Making sliced potatoes in air fryer is one of the best ways to cook this versatile gluten free vegetable. These herby Air fryer sliced potatoes are quick, easy and packed full of flavor.
The perfect side dish to a variety of recipes from chicken to steak or even marinated air fryer vegetables. This recipe will show you how to make fluffy potatoes with crispy edges in less time than it would take you to make it in the oven.
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Table of Contents
- Air fryer Sliced Potatoes Recipe
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- Why you’ll love these air fryer potato slices
- Ingredients
- Tools needed for this recipe
- How to slice potatoes
- How to make sliced potatoes in air fryer
- How to serve
- How long to cook sliced potatoes in air fryer.
- Variations of this recipe
- How to store
- Air frying Tips
- Frequently asked questions
- More Air fryer Potato recipes
- Air fryer Sliced potatoes (Air fryer Potato slices)
Air fryer Sliced Potatoes Recipe
These potato slices are some of my favorite holiday side dishes. I love that I can make these in my air fryer freeing up the stove you or oven for other recipes.
If you haven’t tried these well seasoned air fryer sliced potatoes in your air fryer just yet, this is the time to do so and I promise you are not doing it any other way. Same goes for these air fryer red potatoes, so good!
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Why you’ll love these air fryer potato slices
Potatoes are very popular because they are versatile and delicious. These sliced potatoes in air fryer recipes checks quite a number of boxes. It requires minimal prep and just a few pantry staples.
- Easy
- Tasty
- Family friendly
- Gluten free
- Adaptable
Related: Air fryer loaded baked potatoes rounds, Air fryer steak fries, Air fryer sweet potato slices, Air fryer smiley potatoes.
Ingredients
- Potatoes. Any potato will work however waxy spuds like red potatoes tend to take longer to cook.
- Paprika
- Salt
- Garlic powder
- Italian seasoning or herbs de Provence
- Dry Basil
Tools needed for this recipe
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- Chopping board
- Potato slicer
- Knife or Mandoline slicer
- Mixing bowl
- Kitchen tongs (optional)
- Heat resistant mat for your counter top
- Meal prep bowls for storage and easy reheating
How to slice potatoes
You can slice potatoes with or without the skin and you can either use a knife or a mandolin.
Using a knife: Place the potato on a chopping board and slice downwards towards the chopping board to your desired thickness starting from the tip to the end of the potato.
Using a Mandoline slicer: For your safety, focus and pay attention when you want to use a mandolin. Secure the potato on the food holder of your mandoline slicer.
Hold the secure potato then place it over the slicing section of the mandolin then move it up and down to slice the potato.
The sliced potatoes fall on the receiving tray or container (some mandolin slicers come with a receiving container)
More Potatoes: Air fryer potato recipes, One pan air fryer potatoes and sausage meal
How to make sliced potatoes in air fryer
This is an overview of the recipe with step by step photos to air fry potato slices. Scroll down to the end of this post for a printable recipe card with the amount of ingredients and full recipe instructions.
Wash and slice potatoes evenly. Soak for 15 to 30 mins. Drain and pat dry with paper towel. Add oil and seasoning.
Toss to coat then transfer to air fryer basket and air fry at 400°F / 200°C for 15 to 18 mins, shaking the basket at 5 mins intervals.
How to serve
Potatoes can go with almost anything. These are some of our favorite sides
- Chicken
- Bacon
- Steak
- Scrambled eggs
- Omelette
- Fish
- Vegetables
How long to cook sliced potatoes in air fryer.
I used my Cosori Air fryer and these cooked in 15 mins however, a variety of factors will affect how long it takes to cook potato slices in the air fryer so please bear that in mind when making this potato recipe
- Brand and size of air fryer used: Air fryers cook differently. If making a recipe for the first time, keep an eye on it and don’t be afraid to take a peek often.
- Type of potatoes: Waxy potatoes like red potatoes tend to take longer to cook in the air fryer.
- Thickness of the slices: Thicker slices will take longer than thinner ones.
- Quantity made at a time: Over crowding the air fryer will lead to uneven cooking and longer cook time.
Variations of this recipe
Make it cheesy: Top these off with your favorite cheese to make it a cheesy affair. Cheeses like mozzarella, cheddar or Parmesan are great options. Who says you can’t mix 2 different ones too!
Load it up: Throw in some bacon crumbles and spring onions to the cheesy potatoes to make it loaded.
Make some seasoned potato slices: Use your favorite season blend and make these into Cajun potato slices or Suya potatoes by using the individual spices.
How to store
Let potatoes cool completely before storing in an air tight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. I don’t recommend freezing these. Reheat in the air fryer or microwave.
Air frying Tips
- To ensure even cooking, cut potato slices evenly.
- Soak in water to help crisp up the edges better.
- Switch up your choice of spices or use specific spice blends like Cajun.
- Shake your basket at least half way through to ensure all slices get the heat and cook evenly. I actually shake at 5 mins intervals.
- These are slices not chips. Do not cut them too thin. You’d want a bit of a bite in them.
Frequently asked questions
Why are my air fryer potatoes not crispy?
Not all potatoes get crispy. These would have crispy edges and fluffy insides. Crispy fries get to that level of crispy because they have been fried twice. Also thickness of the potatoes can affect how crispy they turn out.
Should I oil potatoes before baking?
Oiling potatoes before baking in the air fryer or bacon helps with texture. It makes the potatoes have the crispy exterior we love with a fluffy inside.
Why do you soak potatoes in water before air frying
Soaking potatoes removes most of the starch and helps get the potatoes crispy.
