Description
Looking for the best ever recipe on how to make potatoes in an air fryer? This easy, healthy 6-ingredient Smashed Air Fryer Potatoes with Rosemary is your go to, classic air fryer potato recipe from now on.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 pound small, thin-skinned potatoes (i.e., Yukon Gold, red-skinned, creamer)
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 ½ tablespoons chopped fresh rosemary
- ½ teaspoon salt (optional)
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- Scrub potatoes with a vegetable brush, leaving them whole and unpeeled.
- Place potatoes in a large pot. Add enough water to just cover the potatoes, cover with a lid, and bring to a boil. Cook potatoes over medium heat just until they are tender when pierced with a fork, but still firm and intact (do not overcook); about 15-20 minutes. Remove from heat immediately and drain off water. Set aside, but do not chill.
- While potatoes are cooking, bring the olive oil to heat in a small skillet. Add garlic, rosemary, salt (if using), and black pepper and sauté over medium heat until the garlic is golden (about 4 minutes). Remove from heat.
- Place cooked potatoes on a cutting board or baking sheet, allowing sufficient space between potatoes to smash them. Use a glass or mason jar to smash the potatoes, applying just enough pressure to flatten each potato until they are about 1-inch thick.
- Brush each potato with a bit of the olive oil mixture.
- Carefully place the smashed potatoes with olive oil in the basket of the Air Fryer creating only one layer of potatoes. Set the Air Fryer to 400 and cook for 8-10 minutes, until the potatoes are golden brown on surface. Remove the cooked potatoes, and repeat the process until all potatoes are cooked.
- Serve immediately. Makes 4 servings (4 ounces each)
Notes
Do not discard crumbled pieces of potatoes. Cook them in your Air Fryer with the potatoes.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 33 minutes
- Category: Side Dish
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 144
- Sugar: 1 g
- Sodium: 1 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 1 g
- Carbohydrates: 21 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 3 g