2-Step Potato or Green Bean Air Fried Side Dishes

Recently this has been a side dish to accompany any protein of choice that we have on repeat. Basically it’s potatoes or green beans lightly coated with olive oil and some seasoning and then air fried for 15min (for 0.75-1” potato squares) or 6-8min (for green beans).

Start with potatoes or green beans. My favorite potatoes are sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 0.75-1” chunks, but my family loves the teeny-tiny potatoes. You can get any of these at Costco in bulk or at Trader Joes. Our potatoes tend to last for a reasonable amount of time on the counter, so usually I purchase the potatoes in bulk at Costco.

Costco green beans option:

We don’t even cut them. Just coat & air fry! Next toss /stir / mix the vegetables with some olive oil and herbs to taste.

Lately the fastest and most appreciated version of herbs has been from Publix. Their bread dip seasoning blends is addictive: especially the garlic rosemary. There are also some flavor options at Aldi’s in a similar container. I am working on being ”greener” and growing my own herbs. One…. Step…. at …. a ….. time……… Today you may be happy to note I included some freshly grown dill.

Mix in about 1 tablespoon of seasoning and approximately 1-1.5 tablespoons of a healthy oil for every 2 cups of vegetables. You be the judge though; do what feels right. Sometimes I get fancy and I add fresh garlic or some chopped onion, bell pepper, zucchini or whatever veggie your heart may delight in that happens to be in your fridge.

So you can see this also helps us use some of our produce before it spoils.

Follow your air fryer’s directions. Ours has to have the plate heated before adding food. For denser veggies (potatoes) it usually takes 15min to cook. ”Lighter” veggies like green beans cook in the 5-8min range. I usually cook everything according to the longest requirement for whichever vegetable is present (i.e. if I have potatoes and green beans, onion, etc: then I cook 15min for potatoes).