Over 60 Beginner Air Fryer Recipes

These easy air fryer salmon bites are full of flavor and super easy to make! They are the perfect easy weeknight meal and pair wonderfully with your favorite veggies and sides!

These donuts use canned biscuits and the air fryer to create an easy and delicious treat! Add some delicious chocolate frosting and sprinkles to top them off!

These vegetarian air fryer taquitos are full of flavor and a delicious cheesy cream filling in a crispy crunchy tortilla. Perfect for appetizers, snacks or paired with a salad for a quick dinner!

Delicious air fryer sweet potato fries! These are the healthier alternative to the deep-fried original. These fries are seasoned with chaat masala and other spices then air-fried to a golden crisp.

Air Fryer Chicken Drumsticks are crispy, juicy and packed full of flavor. With just a few simple ingredients and under ten minutes of prep time, this easy chicken recipe that’s made in an air fryer is sure to become a family favorite!

Air Fryer Nachos are an easy snack that can be made in MINUTES and topped with all your favorite fixins!

Learn how to make these easy homemade air fryer pizza rolls with just five ingredients! Your kids will love these bite size pizza snacks that they can easily make themselves!

This state fair and carnival favorite, deep-fried Oreos, just got an upgrade. Delicious Air Fryer Oreos are a simple dessert you can make in minutes. 

These air fryer bacon stuffed jalapeno poppers are one of the best appetizers I have ever made in my air fryer and they are the perfect finger food for your next party.

Hot and gooey, these easy ham and cheese sliders are a delicious appetizer for game day, parties or just for an easy lunch or dinner. Made with sweet Hawaiian style rolls, you can pop a few of these little gooey bites in the air fryer at a time, or make a double batch all at once oven baked. This recipe is quick and delicious!

Love a nice breakfast of poached eggs for Eggs Benedict but don’t have the time? Well poached eggs and peameal bacon can be easily done in the Air Fryer while the Hollandaise sauce is being made, and the english muffin is being toasted. 

Homemade pepperoni rolls are a favorite in our house and they will be in yours too, skip those frozen pizza rolls.! Quick to make and with only six ingredients, these easy pepperoni rolls make a delicious dinner, lunch or game day appetizer. Dip them in marinara or eat them hot or cold, yum!

These are the best crispy cabbage steaks with their seared outside and tender inside. This cabbage recipe features a carefully chosen blend of spices to create a delicious entree the whole family will love. These steaks offer a healthy alternative to some heavier entrees, but they won’t leave you feeling hungry.

Air fryer kale chips offer a tasty, healthy alternative to potato chips and other fried snacks. Crispy and perfectly seasoned, these wholesome snacks will satisfy any crunchy, salty craving you have. You’ll feel good serving these chips to your kids and friends.

Delicious Crispy Air Fryer Fish Sticks are a healthy spin on a childhood favorite! Serve it with a creamy homemade lemon tartar sauce.

These Air Fryer Tortilla Chips are an absolutely wonderful semi-homemade snack for parties or just for yourself! Use store bought flour or corn tortillas and almost no oil, and you’ll have them on your plate, ready for salsa in a jiffy!

This Southern-style air fryer fish recipe is healthy and gluten-free and seasoned to perfection. Use cod, catfish, or flounder for a crunchy finish with no deep-frying needed. This recipe also includes an oven-baked option!

Air Fryer Frozen Texas Toast Garlic Bread is an easy side dish to prepare in the air fryer for your soup or pasta dishes. Cook the frozen garlic bread from frozen and have it ready for dinner in just a few minutes

Clean-up is a snap with Air Fryer Meatloaf, which cooks in a fraction of the time and requires less effort for busy weeknights. This 30 minute meatloaf recipe has a tasty zesty, thick topping you’ll love.

Made with chicken, taco seasoning, green chilis and cream cheese rolled up in a crispy flour tortillas. Add taco toppings if you want or not! These chicken taquitos are easy to make in the oven or air fryer.

These Air Fryer “Roasted” Carrots are simply seasoned and the most versatile vegetable side dish ever! Savory and crisp on the outside, these tender carrots are perfect to serve with any and all meals.

Air Fryer Cauliflower is so easy, you'll never want to heat up your oven again to make roasted veggies. It turns out perfectly crispy but tender inside and so flavorful!

Grilled Cheese is hands down the most requested sandwich in our home. I jazz mine up with multiple cheeses, fancy thick bread (sourdough is my favorite), and salted butter.

Parmesan and mozzarella air fryer puff pastry garlic cheese twists make a wonderful air fryer appetizer or side dish. There is nothing difficult about making cheese twists from scratch. And of course homemade puff pastry cheese straws are so much more delicious than the store-bought kind.

Bite-sized air fryer steak bites have charred edges with a tender interior for a delicious melt-in-your-mouth flavor. Ready in about 15 minutes.

So quick and easy, our Air Fryer Roasted Garlic is irresistible with it’s sweet mild flavor and creamy texture. Heads of garlic “roast” in your air fryer in about half the time it would take in your oven.

Air Fryer Chicken Burgers make a quick and easy chicken sandwich. Made with juicy ground chicken, cheese, breadcrumbs, and all the best seasonings. It’s incredibly simple to mix up and only takes about 10 minutes in the Air Fryer. Every bite is tender and full of so much flavor

Air Fryer Flatbread Pizza is a meat lover’s dream come true! Not only will you get a crispy flatbread pizza dough from cooking these in your air fryer but this recipe includes loads of meaty topping options

Vegan Air Fryer Hasselback Sweet Potatoes topped with scallion pesto is I use baby sweet potatoes which require no peeling and are ready in just 20 minutes or less.

Move over potato chips, Air Fryer Apple Chips are the happening snack. Low calorie, healthy and easy to make at home. These crunchy apple chips are a tasty snack on their own or for dipping.

