Air-Fryer Baked Potato

Name: Air-Fryer Baked Potato
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 4 medium russet potatoes; 2 tablespoons butter, softened; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon pepper; Optional: Sour cream, butter, crumbled bacon, minced chives, guacamole, shredded cheddar cheese and minced fresh cilantro

Total Time Prep: 10 min. Cook: 35 min.

Yield 4 servings

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An air-fryer baked potato can be the staple lunch or dinner for any day of the week. Quick, easy and totally customizable, there is no reason not to love them.

Ingredients

4 medium russet potatoes
2 tablespoons butter, softened
2 garlic cloves, minced
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
Optional: Sour cream, butter, crumbled bacon, minced chives, guacamole, shredded cheddar cheese and minced fresh cilantro

Directions

Preheat air fryer to 400°. Scrub potatoes; pierce each several times with a fork. In a small bowl, mix butter, garlic, salt and pepper. Rub potatoes with butter mixture. Wrap each tightly in a piece of foil.
Place potatoes in a single layer on tray in air-fryer basket. Cook until fork tender, 35-45 minutes, rotating halfway through.

Nutrition Facts

1 potato: 217 calories, 6g fat (4g saturated fat), 15mg cholesterol, 206mg sodium, 38g carbohydrate (2g sugars, 5g fiber), 5g protein.

By rubbing the potatoes with a butter-garlic mixture before cooking them, you end up with a very flavorful potato skin. It's just a little incentive to eat what I think is the best part of this air-fryer baked potato. —Teresa Emrick, Tipp City, Ohio

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