Air fryer smashed potatoes with chives

Name: Air fryer smashed potatoes with chives
Total time: 45 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 800g baby potatoes; 2 tbsp olive oil; 1 tsp salt; 1 tsp smoked paprika; 0.5 tsp garlic granules; 2 tbsp fresh chives, finely snipped

Little potatoes boiled, squashed and crisped up until the edges are crunchy and the middles stay fluffy.

Time45 mins
LevelEasy
Costabout £0.45 a head

Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.

4 servings

Ingredients

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800 gbaby potatoes
2 tbspolive oil
1 tspsalt
1 tspsmoked paprika
½ tspgarlic granules
2 tbspfresh chivesfinely snipped

Method

1
Boil the potatoes in salted water for 15 minutes, until a knife slides in with no resistance. Drain and leave to steam dry for 5 minutes.
15 min
2
Lay them on a board and press each one gently with the bottom of a glass or a potato masher until about 1.5cm thick.
3
Brush both sides with oil and sprinkle over the salt, paprika and garlic granules.
4
Heat the air fryer to 200C. Cook the potatoes in one layer for 15 to 18 minutes, turning once, until deeply golden and crisp.
16 min 40 s
5
Scatter with chives and serve straight away.

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