“Some of the most important conversations I’ve ever had occurred
at my family’s dinner table.” – Bob Ehrlich
In this chapter, you will learn how to make:
● Easy Bacon Wrapped Shrimp
● Feta Cheese and Mushroom Frittata
● Air Fried Rack of Lamb
● Bleu Burger Sliders
● Barbecue Chicken Drumsticks
● Garlic Fried Chicken Wings
● Spicy Salmon Fillets
● Sage Butter Whole Chicken
● Honey Ham
● Pork Tenderloin Dinner
Delicious Air Fryer Dinner Recipes
The air fryer is a great way to get a fast dinner cooked for hungry family members who have little time to spare between activities. This chapter covers some great 5 ingredient or less delicious air fryer dinners.
Easy Bacon Wrapped Shrimp
Prep Time |
20 mins |
Cook Time |
7 mins |
Total Time |
27 mins |
Serving Size |
4 servings |
Calories |
391 |
Carbs |
1.9g |
Fiber |
0g |
Approximate Cost |
$10 |
Ingredients
● 1/2 lb. thin sliced bacon (at room temperature)
● 10 oz. peeled, deveined shrimp
Let’s Cook:
- Begin with the head of one shrimp and carefully wrap your bacon around the full shrimp. Once completely wrapped, put the shrimp on a plate. Repeat this process with all of your shrimp.
- Once your shrimp are all wrapped, put your plate in the refrigerator and let them chill for 20 minutes.
- While your shrimp chill, preheat your air fryer to 390 degrees.
- Once your air fryer has preheated and your shrimp have chilled, put your bacon wrapped shrimp in to the basket of your air fryer. Allow them to cook for anywhere from 5 to 7 minutes depending on your fryer.
- When your shrimp and bacon are fully cooked, carefully remove from your air fryer and set them out on a paper towel to allow them to fully drain.
Extra Tip:
You can vary this recipe based on the same portion ratio of bacon to shrimp.
Feta Cheese and Mushroom Frittata
*Note that while this recipe includes six ingredients, salt is not considered to be one of your five ingredients.
Prep Time |
15 mins |
Cook Time |
30 mins |
Total Time |
45 mins |
Serving Size |
4 servings |
Calories |
218 |
Carbs |
6g |
Fiber |
1.3g |
Approximate Cost |
$9.75 |
Ingredients
● 6 eggs
● 4 cups cleaned mushrooms
● 6 tbsp. feta cheese crumbles
● 1 onion
● 2 tbsp. olive oil
● 1 dash of salt
Let’s Cook:
- Begin by taking the peel off your onion and slicing it thinly. Once your onion is sliced, go ahead and slice your mushrooms as well.
- Add your olive oil to a medium skillet and allow it to warm on medium heat. Once your oil is warmed, throw your mushrooms and onions in to the pan and cook gently until they are just fork tender.
- Once your onion and mushrooms are tender, take the skillet off the heat and tip your onion and mushroom mixture on to a paper towel to allow them to drain.
- Preheat your air fryer to 330 degrees. While your air fryer heats, add your eggs to a large mixing bowl along with your dash of salt and whisk well.
- When your eggs are whisked, take out an 8” baking dish and grease it thoroughly before pouring your eggs in to the bottom of it. Next, add in your mushroom and egg mix, making sure to distribute them thoroughly throughout the egg. Finally, top the egg mix with your feta cheese crumbles.
- Put your baking dish in to the basket of your air fryer and then place the basket in to your preheated air fryer. Allow this frittata to cook for around 30 minutes or until the egg is completely set.
Extra Tip:
If you want a little extra kick to this frittata, try using a red onion instead of a sweet onion.
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Air Fried Beef Roast
Prep Time |
10 mins |
Cook Time |
35 mins |
Total Time |
45 mins |
Serving Size |
4 servings |
Calories |
453 |
Carbs |
0.3g |
Fiber |
0g |
Approximate Cost |
$9.90 |
Ingredients
● 1 clove garlic
● 2 lb. beef roast
● 1 tbsp. olive oil
● Salt and pepper
Let’s Cook:
- With a sharp knife, chop your garlic finely and then mix it in to your olive oil. Now, with a silicone brush, brush the garlic oil all over the beef roast.
- When the beef roast is completely covered with the garlic and olive oil mixture, salt and pepper to your liking.
- Preheat your air fryer to 220 degrees.
- Once your air fryer has preheated, add your beef roast to the basket of your air fryer and allow it to cook for 30 minutes.
