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Perfect Air Fryer Baked Potato

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air fryer baked potato in an air fryer basket with butter and chives on top.

Crispy on the outside, soft and fluffy on the inside – PERFECT air fryer baked potato! Three ingredients, a few simple steps, and 30 minutes is all this easy air fryer recipe requires. This foolproof method yields flawless baked potatoes every time.

close-up overhead image of an air fryer baked potato with butter and chives on top.

What You’ll Need to Make an Air Fryer Baked Potato

Russet Potato – Four medium russet potatoes fit comfortably in most air fryer baskets. Start by scrubbing and rinsing each potato well before cooking. Potatoes grow literally IN the dirt, so they’re pretty filthy and should be washed thoroughly!

Oil – Olive or avocado oil work best, but really any kind of oil will cook your air fryer baked potato to perfection! The only rule here is to really lather up each potato in oil, this’ll guarantee an ultra-crispy skin.

Salt – Plenty (and I meant plenty) of salt! Cover each potato in a large pinch of salt before cooking. Since salt is the only seasoning here, it’s important to use it liberally.

overhead image of a loaded air fryer baked potato with chives on the side.

Tips and Tricks

  • Pierce each potato all over with a fork before cooking! This’ll create vent holes in your potato, ensuring it cooks perfectly and evenly all the way through.
  • Enjoy your air fryer baked potato however you’d like. For a loaded baked potato, check out the section below!
  • Store leftover baked potatoes in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days. To reheat, simply pop in the microwave for 1 minute, or back into the air fryer for 5 minutes at 400° Fahrenheit.
a loaded air fryer baked potato with sour cream, bacon, and chives on top.

Make a Loaded Air Fryer Baked Potato

For a loaded air fryer baked potato, add…

  • Butter
  • Shredded Cheese
  • Chives
  • Sour Cream
  • Black Pepper
  • Crispy Bacon
  • & anything else your heart desires!

Adjust This Recipe to Your Dietary Needs

Make it Vegan: If you’re looking to jazz up this recipe the vegan way, top your baked potato with vegan butter, vegan sour cream, and a sprinkling of nutritional yeast – YUM!

Make it Dairy-Free: For a dairy-free air fryer baked potato, top it with a drizzle of olive oil instead of butter, the result is just as creamy and delicious.

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Perfect Air Fryer Baked Potato

5 from 1 vote
Recipe by Samantha Course: SidesDifficulty: Easy
Servings

4

servings
Prep time

5

minutes
Cooking time

35

minutes
Total time

40

minutes

Crispy on the outside, soft and fluffy on the inside – PERFECT air fryer baked potato! Three ingredients, a few simple steps, and 30 minutes is all this easy air fryer recipe requires. This foolproof method yields flawless baked potatoes every time.

Ingredients

  • 4 medium russet potatoes, washed well then dried

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil, or avocado oil

  • salt, to taste

Directions

  • Pierce each potato with a fork all over its surface.
  • Rub each potato with oil, then sprinkle all over with a generous pinch of salt.
  • Place potatoes in air fryer basket, then cook at 400° Fahrenheit for 35 minutes, flipping potatoes halfway through cooking.
  • Remove potatoes from air fryer basket, slice down the center and split each potato open exposing the inside flesh. Top with butter, shredded cheese, sour cream, chives, crispy bacon, additional salt, and black pepper.

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Ultimate Breakfast Bowl (a Maman Copycat!)

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breakfast bowl with coffee and avocado on the side.

Start your day off right with this fully loaded breakfast bowl! Crispy potatoes, homemade bourbon bacon ham, smoky chipotle aioli, and fresh avocado, all complete with a fried egg. This well-rounded meal is extra healthy, loaded with all the right nutrients to keep you feeling your BEST all morning long.

breakfast bowl on a table with coffee and avocado on the side

I stopped by the Maman in SoHo recently for breakfast with a friend. It was my first time eating an actual meal there (usually just stop by for coffee), and it took me exactly .02 seconds to decide what I wanted to order. The Papa’s Breakfast Bowl had my name written allllll over it. “roasted potatoes, bourbon bacon jam, a sunny egg & sliced avocado served with chipotle aioli,” sign me UP.

fork cutting through egg yolk on a breakfast bowl

What You’ll Need To Make The Ultimate Breakfast Bowl

Potatoes – Either yellow potatoes or baby potatoes will work here! I love yellow potatoes for how beautifully they roast up. Perfectly crispy on the outside, while soft and creamy on the inside. I keep the roasted potatoes in this recipe as simple as possible, since we’ve got a few other things going on! Start by tossing them in salt and oil, then roast for 20 minutes. While the potatoes roast, you’ll have just enough time to make your bourbon bacon jam.

