AIR FRYER MAC AND CHEESE

A quick and simple weekday dinner, Air Fryer Mac and Cheese is a homemade comfort food with lots of cheesy flavors that appeals to both adults and children!

Setup Time: Five Minutes

35 minutes for cooking

40 minutes in total

Ingredients for mac and cheese recipe

1. One-third cup elbow macaroni
2. Eight-oz chunk of shredded cheddar cheese
3. Half a cup of thick cream
4. two cups of whole milk
5. ¾ teaspoon mustard powder
6. and one teaspoon salt
7. One-half teaspoon of pepper
8. One-third teaspoon ground nutmeg
9. Three teaspoons of butter

Guidelines for mac and cheese recipe

• Use butter or nonstick frying spray to grease the pan’s interior.
• In the pan, add the macaroni cheese, heavy cream, milk, nutmeg, pepper, and mustard powder. Stir to mix.
• Put the pan inside your air fryer and cook for 14 minutes at 350 degrees Fahrenheit. After 7 minutes, turn off the air fryer and give the macaroni a toss.
• After the timer sounds, add the butter and continue cooking for an additional 6 to 11 minutes.
• After the allotted cooking time, give the macaroni one last stir and set aside for a few minutes. As it cools, the sauce will get thicker.

Notes for the mac and cheese recipe

• If the pasta is still raw after 25 minutes, cook it for a further 2 minutes at a time until it is done.
• After cooking, whisk in up to an extra ½ cup of heavy cream if you like your mac and cheese creamy. Additionally, you may reheat leftovers on the stovetop by adding extra milk or cream.
• This recipe has a very strong mustard flavor, which can be toned down to ½ teaspoon if preferred.

Classic Peanut Butter Cookies

Ingredients:

• One cup of butter without salt
• One cup of crunchy peanut butter
• One cup of powdered sugar
• One cup of dense brown sugar
• Two big eggs
• 2 and a half cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• One tsp baking powder
• Half a teaspoon of salt

Guidelines:

1. In a large bowl, use an electric mixer to cream butter, peanut butter, white sugar, and brown sugar until smooth. cream in eggs.
2. Sift flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt into a separate bowl; stir into butter mixture until dough is just combined. Chill cookie dough in the refrigerator for 1 hour to make it easier to work with.
3. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
4. Roll dough into 1-inch balls and place 2 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Flatten each ball with a fork, making a crisscross pattern
5. Bake in the preheated oven until edges are golden, about 7 to 10 minutes. Cool on the baking sheets briefly before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.
6. In a another bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Add to butter mixture and stir until dough is just mixed. To make cookie dough simpler to work with, refrigerate it for one hour.

Set the oven’s temperature to 375°F, or 190°C.

Form dough into 1-inch balls and arrange on ungreased baking pans, 2 inches apart. Using a fork, flatten each ball into a crosshatch pattern.

Bake for 7 to 10 minutes, or until the edges are golden, in a preheated oven. Let cool for a little while on the baking sheets, then transfer to a wire rack to finish cooling.

Peanut Butter Cookie Storage Tips

After the peanut butter cookies have cooled fully, transfer them to a jar or airtight container. Keep chilled for a maximum of five days.

 

Fresh mint ice cream

Measurement of ingredients per cup Servings: 8 (makes 1 quart)

 

• one and a half cups heavy cream
• Half a cup of whole milk
• one third cup of tightly packed fresh mint leaves
• Four huge yolks from eggs
• one and a half cups sugar
• 8 grammes of kosher salt
• Two optional drops of green food coloring
• Five ounces of finely grated bittersweet chocolate
• Four handfuls of optionally crushed malted milk balls

instructions

Step 1:

In a heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium-high heat, combine the cream, milk, and mint leaves; whisk occasionally. Cook until the mixture begins to bubble at the rims, about 5 minutes.

