These homemade air fryer potato slices are loaded with melted cheese, crispy bacon, green onion and sour cream. They make a great appetizer or a fun side dish that you’ll just love to make over and over again!
Why You Will Love This Recipe:
- It’s quick. These air fried potato slices take less than 15 minutes to make. That’s less than half the time it would take to make them in the oven.
- It’s easy. All you need to do is slice up a potato, add a little oil and seasonings, and cook.
- It’s so delicious! If you love potatoes as much as I do then you will definitely love these baked potato slices.
Ingredients:
- Russet Potato
- Shredded Colby Jack Cheese – Shredded Cheddar or Shredded Monterey Jack would work as well
- Crumbled Bacon – Cooked bacon chopped into pieces, or you can use store bought bacon pieces
- Green Onion/Scallions
- Sour Cream
- Olive Oil
- Seasonings: Salt, Pepper, Garlic Powder
Instructions:
1. Start by preheating your air fryer to 400 degrees Fahrenheit and setting the timer for 12 minutes.
2. While the air fryer heats up, slice the potato into ¼ inch thick slices.
3. To a medium bowl, add the potato slices and drizzle them with olive oil. Then add the salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Stir until the potato slices are well coated.
4. Add the potato slices to the air fryer in a single layer and cook for 12 minutes, flipping them halfway through.
5. Once the potatoes are done, remove the basket from the air fryer and add a pinch of cheese to each potato slice, then a few bacon pieces, and top with a little more cheese. Air fry for another 1-2 minutes until the cheese has melted.
6. Remove the potato slices from the air fryer, place on a serving dish, and top with sour cream and green onions.
Oven Instructions:
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
2. Prep the potatoes as indicated in the recipe card below.
3. Once the oven is preheated, place the potato slices in a single layer on a baking sheet. Bake for 20-25 minutes until slightly brown on the outside and tender in the middle. Be sure to turn them over halfway through.
4. Once the potatoes are done, top the potatoes with bacon and cheese and place back in the oven until the cheese has melted. This is usually about 5 minutes.
5. Remove from oven and top with sour cream and green onions.
Recipe Variations:
- Don’t have bacon? Leave it off.
- Olive oil – Avocado oil, melted butter, or whatever cooking oil you usually use would work.
- Want plain air fryer potato slices? Leave off the toppings.
- Air fryer potato slices with cheese – Leave of the bacon, sour cream and green onions.
- Air fryer parmesan potato slices – Use parmesan cheese instead of cheddar.
Pro Tips:
- Be sure to cut the potato slices the same thickness to ensure that they all cook evenly.
- Cut slices at least ¼ inch thick, anything thinner will cook faster and become hard like a potato chip.
- Put the potatoes into the air fryer basket in a single layer. This will allow for the potatoes to cook evenly.
- If your air fryer has a broil option like my Instant Vortex Plus you can use that to melt the cheese if you prefer.
- The air fryer I used to test this recipe was my Instant Vortex Plus 6 quart. You will need to adjust the timing of this recipe based on the air fryer you are using. Be sure to check on the potatoes halfway through the cooking process. The potatoes are done when they are slightly browned on the outside and tender in the middle.
Easy Air Fryer Loaded Baked Potato
These homemade air fryer potato slices are loaded with melted cheese, crispy bacon, green onion and sour cream. They make a great appetizer or a fun side dish that you’ll just love to make over and over again!
Ingredients
- 1 russet potato large
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 cup shredded Colby Jack cheese
- 2 slices bacon cooked and crumbled
- ½ cup sour cream
- 1 green onion sliced
Instructions
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Start by preheating your air fryer to 400 degrees Fahrenheit and setting the timer for 12 minutes.
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While the air fryer heats up, slice the potato into ¼ inch thick slices.
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To a medium bowl, add the potato slices and drizzle them with olive oil. Then add the salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Stir until the potato slices are well coated.
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Add the potato slices to the air fryer in a single layer and cook for 12 minutes, flipping them halfway through.
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Once the potatoes are done, remove the basket from the air fryer and add a pinch of cheese to each potato slice, then a few bacon pieces, and top with a little more cheese. Air fry for another 1-2 minutes until the cheese has melted.
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Remove the potato slices from the air fryer, place on a serving dish, and top with sour cream and green onions.
Oven Instructions:
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Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Prep the potatoes as indicated above.
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Once the oven is preheated, place the potato slices in a single layer on a baking sheet. Bake for 20-25 minutes until slightly brown on the outside and tender in the middle. Be sure to turn them over halfway through.
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Once the potatoes are done, top the potatoes with bacon and cheese and place back in the oven until the cheese has melted. This is usually about 5 minutes.
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Remove from oven and top with sour cream and green onions.
Notes
Be sure to cut the potato slices the same thickness to ensure that they all cook evenly.
*Cut slices at least ¼ inch thick, anything thinner will cook faster and become hard like a potato chip.
*Store leftovers in the refrigerator in an airtight container for up to 4 days (minus the sour cream).
*Reheat in the air fryer at 360 F for 1 to 2 minutes until warm.
*Put the potatoes into the air fryer basket in a single layer. This will allow for the potatoes to cook evenly.
*If your air fryer has a broil option like my Instant Vortex Plus you can use that to melt the cheese if you prefer.
*The air fryer I used to test this recipe was my Instant Vortex Plus 6 quart. You will need to adjust the timing of this recipe based on the air fryer you are using. Be sure to check on the potatoes halfway through the cooking process. The potatoes are done when they are slightly browned on the outside and tender in the middle.
