If you find yourself with the Monday blues and wondering what to do about dinner, don’t stress. With these 21 easy air fryer dinner recipes, your Monday is going to end up being much better than you expected. Bonus: if the weather is unbearably hot, the air fryer won’t heat up your kitchen as it cooks your dinner.
Air Fryer Brats
When you think about cooking brats, you probably think about firing up your grill. But guess what? Your air fryer can make tender and juicy brats that are ready in under 15 minutes!
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Air Fryer Turkey Burgers
These air fryer turkey burgers are the perfect antidote to a lousy Monday. This is a quick, easy, and flavorful recipe perfect for a weeknight dinner.
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Air Fryer Chicken Drumsticks
You can get the taste of fried chicken without oil or the mess when you make these chicken drumsticks in the air fryer. Prep and cooking time is 30 minutes.
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Barbecue Sauce Chicken Drumsticks in Air Fryer
There are a couple of reasons you’re going to love learning about how to make barbecue drumsticks in the air fryer. Besides being fast and easy, it is much neater than cooking them on the grill.
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Salmon in the Air Fryer
One of the beauties of cooking salmon or any seafood in the air fryer is that it is pretty difficult to do it wrong. Many air fryers have a seafood setting that you can select, so your salmon comes out perfectly.
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Air Fryer Ribeye Steaks
One of the reasons we love the idea of cooking ribeye steak in the air fryer is how fast you can get it done. With only four ingredients, plus the steak, prep time is about 10 minutes.
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Copycat Supermarket Chicken Rotisserie
This recipe for how to cook a whole chicken in an air fryer will change your mind about supermarket rotisserie chicken forever. It is far cheaper and much more delicious. Use leftovers in tomorrow’s chicken dinner.
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Steak in the Air Fryer
Using your air fryer to cook steak is a great option when you want a grilled flavor without having to fire up the grill. Bonus: you can control the doneness so you get the right cook you want.
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Chicken Nuggets
Kids will love these crunchy, delicious homemade air fryer chicken nuggets from this recipe. They’ll think they came out of a box. You’ll love that they’ll be reading in under a half hour.
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Copycat Bonefish Grill Air Fryer Bang Bang Shrimp
Air fryer Bang Bang Shrimp is supposed to be an appetizer but with enough prawns, you have enough for a meal. This is an awesome copycat of the Bonefish Grill recipe.
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Maple Mustard Air Fryer Frozen Salmon
When you cook frozen salmon — or any meat — in an air fryer, there’s no need to defrost. You can cook right from the freezer. Pair with this simple maple mustard sauce for added flavor.
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Air Fryer Calzones
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Air Fryer Street Tacos
OK, so it’s Monday so a day early to talk about Taco Tuesday. But you’ll love these delicious air fryer steak tacos that your family won’t mind if you make them a day earlier in the week.
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Air Fryer Chicken Cordon Bleu
When you make chicken cordon bleu in the air fryer, you’re kind of making an inside out version of this classic dish. The end result is crispy, cheesy and loaded with flavor.
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Air Fryer Caprese Chicken
Normally, we think of Caprese as being a salad of tomato and mozzarella. This air fryer Caprese chicken recipe adds a mouthwatering juicy chicken breast for dinner in no time!
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Easy Air Fryer Shake n Bake Chicken Breast
If you’re looking for a throwback, vintage dinner idea, this Air Fryer Shake N Bake Chicken Breast is it. The chicken comes out nice and crispy every single time.
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Air Fryer Sweet Baby Rays BBQ Chicken Breast
You’ve got options when you make this Air Fryer Sweet Baby Rays BBQ Chicken Breast. You can serve the barbecue chicken by itself with sides or fold it into a sandwich for dinner.
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Easy Air Fryer Teriyaki Chicken Breast
When you make this Air Fryer Teriyaki Chicken Breast and serve with rice and teriyaki vegetables, you’ve got an easy weeknight dinner that your whole family will love.
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Hoisin Pork Tenderloin in the Air Fryer
This Hoisin Pork Tenderloin in the air fryer recipe is just so flavorful. It’s got hoisin sauce, naturally, plus the warmth of allspice. It finishes with a kick of garlic and pepper to create a mouthwatering dish.
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Air Fryer Grilled Shrimp Skewers
If you’re in the mood for grilled shrimp but don’t want to bother firing up the grill, guess what? You can use your indoor air fryer to get the same delicious results — and faster, too.
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Air Fried Marinated Tofu
For a meat-free dinner, try air fried marinated tofu. Then, use it in tacos, salad or grain bowls. Or make rice in your Instant Pot and serve them together for an Asian-inspired meal.
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