Step 2:

While this is going on, warm up a few inches of water in a pot over medium heat. In a heatproof bowl that fits over the top of the pot, combine the egg yolks, sugar, and salt. Whisk the mixture for about two minutes, or until it has lightened and about doubled in volume. Take out the bowl from the saucepan and throw away the hot water.

Step 3:

Stir roughly cup blend the egg mixture with one cup of the cream mixture until it’s smooth. Whisk continuously while pouring the mixed mixture into the saucepan over medium heat. For one to two minutes, or until the mixture thickens to the point where it coats the back of the wooden spoon, whisk the mixture with the spoon. Make sure it doesn’t boil.

Step 4: 

In the interim, put water and ice in a big mixing basin and place a smaller bowl within. Using a fine-mesh sieve, transfer the custard into the smaller bowl, and then stir it periodically until it cools. Take out of the ice bath and, if using, whisk in the food coloring. Place a plastic wrap on top and chill for a minimum of four hours and a maximum of three days.

Step 5:  

Transfer the cold transfer the cold custard into the ice cream machine and churn as per the instructions provided by the manufacturer. In the final minute of churning, add the crushed malted milk balls and grated chocolate, if using.

Step 6: Pour the ice cream into a container that can be frozen. Press waxed paper or parchment directly onto the surface. Before serving, seal and freeze for at least two hours, or until firm.

French onion soup 

For good reason, this soup recipe has had the most requests of all time.

Ingredients for french onion soup

1. Six large onions, either red or yellow (approximately 3 pounds)
2. Four tsp extra virgin olive oil
3. two tsp butter
4. One tsp sugar
5. salt that is kosher
6. two minced garlic cloves
7. Eight cups of either beef or chicken stock, or a mix of the two
8. half a cup of dry white wine or dry vermouth
9. two bay leaves
10. 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme OR 1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves and a few fresh thyme sprigs
11. half a teaspoon of finely powdered black pepper
12. Two teaspoons of brandy, if desired
13. Eight pieces, each one inch thick Baguette or French bread
14. one and a half cups of grated Gruyere
15. sprinkling Parmesan cheese, grated

Instructions for french onion soup

• Peel and finely slice the onions starting at the root and working your way up to the stem. In total, there should be roughly ten cups of sliced onions.
• Start caramelizing the onions in butter and olive oil.Heat 3 tablespoons of olive oil in a thick-bottomed pot (5 to 6 quarts) over medium heat. Toss to coat with olive oil after adding the onions.
• Simmer the onions for 15 to 20 minutes, stirring frequently, or until they become tender.
• Turn up the temperature to medium-high. After adding the butter and the remaining tablespoon of olive oil, sauté the onions for 20 to 40 minutes, turning frequently, or until they begin to brown. The duration will differ based on your stove, pot, and onions
• After adding the garlic and completing the caramelization, sprinkle with 1 tsp salt and sugar to aid in the caramelization process. After another 10 to 15 minutes or more, or until the onions are nicely caramelized, continue cooking.
• Cook for a further minute after adding the minced garlic.
• Deglaze the pot with wine or vermouth: Pour in the wine or vermouth and, while scraping off the browned bits from the pot’s sides and bottom, deglaze the pot.
• Put the thyme, bay leaves, and stock in there. After bringing the mixture to a simmer, cover it, and reduce the heat to keep it there. Simmer for around thirty minutes.
• Add the brandy and season:
• Add additional salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste. Throw away the bay leaves. If used, add brandy.
• Toast the slices of French bread:
• As the soup is simmering, prepare a sheet pan by lining it with foil or parchment paper and place an oven rack in the upper third of the oven. Preheat the oven to 450°F.

• You’ll need to use about a tablespoon and a half of olive oil to lightly brush the French bread or baguette pieces on both sides

.Place in the oven and toast for 5 to 7 minutes, or until gently browned. Take out of the oven.

Ribeye steak with garlic rosemary butter

Cooking steaks at home that rival those from restaurants is simple with Blackstone Ribeye Steak. You season and cook the steaks on your Blackstone.

