Hash browns and eggs are a classic breakfast combination. Fried potatoes are combined with seasonings and then topped with perfectly runny eggs. While it’s traditionally made in a skillet or oven, this air fryer hash browns and eggs recipe makes things even easier!
Hash browns and eggs make the perfect base for your customizable breakfast bowl. Add seasonings, herbs, cheese, and even meat to make your ultimate morning meal!
Thanks to the air fryer, there’s no more standing over the stove tending things, and no need to heat up the house with the oven (or wait for that pesky preheat).
You’ll get perfectly crispy, browned, seasoned potatoes and eggs with a nice runny center (or whatever way you want). It’s low mess, low stress, and a perfect way to start your day.
16 ounces hash brown potatoes, such as Simply Potatoes (about 4 cups)
2 Tbsp olive oil
1 tsp salt
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp onion powder
1 tsp paprika
½ tsp black pepper
4 large eggs
½ cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese
2 green onions, sliced
1 tsp hot sauce (optional)
Special Equipment Note: You’ll need some type of oven safe pan that fits in your air fryer to contain things. This could be a pie pan, cake pan, casserole dish, or something similar. I’m using mini loaf pans as they fit best in my Dual Zone air fryer.
Ingredients Tips and Substitutions
You can use either diced or shredded hash brown potatoes, and both refrigerated and frozen options are fine
All seasonings are adjustable to taste (or may be omitted or swapped if you don’t link something)
Feel free to adjust the recipe based on how many you’re feeding – use 1 egg for every 1 cup of potatoes
If you don’t like hot sauce, salsa is another great option, or you can skip it entirely!
Meat Variation: Add ½ cup cooked meat to the potatoes halfway through cooking. Great options include bacon, ham, breakfast sausage, Spam, kielbasa, or other breakfast meats
How to Make Air Fryer Hash Browns and Eggs
Preheat your air fryer to 375°F (or the closest setting your air fryer has)
In a bowl, combine the hash browns, olive oil, and seasonings, mixing so they’re evenly coated
Place the hash browns in an even layer across the bottom of a greased casserole dish or similar
Set the pan into the preheated air fryer basket
Cook on the air fry setting for 15 minutes at 375°F, stirring once after 10 minutes, until potatoes are soft and browned on the edges
Create four wells in the potatoes, and crack your eggs into the wells
Return to the air fryer and cook for 3 minutes
Add the shredded cheese on top of the potatoes (try not to cover the eggs)
Cook for an additional 3-5 minutes until cheese is melted and the whites of the eggs are set
Garnish with green onions and hot sauce before serving
What to Serve With Hash Browns and Eggs
Bacon
Ham
Spam
Breakfast sausage
Smoked salmon
Corned beef
Breakfast burrito
Croque Madame sandwich
Monte Cristo sandwich
Turkey club sandwich
Quiche
Fresh fruit
Toast
Biscuits
Coffee
Hot chocolate
There are lots of great dishes to serve with hash browns and eggs. While they’re typically considered a breakfast food, you can also get creative and dress them up for other meals. Potatoes are a nice blank slate for many foods!
Yes, you can absolutely air fry eggs. Assuming that you’re not cooking them in the shell, you’ll need a ramekin or another sort of container to keep them together.
Eggs take between 3-10 minutes generally to cook, depending on the style and doneness you prefer your eggs to be.
Can You Put Egg in Hash Browns?
Yes, you can put egg in hash browns, regardless of what cooking method you’re using. Just brown your hash browns, create a small space in the pan, and crack your egg into it. Then, cook until the egg is set to your liking.
This works for stovetop, oven, and air fryer methods, though the cooking times will vary between each.
How Long Do Frozen Hash Browns Take in the Air Fryer?
Frozen hash browns take 10-15 minutes to cook in the air fryer. The exact time depends on the shape of your hash browns, whether patties, cubes, or shreds, as well as your specific air fryer.
Just remember to stir them a couple times during cooking to promote even browning and they’ll be crispy in no time.
