{"id":7873,"date":"2026-09-26T17:30:14","date_gmt":"2026-09-26T17:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=7873"},"modified":"2026-09-26T17:30:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T17:30:14","slug":"air-fryer-sweet-potatoes-with-onions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/26\/air-fryer-sweet-potatoes-with-onions\/","title":{"rendered":"Air Fryer Sweet Potatoes with Onions"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Air Fryer Sweet Potatoes with Onions<\/h1>\n<p>These air fryer sweet potatoes are soft and tender inside with lightly crispy, caramelized edges. Adding sliced onion gives them a delicious savory-sweet flavor and makes this an easy side dish for almost any meal.<\/p>\n<h2>Ingredients<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>2 large sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into bite-size pieces<\/li>\n<li>1 small yellow or red onion, thinly sliced<\/li>\n<li>1\u20132 tablespoons olive oil or avocado oil<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd teaspoon salt<\/li>\n<li>\u00bc teaspoon black pepper<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd teaspoon garlic powder, optional<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd teaspoon paprika, optional<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Instructions<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Preheat the air fryer<\/strong> to 370\u00b0F (188\u00b0C) for about 3 minutes.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Prepare the vegetables:<\/strong> Place the sweet potato pieces and sliced onion in a large bowl. Drizzle with oil and sprinkle with salt, black pepper, and any optional seasonings you like. Toss until everything is evenly coated.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Air fry:<\/strong> Arrange the sweet potatoes and onions in the air fryer basket in as close to a single layer as possible.<\/li>\n<li>Cook at <strong>370\u00b0F (188\u00b0C) for 20\u201325 minutes<\/strong>, shaking the basket or tossing the vegetables halfway through cooking.<\/li>\n<li>Continue cooking until the sweet potatoes are tender inside and lightly golden and crispy around the edges. If your pieces are larger, they may need a few extra minutes.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Serve immediately<\/strong> as a side dish with chicken, pork, steak, or fish.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Tips<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Cut the sweet potatoes into similar-sized pieces so they cook evenly.<\/li>\n<li>Don&#8217;t overcrowd the air fryer basket; cook in batches if necessary.<\/li>\n<li>For sweeter, more caramelized onions, add them from the beginning. For more texture, add them during the last 10\u201312 minutes.<\/li>\n<li>Leftovers are delicious added to salads, grain bowls, or breakfast bowls with eggs.<\/li>\n<li>For extra flavor, finish with a pinch of cinnamon, smoked paprika, or fresh herbs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Air Fryer Sweet Potatoes with Onions These air fryer sweet potatoes are soft and tender inside with lightly crispy, caramelized&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7874,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7873","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7873","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7873"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7873\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7875,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7873\/revisions\/7875"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7874"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7873"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7873"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7873"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}