Air Fryer Baked Potatoes Ready In 35 Minutes

I can’t count how many times I have wanted to bake potatoes for dinner, but I forget to put them in the oven in time. Enter the Air Fryer. These are the best baked potatoes and they are baked in half the time. You don’t even have to heat the whole house doing it. If you have an Air Fryer, this recipe will help you get dinner on the table in no time!

Ingredients Needed

This Air Fryer Baked Potato recipe as only 3 simple ingredients:

Russet potatoes Oil or butter (Canola oil, vegetable oil, avocado oil, or olive oil) Kosher salt

The Perfect Baked Potato

If you are familiar with our Perfect Baked Potato recipe, you know how we feel about wrapping a potato in aluminum foil. It’s just not right. The perfect baked potato has a crispy skin on the outside. You just can’t achieve that with foil. The skin needs a light coating of oil and a sprinkling of Kosher salt. When prepared this way, the skin becomes the best part of the potato!

Are Baked Potatoes Healthy?

Yes! With the popularity of high protein/low carb diets over the last decade, potatoes got a bad wrap. But, potatoes are not that high in carbohydrates. A small potato only has 15 carbs, which is lower than the same serving size of pasta or rice. A medium-sized potato provides essential vitamins and minerals including:

Potassium (almost double the amount you can get from a banana!) Vitamin B6 Vitamin C 3 grams of plant-based protein 4 grams of fiber

Baked Potato Toppings

Once you have pulled the crisp, baked potatoes from the Air Fryer, what do you top them with? The mild flavor of a baked potato pairs well with so many things. You can go healthy and top potatoes with lighter toppings or make it a complete meal with heartier toppings. Here are some ideas to get you started: Nearly one-third of United States potatoes are produced in Idaho. And it’s not just Russet potatoes! Idaho produces 25 varieties of potatoes. Learn more at Idahopotato.com.

Lighter toppings

Salt and pepper Sour cream and chives Broccoli and shredded cheese Cottage cheese Salsa

Make it a meal

BBQ beef, shredded cheddar cheese, green onions Black beans, sour cream, salsa, shredded cheese, sliced olives Chili, shredded cheese, diced onions Ranch dressing, bacon crumbles, shredded cheese, green onions Diced ham, shredded cheese, sour cream

More Potato Recipes

Being from Idaho, we are partial to potatoes. Potatoes make the best side dishes. They are versatile, inexpensive, and they go with just about everything. In addition to baked potatoes, here are some of our favorite potato side dishes: