Ninja Foodi chicken recipes are here!! From frozen to fresh, using your pressure cooker or Ninja air fryer recipes too. Both offer you lots of lunch and dinner ideas to choose from.

Now that you have your new pressure cooker and air fryer you’re probably looking for easy Ninja Foodi recipes right?! Here’s a roundup of Ninja Foodi chicken recipes! Get ready for a months worth of lunch and dinner ideas you will want to share with your friends.
Of course we have made a lot more pressure cooker and air fryer recipes than these. We’ve even narrowed things down and you can now find more healthy Ninja Foodi recipes here.
Sometimes you want to narrow things down though to just chicken! From chicken thighs to breasts and air fryer chicken wings we have it all. Not just cooking from fresh either, we have tips on how to reheat chicken tenders in air fryer too.

Join my Ninja Foodi EASY Recipes Facebook group for recipes and to hear about exclusive offers. Then you’ll see things like how to make homemade air fryer popcorn chicken and a lot more daily. Everyone is welcome to share their creation so you can get tons of ideas from people around the world, and share what you’ve made too.
Chicken Breast Recipes
That is where I got the idea to make a sort of Pressure Cooker French onion chicken meal. I always use onions for all the things since they are so cheap but pack a punch of flavor. Adding slices of cheese at the end gave it creaminess but still a great source of protein. Kids even love this one.
You can make some of these in a Ninja Foodi Grill too. If you have that one it comes with two functions. You can grill and air fry. That does cut down the meals you can make since you cannot pressure cook in it but is a nice option to “barbecue” when it is cold and rainy outside.
We will show you how to cook these kebabs you see here below too in the printable recipe card. Those can have all different sort of vegetables on the stick, use what is in season and your favorites.

Can you cook raw chicken in a Ninja air fryer?
Yes that is the whole point, you can add it in there raw and whether you choose to pressure cook or air fry until the center reaches a safe 165F degrees.
If you’re looking for healthy electric pressure cooker recipes and air fryer meals or leftover chicken recipes, we’ve got them! This is a great start right??
Start with our easy BBQ Ninja Foodi chicken breast recipe, or add some sauce and only use air crisp with air fryer bbq chicken breast. Best one pot meal is our pressure cooker chicken and vegetables dish. Then you can move on to some pressure cooker apricot chicken that is sweet and perfect on ninja foodi rice.
If you’re forgetful (like me) you might need instructions for air fryer frozen chicken legs sometime. Already defrosted? Then you can make air fryer chicken legs so they get real crispy like KFC.
Air fryer chicken cutlets are lightly breaded and can be made into strips for little fingers. Love spicy stuff??!! Make a pot of shredded Instant Pot buffalo chicken. Throw it on to sliders for a fun appetizer or dinner idea.

If you need a gluten free chicken option we have that too. Use our Fried Chicken in Air Fryer instructions for that one. You can use dark or light meat to make any of these Ninja Foodi Chicken Thigh Recipes.
We first created a list of easy pressure cooker chicken recipes, now we’re talking specifically about Ninja Foodi recipes. This buttermilk chicken legs in air fryer recipe is the best. For a complete meal with veggies, try our old fashioned cabbage soup
If you want something quick, you can throw in bagged/frozen frozen orange chicken in air fryer and it’s amazing!
Panda Express has one of our favorites so we thought we’d figure out how to make black pepper chicken at home. It came out great so we shared it here on our site. These will include dinners and side dishes cooked with the saute, pressure cooker, and air crisp functions. I honestly don’t use anything other than those 3.

Let me start by saying that you can use all of my 101+ Instant Pot recipes in the Foodi. They work the same using your pressure cooker function. The only difference is now you have a crisping lid to make everything crispy and delicious!
For the most tender meat ever you can use a mallet to pound it out to thinner. This is how long to cook thin chicken breast in air fryer using the air crisp lid.
Ninja Foodi Kids Recipes
Our first one is the Campbells pressure cooker chicken and rice dish but cooked using the pressure cooker function. We also have this creamy chicken and rice casserole and pressure cooker Mexican chicken and rice too. Want to add noodles instead? Try chicken pasta instead.
Pressure cooker cheesy chicken spaghetti is always a hit. Just throw it all in, turn knob to seal position and quick release when done.
Then make a batch of homemade air fryer chicken tenders no breading! If you need low carb but they want tons of flavor these will satisfy you both. We have directions for frozen chicken tenders in air fryer here as well as homemade chicken nuggets air fryer too.


Ninja Foodi Chicken Recipe
Equipment
- 1 ninja foodi
Ingredients
- 2 chicken breasts, boneless, skinless, cut into 2" bite size pieces
- 1 zucchini, cut into 1" slices
- 1 red onion, cut into 1" slices
- 1/2 pint grape tomatoes
- 1 tbsp garlic, minced
- 2 tbsp red wine vinegar
- 1 lemon, juiced
- 1 tsp oregano
- 1/4 c olive oil
- salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Put diced chicken into a bowl. In another bowl whisk together the garlic, red wine vinegar, lemon juice, oregano and olive oil.
- Pour over chicken, toss to coat. Marinate on the counter for at least 15 minutes, can leave in fridge overnight for stronger flavor.
- When ready to cook put cut vegetables in a bowl and toss with 1 tbsp olive oil. Then sprinkle with some salt and pepper.
- Measure skewers to ensure they are the right length to fit inside your air fryer basket first. Cut/break to fit.
- Use wood skewers and alternate 1 pc. of chicken, then a tomato, zucchini, then onion piece until everything is used up.
- Put prepared kebabs in air fryer basket at 380 degrees for 15-18 minutes flipping halfway through until chicken is done all the way through.
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Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Air Fryer Chicken Recipes
If you have kids, these Ninja Foodi chicken legs will surely be a hit. Use barbecue sauce or teriyaki marinade for a yummy and healthy meal. These air fryer frozen chicken nuggets is a quick meal you can serve with pressure cooker Mexican rice.
Using wings I would try this spicy firecracker chicken recipe. For a healthier idea, try our air fryer chicken leg quarters with bbq sauce or tahini chicken with sauce.
Want homemade Ninja Foodi chicken tenders?? We have made those too wrapped in bacon! For an Asian flare, try our air fryer chicken katsu. Try our Instant Pot lemon chicken too that is delicious with thighs.
Then throw in this Ninja Foodi chicken recipe where you can make an air fryer whole chicken using just air crisp, or pressure cook and then crisp. Want to do the same thing with game hens? Follow our Ninja Foodi cornish hen recipe.