The preparation time is ten minutes.

Cooking time: six minutes

Twenty-one minutes overall

4 Ribeye Steaks served

Ingredients

1. One teaspoon each of pepper,
2. salt, and
3. garlic powder
4. Twice as much oil
5. 2tbsp butter

DIRECTIONS:

1. Heat the Blackstone griddle to a high temperature (around 500 degrees Fahrenheit). For the steaks to sear well, the griddle needs to be hot.

• Verify that the steaks are room temperature and dry. In a small bowl, mix the garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Next, apply the spice mixture to each steak, about ½ of it at a time.
• Drizzle the Blackstone grill with oil.
• The steaks should be placed on top of the heated oil on the Blackstone grill. To ensure a nice sear on the steaks, leave them to cook for two to three minutes without moving them.
• Next, carefully raise and flip the steak using tongs. The steaks require additional time and are not yet ready to flip if they are still clinging to the grill.
• Turn the steaks over onto a different area of the grill. After that, grill the steaks for a further two to three minutes to sear the other side.
• Next, lower the Blackstone grill’s temperature to medium. Cook the steaks until they reach your desired doneness.
• Check with a quick read meat thermometer. the temperature of the steak. The internal temperature of each steak preference is listed in the recipe notes.
• Next, place about ½ tablespoon of butter on top of each steak and let it to melt into the meat.
• The steak is ready to be served warm after 5 minutes of resting. Enjoy!

NOTES FOR RECIPE

• The most accurate method of determining the doneness of a steak is to place an instant read thermometer into its thickest area. Apply this through the steak’s side rather than its top.
• Doneness of Steak:
• Uncommon: 120°F, cool to warm red core
• In between Uncommon: 130°F, warm red core
• 140°F, hot pink center on medium
• In between 150°F, with a mostly brown center
• Excellent – 160°F, deep brown in hue

For this recipe, any type of steak will work.

 

Crispy Fried Onion Recipe for Air Fryer

Try these really simple air fryer crispy onion recipes at home. To achieve the crispy caramelized taste and texture of onions, deep-frying them in copious amounts of oil is not necessary. A nutritious substitute for deep-fried onions that may be used in soups, salads, curries, and Indian biryanis

I adore adding fried onions to many recipes because of their flavor and texture. Caramelized onions are a necessary component, particularly in Indian cuisines like chicken or vegetable biryani, to achieve the traditional flavor of the rice dish. Without it, dishes like lamb korma curry (mutton korma) and biryanis would not be complete.

Ingredients for Crispy Fried Onion Recipe with Air Fryer 

1. Two medium-sized to big yellow onions, or about one pound
2. LOne tablespoon olive oil

 

Directions for Air-Fryer Crispy Fried Onion Recipe:

• Slice the onion thinly round after peeling.

 

• After drizzling the slices with oil, carefully separate the rings.

 

• Put the onion rings inside the basket of the air fryer. Initially, fry them for 10 minutes at 300°F. Mix the rings gently every five minutes.

 

• Now reduce the heat to 240 degrees Fahrenheit and keep the rings heated. Gently stir the rings every five minutes. To achieve the correct color and texture, it will take 15–18 minutes at 240°F.

NOTES:

• You can use a yellow or red onion. But take note that the red onion will make the fried onion deeper in color.

 

• The number of onions in the air fryer can affect cooking times. This time is for about one pound of onions. Should your batch be a little bigger, just continue to fry, inspecting after every five minutes at 240 degrees Fahrenheit, until the color and texture are to your liking.

 

Help full tips:

• If you use a red onion, the finished product may be fried onions that are dark brown. When fried, yellow onions take on a golden brown hue.
• Slice onions as evenly as you can. Otherwise, when you cook them, you can get uneven color and texture. An ideal instrument for achieving uniform slices is a mandolin slicer. Additionally, this will expedite the cutting process.
• Before removing the onion rings from the slices, drizzle some oil over them.
• It will aid in the oil’s equal distribution.

