly, not just Ninja foodi french fries. Beyond that you can throw in your favorite seasonings and toss them all together.

I chose a bag of petite baby potatoes of different colors because I just thought they’d be more fun. You don’t have to choose these. Yellow, russets or red could be substituted or mixed together. Just dice them into bite size pcs.

We have added meat too like our air fryer spam and potatoes once and that was great too! They key to adding proteins is to cut into smaller chunks and if the timing is different then add those halfway thru so everything is cooked at the same time.

How do you make potatoes crispy in an air fryer?

If you’re new to air frying everything you’ll need to learn the number one tip. This is to keep all your food in one single layer, overlapping is a no no. Hot air needs to circulate around each piece to get it crispy.

One thing that people tend to overlook but must be done is to DRY each piece (with a few paper towels) before adding any olive oil when cooking. Added moisture will prevent them from crisping. Another important step is to shake the basket when it comes to air fryer red potatoes like these so they rotate a bit.

Should potatoes be soaked before roasting?

I typically don’t however many swear by it and have chosen to do so. The reason you might choose to take this extra step is that it takes some of the starch out and when dried properly before coating with olive oil will make them crispier and crunchier. 30 minutes submerged in cold water (minimum) does the trick.

How Long to Roasted Potatoes in Air Fryer

Air fryer potatoes perfectly cooked depends on how large they are. Mini sliced in half like you see here are about 12 minutes to fork tender. They are really quick and easy to prepare this way. You’ll need to cut them into small pieces that are all the same size though, that is key. About 1×1″ is the perfect size for the cook time here. Halved if they’re small like this.

Ninja Foodi (Option)

Now if you were to make our diced pressure cooker potatoes and carrots together or alone in this machine you would use the lid that is not attached. That won’t get them crispy though. For this style the lid that is attached will be used, with the basket that sits inside the inner pot. As for this Ninja Foodi recipe you will use the lid that is attached for this.

What to serve with

For under $5 you can try this flavorful side dish that goes with hamburgers, Ninja Foodi meatloaf and all sorts of things. Sometimes we will serve with Ninja Foodi pot roast beef or air fryer rump roast too for a great dinner idea.

Other potato recipes you’ll love

Looking for more easy potato ideas after you make these? We have a bunch of them. We used fresh deer jalapeno sausage in this air fryer sausage and potatoes recipe you see here above. For a similar dish in your slow cooker, try our Crockpot funeral potatoes with a kick of chips on the top.

When it comes to air fryer hashbrowns you could use any variety to make these and they are quick to get tender. We make batches of frozen french fries in air fryer also when we need a quick side with dinner.