Want to cook baked potato in your air fryer? Jacket potatoes are a family favourite, and our air fryer baked potatoes recipe is a speedy way to tender, creamy spuds. Serve these jacket potatoes as a side with butter or make it a meal with our nachos or baked barbecue beans toppers below.
Ingredients
Method
Preheat a 5.3-litre air fryer to 200°C for 3 minutes.
Prick potatoes all over with a fork. Taking care, place potatoes in the air fryer basket, then spray with oil and sprinkle with salt flakes; at 200°C, cook for 40 minutes, turning halfway through cooking time, until tender when pierced with the tip of a knife.
Transfer baked potatoes from air fryer to plates. Cut a cross in the top of each potato, then squeeze upwards from the bottom to open up. Serve with lashings of butter or with one of the toppers.
NACHOS TOPPERS
Heat a 425g can Mexe Beans in a small saucepan. Top jacket potatoes with 25g corn chips, then the beans; scatter with 1 cup (120g) grated cheddar. Return topped potatoes to the air fryer basket; at 200°C, cook for 2 minutes until cheese melts. To serve, top potatoes with ½ cup (120g) sour cream, 1 fresh sliced jalapeño chilli and ¼ cup coriander leaves. Drizzle with your favourite chilli sauce. Season to taste.
BAKED BARBECUE BEANS TOPPERS
Place 250g halved cherry tomatoes in a medium saucepan with a 420g can baked beans, 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard and 1 tablespoon smoky barbecue sauce; cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until mixture is heated through. To serve, top jacket potatoes with baked bean mixture and ¼ cup (20g) finely grated parmesan. Season to taste.
Time-saving hack
Need dinner on the table ASAP? To reduce the air fryer time, par-cook the potatoes first. Prick them all over with a fork, then microwave on HIGH (100%) for 8 minutes or until soft. Bake in the air fryer for 15 minutes.
More air fryer baked potato recipes
For easy baked potato sides, see these four ways with air fryer roast potatoes.
