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21 Dinner Recipes You Can (and Should) Make in an Air Fryer

air fryer pepperoni pizza
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What’s easy, delicious and cooked with less oil than usual? Your dinner, of course. That is, as long as it’s made in an air fryer. Here are 21 mouthwatering recipes to try.

air fryer meatballs
Wine Lady Cooks 

1.

Italian Meatballs

Optional but recommended: a side of garlic bread.

air fryer stuffed potatoes
Healthy Slow Cooking

2.

Twice Air-Fried Vegan Stuffed Potatoes

Served with a simple salad, these make for the perfect not-too-heavy dinner.

air fryer beef empanadas
Skinny Taste

3.

Beef Empanadas

Or as we like to call them, little pockets of happiness.

air fryer fish finger sandwiches
My Fussy Eater

4.

Fish Finger Sandwiches

Extra lemon, please.

air fryer quinoa burgers
Blue Jean Chef

5.

Quinoa Burgers

This one goes out to all the vegetarians.

air fryer honey sriracha chicken wings
Karen's Kitchen Stories

6.

Sriracha-Honey Chicken Wings

A little spicy, a little sweet, a lot delicious.

air fryer pepperoni pizza
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7.

Whole Wheat Pita Bread Pepperoni Pizza

As far as pizzas go, this one’s pretty damn OK for you.

air fryer roast chicken
Bitz & Giggles

8.

Roast Chicken

The side-dish possibilities are endless.

air fryer orange tofu
Veggies Save the Day 

9.

Orange Tofu

Like takeout, but oil-free.

air fryer cajun salmon
Budget Pantry 

10.

Cajun Salmon

Served over a bed of cauliflower rice, of course.

air fryer spanakopita pie
Recipe This

11.

Spanakopita Pie

Opa!

air fryer buffalo cauliflower
Glue & Glitter

12.

Buffalo Cauliflower

Wings, schmings.

air fryer bourbon bacon burger
Blue Jean Chef

13.

Bourbon Bacon Burger

We’re not drooling, you are.

air fryer tandoori chicken
Whisk Affair

14.

Tandoori Chicken

This is, like, next-level flavorful.

air fryer chicken nuggets
Crunchy Creamy Sweet

15.

Chicken Nuggets

Because who doesn’t want to pretend they’re 12 years old again?

air fryer ravioli
Cadry's Kitchen 

16.

Vegan Ravioli

Since it’s vegan, we can have an extra serving, yes?

air fryer ranch chicken tenders
Kitchen Dreaming 

17.

Ranch Chicken Tenders

You had us at “ranch.”

air fryer beef wellington
Recipe This 

18.

Beef Wellington

You fancy, huh?

air fryer fish and chips
Recipe Diary 

19.

Fish and Chips

Close your eyes and you’re in a pub in London…

air fryer pork chops
Stay Snatched 

20.

Southern-Style Fried Pork Chops

…Or a grandma’s house in Atlanta.


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