The air fryer – an ABSOLUTE GAME CHANGER! I can’t get over how great they are and just how much I use mine – seriously, it’s pretty much every day. This healthy air fryer recipe for chunky fries (or chips depending on your vicinity around the Atlantic!) really packs in the nutrients! It combines regular and sweet potatoes with kale. This means you can’t go wrong by having it as a healthy snack, lunch, or as part of your dinner!
Forget greasy, unhealthy fries, there really are so much better. They don’t leave you feeling oily and heavy, and can easily be part of a clean eating, healthy diet.
There’s a LOAD of healthy air fryer recipes on the web so investing in an air fryer is absolutely worth it! You don’t need to spend a fortune to get a decent air fryer either.
My air fryer gets used pretty much daily. It’s meant that I’ve been able to cut a whole load of oil (and calories) out of my diet which has been a bonus!
The food also tastes SO much better when it’s not greasy and you can do a really crazy amount of food in it that you maybe wouldn’t have thought of… baked potatoes, cakes (yes really!!), crunchy chickpeas. The list goes on!
So What’s in this Healthy Air Fryer Recipe?
- White Potatoes – Most will work ok, but the best types are Maris Piper or King Edward’s.
- Sweet Potatoes – I LOVE sweet potatoes!! Both regular and sweet are surprisingly nutritious in different ways so a mix of the two is great for a balanced diet.
- Kale – All hail kale! A well-known superfood and INCREDIBLY nutrient-dense. It’s also really yummy when cooked well – so, it’s a win all round!
What Makes this a Healthy Air Fryer Recipe?
If you’re new to air fryer cooking, you might be surprised to learn that you can cook lovely, crispy ‘fried style’ food with little or no oil at all! Oil is very calorie-heavy so if you’re looking to lose a little weight or maintain your size, it can be a good idea not to overdo it.
All types of oil count as refined foods! If you’re going completely ‘whole food plant-based’ then leaving them out of your diet is the way to go.
There’s a lot of differing opinions on the internet about whether all oil is bad for you or if there are a few gems out there (olive oil and coconut oil are regularly mentioned). It’s up to you where you sit on this, but this article can help you find out more.
I dreaded being given the job of peeling potatoes when I was little. It never occurred to me that there was really no point!
And, it turns out that peeling was actually taking a lot of the goodness away. Potato skin has loads of nutrients and contains about half of the fibre of the whole thing!
So, save yourself a bunch of time and up your nutrient game by just leaving the skins on. I’m a big fan of a lovely crunchy potato skin too!
Looking to Be a Little Bit Extra?
There’s so many dishes that these fries go with! They work as a really fulfilling lunch just by themselves or as a great side dish to a main.
If you’re going the whole hog and want that 100% nutrition factor, then try pairing this healthy air fryer recipe with my homemade sugar free ketchup recipe!
Like this Recipe for Healthy Air Fryer Chips?
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Healthy Air Fryer Fries/Chips & Kale
Equipment
- Knife
- Chopping Board
- Colander
- Pot / Pan
- Air Fryer
Ingredients
- ½ Kg Mixed white and sweet potatoes (around 3 medium potatoes)
- 50 g Kale
- ½ tsp Herbs de province (swap out with mixed herbs if you don't have any herbs de province)
- ½ tsp Dried rosemary (chopped fresh rosemary can work too)
- ¼ tsp Garlic salt
- ¼ tsp Garlic granules
Instructions
- Wash the potatoes, then chop all of the potatoes into a chunky chip/fries size. Pop them in the colander and give them another rinse.
- Put the chopped potatoes in a pan, cover with water and bring to a boil.Cook for ten minutes so the potatoes are tender. When done, drain the potatoes and water away in the colander and leave them there for around 10 minutes to let the water drain off so they dry out a little.
- This is the point to set some aside if you've done a double or triple batch for freezing. Take a look at the notes section below for full instructions on how to do this.
- While the potatoes are cooling, mix the rosemary, garlic salt, garlic granules, and herbs de province in a little bowl.
- Once the potatoes are done cooling put them in the air fryer and throw in the herby mix, shaking the air fryer a few times so all of the fries are covered.
- While the potatoes are cooking, wash the kale and remove the big stalks. Then chop it up small.
- Pop the potatoes in the air fryer set at 180°C/350°F for 10 minutes, then give them a good shake/stir, then back for another 10 minutes, shake/stir, then back for another 5 – so 25 minutes in total.
- Next, add in the kale and cook together for a further 5 minutes, shaking it up a couple of times throughout to stop the kale from burning.
- Serve up and enjoy as a side dish or as a lunchtime meal in itself. If needed, add a little sea salt to taste.
Notes
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