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“I bought some fries for the burgers tonight…” The Mr, the other night. My response, “Why in the world did you buy fries? I will make air fryer homemade fries!” The Mr, “Well, you never know…it’s easier to just use the premade ones.” Me: “Nope, it takes all of 3 minutes to make homemade ones and they are SO MUCH BETTER.”

That’s an actual conversation from earlier this week. I don’t know what kind of fries are made when I am not home, but if I am around, I am grabbing some Yukon Gold potatoes (or others, if you don’t have Yukon Gold) and I am making homemade fries.

When I say that it takes all of 3 minutes to prep them, I promise, I am not lying. The longest piece of these delicious fries is cutting them. A little toss in olive oil, some salt, Parmesan, and parsley and you are set. And I swear, they come out like a great pub fry every single time.

Some “from scratch” recipes take longer than you care for them to but, at least for me, you try to do them more often than not because it’s better for your family. This is not the case here. You’ll be making your own, beautiful air fryer homemade fries every time a burger, brat, or hotdog is served!

Let’s get cooking!

Your Ingredients (4-6 servings)

1 ½ pounds Yukon Gold potatoes (or your other favorite potato)
1 tablespoon olive oil
¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 tablespoon parsley
1 teaspoon-½ tablespoon kosher salt

Your Steps to Air Fryer Homemade Fries

Preheat the air fryer to 400 degrees. Meanwhile, cut the potatoes into ¼-⅓ inch slices. Then cut into sticks. Toss the fries with olive oil. Then add Parmesan, parsley, and kosher salt. Honestly, I don’t measure the parsley and salt. I just pour it into my palm to get a feel for how much I have and sprinkle in.

Put the fries into the basket and toss. Cook for 15-20 minutes, shaking/stirring the fries every 5 minutes or so. Cook until they have reached a desired color. Enjoy with your latest grilled protein!

If you’re looking to fancy up your potato game, give these smashed baby potatoes a try! They are not hard, but they sure turn out amazing!

Air Fryer Homemade Fries

You won't be buying frozen bag fries again after you give these homemade air fryer fries a try! So simple and beyond good, this will become a go to recipe for those grill nights and more!

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Prep Time 5

Cook Time 20

Course Appetizer, Side Dish

Cuisine American

Servings

Equipment

Air Fryer

Ingredients

1 ½ pounds Yukon Gold potatoes or your other favorite potato
1 tablespoon olive oil
¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 tablespoon parsley
1 teaspoon-½ tablespoon kosher salt

Instructions

Preheat the air fryer to 400 degrees. Meanwhile, cut the potatoes into ¼-⅓ inch slices. Then cut into sticks.
Toss the fries with olive oil.
Then add Parmesan, parsley, and kosher salt. Toss again.
Put the fries into the basket and toss.
Cook for 15-20 minutes, shaking/stirring the fries every 5 minutes or so. Cook until they have reached a desired color.

Keyword air fryer, french fries, homemade fries, Potatoes, Yukon Gold

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Isn’t it funny how us humans like to ruin a good for you food by adding all the extras? You know, dipping vegetables in ranch, making broccoli and cauliflower in a heavily processed cheese sauce, or frying up the potato. Now don’t get me wrong, it’s 100% great to indulge in all the extras from time to time, but I have always felt like it negates the benefits of the “good for you” food. Sometimes though, you find a way to indulge without the extras. Case in point: These delicious oven roasted Yukon Gold fries.

Potatoes get such a bad rap because we like to add all the extras. But seriously, they are packed full of nutrients, contain antioxidants, are filling, and super versatile. Check out more information on the potato here if you don’t believe me 😉

These oven roasted Yukon Gold fries come together in 5 minutes (big win!), use simple ingredients are are sure to have on hand at home, and they rival any favorite restaurant fry out there. Better yet, they are baked with olive oil rather than fried. Huge win, am I right? Now let’s get baking! You have a dinner to make!

Your ingredients:

3 Yukon Gold potatoes (about 1 pound)
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 teaspoon salt (or more, to taste)
1 teaspoon dried parsley
1/2 tablespoon grated Parmesan cheese

Your steps to the perfect oven baked Yukon Gold potato

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Slice your potatoes such that you end up with 1/2 inch slices. Put into a medium sized bowl. Add olive oil and toss. Sprinkle in salt and parsley, tossing half way through and then adding the rest. Lay with a cut side down onto a greased baking sheet. (Don’t skip the cooking spray on the sheet. The potatoes will stick if you do). Sprinkle cheese on top. I like to check my salt and parsley amounts here as well. Sprinkle a little more if you missed a few spots when tossing. Bake in the bottom half of your oven at 425 for 20-30 minutes. They will come out creamy and delicious without frying.

That’s it! Easy peasy right? Now pair them with a great grill food (chicken breasts, burgers, you name it!) and as my father would say, “You have something going :)”

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Oven Roasted Yukon Gold Potatoes

These oven roasted fries come together in about 5 minutes and definitely rival any favorite restaurant fry out there with just a few simple on hand ingredients.

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