If you love the flavor of s'mores but don't get to camp very often, you are going to love this easy 5-minute air fryer s'mores recipe!! It has all of the gooey marshmallows and melted chocolate you love and you can make them in your kitchen!

Once you make Crispy Air Fryer Bacon, you may never cook it another way again! So easy to make, easy clean-up, and SO crispy and delicious!

Air Fryer Hasselback Potatoes are thinly sliced and air fried to crispy perfection. This easy side dish is not only delicious but also gorgeous addition to any table!

These Air Fryer Mozzarella Bites are a healthier fun-sized version of mozzarella sticks. Coated for the perfect crunch with less fat.

You’ll never make corn any other way after trying this Air Fryer Corn on the Cob recipe!  There’s no water to boil or hot grill to deal with, it only takes one ingredient, and it’s perfectly crisp and tender in about 8 minutes!

Cooking Kielbasa sausages in the air fryer is my new favorite way. Whether I’m cooking these whole or cut up in slices, this Air Fryer Kielbasa recipe is quick and easy to make

Air fryer hot pockets are simple to make and full of the same flavor you expect from the frozen snacks. If you make these for your family, you’ll never go back to the frozen, store bought kind ever again!

Air fryer French toast sticks are a delicious way to start the day. This sweet breakfast is easy to make and will satisfy your whole family with little effort.

This Air Fryer Teriyaki Salmon is delicious, easy, and healthy. Fresh salmon is placed in a quick teriyaki marinade and air fried to perfection. Slightly crispy on the outside with a sweet glaze, this recipe only takes 10 minutes to cook.

Looking for the easiest way ever to make Hard-boiled eggs? Then check out this air fryer hard boiled eggs recipe that’s going to be a huge favorite in your home!

Get ready for the best baked potato of your life! Cooking a Russet potato in the air fryer delivers a perfectly crisp peel and pillowy interior

Air Fryer Chicken Breast is the best way to make juicy, tender and perfectly seasoned chicken breasts. This versatile protein is fast, easy and absolutely delicious!

These Air Fryer Chicken Wings are crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, and best of all, they’re a breeze to make. We love our baked wings, but these Crispy Wings have all the delicious flavor and crispiness in so much less time.

Our flavorful Air Fryer Whole Chicken is juicy and delicious with crispy skin. All you need is a few ingredients for this air fryer rotisserie chicken dinner.

In 30 minutes, you can have this homemade version this diner classic on your table! Crispy on the outside, fluffy on the inside, make this Air Fryer Breakfast Potatoes recipe today!

Once you make Air Fryer Quesadillas, you will never go back to any other way of cooking them! Make this super tasty Taco Bell Quesadilla recipe with the copycat Taco Bell quesadilla sauce in your air fryer. You're going to love it, I promise!

Want to make the best crispy air fryer onion rings? The secret is to serve them like a restaurant: soft but crunchy, with a delicious dip. See how to make onion rings air fried to perfection…

Crispy and perfectly seasoned potato wedges all cooked in the air fryer for an easy and versatile side dish. Our Air Fryer Potato Wedges are cooked in Italian seasoning and garlic and then tossed with Parmesan and fresh parsley. These potato wedges are perfectly crispy on the outside, but still light and fluffy potato on the inside. No need to buy frozen potato wedges again!

These lemon pepper wings are the best crowd pleaser recipe! Family-friendly, perfect for entertaining, lunch or a super-easy dinner! This chicken wings recipe is sugar-free and low carb keto friendly too!

The tastiest (and easiest) air fryer green beans recipe. They are so simple, delicious, crisp, fresh and tasty! The best keto side dish I have made yet and ready in less than 15 minutes.

Air Fryer French Toast is my new favorite easy recipe for breakfast! It’s super easy and the best part is – you can make your sausage or bacon at the same time!

These Air Fryer Brussels Sprouts will change the minds of any brussels sprout skeptic! These sprouts are made extra crispy in the air fryer and tossed with maple syrup, balsamic vinegar, and crumbled bacon for the ultimate punch of flavor.

Need a quick and easy appetizer or dinner idea? Make these 2-ingredient Air Fryer Pigs in a Blanket. They are a delicious finger food that kids and adults both love. They are made with crescent rolls and Lit’l Smokies for the perfect bite size recipe.

This air fryer squash recipe is easy, versatile, and the perfect addition to any summer meal. This savory, scrumptious dish is packed with both flavor and nutrition for the whole family. 

Whether you’re making dinner for the family or entertaining guests, these air fryer boneless pork chops with a parmesan crust make for a truly delicious and memorable meal!

Fresh Air Fryer Asparagus are cooked for just 6 minutes giving us the perfect slightly crunchy texture. Serve along a main dish, add to your brunch menu or use in a variety of dishes.

Insanely delicious, perfectly crispy & spicy, our air fryer buffalo cauliflower is sensational & such a big hit with the whole family!

Air fryer pineapple is a healthy, vegan, and gluten-free dish to serve as a side, dessert, or just munch on as a snack. It is very easy to cook fresh pineapple slices in the air fryer in a matter of minutes and they are best served hot

You'll love how easy it is to make fresh green beans in your air fryer! In about 10 minutes, you'll have a tasty side dish that's perfect with almost any main course.

These easy air fryer cheeseburgers are about to become your go-to! Ready in under 20 minutes and only three ingredients for the patties! 

Simple to make Air Fryer Roasted Broccoli is the perfect veggie side dish for any occasion, holiday dinner, or weeknight meal. Heck, I love to just snack on it!

Buttery, garlicky, and laced with melted cheddar, these easy Air Fryer Red Lobster Biscuits bake up light and fluffy in no time!