Best Ninja air fryer recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner and dessert! If you have a Ninja Foodi pressure cooker and air fryer we have you covered!
Looking for the best Ninja air fryer recipes you say?? Well we’ve been busy adding to our long list of Ninja Foodi recipes since we got ours a few months ago. (affiliate links present, originally published 3/19)
Air Fryer Recipes Ninja
Are you new to this kitchen appliance and want to learn ALL THE THINGS regarding easy air fryer recipes? I was when I got my first pot and now I am totally obsessed. If you are new too I will explain step by step how to use your machine correctly and share tons of meals you can make with this.
Have you been using it for a while now and looking for new Ninja Foodi pressure cooker recipes? Either way we are here to help you make breakfast, lunch, dinner and dessert recipes in this baby. Below are a ton of links to recipes you’ll love using the air crisp function.
Now what does air crisp mean? It is just their way of air frying, it means the exact same thing. If you have the singular model without the pressure cook function you’d have a drawer and that is it. With the Foodi you’d use the attached lid.
Ninja AirFryer
Ninja Foodi Air Crisp Basket
For all of these you will use the circular basket with the holes at the bottom as you see above. This will allow the high heat to circulate around all the food so it gets nice and crispy crunchy. For something like air fryer baking powder wings you want all the crispy skin you can get right?? Make sure you don’t overlap them either.
The lid you use is the one attached. If you are new to this you’ll notice there are two, one that is secured to the side and the other isn’t. The one that is is only to air fry foods, just remember that. It’s the easiest one since you just lower it down until it seals the top. You can lift up easily and check throughout the cook time too, no worries there.
Don’t worry, all of our Foodi recipes are easy to follow and I share step by step instructions so if you’re a beginner you won’t get lost. 😉
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; bookmark it!
- 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.
Air Fryer Ninja
Yes I do have a few different machines. The one above isn’t a Foodi but a Cosori. The Ninja brand has one similar that doesn’t pressure cook at all but just one function only. All of these will work with either and all of them.
BUT when I am making multiple things like air fryer cornbread with air fryer ground beef to make spaghetti with, I’d use both.
- I am now air fryer obsessed!
- You too will soon air fry everything because the results are so amazing! And desserts like this chocolate chip pizookie aren’t off limits.
Everything is better crispy on the outside we say. And it’s not just the case for fresh or defrosted meat either. We share how easy cooking frozen meat is in this thing too. A game changer for many of us who are forgetful at times.
- With NO oil needed it’s a healthy way to eat yumminess!
We’re talking about the Ninja Foodi pressure cooker and air fryer today. You can see mine below.
Recipes for Ninja Air Fryer
Here are a few more resources when you’re starting your journey. You can find a lot more on The Typical Mom, just see below:
- For more electric air fryer and pressure cooker recipes bookmark my website! I add 2 new ones every week so you will never get bored.
If you don’t have one of these popular pots yet, you can buy a Ninja Foodi here.
You can make these in a Ninja Foodi Grill too, plus a lot more since it is an indoor grill too. I have both and they’re both great for different meals.
If you’re deciding which one or if you need both of them too you can read my review of why I like it in the link above.
Frozen Food in Ninja Air Fryer
Wondering how long each new food would take to cook? Have you tried frozen foods in air fryer yet? They’re a game changer for sure!! So much better than in the oven. Yes we’re talking things like frozen taquitos in air fryer but also meats that have been frozen too like air fryer frozen hot dogs.
- Just remember how to preheat air fryer first for about 5 minutes.
- Want to cook Ninja Foodi chicken legs but unsure how long those would take? How about air fryer turkey legs? We will show you here.
- Follow our recipe, or use the cook time chart below. There’s even timing when it comes to frozen foods like pizza rolls in air fryer and more.
Print this free air fryer cook times chart as well as a Ninja Foodi cooking times printable here.
Using the air fryer cooking times printable above will be a HUGE help when you want to make dinner. From things like air fryer beets, to calamari and more. It has it all.
Ninja Cook Times Cheat Sheet
Then serve with air fryer fish sticks and air fryer frozen french fries for a tasty meal. If you’re new to this fancy multi cooker this is the lid you will use for air frying. The second one that isn’t attached is for pressure cooking.