Bacon – Any kind of bacon gets the job done. I used a standard no sugar-added bacon, since we’ll add some maple syrup to the jam later on. Though thick-cut or thin-cut makes no difference in this recipe.

Bourbon – Don’t worry, the bourbon in this recipe is totally safe for people of all ages to consume! Once added to the caramelized onions, the alcohol is completely cooked off, leaving behind only the smoky, slightly sweet taste of bourbon. I personally love the little bit of oomph a touch of bourbon gives our savory jam, but if you’d like, you can definitely make this recipe without it.

Mayonnaise – A few tablespoons of good quality mayo is the base to our chipotle aioli. When making aiolis, I always emphasize the importance of starting with a good quality, mild tasting mayo. I used Primal Kitchen’s Avocado Oil Mayo, which not only tastes delicious, but is much healthier than most other mayos on the market.

Eggs – Maman’s version of this breakfast bowl comes with just one fried egg on top. However, you can certainly add as many eggs as you’d like! You even have the freedom to cook your eggs however you prefer them. Over easy, over hard, scrambled, poached, or boiled, your breakfast bowl will taste delicious no matter what!

Microgreens – While cute and tasty, you don’t have to use microgreens in this recipe. You can certainly use any kind of green you’d like. Or, feel free to leave the greens out altogether.

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Adjust This Recipe To Your Dietary Needs

Make it Vegetarian: The only meat in these breakfast bowls is the bacon. So, simply remove the bacon from the jam, and cook the onions in one tablespoon of avocado oil instead.

Make it Paleo: Swap the yellow potatoes for white sweet potatoes for a paleo breakfast bowl! You’ll also want to omit the bourbon from the jam, and use a paleo-compliant mayonnaise in the chipotle aioli.

Ultimate Breakfast Bowl (a Maman Copycat!)

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Recipe by Samantha Course: BreakfastDifficulty: Intermediate
Servings

2

servings
Prep time

5

minutes
Cooking time

25

minutes
Total time

30

minutes

Start your day off right with this fully loaded breakfast bowl! Crispy potatoes, homemade bourbon bacon ham, smoky chipotle aioli, and fresh avocado, all complete with a fried egg. This well-rounded meal is extra healthy, loaded with all the right nutrients to keep you feeling your BEST all morning long.

Ingredients

  • For the potatoes:

  • 3-4 yellow potatoes, cut into 2-inch pieces

  • 1 tablespoon avocado oil

  • salt, to taste

  • For the bourbon bacon jam:

  • 1 pound bacon, cut into 1-inch pieces

  • 1 yellow onion, sliced

  • 1/4 cup bourbon

  • 1/4 cup maple syrup

  • 3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar

  • small pinch cayenne pepper, optional

  • For the chipotle aioli:

  • 3 tablespoons mayonnaise

  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice

  • 1/8 teaspoon chipotle powder or 1/2 teaspoon adobo sauce from a can of chipotle peppers

  • 1/8 teaspoon salt

  • For the bowl:

  • 2 eggs, fried to your liking

  • 1/2 avocado, sliced

  • small handful microgreens, optional

Directions

  • For the potatoes:
  • Preheat oven to 450° Fahrenheit and place all potato ingredients on a sheet pan, then toss potatoes to coat in oil and salt.
  • Roast potatoes for 20 minutes, flipping them halfway through.
  • For the bourbon bacon jam:
  • Cook bacon in a large skillet over medium-high heat, until crispy. Transfer cooked bacon to a paper towel-lined plate, then remove all but 1 tablespoon of bacon fat from skillet.
  • Add sliced onion to skillet and cook for 15 minutes, stirring every few minutes, until dark and beginning to caramelize.
  • Pour in bourbon and scrape up any brown bits from bottom of skillet, then add in maple syrup and balsamic vinegar. Cook 3-5 minutes or until thick and syrupy.
  • Add cooked bacon back into skillet along with pinch of cayenne pepper, cook for an additional 5 minutes then let cool slightly.
  • For the chipotle aioli:
  • Add all chipotle aioli ingredients to a small bowl and whisk to combine.
  • For the bowls:
  • Arrange bowls diving roasted potatoes between two bowls. Top each bowl with a fried egg, bourbon bacon jam, sliced avocado, small handful of microgreens, and a drizzle of chipotle aioli.

