Foodies are discovering the eight meals you wouldn’t have thought to make in an air fryer and it’s blowing their minds
MOST of us own an air fryer these days, and they sure make dinner time much easier thanks to how quickly they cook food.
Food lovers have had their minds blown though after realising they could be cooking eight different meals in them that they never thought was possible.
From breakfast, lunch and dinner, the humble air fryer is your best friend.
While most people use their air fryer for speedy dinners, you can actually make breakfast meals in them too.
Eggs
Eggs are a great way to start your day as they are full of protein and vital vitamins to set you up.
And shockingly, the air dryer makes cooking them even simpler, and it really doesn't matter how you like your eggs in the morning as you can cook an array of styles in them.
Boiled eggs are the easiest to make, all you need to do is pop them in for 15 minutes, but you can also make and fried eggs by placing them in a dish and then the air fryer.
Macaroni cheese
Long gone are the days of standing over the stove makings sure your pasta water doesn't boil over, you can now chuck that in too.
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You can quickly cook up macaroni cheese, a dinner everyone loves, by putting pasta, water, heavy cream, cheese in a pot, making sure the pasta is covered according to this .
Then let your air fryer do all the work, all you need to do is stir it halfway through, and let it cool for five minutes once finished to thicken the sauce.
Jacket potatoes
You can cut down the cooking time on a jacket potato to just 40 minutes using an air fryer and still get crispy skin.
It's a great way to speed up family dinners, but you may have to do it in batches depending on the size of your air fryer.
Cakes
Low and behold, you can even make cakes and muffins in your air fryer, and they will still come out as fluffy as they usually do.
The size of your airfryer will determine what sort of cake or muffin you make, but you can follow this recipe for a quick and easy .
Wraps
If you're still working from home and want a speedy lunch, then a wrap is the perfect option.
You can fill them with whatever you have lying in your fridge, all you need to do is fold it like a burrito so no fillings come out and spray with fry light or butter to give it a crunchy bite.
This can easily be whipped up in your air fryer.
Tortilla chips
You can make your own tortilla chips using your air fryer, and they'll be healthier than the ones you buy in the shop.
There's no need to deep fry food to make them cripsy when you have an air fryer at home.
Simply cut tortilla wraps into triangles and use olive oil and your choice of seasoning to coat them and cook until golden brown or follow this .
Cinnamon rolls
Cooking these naughty breakfast treats in the air fryer makes them super airy on the inside and crispy on the outside.
You can make them from scratch or use a ready-made dough to make the process even quicker.
Grilled cheese sandwiches
If you prefer your toasties with an extra crunch to them, the air fryer is a great way to cook them.
Often, when cooked in the oven they can come out soggy, plus using the air fryer will make them cook much quicker, great if you want an easy lunch on the table ASAP.
This recipe will give you the exact times and temperature to cook on for a perfect grilled cheese.
Budgeting pros at said: "Air fryers have become so popular over the past couple of years because they just make everything so much quicker and they’re so versatile.
“People love that you can make everything in there from chicken and potatoes to roast vegetables and burgers.
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“The best thing is that nothing really takes too long to make it there, so they’re perfect for busy people who find dinners a struggle. On top of that, things made in the air fryer usually require fewer ingredients so in some respects it saves you money too.
“People still underestimate just how many things they can actually make in the air fryer so we’ve put together a list of things that people probably wouldn’t have thought of.”
