Air Fryer Ground Beef Recipe
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.
Servings: 6
Equipment
- 1 air fryer
- 1 wooden spatula or spoon to rotate
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground beef thawed out, not frozen
- 1 pinch salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat air fryer to 350 degrees F for 5 minutes.
- Break up ground beef and lay in air fryer basket without overlapping.
- Close basket and cook for a total of 5-7 minutes breaking meat up again after 3 minutes. If you'd like it more done increase for 1 more minute at a time and check.
- 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.
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Notes
Air Fryer Taco Meat (option)
When done you can transition your cooked ground beef into taco meat. Just dump meat into a bowl and sprinkle 4 tbsp of taco seasoning and 4 tbsp beef broth. Stir together to season meat. Taste and adjust if you like it a bit more wet add more broth, for a bolder flavor add a bit more seasoning.Nutrition
Serving: 2oz | Calories: 192kcal | Protein: 13g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 54mg | Sodium: 51mg | Potassium: 204mg | Calcium: 14mg | Iron: 1mg