5 Great Air Fryer Recipes You Should Try
In the mood for something fried, yet healthy? Then these great air fryer recipes are just what you need to try out. Air fryers don’t use oil, unlike conventional methods of preparing fried foods. Rather, they use circulating hot air to fry food. This makes air fryer foods a healthier option than their conventionally fried counterparts.
So without further ado, check out the recipes:
Baked Buffalo wings
Buffalo chicken wings are a great option to start with.
Here are the ingredients:
- Chicken wings
- Self-raising flour
- A half cup of Frank’s Hot Sauce
- A half cup of butter
- One teaspoon of salt
Here’s what you do:
- Preheat the De’Longhi Air Fryer to 180°C.
- Cut the tip off the chicken wings and discard it.
- Cut at the center joint to split the wings into two.
- Put the chicken wings in a bowl to coat them with salt and flour.
- Take the chicken wings coated with salt and flour to the basket of your air fryer.
- Shake well.
- Place basket in air fryer for twenty-five minutes (at 180°C).
- Shake the wings once in five minutes.
- Do this till the chicken becomes crispy.
- Melt the butter and blend Frank’s Hot Sauce with it.
- Transfer the chicken wings to a large bowl.
- Pour sauce over the wings.
- Add the dressing of your choice, and serve.
Fried Meatballs with tomato sauce
It takes thirty minutes to prepare this delicious dish.
Here are the ingredients:
- One small onion
- Twelve oz of ground beef
- One tablespoon of chopped fresh parsley
- Half tablespoon of chopped fresh thyme leaves
- One egg
- Three tablespoons of breadcrumbs
- Salt and pepper
Here’s what you do:
- Finely chop the onion.
- Place all ingredients in a bowl.
- Mix them well.
- Make 10 to 12 balls out of them.
- Preheat Airfryer to 390°C.
- Place meatballs in the basket.
- Put it in the Airfryer.
- Set timer for 8 minutes and cook.
- Place meatballs in an oven dish, add tomato sauce, and place it in the Airfryer.
- Cook for five minutes at 330°C, then serve.
Feta Triangles
It takes just thirty minutes to prepare, and serves five people.
Here are the ingredients:
- One egg yolk
- Four ounces of feta cheese
- Two tablespoons of flat-leafed parsley
- Finely chopped one scallion
- Finely chopped two sheets of frozen filo pastry
- Defrosted two tablespoons of olive oil
- Ground black pepper
Here are the instructions to prepare:
- Beat egg yolk in a bowl.
- Blend feta, parsley, and scallion with the mix.
- Add pepper to taste.
- Cut every sheet of filo dough (three strips).
- Take a full teaspoon of feta mixture on the underside of a strip of pastry.
- Form a triangle with the strip.
- Preheat Airfryer to 390°F.
- Brush filo with oil and place six triangles in cooking basket.
- Cook for three minutes.
- Change temperature to 360ºF.
- Cook until golden brown, then serve.
Honey Barbecue Chicken Wings
One of the easiest air fryer dishes to prepare.
Here are the ingredients:
- Chicken wings
- Salt and pepper
- A half cup of flour
- BBQ sauce ( of your choice)
- Honey
Here’s what you do:
- Preheat air fryer to 180°C.
- Slice the chicken wings into three
- Throw the tip of the wings.
- Take them in a bowl.
- Blend with flour, pepper, and salt.
- Mix them well to coat on all sides.
- Keep them in the basket (air fryer) for 8 minutes.
- Keep shaking and cooking till you get the crispiness.
- Mix honey and BBQ sauce.
- Paint the chicken wings using a brush.
- Heat for five minutes at 180°C.
- Coat them with sauce by shaking well.
- Cook for three more minutes, and serve.
Mini Cheeseburger Sliders
These are easy to prepare, and can serve three people.
Here are the ingredients:
- One pound of ground beef
- Six slices cheddar cheese
- Six dinner rolls
- Salt black pepper
Here’s what you do:
- Preheat Airfryer to 390°F.
- Form ground beef into six patties.
- Add salt and pepper.
- Add burgers to cooking basket.
- Cook for ten minutes.
- Remove them from Airfryer.
- Place cheese on top of burgers.
- Return to Airfryer and cook for one more minute.
- What are you waiting for? Get to the kitchen!
- Serve it hot.