Air Fryer Frozen Meatballs

Frozen meatballs in air fryer come out tender and delicious! Use your Ninja Foodi or Cosori to make this appetizer. If you have made Crockpot frozen meatballs but don’t have time for that, use these directions.

Air Fryer Frozen Meatballs Recipe

There are lots of different ways of how to cook frozen meatballs but if you like easy with a bit of crispy on the outside this is the best. You just throw them in out of the bag without sauce and you can toss with that later if you would like.

in Ninja Foodi

Now that I am obsessed with easy Ninja Foodi recipes I had to figure it out in that machine too. It works a bit different and doesn’t take as long. You will use the lid that is attached to make this one.

Years ago I figured out how to make pressure cooker frozen meatballs, that was handy. It used high pressure with hot steam to puff up the once rock hard straight out of the freezer meat to perfection.

Sometimes I just crave some meat as a snack, but cooking frozen meat can be tricky. Throw these in, get them tender and pour some spaghetti sauce over them for a quick snack.

If you want to make Ninja Foodi spaghetti, these are a great add in as well. You don’t even need non stick spray to make these perfect. I usually use that for everything but it isn’t necessary at all.

Ingredients

1. Bag of frozen meatballs – if thawed you’d need less time
2. Sauce of choice if you like but optional
3. Cosori air fryer or brand you have at home

Sauce choices

• Teriyaki sauce
• Spaghetti sauce
• Barbecue sauce
• Mix jar of 18 oz. grape jelly with 12 oz. chili sauce to make grape jelly meatballs

Or just throw it into a pot of Instant Pot spaghetti to add protein to your meal! Most of the time I am making these to serve as is with a dip on the side.

NOW if you want quick and easy but homemade with ground beef, you can do that too. In a large bowl combine ground pork, bread crumbs and parmesan cheese to make our basic meatball recipe. Set on a baking sheet and when done use our directions for homemade air fryer meatballs instead.

Directions

1. Always make sure that you preheat air fryer to 380 – 400 degrees first so the heat is even the whole cooking time. Dump frozen meatballs into air fryer basket and cook.
2. Air fry 8 minutes but timing may vary slightly depending on their size. You just want to make sure they are heated through to the center.
3. Check near the end and can add 1-2 minutes longer to get a crispier outside texture.
4. Warm spaghetti sauce if desired and toss with meatballs to serve.

This is what they look like smothered in tomato sauce with seasonings. Great as is really. Biggest tip for both is to ensure they’re in a single layer in your air fryer basket. This way the outsides can get crispy all the way around.

Nutritional facts such as calories and saturated fat will vary depending on the brand. Refer to the bag you buy for very accurate information.

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