- After 30 minutes, turn the heat of your air fryer up to 390 degrees and allow your beef to cook for another 5 minutes before taking it out of the fryer.
- Let your beef rest before slicing to serve.
Extra Tip:
If you are feeling ambitious you can brush your seasoned lamb with egg and encrust it with your favorite nuts, breadcrumbs or herb mix!
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Bleu Burger Sliders
Prep Time |
5 mins |
Cook Time |
10 mins |
Total Time |
15 mins |
Serving Size |
3 servings |
Calories |
865 |
Carbs |
89.7g |
Fiber |
3.4g |
Approximate Cost |
$9.00 |
Ingredients
● 1 lb. ground beef
● 6 dinner rolls
● 1 1/3 oz. bleu cheese crumbles
● Salt and pepper
Let’s Cook:
- Begin by preheating your air fryer to 390 degrees.
- While your air fryer preheats, add your ground beef to a bowl along with your bleu cheese crumbles. Use your hands to mix the two ingredients together well, making sure to distribute the cheese evenly. Once well mixed, make six patties out of the beef mixture. If desired, season your patties with salt and pepper.
- Add your beef patties to the basket of your air fryer and allow them to cook for 10 minutes in the preheated fryer. Once cooked, remove from the fryer and allow them to drain briefly on a paper towel before putting them inside your dinner rolls!
Extra Tip:
If you’re not a fan of bleu cheese, leave the cheese out and add onion to your burger for added flavor instead! Not a fan of onion either? You can cook these plain if desired, simply seasoning with salt and pepper.
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Barbecue Chicken Drumsticks
Prep Time |
5 mins |
Cook Time |
20 mins |
Total Time |
30 mins |
Serving Size |
4 servings |
Calories |
425 |
Carbs |
46.2g |
Fiber |
0.8g |
Approximate Cost |
$8.50 |
Ingredients
● 12 chicken drumsticks
● 18 oz. your favorite barbecue sauce
Let’s Cook:
- Cover your drumsticks with your barbecue sauce, making sure to cover them thoroughly.
- Preheat your air fryer to 390 degrees.
- Put your chicken drumsticks in to the basket of your air fryer.
- When your air fryer is preheated, put your basket back inside with your barbecue drumsticks and cook for 10 minutes.
- After 10 minutes, turn your heat down to 300 degrees and cook for another 10 minutes.
- After 10 minutes at 300, remove your drumsticks from the air fryer and serve!
Extra Tip:
If you are feeling extra crafty, try making your own barbecue sauce!
Garlic Fried Chicken Wings
Prep Time |
5 mins |
Cook Time |
10 mins |
Total Time |
15 mins |
Serving Size |
2 servings |
Calories |
443 |
Carbs |
2.2g |
Fiber |
0.5g |
Approximate Cost |
$6.25 |
Ingredients
● 12 chicken wings
● 1 tsp. garlic
● 1 tsp. dry ginger
● 1 tsp. ground cumin
● 1 dash pepper
Let’s Cook:
- Preheat your air fryer to 390 degrees.
- While your air fryer preheats, combine your garlic, ginger, cumin, and pepper in a small bowl and mix together thoroughly.
- Rub your chicken wings with your dry rub, making sure to cover them thoroughly.
- When your air fryer is preheated, put your chicken wings in to the air fryer basket. Cook for 10 to 15 minutes until your wings are crispy.
Extra Tip:
If you don’t like the sound of the dry rub in this recipe or don’t have some of the ingredients for it, you can improvise with any dry rub mix you like as long as it meshes well with chicken.
Spicy Salmon Fillets
Prep Time |
5 mins |
Cook Time |
8 mins |
Total Time |
13 mins |
Serving Size |
2 servings |
Calories |
259 |
Carbs |
6.7g |
Fiber |
0.8g |
Approximate Cost |
$8.65 |
Ingredients
● 2 fresh salmon fillets
● Store bought Cajun seasoning / rub
● Dash of white sugar
● ½ lemon juiced
Let’s Cook:
- Begin by preheating your air fryer to 350 degrees.
- As your air fryer preheats, wash your salmon fillets and gently dry them with paper towel. When completely dry, coat your salmon fillets with your Cajun seasoning on both sides.
- Once your fillets are coated with your Cajun seasoning, add just a dash of white sugar to your fillets to temper your Cajun seasoning.
- Once your air fryer is preheated, put your salmon fillets skin up on the grill pan of your air fryer and cook for around 8 minutes.
- Remove the fillets from your air fryer and drizzle with a little of your lemon juice before serving.
