Healthy Ninja Foodi Recipes

Healthy Ninja Foodi recipes you can make with chicken, beef, vegetables and more. For breakfast, lunch or dinner you’ll love these made using the pressure cooker and air fryer functions.

Now that you have your new small kitchen appliance, you’ll need some healthy Ninja Foodi recipes too. We have a bunch to choose from! (affiliate links present)

I will tell you, your new pressure cooker and air fryer is a game changer and can do it all. Ok, so it doesn’t do my laundry (I wish) but can cook just about everything. My oven hasn’t been used in a while. I sometimes hear it crying but don’t feel guilty at all. 😉 Air fryer recipes are just so out of this world, I use this thing on a daily basis.

It isn’t just for main meals though, you can make sweet desserts in it too. Biggest thing to remember with the Foodi are the different lids. The one attached is used for air frying, with the button that says air crisp. The lid not attached is to pressure cook with the corresponding button on the front. From there you’re set.

I have the oldest, first model, as you can see here. It doesn’t matter whether yours is the updated version, is white or red, the Ninja air fryer recipes below will work for you. Let’s start with the beginning of the day. If you want a bit of a treat you can “bake” some air fryer donuts, or just have one donut hole.

OR start with a low carb air fryer recipe like this egg dish filled with meat and/or veggies, our favorite add in is air fryer mushrooms. Think outside of the box. Instead of using all purpose flour and making bread style pancakes, try air fryer cauliflower pancakes using the air crisp mode for a side dish.

Egg Recipes

If you don’t want to make such a large meal, we have another option though! If you love Starbucks egg bites (like I do) you’ll go crazy over these because you can customize them to your liking.

You can either use the pressure cooking function for pressure cooker egg bites, poached eggs, or use fun silicone muffin cups and make these! My kids love a few air fryer apple chips for sweetness on the side too.

Want a vegetarian option? Try some air fryer butternut squash cubes. Pair it with a salad and air fryer croutons for a healthy meal. I kinda’ love the air crisp function better because you get a bit of crisp on the top as you see.

Let’s move on to lunch and dinner now. I mean you can easily make breakfast this time of day, or for dinner but you know what I mean…. You can choose one of our air fryer healthy recipes but there are a few using the pressure cook function too.

There are LOTS of Ninja Foodi chicken recipes you can choose from but I will share a few of the healthiest ones. I love them all with air fryer broccoli or pressure cooker bok choy.

air fryer butternut squash can be eaten as is with salt and pepper or tossed with sauce and chicken. Grab some pitas, roasted tomatoes and onions and make air fryer falafel some night.

Unlike air fryer frozen chicken tenders, there is a way to make tasty finger foods with NO breading at all.

Low Calorie Recipes

With some barbecue sauce on top, everyone loves these and our Ninja Foodi chicken legs! OR here’s how to make frozen chicken in Ninja Foodi. Serve with a side of brown rice and you’re set for a yummy meal.

I have used light breadcrumbs wrapped with bacon too with our Ninja Foodi chicken tenders. Made with Ninja Foodi frozen broccoli it’s easy to make a complete meal.

I mean there are a ton of side dishes you can make with these main dishes like air fryer potato wedges. I will share more of those below. What if dinner is soon but you forgot to defrost your chicken breasts?? Yep, I do this too and we have an answer to how to cook air fryer frozen chicken wings AND this…..

Heart Healthy

I use the pressure cook and air crisp functions only. I tried the Crock pot / slow cook function and like the Instant Pot, it doesn’t work well. Just use your old fashioned pot for those recipes really. But when it comes to large cuts of meat like Mexican pot roast there is no substitute.

If you love air fryer chicken thighs we have a few options as well that go great with Ninja foodi wild rice. That has more texture than white and more fiber too.

Cooked whole they’re great but diced up with a sweet sauce served on top of fluffy Ninja Foodi rice, it is my girls’ favorite meals. Take a look at another option below:

Fish Recipes

Now on to something out of the sea. If we could eat fish and seafood every single day we would, even my kids. From fresh to frozen we have tips for how to make it come out incredible every single time you make it.

Above is a roundup of all different types of fish and how to cook them in your pot. From air fryer salmon, to air fryer fried shrimp they’re all so good. You don’t need a lot of breading either, our air fryer mahi mahi doesn’t.

We probably use this air fryer tilapia recipe the most often though. Forgetful? Me too. You can even cook frozen fish in Ninja Foodi to perfection I tell you.

Vegetable Recipes

I like to serve veggies with just about every meal. When my kids were younger they were like ehhhhh, but they had to at least take one bite.

NOW, they’d rather eat an entire plate full of carrots, broccoli and air fryer baked potatoes than meat really. They think baby air fryer artichoke are the best. I use a steamer basket if I am pressure cooking them.

Toss a few of them together and it’s the best!! I often times choose sliced onions, air fryer zucchini boats, yellow squash, and pressure cooker mushrooms together because they need about the same time to get tender.

Maybe you want to start a bit simpler though, and begin with just one. I would suggest pressure cooker cheesy cauliflower. It’s cheap and tastes great with just some seasoning and no breading.

That means it will continue to stay gluten free, so everyone can enjoy it, and is very low in calories too. We eat this as a snack sometimes it’s just THAT good!

Beef Recipes

Yep, that one is pretty darn popular, and rightfully so! Let’s move on to another type of protein though. We have a lot of beef in our house because we buy meat in bulk from a local farmer. Half a cow a year to be exact. I love that it’s one less thing I need to grab at the store. We will start with a family favorite of ours using this steak rub everyone raves about!

I can’t even explain how good this is. Only 5 minutes makes each bite NOT overcooked and super tender. With LOADS of flavor you can serve this with some pressure cooker quinoa and done!

You can make air fryer steak wrapped with bacon which is amazing too if you want to keep them whole. BUT if you want a “fancy” meal sometime you can try air fryer lamb chops tender and delicious.

OR if you want both beef and pressure cooker mashed potatoes you can make them all at the same time this way…

If you have their indoor grill you can try this Ninja Foodi grill steak and potatoes recipe too. For something simple though I usually opt for something with ground beef. Love combining veggies and meat together for a complete meal? Of course, that’s the wonder of the Foodi. Try this next!

Served over a bed of white rice you really don’t need to cook anything else for dinnertime.

Now I know you’d love an air fryer dessert recipe at the end of the day, but let’s think about something on the healthier side. Here’s what we have in mind that is delicious:

You can share a serving of air fryer apple crisp too, oh my goodness is that fantastic. If you’re new to air frying you’ll be blown away with the short cook time and very little meal prep time. Everything is so quick and easy in your Ninja Foodi pressure cooker. 30 minutes or less is all you need.

You can even make fun things like Ninja Foodi popcorn for movie night, or cucumber chips as a snack.