Air fryer breakfast potatoes (home fries)

So beautifully carb-y.

Crispy on the outside.

Creamy on the on the inside.

They are filling, delicious, and cozy. And thanks to the air fryer, they’re also easy & fast to make.

Get them started. Then tend to whatever else is on the menu.

(Don’t have an air fryer? No worries! Follow these directions for oven roasted breakfast potatoes instead.)

Also known as home fries, country potatoes, or hash, this crowd-pleasing side dish is loaded with hearty potatoes, sweet red bell pepper, and onions that are just caramelized around the edges.

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Here are the ingredients you will need to make air fryer home fries.

• Russet potatoes
• Bell pepper
• Onion
• Salt
• Pepper
• Oil spray
• Chives (optional garnish)

Here’s how to make the recipe at a glance. For complete ingredient amounts & instructions, keep scrolling to the recipe card below.

1. Cut the potatoes, onion, and pepper into similar sizes for even & optimum cooking.
2. Put chopped potatoes into the air fryer basket. Spritz with oil & add a pinch of salt.
3. Air fry at 400 degrees for ten minutes, stopping once to shake the basket for even browning.
4. Add the bell pepper, onions, another spritz of oil, salt, and pepper.
5. Continue air frying at 400 degrees for 15 more minutes.
6. Move to a serving dish & finish with a handful of chopped chives (optional).

Suit the preferences of your family and make this dish your own by varying the ingredients.

• Vary the shape by cutting the potatoes into wedges or circles
• Peel the potatoes if you prefer
• Change the potato by using Yukon gold, red, or even sweet potato
• Instead of red bell pepper, use orange, yellow, or green
• Instead of onions, use sliced leeks, scallions, or shallots
• Omit the onions & peppers if you’d prefer to have potatoes alone
• For a spicy kick, add diced jalapeño peppers
• Instead of salt and pepper, use your favorite seasoning salt like Slap Ya Mama or Fox Point
• Add additional seasonings like onion powder, garlic powder, paprika, smoked paprika, and/or dried parsley

If you’re in a hurry & need the hash to cook in less time, cut the potatoes into smaller pieces and/or make a half batch.

If you cut the potatoes very small, they will be ready in 10 to 15 minutes. When they are starting to soften, add the peppers & onions.

• Serve crispy breakfast potatoes with brunch favorites like eggy tofu, tofu scramble, scrambled silken tofu, or vegan eggs Benedict
• Have them alongside a vegan egg mcmuffin
• Add them to an Austin breakfast platter with refried beans and guacamole
• Enjoy them as a side dish with breakfast tacos
• Put a generous spoonful into a breakfast burrito
• Use them as a base for a jackfruit reuben nourish bowl with sauerkraut & avocado

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📖 Recipe

Air fryer breakfast potatoes

Author: Cadry Nelson

4.84 from 6 votes

This hearty potato hash is dotted with bell peppers and onions. It's beautifully toasty on the outside and creamy on the inside. Thanks to the air fryer it's a fast & easy side dish for your Saturday brunch.

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Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 25 minutes minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes minutes

Servings: 4 people

Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: American, Vegan

Keyword: air fryer, country potatoes, potato hash

Ingredients

• ▢ 2 medium sized Russet potatoes ~13 ounces total or roughly 2 generous cups, chopped in one inch pieces
• ▢ Few generous spritzes of oil spray
• ▢ Pinch of salt
• ▢ 1 small bell pepper ~5 ounces or roughly ¾ cup, chopped medium
• ▢ 1 small onion ~4 ounces or roughly ¾ cup, chopped medium
• ▢ Dash of pepper
• ▢ Handful of chives chopped (optional garnish)

Instructions

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  Put chopped potatoes into air fryer basket. Spritz with oil spray, shake, spritz again, and add a pinch of salt.
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  Air fry at 400 degrees for ten minutes. Stop once to shake during cooking time. (Feel free to stir, if the potatoes aren't moving around enough.)
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  After the potatoes have cooked for ten minutes & are starting to soften, add the bell pepper and onions. Add another spritz of oil, pinch of salt, dash of pepper, and shake basket. Air fry at 400 degrees for another 15 minutes.
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  During the last 5 minutes of cooking, check on the potatoes to make sure they aren't getting too brown. Depending on the size of your potatoes, you may need slightly less or slightly more time. If needed, add a few more minutes to the cooking time.
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  Add salt to taste, and move the breakfast potatoes to a serving dish. Finish with a handful of chopped chives as an optional garnish. Serve.

Watch how to make it

Notes

For optimum cooking, chop the potatoes, peppers, and onions into roughly even pieces.

If you’re short on time, cut the vegetables into even smaller pieces. When the potatoes are chopped very small, they can cook in about 10 to 15 minutes. Add the peppers & onions when the potatoes start to soften.

Air fryers vary in terms of heat output & basket size. If the basket is very full, it will be harder for the vegetables to brown & cook quickly. Keep an eye on the potato hash to see if it needs more or less time. If it’s browning too quickly, lower the heat to 370 degrees.

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Nutrition

Calories: 81kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 3g | Sodium: 12mg | Potassium: 542mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 930IU | Vitamin C: 52.1mg | Calcium: 38mg | Iron: 3.6mg

Content updated March 27, 2025. Originally posted March 3, 2017.