Extra Tip:
Thicker fillets are going to require a little longer in the air fryer, just like they would when cooking in the oven. You are aiming for a flaky fish that is not dry.
Sage Butter Whole Chicken
Prep Time |
10 mins |
Cook Time |
65 mins |
Total Time |
75 mins |
Serving Size |
8 servings |
Calories |
445 |
Carbs |
0.2g |
Fiber |
0g |
Approximate Cost |
$8.25 |
Ingredients
● 1 4lb. whole chicken
● 1 room temperature stick butter
● Dry sage
Let’s Cook:
- Begin by preheating your air fryer to 390 degrees.
- As your air fryer preheats, add your butter to a bowl and sprinkle it to cover with your dry sage. Using a fork, mash your butter, adding more sage as you see fit until you get a speckled green butter.
- Use your hands and lift up the skin of your chicken and slide pats of your sage butter underneath the skin. Make sure to get the drumsticks as well as under the skin of the chicken body.
- Now, set your chicken on the grill pan of your air fryer and let it sear for 5 minutes. After 5 minutes turn your temperature to 300 degrees.
- Your chicken is going to need 60 minutes to cook through. After 60 minutes, take your chicken out of the air fryer and check that it is cooked through by using a meat thermometer. If not cooked through, put it back in to the air fryer for more cook time.
Extra Tip:
Looking to add a little more flavor to your chicken? Try making some cornbread stuffing and letting it cool. Once cooled, fill the cavity of the chicken with your stuffing. Just remember, not to eat the stuffing out of the bird. If you want to eat the stuffing, make enough to set some aside before stuffing the bird.
Honey Ham
Prep Time |
5 mins |
Cook Time |
40 mins |
Total Time |
45 mins |
Serving Size |
4 servings |
Calories |
893 |
Carbs |
26.1g |
Fiber |
5.9g |
Approximate Cost |
$9.75 |
Ingredients
● 1 ham joint
● 2 tbsp. French mustard
● 2 tbsp. honey
● 7 fl. oz. Whiskey of your choice
Let’s Cook:
- Bring your ham joint out of the refrigerator and allow it to come to room temperature before cooking.
- Once your ham has come to room temperature, put it in to a casserole dish that will fit in your air fryer.
- Now, take a medium sized bowl and combine your honey, mustard, and whiskey. Mix to combine thoroughly.
- Carefully, pour your marinade mix over your ham letting any additional marinade collect in the casserole dish.
- Preheat your air fryer to 320 degrees.
- When your air fryer is preheated, put your ham dish in to the fryer. Let your ham cook for 15 minutes.
- After 15 minutes, add another shot of whiskey to the marinade in the bottom of the dish and use a baster to cover the ham with your marinade completely.
- Once you have marinated your ham, put it back in to your air fryer and let it cook for another 25 minutes. Remove your ham from the fryer and check the temperature with a meat thermometer. Your internal temperature should be between 160 and 170 degrees.
Extra Tip:
Not looking to add alcohol to your recipe? Try adding pineapple juice for a fruitier flavor, or skip your mustard and honey and go with a premade marinade instead.
Pork Tenderloin Dinner
Prep Time |
5 mins |
Cook Time |
27 mins |
Total Time |
32 mins |
Serving Size |
2 servings |
Calories |
891 |
Carbs |
82.8g |
Fiber |
14g |
Approximate Cost |
$9.89 |
Ingredients
● 1 pork tenderloin
● 6 bacon slices
● 4 small potatoes
● 1 packet (400g) frozen green beans
● 1 tbsp. canola oil
Let’s Cook:
- Preheat your air fryer to 390 degrees. While your air fryer preheats, wash your potatoes and cut a cross in the top of each of your potatoes.
- When your air fryer is preheated, put your potatoes inside and allow them to bake for 15 minutes.
- While your potatoes bake in your fryer, create a couple of packets out of your green beans. Wrap the center of the green bean packets in a piece of bacon.
- Now take your pork tenderloin and brush it completely with your canola oil.
- After your potatoes have cooked for 15 minutes, put your pork loin in to the air fryer as well and let it cook for 5 minutes.
- After 5 minutes of cooking, take your pork tenderloin out of the air fryer, add your green bean packets to the basket, then put your pork tenderloin back on top of the green beans. Let the entire meal cook in your air fryer for 7 minutes.
- After 7 minutes, take the food out of the air fryer and slice your tenderloin. Serve the slices along with your potatoes and green bean packets.
Extra Tip:
If you are looking for a little more liquid content to this meal, make a peppered white gravy to cover your pork tenderloin slices.
