Meatballs and Potatoes in the Air fryer

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Meatballs and potatoes are one of our favorite dinner recipes. Juicy meatballs and fluffy cubed potatoes is an easy, quick and flavorful one pot meal made right in your air fryer.

You can take it up a notch with the addition of veggies like carrots and peas or whatever vegetables you prefer. This easy dinner recipe is worth a try.

Meatballs and potatoes are some of the foods the air fryer cooks to perfection, a great weeknight meal that’s packed full of flavor and gets ready in less 15 mins.

What you’ll need

  • Frozen precooked meatballs or these ingredients if making meatballs from scratch; Ground beef, Breadcrumbs, Egg, Spice blend. Check out this post on how to make meatballs from scratch for details.
  • Potatoes (Irish, russet, Idaho etc) cut into cubes
  • Salt
  • Parsley
  • Garlic
  • Oil

How to make meatballs and potatoes in the air fryer

This is an overview of the recipe with step by step photos. Scroll down to end of post for a printable recipe card with full recipe and instructions.

Making the meatballs from scratch

Mix all the meatball ingredients together till just combined. Scoop out to form balls 2 Tablespoons per meatball. Set uncooked meatballs aside.

Season the cubed potatoes and place in the air fryer. Cool at 400°F / 200°C for 5 mins, shake basket then add ½ of the uncooked meatballs to that potatoes in the air fryer, cook for 5 mins flip and cook for another 5 – 7 mins or until internal temp of meatball is 165°F / 74°C and the potatoes are fork tender.

Using frozen meatballs

Season the cubed potatoes, place in the air fryer and roast at 400°F / 200°C for 7 mins shake or flip potatoes then add the frozen meatballs in the basket and cook for another 8 mins. Let it rest for 2 mins before serving

Meatballs and Potatoes in the Air fryer

Meatballs and potatoes are one of our favorite dinner recipes. Juicy meatballs and fluffy cubed potatoes is an easy, quick and flavorful one pot meal made right in your air fryer
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 18 minutes
  • Total Time: 28 minutes
  • Yield: 6 1x
  • Category: Dinner

Ingredients

  • 2 lbs potatoes (washed and cubed)
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon Dried Parsley (optional)
  • 2 Tablespoons oil

For homemade meatballs from scratch

  • ½ lb lean ground beef
  • ½ lb ground pork
  • ½ Tablespoon onion powder
  • 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
  • 2 teaspoons chicken bouillon powder
  • ½ teaspoon garlic powder
  • 2 Tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 Tablespoons oil
  • ½ cup Panko breadcrumbs
  • ½ cup Parmesan cheese
  • 1 large egg

For the frozen meatballs

  • 1 lb of frozen precooked meatballs

Instructions

Meatballs from scratch

  1. Mix all the ingredients for meatballs together.
  2. Mold the mixture into balls using 2 Tablespoons per meatball. Set aside on a parchment lined baking sheet.
  3. Then toss cubed potatoes in oil add salt and garlic. Transfer ½ of the coated potatoes into the air fryer basket and cook at 400°F / 200°C for 5 mins toss potatoes then add ½ of the meatballs and continue cooking for 10 to 12 mins or until the meatballs reach an internal temperature of 165°F / 74°C
  4. Repeat with the remainder of potatoes and meatballs.

Making it with frozen meatballs

  1. Place coated potatoes in air fryer basket and roast at 400°F / 200°C for 7 mins, flip potatoes to the other side then add frozen cooked meatballs to the basket and continue cooking for another 8 to 10 mins or until the meatballs are warmed through and the potatoes are cooked through and fork tender.

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