Air Fryer Chicken Breast and Potatoes

The next time you need a healthy meal in a hurry, try this recipe for air fryer chicken breast and potatoes. Cooking chicken breast and potatoes in the air fryer at the same time saves you time, cuts down the oil in your meal, and also saves you a pan to clean up afterward. No wonder this is one of my favorite recipes!

Why you’ll love this recipe

• This recipe is simple to prepare using ingredients you probably already have in your pantry
• Cooking the chicken breast and potatoes together in the air fryer is convenient, and you only have one pan to clean up!
• It is a quick way to cook a whole meal, making it a great option for busy weeknights when you want a healthy and delicious dinner without spending a lot of time in the kitchen

IMHO two of the best foods to air fry are chicken breast and potatoes. And even better, you can save time and hassle by cooking them in the air fryer together!

Add a simple salad or some microwave steamed vegetables and you’ve got yourself a whole meal. Not only is it quick and easy to make, but it’s healthy too!

For some similar recipes, you might like to try this recipe for air fryer chicken thighs and potatoes, or air fryer pork chops and potatoes.

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What do you need?

Ingredients

Chicken breast

The recipe below uses boneless skinless chicken breast, though you can use skin-on if you prefer. However, don’t use bone-in chicken breast with this recipe as the cooking time is much longer.

Also, I wouldn’t recommend using frozen chicken breast in this recipe without thawing it first as the potatoes in the air fryer may cause it to cook unevenly.

>> Related recipe: Air Fryer Frozen Chicken Breast

Potatoes

Choose a roasting variety. Most types of red potatoes, yellow or gold should give good results. Try russet, Maris Piper, Agria, or Sebago potatoes.

The recipe below uses regular potatoes cut into 1-inch cubes, but you can use baby potatoes and cut them in half or quarters so that they are around 1 inch wide.

Seasoning

This recipe uses fine ground sea salt to season the potatoes and a chicken seasoning mix. Either use your favorite pre-made spice blend, or you can make a simple homemade mix with:

• 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
• 1 teaspoon brown sugar
• ½ teaspoon garlic powder or onion powder
• ½ teaspoon salt

Please feel free to adapt the seasonings to your taste preferences.

Oil

I use light olive oil in this recipe, but you can substitute any other cooking oil that you would normally use in your air fryer. Choose one with a high smoke point, like corn oil, vegetable oil, or avocado oil.

Equipment

You will need an air fryer with a big enough capacity to hold 2 pounds (1kg) for the recipe below.

If you have a small air fryer, which doesn’t have a huge capacity, you have two options.

1. You can adjust the quantities to match your air fryer’s capacity, or

2. You can part-cook the potatoes for 15 minutes ahead of cooking the chicken, remove and cover them while the chicken cooks. Then return them to finish cooking for ten minutes once the chicken is resting.

How to cook chicken breast and potatoes in the air fryer together

This is a very simple recipe, but there are a few steps that it is important to get right (and to do in the right order) so that this recipe comes out perfect every time.

1. Soak the potatoes. Peel the potatoes, cut into 1-inch cubes, and place them in a large bowl filled with cool water to soak. This helps to remove the surface starch from the potatoes, which helps to get them crispier.

2. While the potatoes are soaking, prepare the chicken. Pat the chicken breasts dry, then place in a medium bowl with a drizzle of oil and the chicken seasoning.

3. Air fry chicken breast for 10 minutes at 360°F / 180°C, while you prepare the potatoes.

4. Prepare the potatoes. Drain the potatoes, pat them dry (getting them really dry at this stage helps to make them extra crispy), then mix with the remaining oil and sea salt. Add the potatoes to the air fryer with the chicken breasts.

5. Air fry chicken and potatoes together for 15 minutes. Check internal temperature of the chicken to ensure it has reached 165°F / 74°C. Remove chicken to a plate and cover with kitchen foil to rest for ten minutes.

6. Finish cooking the potatoes. Shake the potatoes in the air fryer basket to redistribute them. This ensures that they cook evenly. Then air fry the potatoes on their own for a final ten minutes while the chicken rests.

Serving ideas

I normally serve chicken breast and potatoes with a side salad and a tasty dressing or sauce like sweet chili mayo, ranch dressing, or bbq sauce.

For some other easy and healthy side dish options, try:

• Instant Pot Steamed Carrots
• Microwave Fresh Green Beans
• Microwave Steamed Carrots

Storing and reheating

Store any leftovers in an air tight container in the refrigerator and use within 3 days.

To reheat, place the chicken and potatoes in the air fryer, and set to cook at 360°F / 180°C for ten minutes, until the internal temperature of the chicken is 165°F / 74°C.

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