More Air fryer Potato recipes
- Air fryer frozen French fries
- Seasoned Sweet potatoes fries
- Frozen sweet potato fries in air fryer
- Air fryer steak potatoes
- How to make Crispy Air fryer Potato wedges.
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Air fryer Sliced potatoes (Air fryer Potato slices)
Equipment
- Air fryer
Ingredients
- 1.8 lbs Potatoes (cut into slices)
- 2 Tablespoons Oil
- 1 Teaspoon Garlic powder
- 1 Teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1 Teaspoon dry basil
- ½ Teaspoon Granulated onion
- 1 Teaspoon Salt
- ½ Teaspoon Ground Paprika
Instructions
- Soak Potatoes in water for 15 mins to get rid of some starch and increasing the chances of a crispy outcome.
- After soaking, drain throughly using a colander, then transfer to a mixing bowl
- Add the oil, salt and spice + herbs blend to the drained potato slices. Mix till Potatoes are evenly coated.
- Transfer half of the seasoned potato slices to the air fryer basket. Set temperature to 400°F / 200°C and cook for 15 mins shaking at 5 mins intervals for even cooking.
- Remove first batch of air fried potato slices and cook second batch. Since the air fryer was preheated while cooking the first batch, the second batch should be ready in 14 mins.
- Serve with your favorite dip or side dish.
Nutrition
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Was pretty good and I got rid of those left over taters before they began to sprout.
Yay! Thank you Curtis for the feedback. Enjoy!
Very tasty! Thank you. I was looking for an alternative to the wedges or fries that I usually cook, and this was a very satisfying option.
Hi Trevot!
You are welcome. Thank you for the feedback. Enjoy!
Zilch, why weren’t the potatoes part boiled first, we followed the recipe to the letter , which required soaking of the sliced potatoes 🤷 sliced thinly which we did, result semi-hard slices , we even cooked extra 5 min in air fryer 👎 result semi-hard slices 🤔😳we were always taught at home by our mum part boil then do what you had to do ,result always fluffy slices not semi-hard slices would I recommend this recipe ,we would do but with the proviso PART BOIL POTATOES it does work you would be amazed at the results ,we repeated the recipe another time and you know what they were fluffy and good not a semi - hard offering which you advocate
Hello Peter,
Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts on this potato recipe. I appreciate you offering suggestions based on your own experience cooking this dish.
This recipe was tested several times by us, also, some of our readers who have tried it out have reported good results.
That said, there are certainly many great ways to prepare sliced potatoes, and parboiling before air frying is one of them.
Since you’ve found what works well for you, I recommend you stick with it, looks like the timing and seasoning worked, which is great!
If your preference is to parboil your potatoes, you can try our parmentier potatoes, hopefully it works out for you.
Thanks again for stopping by!
Chichi
Mine weren’t as pretty as the picture but they tasted great! Will make them often.
Hi Tom!
Happy to hear that you love them. Thank you for your kind compliment. Delicious trumps pretty and yours came out delish, that’s all that matters 👍
How do you ever get enough to make a side dish for dinner??? My boys would have them gone before I could get em cool!!!!!
Hey Aliyanna!
I totally agree with you lol. I do have more than one air fryer and a couple extra air fryer baskets. You can keep those warm in the oven in a cookie tray on low heat. Hope this helps.
Made these and then topped with homemade chili and toppings. Similar to nachos but so much better!
Hi Melissa!
Thank you for your awesome feedback! Happy you enjoyed it and yes your toppings sound delish! Thanks for sharing.
how thick should the slices be?
Hi Emma!
¼ inch thick for these potatoes slices.
Made these and they were very good. My boys loved them. As the recipe mentioned you do need to shake them every 5 minutes.
Hi Maria,
Thank you for letting me know! Happy your boys loved them. We make them often here too!
I just cooked these and made them almost to the recipe, but added sliced onions part way through, because I'm a sucker for onions. Even without them, these are Perfection. Perfect amount of spice, salt, the cook time is spot on, this is one of my new fave side dishes in the air fryer.
Thank you for this!! 😊
Hi Jen!
You are welcome! Thank you for trying out the recipe and letting us know. We love onions too and i bet these tasted amazing with them. Yum!
Just tried these parties tonight and if I had to switch up on anything’s it would be the timing. I think 15 mins is too long you’ll be eating potatoes chips.
Hi Nyisha,
Thanks for trying out this recipe and taking out time to leave a feedback! It’s appreciated.
The time it takes to cook this recipe would definitely vary based on different factors such as how thin the potatoes are cut, the type of potatoes used, the air fryer used etc
Waxy potatoes like red potatoes tend to take longer to cook in the air fryer than russet potatoes.
The amount cooked at a time will also affect how fast potato slices cook.
Finally different brands of air fryers cook differently so I always advise readers to keep an eye on the food they are making especially when making a recipe for the first time. Thanks again for stopping by.
Can these be made in an air fryer that has trays, or a rotating basket?
Hi Ellie,
Yer they can be made in an air fry oven with trays. I wouldn’t make it in the rotating basket as it may break up the slices. If making in the trays I’d suggest the middle rack and if using the two trays, swap the top to bottom and vice versa half way through cooking time.
There were so many ads and pop ups, I gave up trying to get to the actual recipie!
Hi Jan,
You must haves missed the jump to recipe button at the top. Please use it and it will take you straight to the printable recipe card at the end of the page. Hope that helps.
There’s a “jump to recipe” button at the top — so appreciated!
Hi Beth!
Thank you for appreciating it. Hope you enjoy the recipes. 😊