This list of our top 7 delicious air fryer recipes is the dinner inspiration you have been looking for. We have compiled all our favorite air fryer recipes that can help make healthy eating, especially during the week, not only possible but delicious.
Why Use an Air Fryer
Think of the air fryer as the sous chef of your weekday kitchen. It won’t make a whole meal on its own but it’s an amazing assistant. While something is roasting in the oven or sauteing in the pan you can also make something in the air fryer. The air fryer cooks so many things in a fraction of the time that it’s hard to deny its power. HERE is one of our favorite Air Fryers (under $100)
There are some things that do better than others in the air fryer. A good rule of thumb – fatty foods and things with moisture do best in the air fryer. So foods like salmon, chicken thighs, and veggies.
In our busy schedules we don’t always have the time to eat at the same time. The air fryer is great when you need to cook things at different times or reheat something that’s already cooked… more on that later!
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Here is a list of our 7 Delicious Air Fryer Recipes:
Air Fryer Skirt Steak
Air fryer skirt steak is one of those recipes that happened by chance. While we’ve always used the air fryer to reheat steak we hadn’t used it to cook a raw steak. We took a chance and it paid off. It’s quick, juicy and flavorful.
We season it very simply but if you want to add more herbs and spices you can. Topping it with Chimichurri Sauce is always a good idea.
Air Fryer Drumsticks
This is a recipe that really highlights just how fast an air fryer can cook something. These drumsticks are easy to season and prep, and then they pop into the Air Fryer for under 10 minutes. This is a great recipe to have on hand during the week, especially if it’s hard to get everyone sitting down at once. You can feed whoever is ready to eat as you go. Plus they are even more delicious the next day, just prepare yourself for the fights over the drummy leftovers.
Air Fryer Salmon
Once you make salmon in an air fryer you may not want to make it in a pan or the oven ever again. It’s so crispy on the outside and stays perfectly medium in the center. There is something about a simple seasoning on a really fresh fish that is hard to beat. This recipe is a nice change into your usual lemon salmon rotation, and brings a real freshness.
Air Fryer Pollo Empanizado
One of the best things about an air fryer is its ability to get things crispy without using too much oil. Something that’s not healthy at all like traditional pollo empanizado that is deep fried becomes a lot healthier in the air fryer. A thin layer of oil is sprayed on for a perfect crust.
Air Fryer French Fries
French fries are the ultimate comfort food. Using the air fryer is the perfect way to get all that comfort with a lot less fat. It’s also a lot quicker and easier to cook them in an air fryer instead of frying them in bubbling oil.
Air Fryer Chick Peas
This recipe really delivers the perfect side dish, appetizer or snack. Pop the garbanzos straight from the can into the air fryer and season with whatever you like. Our recipe uses tajin and sea salt for seasoning but you can season with whatever you like. Some good options would be sazon salt, lemon pepper paprika or fresh herbs.
Air Fryer Spinach
Our air fryer spinach is the ultimate side dish. It checks all the boxes: healthy, easy, fast and tasty. It’s as delicious as spinach that you would sauté in the pan but because of the heat you need a lot less oil and you just set it in there.
The Air Fryer Is the Ultimate Reheating Machine
We wish we could make everything in an air fryer. Trust me. We’ve tried. We’ve even tried “frying” croquetas in the air fryer but they didn’t crisp up or hold their shape. So while we accept defeat on those types of recipes we do believe you can reheat almost anything in one. Croquetas and even Filet Mignon are perfectly reheated in the air fryer.
Foods that have been fried before are especially great reheated in the air fryer. They will be moist inside and get crispier compared to warming it in a microwave.
Use an air fryer to reheat leftovers of the following recipes:
– Cuban Plantains Recipe (Platano Maduros)
