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Air Fryer Baked Potatoes

If you have an air fryer, then you must try this Air Fryer Baked Potato! Super crispy skin with a soft and fluffy inside, this air fryer baked potato recipe with video will be the best side dish to your main! It can be loaded with toppings and fillings for a meal on its own!

Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 425 kcal
Course: Side Dish , Main Course
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

Potatoes
  • 4 Russet potatoes
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon salt kosher
  • 2 teaspoons black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 2 teaspoon of chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon roast pepper or paprika
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
Filling
  • 4 Tablespoons butter unsalted
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon pepper
  • 2 tablespoons rosemary fresh leaves, minced
  • 1/4 cup parsley minced
  • 1/4 cup parmesan
  • 1/4 teaspoon chili flakes to taste

Notes

  • For an average-sized baked potato, they should be properly cooked and fluffy in about 30 minutes. However, you may need to adjust this up for down depending on the size of the potatoes you have. The total cook time of this recipe, including preparing the potatoes before and after they have cooked should be about 40 minutes.
  • Yes, you can! You can prepare them in exactly the same way and cook them in the same way in the air fryer. You will just need to reduce the cooking time as the sweet potatoes cook much quicker than regular potatoes.
  • Yes you can precook your potatoes in the instant pot before adding them to the air fryer with the spices and oil to crisp up the skin. If you do it this way you will reduce the cooking time drastically. Just make sure you Pat them dry when your potatoes come out of the instant pot before adding the spices and the olive oil.
  • You will also need to reduce the cooking time in the air fryer as you will only be using this to crisp the skins up. You then follow the rest of the recipe as above.
  • All potatoes are great when baked, however Russet Potatoes are the perfect candidate. They have a thick skin which crisps up beautifully. The insides are starchy so it mashes up into a soft fluffy texture, and finally the whole potato is sturdy enough to be loaded with endless toppings once baked.
  • For an average-sized baked potato, they should be properly cooked and fluffy in about 30 minutes. However, you may need to adjust this up for down depending on the size of the potatoes you have. The total cook time of this recipe, including preparing the potatoes before and after they have cooked should be about 40 minutes.
  • Yes, you can! You can prepare them in exactly the same way and cook them in the same way in the air fryer. You will just need to reduce the cooking time as the sweet potatoes cook much quicker than regular potatoes.
  • Yes you can precook your potatoes in the instant pot before adding them to the air fryer with the spices and oil to crisp up the skin. If you do it this way you will reduce the cooking time drastically. Just make sure you Pat them dry when your potatoes come out of the instant pot before adding the spices and the olive oil.
  • You will also need to reduce the cooking time in the air fryer as you will only be using this to crisp the skins up. You then follow the rest of the recipe as above.