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Super easy Air Fryer Potato Wedges! 5 min prep. Crisp edges, fluffy, mashed potato-like centers, lightly herby flavor with paprika, garlic powder, and more. Way less oil than regular potato wedges! Great as an appetizer or a potato side dish.
Why We Love This Recipe
- 5 Min Prep: To make air fryer potato wedges, wash and slice the potatoes, toss in seasonings and oil, and toss in the air fryer. So quick!
- Easy to Customize: Use the seasonings I’ve listed in the recipe or your favorites; have fun with it!
- Great Appetizer: With crispy edges and soft centers, this is a family-fave side dish or app like air fryer onion rings, air fryer chicken nuggets, and air fryer french fries.
I’ve been having so much fun experimenting with my air fryer! One of the best things to make in said air fryer? Air Fryer Potato Wedges! Made with so much less oil, and in a fraction of the time, these guilt free potato wedges are great as an appetizer, a side dish, or a tasty, well-deserved snack.
Ingredients for Air Fryer Potato Wedges
Here are the simple ingredients for making potato wedges in an air fryer. You probably have most, if not all, of them on hand already!
- Potatoes – you can use russet or Yukon gold.
- Paprika – for a little color and some flavor, but not much spice at all.
- Dried Parsley – we’ll also be using fresh parsley for garnish.
- Garlic Powder – or for a little extra saltiness, use garlic salt.
- Chili Powder
- Oil – you can use olive oil, canola oil, or vegetable oil.
- Salt & Pepper
Best Potatoes for Wedges
To choose the best potatoes for potato wedges, make sure to pick a potato with a high starch content. I recommend russet potatoes or Yukon gold, which will air fry your wedges into a fluffy, mashed potato-like interior and leave you with crispy edges, like in these air fryer Brussels sprouts.
How to Make Potato Wedges in the Air Fryer
Making potato wedges in the air fryer takes less than 5 minutes, with just a bit of slicing, tossing, and then laying the wedges out in the air fryer. Seriously, this recipe is so quick and easy.
- Wash and scrub potatoes until clean. Then, slice into wedges.
- Toss with seasonings & oil: add uncooked wedges into a mixing bowl and coat with oil and seasonings. Toss until well coated.
- Air Fry in a single layer: working in batches, add a single, spaced-out layer of wedges into your air fryer basket. Cook for 10-12 minutes, or until crispy.
- Repeat, then Heat: once all wedges are done, add them all back into the basket for a final heating.
- Season & Enjoy: Season with salt and pepper to taste, or use my seasonings suggestions below. Serve with dips and enjoy!
How Long to Cook Potato Wedges in Air Fryer?
Working with an air fryer preheated to 400°F, you can expect to cook potato wedges for 10-12 minutes in your air fryer. Just remember that air fryers can vary by model, so adjust as need be.
Tips for the Best Air Fryer Potato Wedges
- Work quickly: we all know how finicky uncooked potatoes can be—I’m looking at you, pink starch! So work quickly once the potatoes are cut to get them coated and frying ASAP.
- Soak, if you have the time: which can give you slightly crisper wedges. If not, skip it—you’re cooking and eating, not doing rocket science!
- Evenly coat: when adding the potatoes into a bowl with oil and spices, toss thoroughly until the potatoes are very well coated—you’ll get evenly seasoned potatoes that don’t stick to your air fryer.
- Leave the skin on: potato skin crisps up so well in the air fryer, especially when coated in oil. Leave it on for amazing potato wedges!
Seasonings & Dips
Now that you’ve got how to make potato wedges in the air fryer down pat, and you’re wondering how to season these babies and what dips to use… I’ve got just what you need!
Seasonings: try spicy Cajun seasoning, delicious taco seasoning, classic Italian seasoning or seasoned salt.
Best Dipping Sauce for Potato Wedges
- Onion Ring Sauce – this incredible dip is creamy, smoky, and oh-so-delicious with potato wedges!
- Dill Pickle Dip
- Tartar Sauce – wonderfully tangy
- Chipotle Aioli – if you like a bit of heat and a smoky flavor with your dips, this is the one for you!
- Roasted Garlic Aioli
Tools you’ll need
Here are our recommendations for the best air fryers. Enjoy!!
Thank you for stopping by and enjoying delicious kitchen sessions with me. 🙂 Sending you all my love and maybe even a dove, xo Demeter ❤️
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Air Fryer Potato Wedges
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 2 medium russet potatoes
- 1 ½ tablespoons olive oil
- ½ teaspoon paprika
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon dried parsley flakes
- ¼ teaspoon chili powder
- Salt and pepper, to taste*
Optional Toppings
- Fresh parsley, chopped
- Parmesan
- Cajun seasoning for extra spice
- Garlic salt for Garlic Lovers
Instructions
- Wash and scrub clean potatoes. Slice in half, then place the flat half onto the cutting board. Cut into wedges lengthwise. Repeat for the other half. (see Optional Soaking in Notes)
- Toss wedges into a mixing bowl with olive oil, paprika, garlic powder, parsley, chili powder, salt or seasoning salt, and black pepper. Mix until very well coated.
- Preheat the air fryer to 400°F. Working in batches, add a single layer of spaced-out wedges to the air fryer. Bake for 10-12 minutes until crispy. No need to flip.
- Once all batches are complete, toss all potato wedges into the air fryer to re-heat for 2 minutes. Immediately sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste.
- You can stir and fold in optional toppings. Serve with dipping sauces and enjoy! Goes well with onion ring sauce, garlic aioli, and chipotle aioli.
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My kids devoured these, I got like 2, and I don’t think my husband got any! LOL. The seasoning was so good I am going to start using it every time I make fries, too! Thank you!
LOL I have definitely been there before! 😂 I’m so glad the kiddos enjoyed the wedges, and hopefully your husband will get some in the next batch!
So easy to make and delicious too. Thank you! Will definitely be making these wedges again
Woohoo! That’s so awesome to hear, Harriet!
These potato wedges were so quick and easy to make in the air fryer! Loved them!
Aren’t air fryers the best? 😄 I’m so happy you liked the wedges, Paula!
They were perfectly crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. The seasoning was just right and they cooked up in no time. Definitely a new favorite side dish!
Woohoo! I’m so pleased you enjoyed them! 😊
Great recipe! Simple yet filling and satisfying! I added some bbq seasoning to mine and it turned out great!
Thanks, DK! Ooh that sounds totally delish!