This easy recipe for air fryer pesto baby potatoes make perfectly roasted potatoes and uses a basil pesto sauce. Using an air fryer, the baby red potatoes come out crispy on the outside and fluffy on the inside. These make a perfect side dish or meal!
For the pesto in this recipe I either use this Barilla Rustic Basil Pesto or I use my recipe for Gluten Free Homemade Walnut Pesto. One of my favorite things to grow in the garden, flower beds and containers is basil. It's really easy to start from seed, is prolific all summer long and makes delicious fresh pesto.
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Ingredients
- Baby Potatoes
- Avocado Oil
- Sea Salt
- Coarse Ground Black Pepper
- Pesto or use my Gluten Free Homemade Walnut Pesto Recipe
- Parmesan Cheese
Instructions
Wash the baby potatoes and then cut them all in half. If some of the baby potatoes are a lot larger than the others you may need to cut them into quarters. It's important that the potato chunks are all about the same size so they cook evenly.
In a large bowl add the cut baby potatoes, avocado oil, salt and pepper. Mix to coat the potatoes in oil and seasoning.
Pour the potato mixture evenly into the basket of your air fryer. Air Fry at 390 degrees for 12-15 minutes. Shake the air fryer basket once or twice in the middle of cooking to make sure all of the potatoes get browned. Test the largest potato piece with a fork to make sure it's done. If it's not done air fryer for 2-3 minutes more.
Pour hot potatoes back into a large bowl. Add the pesto and grated parmesan cheese. Stir the mixture to melt the cheese and coat the potatoes.
Serve immediately warm or serve cold.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Regular fryers use oil to cook your food. An air fryer uses circulated air to evenly cook your food without the need for oil. This eliminates excess oils and the calories that come with them!
I like to either spray oil onto what I'm frying or use oil in the recipe to help seasoning stick to your food. For this recipe I mix the ingredients with avocado oil so that helps the spices stick to the potatoes. This little bit of oil will also help the outside of the potatoes get a nice crispiness.
Air fryers are so easy to clean! Remove the basket from the air fryer and take the tray out of the basket. Using soap and water wash the two parts and rinse clean. Do not submerge your air fryer unit in water.
If the inside of your air fryer is dirty you can lightly wipe clean with a wet cloth. I rarely notice the inside of my air fryer needing to be cleaned. Usually this only happens if I overfill the basket.
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Air Fryer Pesto Baby Potatoes
- Total Time: 22 minutes
- Yield: 5 servings 1x
- Diet: Gluten Free
Description
This easy recipe for air fryer pesto baby potatoes make perfectly roasted potatoes and uses a basil pesto sauce. Using an air fryer, the baby red potatoes come out crispy on the outiside and fluffy on the inside. These make a perfect side dish or meal!
Ingredients
1.5 pounds Baby Potatoes, cut in half
2 Tbsp. Avocado Oil
½ tsp. Sea Salt
¼ tsp. Coarse Ground Black Pepper
½ cup Pesto or my Gluten Free Homemade Walnut Pesto Recipe
½ cup Parmesan Cheese, grated
Instructions
Wash the baby potatoes and then cut them all in half. If some of the baby potatoes are a lot larger than the others you may need to cut them into quarters. It's important that the potato chunks are all about the same size so they cook evenly.
In a large bowl add the cut baby potatoes, avocado oil, salt and pepper. Mix to coat the potatoes in oil and seasoning.
Pour the potato mixture evenly into the basket of your air fryer. Air Fry at 390 degrees for 12-15 minutes. Shake the air fryer basket once or twice in the middle of cooking to make sure all of the potatoes get browned. Test the largest potato piece with a fork to make sure it's done. If it's not done air fryer for 2-3 minutes more.
Pour hot potatoes back into a large bowl. Add the pesto and grated parmesan cheese. Stir the mixture to melt the cheese and coat the potatoes.
Serve immediately warm or serve cold.
Notes
You could use regular sized potatoes for this recipe. Make sure all the chunks of cut potato are evenly sized.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Vegetables
- Method: Air Fryer
- Cuisine: Gluten Free
