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Southern Home Fries with Peppers and Onions {Air Fryer}

Published: Nov 28, 2020 · Modified: Mar 15, 2022 by Sunena Anand · This post contains affiliate links. I make a commission from sales. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. · 2 Comments

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These southern home fries with peppers and onions are the perfect accompaniment to your breakfast spread - they do a great job balancing out the sweetness of breakfast cinnamon rolls, too! Baby potatoes get a flavourful twist, and get perfect crisp in the air fryer. These will remind you of your favourite diner home fries, just like these IHOP copycat hashbrowns!

Southern home fries in a plate, with two serving spoons.
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  • 👩🏽‍🍳Why This Recipe Works
  • 🥘Ingredients
  • 📖Substitutions
  • 🔪Variations
  • ⏲️ Step-by-Step Instructions
  • 💭Expert Tip
  • 🍽 Make Ahead & Storage
  • Recipe FAQ's
  • More Breakfast Recipes
  • Southern Home Fries with Peppers and Onions {Air Fryer}
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👩🏽‍🍳Why This Recipe Works

It's an air fryer recipe: Home fries come out great in a skillet or on a griddle, but this air fryer recipe is fuss free. It does not get easier, or more maintenance than that. If you love air fryer potato recipes, you will love my garlic parmesan smashed potatoes, and hasselback potatoes too!

These potatoes are full of flavour: These are among the most flavourful home fries I have ever tried. The seasonings do not skimp on the flavour.

Little prep required: You do not need to do tons of prep to make these home fries. No soaking, wringing, or drying.

🥘Ingredients

  • Baby potatoes: Baby potatoes are perfect in size to cook quickly in the air fryer. They maintain a fluffy interior and crisp exterior, perfect for home fries.
  • Peppers and onions: I find that a yellow onion and red pepper work best for this recipe. Yellow onions caramelize in the air fryer while cooking, and the red pepper is perfectly sweet.
  • Seasonings: You will need garlic and onion powder, smoked paprika, creole seasoning and salt.

A full list of ingredients with measurements is located on the recipe card, below.

📖Substitutions

  • Baby potatoes: If you do not have baby potatoes on hand, you can use regular yukon gold potatoes, or even red skin potatoes if you have them. Cut them into even-sized pieces so everything cooks uniformly.
  • Red pepper: Green bell pepper works well.
  • Smoked paprika: You can use regular sweet paprika.

🔪Variations

  • Spicy: Add in some chopped jalapeño peppers, and season with some cayenne pepper to add some spice.
  • Cheesy: Top with some shredded cheddar cheese for the last couple of minutes of cooking, for cheesy potatoes.

⏲️ Step-by-Step Instructions

Prep Work Before Cooking

Collecting all your ingredients - This will make cooking so much easier. Gather all the spices you will need, and keep them nearby. 

Chop your ingredients - Wash and quarter the potatoes. Dice the onions and peppers.

Add the potatoes, diced onions and peppers, olive oil and spices to a large mixing bowl. Mix well so each potato is covered in seasoning. [photo 1]

Transfer the mixture to an air fryer basket. Air fry at 375°F for 35 minutes. [photo 2]

Serve with your favourite dip. Some of mine include homemade ranch, avocado goddess dressing or basil feta dip.

💭Expert Tip

Shake the air fryer basket while cooking to ensure that all the potatoes have an opportunity to get crispy.

🍽 Make Ahead & Storage

Make Ahead Instructions

Because there is so little prep work involved in making these homefries, I do not recommend making any elements of the potatoes in advance.

At the most, you can prep the peppers and onions one day in advance, and store in airtight containers in the fridge.

Storing Leftovers

Store leftover potatoes in an airtight container for 3-4 days. Reheat in the air fryer covered with foil to prevent the potatoes from burning.

Recipe FAQ's

What are considered home fries?

Home fries are generally cubed potatoes that are prepared in a skillet or a griddle. They sometimes include peppers and onions. Their main characteristic is the fluffy interior and crisp exterior.

Should I parboil my potatoes for home fries?

If making this recipe in a skillet, it may be beneficial to parboil your potatoes to cut down on the cooking time. When making home fries in the air fryer, it is not necessary to parboil your potatoes. The air circulation cooks the potatoes relatively quickly.

More Breakfast Recipes

  • Cookies and Cream Cinnamon Rolls
  • Air Fryer Frosted Cinnamon Rolls
  • Breakfast Quesadillas {Taco Bell Copycat}
  • IHOP Copycat Hash Browns {No Griddle!}

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Southern Home Fries with Peppers and Onions {Air Fryer}

These southern home fries with peppers and onions are the perfect accompaniment to your breakfast spread. Baby potatoes get a flavourful twist, and get perfect crisp in the air fryer. These will remind you of your favourite diner home fries.
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Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 35 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes
Servings: 6 Servings
Estimated Calories: 148kcal
Author: Sunena Anand

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ lbs Baby potatoes quartered
  • ½ Red bell pepper diced
  • ½ Yellow onion diced
  • 2 tablespoon Extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon Garlic Powder
  • 1 tablespoon Onion powder
  • 2 teaspoon Smoked paprika
  • 1 tablespoon Creole seasoning
  • Salt to taste

Equipment

  • Mixing bowls
  • Air Fryer

Instructions

  • Season the potatoes: Add the potatoes, diced onions and peppers, olive oil and spices to a large mixing bowl. Mix well so each potato is covered in seasoning.
    1 ½ lbs Baby potatoes, ½ Red bell pepper, ½ Yellow onion, 2 tablespoon Extra virgin olive oil, 1 tablespoon Garlic Powder, 1 tablespoon Onion powder, 2 teaspoon Smoked paprika, 1 tablespoon Creole seasoning, Salt
  • Air fry the potatoes: Transfer the mixture to an air fryer basket. Air fry at 375°F for 35 minutes.

Notes

  • Shake the air fryer basket while cooking to ensure that all the potatoes have an opportunity to get crispy.

Estimated Nutrition

Calories: 148kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Sodium: 10mg | Potassium: 571mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 988IU | Vitamin C: 37mg | Calcium: 25mg | Iron: 1mg
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
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  1. Superna

    November 28, 2020 at 9:50 pm

    5 stars
    What an easy recipe and they look amazing! Making them tomorrow ??

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