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Dairy-Free Clam Chowder

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overhead image of a bowl of dairy-free clam chowder with gluten-free crackers on the side

This dairy-free clam chowder is irresistibly creamy, without any actual cream! This easy one-pot recipe is loaded with clams and restaurant-quality flavor.

a bowl of dairy-free clam chowder with a spoon in it

Clam chowder was one of those dishes that I quit cold-turkey when I went dairy-free. It was by no means easy, but it had to be done. Dairy-free clam chowder simply doesn’t exist on a menu anywhere (at least that I’m aware of). To me, and all my other non-dairy friends out there, I feel sorry for us!

I grew up in New England, and creamy clam chowders were a major part of my summer diet. Everywhere I went, if clam chowder was on the menu – I was ordering a cup! I was such a big chowder-enthusiast that at one point I participated in a clam chowder contest. I was a taste-tester by the way, as this was looooong before my recipe developer/food blogger days. So I guess, yes, you could say I’m a bit of a clam chowder aficionado of sorts. I don’t mean to brag, but like, you get it. Therefore, I’d say I’m a bit (ok more than a bit *hair flip*) qualified to be providing you with this dairy-free clam chowder recipe today.

Plenty of clams, chunks of tender potatoes, and a handful of fresh herbs are enveloped in a creamy chowder base. This dairy-free clam chowder tastes incredible with a sprinkling of fresh parsley and crushed gluten-free crackers on top – YUM!

What You Need To Make Dairy-Free Clam Chowder

Bacon – Consider this our secret ingredient! Bacon adds the perfect savory, almost smokey flavor to this recipe. You’ll start by crisping up the bacon in your pot. Then, removing the bacon and cooking the rest of the dish in the pot with its delicious rendered fat. You can either enjoy the bacon separately, or crumble it on top of your finished chowder. I personally love the latter and enjoy coming across little pieces of bacon throughout my dairy-free clam chowder.

Clam Juice – If you’ve never made clam chowder before, you’re probably not familiar with clam juice. I mean, clam chowder is the only reason I’ve ever purchased clam juice in my life. Don’t let the sound of this ingredient fool you, it contributes a subtle briny flavor to this recipe. If you can’t find clam juice, you can use an additional cup of chicken stock instead.

Canned Clams – These are surprisingly easy to find at most grocery stores! You can use either chopped or whole clams in this chowder. The kind you’d order at a restaurant most often contain chopped clams. However, I think both taste equally as great in this dairy-free clam chowder recipe.

Adjust This Recipe To Your Diet

  • Make it Paleo: Use arrowroot starch instead of cornstarch for a paleo clam chowder.
  • Make it Whole30: Similar to paleo, use arrowroot starch instead of corn starch and make sure that your dairy-free milk is Whole30 compliant!
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Dairy-Free Clam Chowder

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Recipe by Samantha Russo Course: MainCuisine: New EnglandDifficulty: Intermediate
Servings

6

servings
Cooking time

30

minutes
Total time

30

minutes

This dairy-free clam chowder is irresistibly creamy, without any actual cream! This easy one-pot recipe is loaded with clams and restaurant-quality flavor.

Ingredients

  • 4 slices bacon

  • 2 celery stalks, chopped

  • 1 yellow onion, chopped

  • 1 garlic clove, minced

  • 4 tablespoons corn starch, see Notes

  • 1 cup chicken stock

  • 1 (8 ounce) bottle clam juice

  • 3 yellow potatoes, peeled and cubed

  • 1 sprig fresh thyme, see Notes

  • 1/2 teaspoon salt

  • 1 bay leaf

  • 3 (6.5 ounce) cans whole or chopped clams

  • 1 cup dairy-free milk

  • Fresh chopped parsley, for serving

Directions

  • Cook bacon in a large pot or dutch oven until crispy, then remove and set aside on a paper towel-lined plate.
  • Add chopped celery and onion to the pot and cook over medium heat until soft, about 5 minutes. Then add in the garlic and cook for just 1 minute.
  • Add in the corn starch and mix until well combined, pour in the chicken stock and clam juice, then add in the potatoes, thyme, salt, and bay leaf. Bring to a boil then reduce to a simmer and cook for 15-20 minutes or until potatoes are easily pierced with a fork.
  • Pour in canned clams (with juice) and dairy-free milk, simmer for 3-5 minutes then taste and adjust seasoning as desired. Served with crumbled bacon and fresh parsley.

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Notes

  • Corn Starch: You can use arrowroot starch instead if you’d like.
  • Fresh Thyme: If you don’t have fresh thyme, you can use 1 teaspoon of dried thyme instead.

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One Pan Breakfast (Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free)

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All ingredients for one pan breakfast arranged on a plate with a cup of coffee on the side.