For the singular unit you just have one drawer which makes things a bit less complicated. Just preheat, throw your prepared food inside and make things like air fryer fried potatoes (that actually aren’t deep fried at all), meat and even pasta chips.
You can find tons of pressure cooker recipes here. I narrow down categories in posts like our healthy Ninja Foodi recipes post too.
Tip: You can use Instant Pot recipes for the pressure cooker function easily. You’ll just use the pressure button and the lid that isn’t attached.
- Choose high or low temperature
- Set the time
BUT the biggest difference between Instant Pot vs Ninja Foodi is the air fryer! With the latter you can crisp right in the same pot or only use that function.
- Now you can make air fryer zucchini chips and air fryer zucchini fritters from scratch that are yummy and super healthy.
- AND air fryer frozen chicken breast with some lightly breaded cucumber chips are beyond amazing.
- Want to cook your favorite seafood appetizer right at home. We share how to cook calamari in this thing too.
We have a long list of air fryer Costco recipes here too if you’re a lover of this big box store. Air fryer quiche is great vegetarian or loaded with bacon.
Find all of our Ninja Foodi recipes here and bookmark it!! The air fryer benefits of cooking this way are endless. Packaged foods like air fryer frozen popcorn shrimp are so much better cooked this way. Way better than in the oven.
Ninja air fryer recipes
We add new ones each week too so make sure you Bookmark This Page!
We broke down the sections into these categories:
- Best air fryer recipes
Snacks made in your air fryer like frozen pizza in air fryer, air fryer chickpeas, air fryer frozen pierogies and more
Now, here are some great air fryer appetizers you can make for a crowd, or just for a fun finger food filled meal. 😉
One thing you’ll need to make everything crispy wonderful is olive oil. Avocado oil can be used as well.
Let’s start with some Ninja air fryer breakfast recipes like air fryer sausage patties and much more…..
- To start with we have a BIG roundup of air fryer banana bread + other great air fryer breakfast recipes here.
- You can make air fryer sweet potato cubes in the morning, or as a dinner side dish.
Air fryer cinnamon rolls, air fryer donuts, and sticky buns are the most amazing air fryer breakfast.
I love making air fryer hashbrowns because I can throw in some leftover ham and/or cheese too. Add air fryer sausage links with it for a hearty meal for sure and everyone loves it.
You’ll just need a springform pan, all the best Ninja Foodi accessories are here.
- Cooking will be done with hot air and NO oil!
- These air fryer egg bites and air fryer SPAM are the bomb!
- You can create deep fried crispy air fryer oysters in it too.
Our 2 ingredient air fryer bagels made into bagel bites and stuffed with cream cheese were great
Perfect air fryer hard boiled eggs can be a protein packed breakfast. If you want them a bit softer, use the pressure cook function to make poached eggs.
- Try this Easy Air Fried Cheesy Chicken Omelet
- These air fryer breakfast stuffed peppers are keto friendly and delish.
This Ninja Foodi breakfast is a keeper and can be loaded up with meat or keep it vegetarian with lots of mushrooms etc.
- My kids’ favorite are these air fryer breakfast potatoes though.
- YUM overload with this Air Fryer Toasted Coconut French Toast
- Air Fryer Breakfast Stuffed Peppers are from us, The Typical Mom blog
You can find this yummy treat below in our air fryer desserts roundup
These sticky buns that are semi-homemade are out of this world. You have to try them with refrigerated cinnamon rolls and a few other ingredients.
Ninja Foodi air fryer recipes
- Here’s a basic air fryer wings recipe that is always a winner
- This is how to cook air fryer frozen wings too
- This bacon wrapped air fryer steak is over the top, seriously.
If you love Asian inspired meals, try our easy air fryer won tons some night. Use ground beef or sausage with teriyaki sauce and cabbage.
Make our air fryer whole chicken is a healthy choice for dinner. Pair with air fryer bread and done.
Did you know you could bake in an air fryer? You can!! We’ve done it here and with air fryer cookies too!
Ninja Foodi air fryer oven recipes
- Or ribs in air fryer using the air crisp top that is attached.
- Ninja Foodi meatloaf uses both functions of this multi cooker machine, where air fryer roast beef just uses one.
- Frozen chicken tenders in air fryer and chicken nuggets come out golden brown too.
Air fryer corn is a great side dish with air fryer orange chicken too.