Do You Need to Flip Hash Browns?
While you don’t need to flip hash browns in the skillet or oven, it is recommended in the air fryer. This is to help promote more even browning, which gets you the nice, crispy edges you want on hash.
Just one flip about midway through the cooking cycle should be sufficient.
How Long to Cook Simply Potatoes in the Air Fryer?
You should cook Simply Potatoes in the air fryer for about 15 minutes in total, stirring once. Depending on your crispiness preference, you can adjust with more or less time as desired.
However, 15 minutes will get fully cooked potatoes and browned, crispy edges.
Recipe Pro Tips
You can adjust the cooking time before adding cheese longer if you don’t want runny yolks in your eggs
Storage and Reheating
Store leftover hash in the refrigerator in an airtight container for 3-4 days
Reheat hash browns in the air fryer for 5 minutes at 375°F. They are best stored and reheated without eggs (add fresh eggs if desired before reheating). However, you may reheat the eggs if desired in this manner as well, but the yolks will no longer be runny
This air fryer hash browns and eggs recipe is the perfect breakfast combination. Crispy seasoned cheesy hash browns with runny yolk eggs make for a great morning!
The air fryer makes things easy, with minimal preparation and tending (just one stir needed). You can even cook your hash browns in advance and just add the eggs and cheese when you heat them up!
Hash and eggs are perfect for breakfast or brunch, but you could even enjoy them for other meals when paired with some different sides. Add your favorite meat to the mix for more protein – the option is totally yours!
16Ounceshash brown potatoes, such as Simply Potatoes(about 4 cups)
2Tbspolive oil
1Tspsalt
1Tspgarlic powder
1Tsponion powder
1Tsppaprika
½Tspblack pepper
4Largeeggs
½Cupshredded sharp cheddar cheese
2Green onions(sliced)
1Tsphot sauce(optional)
Instructions
Preheat your air fryer to 375°F (or the closest setting your air fryer has)
In a bowl, combine the hash browns, olive oil, and seasonings, mixing so they’re evenly coated
16 Ounces hash brown potatoes, such as Simply Potatoes, 2 Tbsp olive oil, 1 Tsp salt, 1 Tsp garlic powder, 1 Tsp onion powder, 1 Tsp paprika, ½ Tsp black pepper
Place the hash browns in an even layer across the bottom of a greased casserole dish or similar
Set the pan into the preheated air fryer basket
Cook on the air fry setting for 15 minutes at 375°F, stirring once after 10 minutes, until potatoes are soft and browned on the edges
Create four wells in the potatoes, and crack your eggs into the wells
4 Large eggs
Return to the air fryer and cook for 3 minutes
Add the shredded cheese on top of the potatoes (try not to cover the eggs)
½ Cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese
Cook for an additional 3-5 minutes until cheese is melted and the whites of the eggs are set
Garnish with green onions and hot sauce before serving
2 Green onions, 1 Tsp hot sauce
Notes
You can use either diced or shredded hash brown potatoes, and while I’m using refrigerated fresh, frozen options are fine too
All seasonings are adjustable to taste (or may be omitted or swapped if you don’t link something)
Feel free to adjust the recipe based on how many you’re feeding – use 1 egg for every 1 cup of potatoes
If you don’t like hot sauce, salsa is another great option, or you can skip it entirely!
Meat Variation: Add ½ cup cooked meat to the potatoes halfway through cooking. Great options include bacon, ham, breakfast sausage, Spam, kielbasa, or other breakfast meats
You can adjust the cooking time before adding cheese longer if you don’t want runny yolks in your eggs
Store leftover hash in the refrigerator in an airtight container for 3-4 days
Reheat hash browns in the air fryer for 5 minutes at 375°F. They are best stored and reheated without eggs (add fresh eggs if desired before reheating). However, you may reheat the eggs if desired in this manner as well, but the yolks will no longer be runny
Exact nutritional values will vary based on brand and flavor of ingredients, any swaps or additions, and quantity consumed, so please consider this a guideline only
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