This easy one pan breakfast recipe has everything you need to start your day off right! Savory bacon, crispy potatoes, and fluffy scrambled eggs are all cooked in the same pan. Whip this one pan breakfast up on mornings when you need something quick, yet satisfying and delicious!

All ingredients for one pan breakfast arranged on a plate with a cup of coffee on the side.

I’ve been making this exact breakfast for my boyfriend and I for a couple of months now. Well actually, I started with only cooking the eggs and bacon in the same pan while the potatoes baked in the oven. Then one day, I was short on time (and energy) so I decided to try cooking the potatoes in the same pan too. And voila! The world’s easiest/best one pan breakfast was born.

I actually have no good reason as to why I haven’t shared this breakfast hack earlier. It just became such a common part of my cooking routine that I failed to realize it was worth sharing. Which is crazy because it is by far one of the smartest, if not THE smartest recipe I’ve ever created. The entire breakfast-making process could literally not get any more efficient than this. I promise this one pan breakfast will change your breakfast game forever! Just like it changed mine.

What You Need To Make This One Pan Breakfast

Bacon – Ahhh beautiful, beautiful bacon – I just love you. No breakfast is complete without bacon or sausage. In my opinion, bacon reigns supreme, though sausage is OK too. Though the main reason I’d recommend you stick to bacon in this recipe, is because the fat rendered from the bacon will become the “cooking oil” we use for the rest of the recipe. If you find that your bacon renders too much fat, simply remove some from the pan before cooking the rest of your one pan breakfast.

Baby Potatoes – Any kind of white potato will work here. My recommendation is baby potatoes for their creamy, almost buttery interior. When pan-fried in this recipe, the outside gets deliciously crispy while the inside stays pleasantly soft. If you opt for using a different kind of white potato in this recipe, just make sure that it is chopped into similarly sized pieces.

Eggs – Another breakfast staple, eggs are the last item cooked for this one pan breakfast. I scrambled my eggs in this recipe, though you can cook your eggs however you’d like. I can image that fried eggs would also taste and work great here! However, if you do choose to scramble your eggs, do not forget to lower the heat of your pan, as scrambled eggs require a much lower temperature to cook.

Delicious Additions

Below are a few ideas of what you can serve with this one pan breakfast…

  • Avocado
  • Gluten-Free Toast
  • Fresh Fruit
  • Arugula/Lettuce
  • Fresh Tomatoes
  • Crunchy Carrots
  • Sweet Peppers
  • Fresh Herbs
  • Dairy-Free (or regular) Cheese
  • & Coffee (DUH!)

Tips and Tricks for This One Pan Breakfast

  • Choose a pan large enough to fit all potatoes in a single layer. If you overcrowd the potatoes in the pan, they’ll have less contact with the pan resulting in less crispy potatoes!
  • If you find that your bacon rendered a little too much fat, feel free to remove some bacon fat from the pan before cooking the potatoes! And if cooking this one pan breakfast in bacon fat isn’t your thing, simply remove all of the fat and use avocado oil instead.
  • Add as much salt, pepper, or any other spices you’d like! A dash of garlic powder and/or smoked paprika over the crispy potatoes is delicious.
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One Pan Breakfast

5 from 1 vote
Recipe by Samantha Russo Course: BreakfastCuisine: AmericanDifficulty: Easy
Servings

2

servings
Prep time

5

minutes
Cooking time

25

minutes
Total time

30

minutes

This easy one pan breakfast recipe has everything you need to start your day off right! Savory bacon, crispy potatoes, and fluffy scrambled eggs are all cooked in the same pan. Whip this one pan breakfast up on mornings when you need something quick, yet satisfying and delicious!

Ingredients

  • 4 bacon slices

  • 1/2 pound baby potatoes, quartered

  • 6 eggs, whisked

  • salt and pepper, to taste

Directions

  • Cook bacon in a large pan over medium heat for 4-5 minutes per side, then set aside on a paper towel-lined plate.
  • Increase the heat to medium-high and add in the potatoes in a single layer, sprinkle with salt and pepper, cover with a lid and cook undisturbed for 5-8 minutes.
  • Flip potatoes, cover again and cook undisturbed for 10 minutes, or until crispy. Remove potatoes from the pan, then reduce the heat to medium-low.
  • Pour in the whisked eggs, season with salt and pepper, and cook for 4-5 minutes sturring frequently. Serve eggs with bacon, potatoes, and whatever else you’d like!

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Notes

  • If you’re concerned about the bacon and potatoes getting cold while the eggs cook, I’d recommend leaving them in the oven on warm. Though I found that the eggs cook so quickly, the bacon and potatoes are still at an ideal temperate when served.

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