Boneless Skinless Chicken Recipes
Hate wasting all the things that come with your bird? Boil and bread the things in that bag and make air fryer chicken gizzards with them! Seriously they are really good this way. Not feeling great?? Try this feel good soup or pressure cooker chicken noodle soup to feel better.
Want a heartier meal??
Make our pressure cooker chicken noodle casserole too! A family fave. Only have frozen? No problem, give our frozen chicken and noodles pressure cooker recipe.
Want something totally different but surprisingly delicious? Try peanut butter chicken! Cornish hen in air fryer is a protein packed healthy meal. Then try pressure cooker chicken taco bowls that everyone will love. If you want more veggies our air fryer corn is so simple to pair with any dish.
One of our favorites has to be this air fryer teriyaki chicken. OH MY this and our air fryer sesame chicken is good with some brown rice in bowls for dinner.

Frozen Chicken Recipes
Below is Instant Pot shredded chicken. It can be used for a variety of meals including Instant Pot tacos, bowls, burritos or sliders!
How do you cook frozen chicken in Ninja Foodi using the pressure cooker function? Or frozen chicken breast in air fryer…we have directions for both. It’s really quite simple! Directions in the link above.
Tip: Defrosting and cooking frozen chicken breasts in a pressure cooker is ideal for making shredded chicken but not fantastic for eating whole in my opinion.
They’ll get tender and perfect for mixing with a tasty sauce and making shredded chicken soft tacos but whole they have an interesting texture.


Dinner Recipes
Love pressure cooker casseroles? Most of ours take less than 15 minutes to cook. Now that is a FAST cook time! Just set to high and when it’s done you quick release on your pressure release valve and add a layer of cheese to melt on the top if you want!
I am totally obsessed with this machine I tell you! Just use your favorite sauce and meat and that is literally all you need for pressure cooker bbq chicken thighs I tell you.
Love Chinese food? Try our Asian chicken some night for sure. Adding together all the meat, noodles or rice and vegetables makes a complete one pot meal we love. Some have substituted diced rotisserie chicken into our pressure cooker tuna casserole and loved it.
Add precooked or fresh chicken into this pressure cooker pad thai some night. Pressure cooker chicken enchiladas have been popular, as well as Ninja Foodi pineapple chicken. Our pressure cooker Dorito casserole is fun with kids.
This pressure cooker crack chicken casserole below has been a huge hit, or Ninja Foodi crack chicken without the noodles.

Looking for the best air fryer chicken wings ?? This one uses a dry rub and is so good you need NO sauce for extra flavor. They’re a much healthier way to cook chicken wings, but get as crispy as if you deep fried them.
With that said we have a lot more air fryer dinner recipes you can use in your Foodi this week too. Like our air fryer chicken thighs or marinated chicken in air fryer recipe.
This pressure cooker chicken parmesan casserole is great using the pressure cooking function with pasta. Or use the other carb to make cheesy pressure cooker chicken and rice instead. And air fryer chicken parmesan is great.
We also have a lot of pressure cooker chicken soup recipes to try.













Hi, Amazing article. Look like you are an expert chef and the recipe looks so delicious. I will definitely try it
Hi there, I am so loving your recipes. I have been going nuts looking for help on using my new Foodi. I have a question regarding the pressure cooker. Do I have to add water to everything that I pressure cook? Sometimes I get a flashing message that says “WATER” so I have to open the lid and add water, but I noticed you do not say to do that in your recipes. I mean the ones that are not liquid based. Can you help me out? Thanks bunches!
Yes water must be added for pressure cooking however if you’re adding things like broth, salsa, or other things with liquid you don’t have to add additional water.
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Hi there, I am so loving your recipes. I have been going nuts looking for help on using my new Foodi. I have a question regarding the pressure cooker. Do I have to add water to everything that I pressure cook? Sometimes I get a flashing message that says “WATER” so I have to open the lid and add water, but I noticed you do not say to do that in your recipes. I mean the ones that are not liquid based. Can you help me out? Thanks bunches!
How can I get a book for the recipe’s you have for the foodie, I have the full book but doesn’t have the ones I have seen in your post, I especially like the boneless chicken thighs?
I don’t offer all of my recipes in book form though you can print each recipe at the bottom of each post and create your own book of them
This is a great list! We loved the chicken and rice and can’t wait to try more!
Enjoy!
My son just got a ninja and he will love this I am sending your like over to him so he can make this for me to sample I love it!
Yay!!
So many great recipes in this round up! Can’t wait to try a few of them in the next few weeks while the whole family is home 🙂
Yay glad I could help