Our Favorite Air Fryer Recipes & Tips - Plain Chicken (2024)

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Saturday, January 13, 2024

Our Favorite Air Fryer Recipes & Tips – tips to learn how to use your new air fryer; plus 16 easy recipes! Learn what you can cook in the air fryer, how to convert conventional oven recipes for the air fryer, what oil to use, and more. Try out some of our favorite recipes. We’ve got something for everyone – appetizers, main dishes, and desserts.

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Easy Air Fryer Recipes

Did you get a new air fryer for Christmas? I got an air fryer a couple of years ago and absolutely LOVE it! I actually love it so much that I have two.We use our air fryers several times a week. We love to cook french fries, chicken tenders, frozen snacks, burgers, pizza, and steaks.It makes the BEST french fries and pizza rolls! SO crispy!

The air fryer is also great for reheating takeout food and leftover pizza. One of the places we get takeout from is about 20 minutes from the house. I will throw the fries in the air fryer when we get home and in just a few minutes they are warm and crispy. Just like when you get them in the restaurant! I also reheat Chicken Legs’ leftover wings – pop them in the air fryer at 350ºF for 6 or 7 minutes – perfection!

What is an Air Fryer?

An air fryer is basically a countertop convection oven. It circulates air around the food for faster cooking. The rapidly circulating air makes the food crispy, much like deep frying but without the need for oil. You also don’t need to preheat the air fryer, making cooking in the air fryer much faster than cooking in the oven. The air fryer is also SUPER easy to clean up. You can put the cooking basket in the dishwasher.

What Can I Cook in the Air Fryer

• If you can cook it in the oven, you can cook it in the air fryer. Wet batters do not work in the air fryer. For example, you couldn’t do a tempura batter in the air fryer.
• How to Convert Oven Baking Times to the Air Fryer: To convert a traditional oven-cooked recipe to the air-fryer reduce the suggested temperature by 25°F and then cut the cooking time by 20%.Just use the pause button on your machine to occasionally check the doneness and flip for balanced crispness on all sides.

Recommended Air Fryers

What Air Fryer do you recommend? I have thePhilips XXL Air Fryer. It is larger and can cook an entire meal at once. The basket in the Philips XXL Air Fryer measures 9x9x3 inches.

The Philips air fryer is expensive. Here are some other recommended air fryers that are more affordable:

• Dash Express Digital Tasti-Crisp Nonstick Air Fryer – https://www.target.com/p/dash-express-digital-tasti-crisp-nonstick-air-fryer/
• Chefman 8qt Digital Air Fryer – https://www.target.com/p/chefman-8qt-digital-air-fryer-silver/
• Gourmia 5qt 12-Function Guided Cook Digital Air Fryer – https://www.target.com/p/gourmia-5qt-12-function-guided-cook-digital-air-fryer-black/
• Cosori Pro XLS II Smart 5.8qt Digital Air Fryer – https://www.target.com/p/cosori-pro-xls-ii-smart-5-8qt-digital-air-fryer/

Air Fryer Tips and Frequently Asked Questions

• Do I need to preheat the air fryer? I never preheat my air fryer. You can preheat it for a few minutes if you prefer, but I don’t think it is necessary.
• When cooking french fries or wings, I like to shake the basket a few times during the cooking time to ensure even cooking.
• Can I use Pam Cooking Spray in the air fryer? It is not recommended to use canned cooking spray with the air fryer. Most cans of cooking spray have propellants in them. The propellants will damage your basket and start to erode the nonstick coating on the air fryer basket.I suggest using an oil mister. I like this one from Amazon: https://amzn.to/3oB6Z2J . Don’t over do it with the oil. I onlly spritz things like freshly breaded chicken or frozen mozzarella sticks. I don’t use oil on frozen french fries, frozen chicken, steaks or burgers.
• Do I need to line the air fryer basket? I’ve never lined my basket with anything. I don’t want to block the air from circulating around the food.
• How often do I clean the air fryer? I clean the basket after each use. The Philips air fryer makes cleanup so easy. Everything goes straight into the dishwasher.

Keep reading to get our favorite recipes to make in the air fryer. All of the recipes were made in a Philips XL or Philips XXL basket air fryer. If you are using a different type of air fryer cooking times may vary.

Click on the photo or recipe titles to go to the page with the recipe.

Chicken Parmesan

Buffalo Chicken Wings

Whole Chicken

Air Fryer Crack Quiche

Pecan Pie

Spicy Chicken Drumsticks

Personal Pizza

Pecan Chicken Tenders

Hamburgers

Air Fryer Ribeyes

French Bread Pizza

Baked Brie

Air Fryer Turkey Breast

Air Fryer French Fries

Steph