How Should Crispy Fried Onions Be Stored? Before storing, let the onion strings to cool fully. After that, put them in a refrigerator-safe container that is airtight.

For What Length of Time Should I Store?

These fried onions can be successfully kept in the refrigerator for up to a week if they are kept in an airtight container.

AIR FRYER LATKES

Latkes are crispy and tasty! They are the best alternative to oil for baking latkes during Hanukkah.

INGREDIENTS FOR AIR FRYER LATKES

1. Pare four russet potatoes of medium size.
2. Just one tiny yellow onion
3. Two large eggs
4. two matzo meal tablespoons
5. A solitary tsp of garlic powder
6. A single tsp of kosher salt
7. one-third teaspoon ground pepper

In order to provide service

1. One tablespoon of just-cut chives
2. 1/3 cup of sour cream
3. 1/4 cup of applesauce

Guidelines:

• Finely chop the potatoes and onion using a box grater with large holes or the grating blade in your food processor. After grating the potatoes, use a muslin towel to squeeze out as much liquid as possible.
• In a large bowl, mix together the grated potatoes, eggs, matzo meal, garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Once everything is well combined, leave it for five minutes.
• Adjust the temperature of the Air Fryer to 375°F.
• Use frying spray or line the air fryer’s basket with parchment paper to make cleanup simpler. Flatten the potato mixture (1/4 cup per latke) into a patty with a spatula and arrange in a single layer inside the air fryer
• Coat the latkes briefly with cooking spray and let them to air fry for eight minutes. Give them another coat of cooking spray after flipping them over, and cook for an additional 4 minutes, or until they are crisp and golden brown.
• Serve with apple sauce and sour cream, garnished with some freshly chopped chives.

Tips

• Grater should be used: Grate the potatoes and onions finely to guarantee even cooking. A box grater or food processor with a grating attachment is a handy item. I use a box grater with large holes for the potatoes.
• Prepare the air fryer:If your air fryer does not have a preheat option, let it run for approximately five minutes before adding the latkes.
• Avoid using excessive amounts of oil. Even though the air fryer uses less oil than traditional frying, the latkes should still be lightly coated or drizzled with oil before cooking. This will contribute to their transformation into crispy and golden. Don’t fill the air fryer basket to the brim.
• When placing the latkes in the air fryer basket, make sure they are arranged in a single layer without overlapping.
• Overcrowding will cause the latkes to steam rather than crisp.
• Keep them heated in the oven:After cooking, the latkes can be reheated at 200°F while you finish assembling the other ingredients.

Garlic Butter Air Fryer Mushrooms

After seasoning, mushrooms are mixed with a small amount of oil. After cooking until soft, mix with butter made from garlic. So easy.

Ingredients

1. One pound of cleaned (and cut in half if huge) mushrooms; 
2. one tablespoon of olive oil; 
3. two teaspoons of soy sauce; 
4. pepper to taste; 
5. one tablespoon of melted garlic butter; 
6. and one tablespoon of finely chopped fresh parsley

Guidelines

• Warm up the air fryer to 400°F. Add soy sauce and olive oil to the mushrooms and toss; season with pepper.
• After 4 minutes, shake the basket and continue to cook the mushrooms for a further 6 to 8 minutes.
• Take them out of the air fryer and put them in a little bowl.
• Add parsley and garlic butter and toss.
• Warm up and serve.

Not a trace of garlic butter?

• Not a problem! Combine 1/4 cup salted butter, a pinch of parsley, and one small clove of garlic (if your clove is large, use half of it unless you love a big kick of garlic). For this recipe, melt 1 tablespoon; use the remaining to spread over French bread or use as a steak sauce for Air Fryer steaks!
• After giving the mushrooms a short rinse in a strainer to remove any debris, pat them dry.
• Apply the soy sauce only right before cooking.
• Make careful to preheat the air fryer before cooking for the greatest air fryer mushrooms.
• Keep the basket from being very full so that they can crisp evenly. To feed a large group, prepare a few batches, then warm them both for about a minute before serving batches, then warm them both for about a minute before serving.

