When it comes to modern kitchen appliances, the air fryer is a total gamechanger. You can get one for cheap, and with it in your arsenal, there’s a world of fuss-free meals to unlock. Though we all know about air fryer broccoli, air fryer salmon, and the like, there are plenty more easy air fryer recipes to really spruce up your culinary game, which we have rounded up for you.
From 3-ingredient air fryer bagels to air fryer roast pork with ASMR crackling, here are some air fryer recipes you should try.
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Fans of onion rings ought to give the blooming onion a try. Less complex to prepare than onion rings, the blooming onion is crispy, moreish, and great to have as a side or over drinks. Here’s an easy way to prepare it!
Yield: Feeds 3-4
Time needed: 25 minutes
Ingredients:
1 large yellow onion, peeled
2 ½ cups flour
2 eggs, beaten
½ cup milk
4 tsp cajun seasoning
Directions:
Recipe adapted from The Sugar Free Diva.
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Give your fried chicken a level up with an extra-crunchy crust made with potato chips. You can really use any chip flavour you prefer, but we’d recommend staying away from extra-strong ones like salt and vinegar. Using an air fryer also ensures that there’s no oil you need to clean up after, making the process of enjoying deep-fried food extra easy.
Yield: Feeds 4
Time needed: 30 mins
Ingredients:
450g chicken tenders
2 eggs, beaten
120g kettle potato chips, crushed till fine
¼ tsp paprika
¼ tsp salt
¼ tsp garlic powder
¼ tsp pepper
Directions:
Recipe adapted from Garnished Plate.
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Mozzarella sticks are a snack everyone enjoys, and the air fryer makes it extra-easy to make. This one uses wonton or spring roll wrappers in place of breadcrumbs, so you don’t have to bread and crumb the crust prior to frying, saving you prep time.
Yield: Feeds 4
Time needed: 25 mins
Ingredients:
12 mozzarella sticks
12 premade spring roll or wonton wrappers
½ tsp garlic salt
½ tsp Italian herbs
Non-stick cooking spray
Directions:
Recipe adapted from Savor and Savvy.
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Curry puffs are time-consuming to make, but this recipe makes it doubly easy by using frozen roti prata as the crust, and an air fryer to take away the pain of deep-frying.
Yield: Feeds 4-5
Time needed: 30 mins
Ingredients:
250g minced chicken
2 sprigs of curry leaves
30g minced garlic
70g finely diced onions
2-3 small potatoes, diced
1 carrot, diced finely
1 tbsp curry powder
1 tbsp garam masala
½ cube of chicken stock
1 cup water
¼ tsp salt
1 tsp sugar
3-4 tbsp cooking oil
1 pack frozen prata dough, slightly thawed
Directions:
Recipe adapted from leemichelle.sg.
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The feta pasta with cherry tomatoes has gone super viral on TikTok, but if you don’t have an oven, you can easily recreate the same dish in your air fryer, so you can get in on the action too.
Yield: Feeds 2
Time needed: 40 mins
Ingredients:
2 cups cherry tomatoes
⅓ cup olive oil
8oz block of feta cheese
1 tsp dried oregano
250g pasta
1 garlic clove, minced
1 handful baby spinach
¼ cup basil, chopped
Directions:
Recipe adapted from Bestrecipes.co.
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A staple appetiser in Japanese restaurants is Dynamite Mussels, where mussels are topped with a cheesy mayonnaise crumb for extra oomph. Though they are typically baked, you can air-fry them too, and they cook much quicker.
Yield: Feeds 2
Time needed: 8 mins
Ingredients:
12 green mussels
1-1 ½ tbsp tobiko
6 tbsp Kewpie mayonnaise
3 tbsp Parmesan cheese
1 ¼ tsp salt
1 tsp Sriracha
½ tsp sugar
1 tsp lemon or lime juice
Directions:
Recipe adapted from Rack of Lam.
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McDonald’s McMuffin is top-tier when it comes to fast-food breakfasts, but sometimes, we could to with a DIY take to feel a little healthier. This air fryer “McMuffin” riffs on the McDonald’s Egg McMuffin, and can be put together in a jiffy.
Yield: Feeds 1
Time needed: 8 mins
Ingredients:
1 egg
1 English muffin
2 slices of bacon
1 slice of American cheese
Directions:
Recipe adapted from Adventures of A Nurse.
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Cheese, especially fried cheese, is always a good idea. Be inspired by this Korean recipe, which sees katsu chicken or pork wrapped around slices of ooey-gooey mozzarella cheese. The air fryer definitely makes the cooking process a lot easier, and less messy too.
Yield: Feeds 1
Time needed: 1 hour
Ingredients:
280g mozzarella cheese, cut into eight 2” long, 1” thick pieces
450g boneless pork loin or chicken breast, cut into eight pieces
3 tbsp cooking oil
3 cups panko bread crumbs
2 eggs
2 tbsp all-purpose flour
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
Directions:
Recipe adapted from Seonkyounglongest.
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Three ingredients, one air fryer, and only 15 minutes is all it takes to enjoy bagels for breakfast. They may not look as uniform as store-bought bagels, but for how easy they are to cobble together, we definitely don’t mind.
Yield: 8 bagels
Time needed: 15 mins
Ingredients:
2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting work surface
1 tbsp baking powder
1 tsp kosher salt
2 cups plain nonfat Greek yoghurt
1 egg, beaten
Directions:
Recipe adapted from Gimme Delicious.
Make your very own roasted pork with delicious, ASMR-worthy crackling with either an air fryer or a toaster oven. This is bound to impress your friends and family, in spite of how easy it is!
Yield: Serves 2
Cooking time: 45 mins
Ingredients:
400g pork belly
1 tbsp shaoxing wine
1 tsp five spice powder
1 tsp white pepper
1 tsp salt
1 tsp sugar
1 tbsp rice vinegar
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
Sea salt to salt bake
Directions:
Create next-level savoury dishes at home with your air fryer, all of them with minimal fuss and clean-up.
For more items to cook at home, check out our easy pancake recipes, as well as our cookie recipes!
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