Your air fryer can make the most delicious roasted ranch potatoes in about 10 minutes. These little nuggets of gold are the perfect side dish that everyone will love!
I simply cannot say enough good things about my air fryer. Between that and my Instant Pot, it’s almost become the rare occasion that I use my regular oven anymore! And my air fryer has become the perfect tool with which to make these awesome ranch potatoes.
Roasted Potatoes in 10 minutes!
Using the air fryer has really cut down on the time it make for a dish like roasted potatoes. A dish like this might take 45 minutes in the oven. And I simply don’t always have the time for that. Using the air fryer for roasted potatoes is also super easy.
Yukon Gold Potatoes make the Perfect Air Fryer Roasted Potatoes
Yukon gold potatoes have a smooth golden skin and a delicious creamy texture with a rich, smooth flavor. I particularly like the Green Giant Klondike Goldust brand, but any brand will work. You’ll want the small, number 1 size potatoes, which are about the size of a 1 or 2 golf balls, maybe a little bigger. I usually get the 3lb bags and make ½ a bag at a time. Feel free to experiment with different types of potatoes, but you may need to adjust the cooking times. The Yukon Gold potatoes work perfectly for me every time.
You do not need to peel these potatoes. The skin of the Yukon Gold potatoes is part of their delicious flavor. You will want to cut them into chunks of about 1 inch in size. For the smaller potatoes, I cut them in half, then cut the halves into quarters. For the larger potatoes, I cut them into 3rds, then quarter each of those pieces. Then we give the potato chunks a good rinse with cold water. This will wash away some of the starch and make them better for air frying. After the rinse, we dump the potato pieces into a bowl and dry them as best we can with a couple of paper towels. Then we add a little olive oil. We don’t need a lot, just enough to coat the pieces. You can use a tablespoon of olive oil. Or, i’m really liking these new oils that come in spray bottles. Not cooking spray, we want to avoid cooking spray. There’s chemicals that can be harmful to the air fryer. I’ve been using the Bertolli 100% Extra Light Olive Oil Spray. It says right on the can that it’s propellant free and safe for non-stick cookware. Once the potatoes are coated with the oil they get tossed with some dry ranch seasoning mix. This is a great seasoning mix that I use quite a lot. I get the large containers of Hidden Valley Ranch Seasoning & Salad Dressing Mix. Our recipe calls for 1.5lbs of potatoes so we’ll use 1.5 tablespoons of the seasoning mix. I also like to add some fresh parsley flakes as well. For this recipe I do not add additional salt. The ranch seasoning contains plenty of salt. If you want any additional, you can always add it after.
Into the Air Fryer
Preheat your air fryer at 380 degrees. When it’s ready, set it to 380 degrees for 10 minutes. After 5 minutes, carefully remove the basket (according to the manual instructions) and give the potatoes a good shake to move them around and back in they go. Once the time is up, they’re ready to serve. If you want them roasted more, simply add another couple of minutes. Most of the time, your potatoes will be perfect in 10 minutes.
Air Fryer Roasted Ranch Potatoes
Ingredients
- 1.5lbs Yukon Gold potatoes
- 1.5 tablespoons dry ranch seasoning and salad dressing mix
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
Instructions
- Cut potatoes into 1 inch chunks. For small potatoes you can cut in half and then into quarters.
- Rinse potato chunks under cold water and place in a bowl. Pat dry with paper towels.
- Toss potatoes with olive oil and ranch seasoning mix.
- Preheat air fryer for 5 minutes at 380 degrees.
- Add potatoes when preheating is done and cook at 380 degrees for 10 minutes, tossing potatoes after 5 minutes.
Tracie Cotton
I have an air fryer with a mesh tray and a cookie sheet type pan. Do I use the mesh pan, and do I use parchment paper or something to keep it from dripping or to the bottom of the air fryer? Need answer stat! Since I’m making them tonight! 😊
RecipeTeacher
Hi Tracie. I’m not a big fan of using parchment paper inserts or foil. For a standard basket style air fryer, the potatoes go right into the basket. For tray style air fryers, the potatoes go right on the tray and the drip pan in the bottom. Follow your particular model’s instructions for air frying procedure.
Tom
Another hit! I was a little concerned as I only had russet potatoes but it didn’t matter –nice bit of browning/roast on the outside, great flavor, and retained a nice soft fully cooked interior (no hard, burnt bits like I get in the oven). It takes me about 15 minutes total to make as I rinse potatoes (or other high starch foods) a couple of times in a bowl of cold water to release as much starch as possible before drying and coating. What a treat!
★★★★★
Heidi
These potatoes look so good, can’t wait to make them tonight, with meatloaf in the instant pot!! My only problem is that I have a weird air fryer. The temperature to set can only be set to 350, 375, 400, etc. Most recipes I have seen say to set at 360, 370, 380, etc. You see my dilemma, lol Thanks
RecipeTeacher
Hey Heidi,
Basically, just get as close as you can with the temps. Going under by 10° is probably you’re safest bet.
Anastasia Beaverhausen
Seriously amazing that these come out perfectly cooked and crispy. I’ve made a similar recipe in the oven for years, and I ALWAYS end up losing a fourth of them stuck to the stupid pan and have to soak it overnight to get it clean.
★★★★★
Tamara Harden
I do exactly this, but I also add a little of the Lipton dry onion soup powder to the mix. SOOO good!! I also just put the oil, ranch powder and soup mix in a bowl, they mix it all together on the potatoes, so it’s all evenly distributed.
Daphne H.
I made these to go with some air fried chicken tenders yesterday. I have an Instant Pot Duo Crisp + Air Fryer. These potatoes were delicious! I did use my own homemade ranch seasoning instead of the store bought and I believe that made them even better! I couldn’t believe how beautifully these potatoes turned out. Thank you!
★★★★★
RossC
I’m a bit confused..
You write of “carefully removing basket to toss” in your instructions.
My Vortex does not have a “basket” unless you mean the rotisserie basket.
Is that what you are referring to?
RecipeTeacher
I’ll make that correction. By basket I meant for a basket style air fryer. For an air fryer with trays, just use tongs or a wooden spoon to turn the potatoes. You could use the rotisserie basket, but I haven’t done that. Not really necessary.
Kathy
Would I use the same length of time in an 8 quart Foodi on air crisp mode for this recipe? I’m new to the electric cookers and learned the hard way that Instant Pot and Foodis don’t require the same cook time. I haven’t used the air crisp mode yet and this sounds wonderful. Thanks!!
keith
absolutely, that is how i do them, just check on them