Information on Nutrition

83 calories, 4 grams of carbohydrates, 4 grams of protein, 7 grams of fat, 2 grams of saturated fat, 8 mg of cholesterol, 199 mg of sodium, 361 mg of potassium, 1 gram of fiber, 2 grams of sugar, 172 IU of vitamin A, 4 mg of vitamin C, 3 mg of calcium, and 1 mg of iron.

THE BEST AIR FRYER BREAD | LOW CARB & GLUTEN FREE

A straightforward, low-carb, gluten-free air fryer bun that tastes great toasted with butter or on sandwiches. This recipe is a go-to in my kitchen because it is simple to prepare and low in calories.

STORING GUIDELINES

Because this air fryer bread is made with cottage cheese, it must be kept refrigerated. Additionally, you can freeze it for up to three months

Ingredients

1. Three tablespoons of psyllium
2. One spoonful of almond flour
3. Parsley half a teaspoon
4. Two tsp of cottage cheese 
5. Two tablespoons of egg white (or one egg’s white)
6. Half a teaspoon of each ingredient, excluding the bagel seasoning and a pinch of salt (optional, but adds flavor)

DIRECTIONS

• In a bowl, combine dry ingredients.
• Mix thoroughly after adding the wet ingredients.
• The cottage cheese won’t clump together. It’ll melt into a delicious mush.
• Shape the mixture into any desired shape, such as a bagel, bun, twisted roll, or letter, using clean hands.
• Use a spatula to turn after 6 minutes of baking at 320 degrees in the air fryer.
• Bake until golden brown, about 6 to 8 more minutes.
• Take out of the air fryer and give it a two-minute rest.

NOTES: SWAPS IN INGREDIENTS

• You can use your preferred flour in place of almond flour if that’s not your thing. I used coconut flour when I tried this recipe, and it worked out beautifully.
• If you don’t have psyllium husk or would rather not use it, you can substitute oat flour or gluten-free baking flour; however, this will alter the bread’s macronutrient balance, making it higher in carbohydrates. Nevertheless, psyllium husk Contributes
•  lightness of bread without gluten. Its high fiber content is also due to this.

NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION

Amount Per Serving: 1 roll

Calories 129

3.4g of total fat

Glucose 14.5 grams 

carbs 3.2 grams

11.3% fiber 

and 8.6% protein

OIL-FREE AIR FRYER FRENCH FRIES

The air fryer makes delicious, oil-free, quick, and simple french fries! Any variety of potato will work. There is an oven option in the recipe. This recipe is vegan, gluten-free, whole food plant-based, and oil-free.

For many of us, fries are the ultimate food. When I was younger, I was obsessed with fast food until I discovered that many of the foods had more than ten ingredients and that scientists were frequently responsible for creating the flavor and texture I was finding so irresistible. They were no longer so attractive. It may surprise you to learn that some of them contain dairy and “beef flavoring” while being labeled as vegan.

apparatus for air fryer

• If you choose to bake it in an oven, double the cooking time and make sure it’s done.
• A mandoline or a chef’s knife and cutting board

Ingredients

1. One pound of russet, red, yellow, purple, and sweet potatoes;
2. add salt and pepper to taste.

Guidelines

• Scrubbing the potato(es) if necessary, wash and dry them.
• With a chef’s knife and a mandoline or cutting board, cut the potato into long pieces by slicing it into slices that are less than ½ inch thick.
• Next, cut the potato into long pieces that are no wider than half an inch.
• Arrange the strips so they are near to one another but not touching on an air fryer tray. I find that lining mine with a silicone pad doesn’t cause the food to cook any longer. Arrange the strips in the tray. When utilizing Now sprinkle on the salt to provide a good adhesion.
• Air fried for eighteen minutes at 400 degrees. A midway rotation will provide more uniform frying. Fry until the fries are brown, adding one or two more minutes if necessary. Cooking time should be doubled if using a regular oven.