A new favorite is our marinated chicken in air fryer recipe. If you love teriyaki this is amazing. You can eat as is or dice it up and serve inside some air fryer tortillas with cabbage and white sauce.
From snacks, to appetizers and dinners made in a snap are possible now.
The outside will be crispy and crunchy with tender insides every time. Cheesy air fryer tater tots are amazing.
- Try air fryer pork chops that come out perfectly
- Ninja Foodi ribs uses air crisp at the end of the cooking process.
- Making air fryer chicken thighs are easy and a cheap meal, so are air fryer fish nuggets.
Our homemade air fryer chicken tenders and air fried chicken are great with air fryer cheese curds too. To make your own air fryer cordon bleu hot pocket you just need some frozen dough to wrap all the goodness up together.
These air fryer chicken kabobs are healthy and yummy. We added breasts and zucchini with some onion but there are tons of options. Try air fryer filet mignon or air fryer falafel some night too.
Then for bold flavors, throw some of our air fryer empanadas in your air fryer basket next!
- For lower carbs try air fryer chicken tenders no breading and/or a batch of air fryer fried green tomatoes. Both are great snacks.
Air fryer steak tips are yummy any day of the week. Just put in the basket and set the time! Want out of this world sauce over the top of crispy bites? If so try our air fryer bang bang shrimp!
Over rice or air fryer zucchini noodles, you’ve gotta’ try our air fryer teriyaki chicken or air fryer sesame chicken some night.
Our favorite air fryer lunch is air fryer hot dogs loaded up with some pressure cooker chili.
Rounding out our list we’ve got some air fryer side dishes and snacks!
- We just made Ninja Foodi french fries last night! Use as a side dish or load them up with chili and cheese.
- Make air fryer quesadillas for lunch
- Air fryer pretzel bites are fun too.
Our favorite healthy snack before lunch is Ninja Foodi kale chips!
- Add air fryer vegetables or air fryer green bean fries to your plate!
- Then try a few other low carb air fryer recipes here.
Want to make a healthy meal with salmon in the air fryer tonight? Do it!
- Try air fryer fried shrimp for a side or a meal
- or make air fryer frozen shrimp if you forgot to defrost it beforehand
We have a bunch of other air fryer fish recipes here too.
- Ninja Foodi cabbage and air fryer cauliflower are great veggies with frozen chicken patties in air fryer.
- Make air fryer pumpkin seeds for a healthy snack.
If you’ve never tried air fryer fried pickles you’re missing out!
You just need a few large bowls for dredging, cajun seasoning if you want some heat, and garlic powder if you love garlic everything!
Just set the timer for 8 minutes and they’ll come out to perfection each and every time I tell you!
Ninja Air Fryer Recipes
Ingredients
- 16 oz pickles dill, slices, juice drained
- 1.5 c panko bread crumbs
- 1/2 c all purpose flour
- 1.5 tsp cajun seasoning
- 1 c buttermilk
- 1 tsp Italian seasoning
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tbsp olive oil
Instructions
- Preheat air fryer to 390 degrees.
- Drain pickles, lay them out on paper towels and pat dry to soak up as much of the liquid off of them as possible.
- On a plate mix flour and cajun seasonings together (can add other seasonings you want into this)
- In a shallow bowl pour the buttermilk inside (can add any hot sauce into this if you want heat)
- In last plate mix Panko breadcrumbs with salt and Italian seasoning. Then pour in olive oil and mix so it is damp.
- Like an assembly line, put pickle into flour, coat, then shake off excess. Then into buttermilk, and lastly into Panko coating it well on all sides. Allow excess to fall off. Put into air fryer basket.
- Do this so 1 layer is done, do not overlap them as they won't crisp properly.
- Close air crisp lid and continue air frying at 390 degrees for 8 minutes. Remove and add another batch. Enjoy immediately with a variety of dips.
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- Brussel sprouts in the air fryer taste amazing I tell you.
- and Ninja Foodi brussel sprouts with bacon is great
- If you love sweet potato in the air fryer this recipe is great.
Regular air fryer baked potatoes can be a meal or side too.
- Warm potatoes crispy on the outside and fluffy on the inside every time. Works for red potatoes too.
- Or try our air fryer red potatoes diced with dill
- Ninja Foodi sausage comes out perfect with fresh or frozen links.
