Air fryer recipes

Wondering how to make the best use of this popular kitchen gadget? Try our best-ever recipes for cooking in an air fryer - with lots more added in the coming weeks

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Crispy pasta dippers with tomato sauce

Your air fryer can do so much more than crisp up chicken and chips. Try these crunchy nibbles at your next do

Recipe by Sarah Akhurst

50 mins

Serves: 4-6

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Crispy Cajun cauli tacos and slaw

If you’ve got time to get ahead, marinate the cauliflower florets in the spiced yogurt mixture for a few hours, before coating and cooking to crunchy perfection

Recipe by Tamsin Burnett-Hall

30 mins

Serves: 2

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Double-dip buttermilk fried chicken

Marinating in buttermilk overnight helps the chicken remain tender and moist despite the high frying temps required to achieve that perfect crunchy crust. Chicken skin adds extra flavour and moisture, but use skinless if you prefer

Recipe by Sarah Cook

1 hr 10 mins, plus marinating overnight

Serves: 4

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Cauliflower and paneer torkari

Chef Rinku Dutt says: ‘I learned this dish on my last trip to Kolkata. It’s lightly spiced and the flavours of the ingredients come through beautifully.’

Recipe by Rinku Dutt

55 mins

Serves: 6 as a sharing dish

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Chicken pot pie with puff pastry croutons

A patchwork of pastry adds a lovely finish to this chicken pot pie, and is much easier to achieve than a lattice top. We’ve used celeriac in the base veg mix, but parsnips or swede would also work well

Recipe by Sarah Akhurst

1 hr 30 mins

Serves: 4 generously

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Summery spaghetti and meatballs

A lighter version of a classic comfort food, with juicy roasted cherry tomatoes forming a fragrant sauce for Parmesan-crusted turkey meatballs

Recipe by Tamsin Burnett-Hall

Air fryer recipes

Crispy pasta dippers with tomato sauce

Crispy Cajun cauli tacos and slaw

Double-dip buttermilk fried chicken

Cauliflower and paneer torkari

Chicken pot pie with puff pastry croutons

Summery spaghetti and meatballs

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