Air Fryer Carrots and Potatoes
This recipe for air fryer carrots and potatoes works well in either the Instant Omni or the Instant Vortex Plus. It can be made in any air fryer and can be made solely as air fryer carrots or air fryer potatoes if desired.
This is one of my go to recipes for a simple side to serve with things like Instant Pot Mississippi Pot Roast. See also my recipe for Air Fryer Vegetables in the Instant Vortex Plus.
Another great air fryer vegetable recipe is this one for air fryer squash. The air fryer gives just a hint of crispiness to the summer squash. You can also try one of these roasted fall vegetable recipes, Some are specifically for the air fryer, and ones that are not can generally be roasted in an air fryer the same as the oven.
Air Fryer Carrots and Potatoes
Making Instant Vortex carrots and potatoes or Instant Omni carrots and potatoes is very simple. I like to season mine with simple salt, pepper, garlic and onion powder, and a shake of Italian seasoning.
Simply toss some baby or fingerling potatoes and some thick cut carrots or baby carrots in a bit of oil with your seasonings. I like to use olive oil or avocado oil.
Fun fact, did you know that baby carrots are basically just shaved down rejected normal carrots? I still love them anyway.
Next, place the veggies on a sprayed tray or in a basket and air fry or roast at 360 for about 10 minutes or until the vegetables reach your desired level of browning.
I like mine to be pretty soft and browned, so I go a full ten minutes or so. Toss them around half way through and cook a bit less if you like firmer carrots and potatoes.
Instant Vortex Plus Carrots and Potatoes or Instant Omni Carrots and Potatoes
These are made pretty much the same regardless of your air fryer. If using the Omni for potatoes or carrots, which I did for the photos for this post, I put them in the wire tray basket.
I have also made carrots a potatoes in the Instant Vortex Plus both on the trays and using the rotisserie basket. The rotating basket works really well for them!
Serving Air Fryer Potatoes and Carrots
I like to serve air fryer carrots and potatoes or other similarly air fried vegetables with meat dishes such as the following:
Here they are with Instant Pot Mississippi Pot Roast:
More Air Fryer Potato Recipes
If you love potatoes as much as I do, you can get a whole ebook of air fryer potato recipes! This is from the people at Recipe This. They make some really good recipes. Click the image to check it out (affiliate link)!
And, here is the recipe!
Air Fryer Carrots and Potatoes
Healthy and easy to make air fryer carrots and potatoes recipe that can be made in any air fryer like the Instant Vortex or Instant Omni. These are tasty and they are vegetarian and vegan!
Ingredients
- 1/2 pound baby carrots or thickly cut carrots
- 1/2 pound baby or fingerling potatoes
- 1 t salt
- 1/2 t black pepper
- 1/2 t garlic powder
- 1/2 t onion powder
- 1 T Italian seasoning
- 1 T Olive oil or other oil of choice
Instructions
- In a bowl, mix the oil with the seasonings
- Toss the carrots and potatoes with the oil and seasoning mix
- Air fry or roast at 360 for 8-10 minutes or until the potatoes and carrots are soft and browned, stirring or turning half way.
Notes
These work really well in the Vortex rotisserie basket, in which case there is no need to stir or turn them when cooking.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 4 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 141Total Fat: 7gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 636mgCarbohydrates: 19gFiber: 4gSugar: 4gProtein: 2g
Way too much seasonings on this
Seasoning can be so subjective. Personally I love a lot of it, but obviously we all vary!. Fortunately seasoning is something that can be easily adjusted for personal taste.