- Our homemade air fryer pizza and air fryer egg rolls are great
Now check out all our other easy Ninja Foodi recipes and let us know what we should try next!
Love beef? Try our easy air fryer fajitas for dinner!
- Then go for some air fryer stuffed chicken breasts for the win.
- The Ninja Foodi chicken recipe can use both functions or just the air crisp.
- Here are more air fryer chicken breast recipes. You can even cook a frozen pot pie in air fryer now.
- The Ninja Foodi chicken recipe can use both functions or just the air crisp.
And how to make chicken legs in air fryer soaked in buttermilk first
Want to know the side dish we literally serve with everything? A batch of veggies works no matter what.
Refer to our roundup of easy air fryer vegetables recipes for new ideas.
- Our air fryer zucchini boats are the bomb with chicken.
- This air fryer chicken parm is great
- These air fryer meatballs are the bomb
- Air fryer ravioli are great as a side or dinner.
Let’s keep going with easy air fryer recipes shall we? I am always in need of new dinner ideas that are family friendly.
- Everyone loved these air fryer chicken fried steak bites!
- During the Fall we make Ninja Foodi pumpkin puree all the time.
Our air fryer zucchini fries and Ninja Foodi cabbage are the best.
- Try air fryer corn dogs too
- We love air fryer tilapia or air fryer pork loin for dinner.
- Air fryer apple crisp , air fryer brownies and air fryer cake are the bomb
Here are a few more to try like our air fryer okra that’s delicious. Don’t tell your kids what they are and let them see if they like this as a “snack”. Mine do!
Or for a low carb snack, try air fryer fried green tomatoes too.
- Air fryer grilled cheese is a game changer.
- For an ooey gooey appetizer try our air fryer baked brie!
- This air fryer sausage and air fryer potato wedges for dinner is always a win
- We just made air fryer pigs in a blanket and the girls loved them
Our air fryer beef jerky and air fryer eggplant are great snacks.
Our air fryer Monte Cristo is like the one at Disneyland but OH SO much better. Serve with air fryer onion rings for comfort food on a plate.
Then I pulled out a large hunk of meat out of our freezer after we bought half a cow and tried an air fryer roast.
- I marinated it first and the taste was amazing! Served with air fryer tortillas it was the bomb.
Dottie Moon
Saturday 4th of December 2021
I love the recipes I found but would really find your page much less confusing if you had an index of recipes with links. Too much t scroll through now that isn't relevant and I miss links and recipes. Also, the link to your 28 Ninja Foodi Recipes for Families worked but the links to other of your recipe books is broken and says Page Not Found.
Ronald Chan
Thursday 28th of October 2021
Hi, good days to everyone here, I just bought a Ninja Foodi Air Fryer, I just manage to get through for the last few days and yet to learn how to operate the system, I hope to have some recipes and the right ways of using the fryer hope that I may be able to get some guidance from the good cook here, I love to have some household style cooking and preparation, thank you very much in addvance.
Shell
Sunday 18th of April 2021
Here's my issue: Your page title implies recipes for the Ninja Air Fryer... but instead the recipes are for the FOODI. There are TWO different air fryer types from Ninja. Please consider changing your title because I was led here to get recipes for the Ninja Air Fryer.. NOT the Ninja FOODI Air Fryer
justine
Sunday 18th of April 2021
Actually many of these were in fact not made in the Foodi, but rather in the separate machine that only air fries.
If it is air fried you may also use a Foodi if you wish with the air crisp function. Using just the Ninja air fryer machine you can use any and all of these, just click on the blue link and it will take you to that recipe specific to any brand of air fryer you might have.
Stephen
Monday 7th of December 2020
I have looked at your site, but it is so confusing. Everything seems up and down the place and nothing really is coordinated. You really need to rethink your web pages and your layout as it is a massive jumble.
justine
Sunday 18th of April 2021
There’s a menu at the top of mobile and desktop broken down quite a bit, search bar is an option too.
The Typical Mom
Monday 7th of December 2020
There are a variety of categories for you to choose from, unsure what you're referring to. It's quite organized as far as I can tell.
Nicki
Thursday 8th of October 2020
Hi, I have the ninja foodi 4.7l multicooker, and there is no “Broil” function on it.. if I want to follow a recipe asking to broil, which function do I use?