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How to Make Air Fryer Ground Beef

09/24/2020 by The Typical Mom 4 Comments

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How to cook air fryer ground beef perfectly in just a few minutes. The best part is that the grease drains away for extra lean protein.

air fryer ground beef

Making air fryer ground beef has been a game changer for us! Fat drains away and it’s browned in just 5 minutes flat! An easy air fryer recipe you can use in a multitude of other meals. (affiliate links present)

We buy half a cow every year. With that said we make a lot of easy ground beef recipes year round. You too can buy meat in bulk online. It saves money and trips to the store, I love it.

Whether I use it inside our very popular Instant Pot spaghetti recipe, or just mix in taco seasoning, I make this at least once a week.

If you love air fryer recipes too, here are some resources to start with:

  • THIS is my Favorite Air Fryer!
  • You can find more Air fryer recipes here, we have Ninja Foodi recipes as well; bookmark them both!
    • Grab the best air fryer cookbook here.
  • Here’s a printable air fryer cook times chart here for your fridge.
    • It has temp. and times for making the best frozen foods for air fryer too.
  • Then join our Facebook page where you can share and find more ideas you’ll love. We have a Foodi social media group as well.
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This is how our meat is packaged when we get it. They’re packaged into one pound bags, that is how much I make at a time. It is plenty for the 4 or 5 of us in the house. If you have a larger household, just do two batches.

It is done so quickly that it isn’t a big deal. You could break up two pounds and just overlap it more than I did.

Typically I suggest to not do that, but with ground meat it doesn’t make that big of a difference really.

  • Cook time for 1 lb. of hamburger meat is 5 minutes for us.
  • If you really wanted it to have NO pink, 6 minutes would be better for you.
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Ground Beef Air Fryer

Here are a few questions you may have before you get going;

Can you cook ground beef in an air fryer?

Absolutely! It is so easy to do in just 5 minutes and the fat just drains away from the meat. NO more sizzling in a pan inside the grease.

This is a great way to keep your hamburger meat very lean. You can use your Ninja Foodi machine to do this too.

Can you air fry frozen ground beef?

Yes, this is how to cook frozen hamburgers in an air fryer. I would not suggest cooking an entire pound of ground beef in it though. The outside will get way more overdone by the time the middle defrosted.

How long should you air fry hamburgers?

If your meat is defrosted and formed into patties you can easily air fry hamburgers so they’re tender and delicious. 8 minutes at 375 degrees F.

Is ground meat healthy?

That depends on a lot of factors, the main one being the fat content in it. If you have a very low fat content and cook it in a way where the fat drains away from the meat, that is the healthiest option.

First you’re going to break up the meat. You don’t want it to overlap if possible so each piece gets done at the same time.

ground beef in air fryer

Air Fryer Hamburger

It’s quick and easy to make this perfectly.

All you need is your air fryer basket, a spoon or spatula to break up the meat and diced onions if you want to add those.

I chose to turn this into taco meat so I used a bowl to combine the taco seasoning and some water or broth to mix it in. Alternatively you can just season with salt and pepper.

  • I like to use wooden utensils to cook in my Cosori or large air fryer.
hamburger in air fryer

This is a brief step by step but there is a printable recipe card at the bottom of this post as well.

Time needed: 5 minutes.

Air Fryer Ground Beef

  1. Preheat

    First preheat air fryer to 380 degrees F for 5 minutes.

  2. Add ingredients

    Break up ground beef and lay in air fryer basket without overlapping. You could add some diced onions on top as well if you wanted.

  3. Cook

    Close basket and keep at 380 degrees for a total of 5 minutes breaking meat up again after 3 minutes. If you’d like it more done after 5 minutes set for 1 more minute.

  4. Drain

    Lift out basket, drain grease in bottom drawer and use hamburger meat as you’d like.

    If you want to make tacos, put ground beef into a bowl. Sprinkle packet of dry taco seasoning on top, then pour 1/4 cup of water or beef broth on top. Stir so meat is coated, serve.

Done and looks like this in just a jiffy y’all!!

air fryer hamburger

Air Fryer Ground Beef Recipes

Once you have this done and ready you can add them into a ton of meals like:

  1. Air fryer stuffed peppers with rice and tomatoes.
  2. You can make some yummy air fryer empanadas too as an appetizer or meal.
  3. Add it into the mix of your homemade air fryer hash browns for a hearty breakfast with cheese on top.

Or throw it into a pot of 5 ingredient chili and you’ll have a really cheap and healthy meal for all of you.

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Air Fryer Ground Beef

How to cook air fryer ground beef perfectly in just a few minutes. The best part is that the grease drains away for extra lean protein.
Course Entree, Main Course
Cuisine American
Keyword air fryer, ground beef, hamburger, ninja foodi
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Servings 6
Calories 192kcal
Author The Typical Mom

Ingredients

  • 1 lb ground beef thawed out, not frozen

Instructions

  • Preheat air fryer to 380 degrees F for 5 minutes.
  • Break up ground beef and lay in air fryer basket without overlapping.
  • Close basket and keep at 380 degrees for a total of 5 minutes breaking meat up again after 3 minutes. If you'd like it more done after 5 minutes set for 1 more minute.
  • Lift out basket, drain grease in bottom drawer and use hamburger meat as you'd like. If you want to make taco meat, put ground beef into a bowl. Sprinkle packet of dry taco seasoning on top, then pour 1/4 cup of water or beef broth on top. Stir so meat is coated, serve.
Nutrition Facts
Air Fryer Ground Beef
Amount Per Serving (2 oz)
Calories 192 Calories from Fat 135
% Daily Value*
Fat 15g23%
Saturated Fat 6g38%
Cholesterol 54mg18%
Sodium 51mg2%
Potassium 204mg6%
Protein 13g26%
Calcium 14mg1%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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  1. Sara Templeton says

    01/22/2021 at 9:18 pm

    So super easy! Thanks! I had to break up, and cook a little longer because I have a very small capacity, but still only took about 10mins total!

    Reply
    • The Typical Mom says

      01/24/2021 at 2:37 pm

      Yay

      Reply
  2. Monica says

    09/26/2020 at 6:29 am

    I am new to my air fryer and have learned you can cook more than just chicken wings. This recipe looks easy enough and yummy. Thanks

    Reply
  3. kaliki says

    09/25/2020 at 2:29 pm

    sounds like something i’d like to try!! thanks

    Reply

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