Air fryer smashed potatoes are the perfect easy and delicious side dish, ready in less than 30 minutes! Topped with garlic and melted parmesan, the flavor is incredible and the air fried potatoes are super crispy. You can use petite gold or yellow potatoes, red skin potatoes or even fingerling potatoes!
12ozpetite potatoes (gold/yellow skin, red skin or fingerling)
4tablespoonolive oil or melted butter
1/4cupgrated parmesan cheese
1teaspoonminced garlic(or garlic powder)
½teaspoonsalt
½teaspoonitalian seasoning optional
½teaspoon pepperoptional
Instructions
Preheat air fryer to 400°F.
In small dish, mix 2 tablespoons olive oil or melted butter with minced garlic. Set aside.
Coat whole potatoes with 1-2 tablespoons remaining olive oil or melted butter.
Transfer whole potatoes to air fryer basket (do not overcrowd).
Cook potatoes for 10 minutes on 400°F.
Shake basket. Cook for another 5 to 10 minutes until potatoes are soft.
Transfer potatoes to a plate and smash them down using a metal spoon or a cup/mug. You want to smash them enough so they are flat with cracks but not so smashed that they fall apart.
Transfer back to air fryer basket. Do not overcrowd.
Drizzle evenly with olive oil/melted butter and minced garlic mixture.
Sprinkle with any additional desired seasonings (Italian seasoning), salt and pepper.
Sprinkle with parmesan cheese.
On 400°F, cook smashed potatoes for an additional 3-5 minutes.
Depending on your air fryer, the size of your fryer basket and amount of smashed potatoes in the basket, you can cook for an additional 1-2 minutes until you reach your desired level of crispiness.
Notes
Pre-Heating Air Fryer: I recommend pre-heating air fryer. However, if you choose not to pre-heat, add about 3-4 minutes to your cook time. This recipe works well with any brand of air fryer including Ninja Foodi, Gourmia, Vortex, Nuwave, Cuisinart, Cosori, Power XL and Power Air.