Here's how to make crispy air fryer hash browns using frozen shredded potatoes at home. You'll see the difference between using a pod-style air fryer and a tray-style air fryer for this recipe (and which is best). Tips below for oil-free air fryer hash browns, too!

white bowl with air fryer hash browns and veggies in it, resting on a blue and white striped towel

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We love having hash brown bowls for breakfast. Making the shredded potatoes in the air fryer is a more hands-off way to cook them.

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Ingredients for air fryer hash browns with veggies: frozen shredded potatoes from Aldi, baby spinach, cherry tomatoes, frozen corn, salt, black pepper and BBQ sauce

Frozen shredded potatoes - This method is best for the slightly thicker frozen loose shredded potatoes you can get at Aldi and Walmart. They're more like matchstick potatoes and they don't fall through the holes in the air fryer basket as easily as the thinner shredded potatoes you can get at Trader Joe's. The thinner, more delicate frozen shredded potatoes from TJ's work better being cooked in a non-stick skillet. I wouldn't use freshly shredded potatoes for this recipe, either. Those are better prepared in a skillet, too.

🔪 Instructions

Here's how to make air fryer hash browns step-by-step using frozen shredded potatoes!

sprinkling salt on frozen shredded potatoes in an air fryer basket

Step 1: (Optional: spray air fryer basket with oil.) Spread hash browns on air fryer basket in an even layer, then sprinkle with salt. (Optional: Lightly spray top of hash browns with oil.) Insert basket and set to air fry at 400°F for 10 minutes.

Air fried shredded hash browns browned on the edges in the air fryer basket

Step 2: Check hash browns and if they are not as crispy as you like, cook another 3-5 minutes.

Cooking spinach and corn in wide non-stick skillet

Step 3: While the hash browns are cooking in the air fryer, preheat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add corn and spinach and use tongs to stir and toss gently to allow the spinach to wilt. Season lightly with salt and pepper.

Skillet with wilted spinach, corn and halved cherry tomatoes

Step 4: Cook over medium-high heat for 3-4 minutes or until spinach is just wilted and corn is hot. Add tomatoes and cook another 1 minute.

This is what it looks like if you use a pod-style air fryer with a pull-out drawer:

Before air frying in a pod-style air fryer

After air frying in a pod-style air fryer

white bowl with air fryer hash browns and veggies drizzled with barbeque sauce, with a blue and white striped towel in the background

Expert Tips

You can skip the spray oil if you:
- Have a non-stick air fryer basket
- Use parchment paper to line a metal (or other not non-stick) basket
This method of cooking hash browns works best with pod-style air fryers with a pull-out non-stick drawer, which we used to have. We now have a tray-style air fryer (the Ninja Foodi, which I love because it's more versatile and saves counter space) but it's not the best for hash browns.

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