How to Make Air-Fryer Apple Chips

These apple chips from the air fryer are tasty and nourishing! They’re the perfect crunchy, crispy, and healthful substitute for potato chips.

Ingredients

1. One apple (red delicious apples are excellent too, but I like honeycrisp ones best)
2. Not required: crushed cinnamon

Guidelines

Step 1: Get the apples ready

• After cleaning, slice the apple into 1/8-inch pieces. I recommend chopping with a mandoline, but a sharp knife cut done gently also works well.
• Step 2: Put the apples in order

• After placing the apple slices in the air fryer basket in a single layer, dust them with ground cinnamon.

Editor’s Tip:

• To prevent the apples from flying around, place a metal rack or trivet over the slices.

Step 3: Let the apples air fry.

• For 15 minutes, air fried at 300°F, turning every 5 minutes.
• Depending on the sort of air fryer you use, frying times may vary, so keep a watchful eye on the apple chips while they cook.

Step4: Savor apple chips from the air fryer

• After the apple chips are done, take them out of the air fryer and allow them to cool. As they warm up to room temperature, they will keep getting crispier!
• Keep leftovers at room temperature for up to a week by sealing them in an airtight container or bag.

Advice for Baking Apple Chips with an Air Fryer

• Keep the air fryer basket empty! Apple slices somewhat overlapping is acceptable, but if necessary, work in batches. The apple chips will cook more evenly as a result.
• The majority of the seeds will fall out of the apple, so you don’t need to peel or core it.
• out while cooking or when slicing with a mandoline.
• Alternatively, bake apple chips for two hours at 200°F, turning the slices of apple halfway through.

Air Fryer Lemon Garlic Shrimp

Garlic Shrimp with lemon! The gently spicy lemon-garlic marinade that permeates every mouthful of this recipe is what makes it so flavorful. The grilled shrimp are perfect to start a dinner party or to be presented with cocktails. Want to add some spice? After the shrimp are cooled, prepare a homemade cocktail sauce for dipping. You could also mix leftovers into spaghetti or serve the shrimp over a Cobb salad.

Since shrimp should be cooked as rapidly as possible, using an air fryer is a great way to ensure that the shrimp are cooked evenly and have a perfectly tender inside. This recipe for shrimp cooked in an air fryer is a wonderful option if you’re searching for something quick, simple, and healthy because it doesn’t require breading.

Ingredients

1. one large clove of garlic, chopped or grated
2. One tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil
3. 1-tsp fresh lemon juice
4. Half a teaspoon of Italian spice
5. Crushed red pepper flakes, 1/4 teaspoon
6. 1½ teaspoons kosher salt
7. 1/4 tsp. sauce of Worcestershire
8. One pound of big, peeled tail-on shrimp (21/25 per pound)
9. Sliced thinly into half-moons, one lemon, seeds removed
10. 2 tablespoons freshly chopped parsley

Guidelines

 Step 1:

• Garlic, oil, lemon juice, Italian seasoning, red pepper flakes, salt, and Worcestershire sauce should all be combined in a big bowl. Toss to coat after adding the shrimp and lemon slices.

Step 2:

• Arrange the shrimp and lemon slices in an air fryer basket in a single layer, working in batches (do not overcrowd). Cook for 4 to 6 minutes at 400° until the shrimp are opaque and fully cooked.

Step 3:

• Arrange lemon slices and shrimp on a plate. Add parsley on top
• Place the lemon slices and shrimp on a dish. Add parsley on top.

Prepare Ahead:

• You can marinate shrimp and lemon slices for one hour. Shut off and rest.