Ninja Foodi diced potatoes

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My Ninja Foodi 15-in-1, the OL750UK, is one of the most versatile kitchen gadgets I have ever owned. I love using it for a variety of recipes, and one of the best features is that you can use it in multiple ways.

You could make Ninja Foodi diced potatoes either straight from raw, using the air fryer setting only, or you could pressure cook the potatoes first and then air fry them. This utilises the air crisp and pressure cooker options that this Ninja Foodi model has.

I'll cover both cooking methods for fluffy and crispy diced potatoes in this post to help you choose the one that suits you the most. Personally I cook from raw most of the time.

What I love about these diced potatoes is how versatile they are. They are great to serve on their own, as an air fryer side dish, or you can use them to make loaded potatoes, coat with parmesan and garlic, or even coat them with a Mexican seasoning to make spicy potatoes that are ideal for serving with air fryer chicken fajitas.

Ingredients for Ninja Foodi diced potatoes:

• 4 medium potatoes
• Salt and pepper
• Oil of choice
• Dried parsley
• Garlic powder
• Optional - paprika and rosemary

Before you make this recipe please do be aware that larger dices of your potato will equal a longer cooking time. The method in my post is based on quite small cubes, as you can see from my photographs. I hope anyway!

If the stated cooking time isn't quite enough then I'd recommend that you just cook for a few more minutes.

Method for making diced potatoes in the Ninja Foodi:

To cook from fresh – no parboiling

Peel then wash your potatoes.

Cube the potatoes. I dry them using a kitchen towel, but you can skip this step if you're short on time. I just like my potatoes to be extra crispy.

Use spray oil, or a neutral oil of choice, on your diced potatoes.

Season the potatoes with salt and pepper.

Cook in the air fryer, or using the air crisp mode, for 15 minutes at 180C (360F approx).

Add ¼ teaspoon of dried parsley and garlic powder. Paprika and rosemary are a nice addition too if you have those to hand.

Add a little more oil and then shake in a bowl to ensure even coverage.

Air fry, or cook on air fryer, for 8 minutes at 200C (390F approx).

Serve and enjoy. As long as they're fully cooked of course!

To cook from fresh – pressure cooker edition

Peel and wash the potatoes.

Cut into cubes.

Pressure cook, using quick release, on high for 3 minutes using the Ninja Foodi pressure cooker setting.

Leave to steam dry for a couple of minutes.

Coat with the herbs and spray oil, shaking gently to cover completely.

Air fry / air crisp at 190C (375F approx) for 6 minutes. 

Shake up.

Air fry / air crisp for a further 6 minutes at 190C (375F approx). Shake halfway. 

The best potatoes to use for cubed potatoes:

I'm in the UK, so tend to just have access to a few typical white potatoes in the supermarket here. I like to use Russet or Maris Piper.

You can use any variety of potato really, including red potatoes, or sweet potatoes, though they may need an extra couple of minutes cook time if they're particularly firm.

As long as you cube the potatoes well, to a pretty even size, then I think you'll get good results using the above method.

Do the cubed potatoes need soaking?

I don't bother to be honest. Mostly just because I'm short on time. I peel, wash, then cube the potatoes. I make sure they're super clean and I dry them thoroughly before I dress them with the oil and seasonings.

Do diced potatoes go crispy?

These ones do! They're really crispy on the outside, and fluffy on the inside.

If your potatoes are not going crispy then consider crowding the air fryer basket less, or making sure you've dried the potatoes thoroughly before you season them.

If your potatoes are a little too crisp, or even dry, then try a bigger dice shape next time. Mine are quite uniform, as I'm using a dicer to save time, which leads to great results of course.

What to serve with Ninja Foodi diced potatoes?

I tend to share this with other chicken recipes, usually air fryer chicken recipes. I find that the cooking times are very similar for these Ninja Foodi diced potatoes and many of my chicken recipes.

Can you make these in an air fryer without a basket?

Yes, absolutely. Just make sure you're mixing the potatoes round at least 2 or 3 times during the cooking process, just to avoid them sticking.

I don't use foil when I use my air fryer, and I just shake up the basket a few times. If your air fryer doesn't have a basket then you can still enjoy this nice recipe.

Looking for some inspiration to use these diced potatoes?

We love to serve these as a side dish to a main like slow cooker pulled pork, or even as an alternative to air fryer chips, or air fryer hash browns. These diced potatoes go great in a breakfast hash, as an alternative side for a roast dinner, or even to use instead of fries for loaded fries.

Why not check out some of my other Ninja Foodi recipes while you're here?

• Ninja Foodi diced potatoes
• Ninja Foodi frozen french fries
• Ninja Foodi gammon joint
• Ninja Foodi Accessories
• Ninja Foodi beef chilli

Something to note about air fryer recipes is that all air fryers have different sizes, depths and as such the cooking times can vary. All air fryer recipes on this website are intended as a guide, and not a guarantee that the timings will be perfect. Enjoy!

How to make Ninja Foodi diced potatoes:

Note: All calorie information is for demonstration purposes only and is based on the specific uncooked ingredients that I used when creating the recipe.

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