Air Fryer
We have had a crazy couple of weeks around here so I have some super simple recipes coming up for you this week. I was doing a lot of baking last week and looked in the fridge for a little something for the boys around here and saw kielbasa and Bacon and a trusty bottle of BBQ sauce. I knew exactly what I was going to do. You guessed it, this amazing little gem was born! I air fried them, but they could easily be baked or even grilled in the summer!
INGREDIENTS
- 1 fully cooked kielbasa ring
- 4-5 slices of thick cut bacon
- 1/2 cup of your favorite barbecue sauce
DIRECTIONS
Cut the kielbasa link the same size as the width of the bacon. My kielbasa gave me 8-9 pieces. Cut the bacon slices large enough to wrap around the kielbasa pieces and secure the bacon with a toothpick. Do this for each of the kielbasa pieces. Slather the BBQ sauce all over the kielbasa, bacon pieces, and place in your air fryer.
Air fry at 400 degrees for 12-14 minutes or until the bacon is done until your deisired crispness. Let cool for just a couple minutes, remove the toothpicks and serve warm.
Enjoy!
We absolutely LOVE jalapeño poppers. I make them often and we also order them when we are out. I usually stuff them with spicy sausage but decided to change it up a bit with some seasoning in the cream cheese mixture and the addition of the sweet barbecue sauce. I used my air fryer but you can easily bake these as well. This was the perfect sweet and spicy combination, these just might be my all-time favorite jalapeño poppers. We loved them so much I made them two days in a row with none left over!
INGREDIENTS
- 8 jalapeño’s
- 4 ounces of cream cheese at room temperature
- 1/2 cup sharpe cheddar cheese, shredded
- 1/2 cup Monterey Jack cheese, shredded
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 8 slices thick cut bacon
- 1/2 cup of honey BBQ sauce
- 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
Preheat your air fryer to 400 degrees. Slice each jalapeño in half lengthwise and remove the seeds and veins. Set aside. In a small bowl combine the cream cheese, cheddar cheese, Monterey Jack cheese, garlic powder, and onion powder and mix well. Spread the cream cheese mixture into the body of each jalapeño half. Cut the bacon slices in half and taking one piece of bacon at a time wrap the half piece of bacon around one of the stuffed jalapeños and secure each end with a toothpick. Do this for each jalapeño half.
In another small bowl combine the barbecue sauce and brown sugar. Brush each of the bacon wrapped jalapeños with the barbecue mixture. Place the jalapeños in your fryer in a single layer and air fry at 400 degrees for 12-14 minutes depending on how crispy you want your bacon. Remove from fryer and let cool for just a couple minutes. Serve warm.
Enjoy!
I made this side dish along with the haddock recipe you saw yesterday. You can easily roast the asparagus in the oven but I like that I can throw the asparagus in the air fryer and it’s done before my oven is heated up. The time on this is going to range with your personal preference. We like ours roasted until the asparagus is on the dark side, but not burned. If you like them more crisp certainly don’t air fry as long. I drizzled this with a balsamic glaze that I purchased at the grocery store. You can make your own syrup by simply reducing balsamic vinegar down until it is thickened slightly.
INGREDIENTS
- 1 bunch of asparagus
- pinch of salt
- pinch of pepper
- drizzle of olive oil
- balsamic glaze
DIRECTIONS
Trim the asparagus. Place the asparagus is a bowl and add the olive oil, salt and pepper. Using your hands mix the asparagus making sure that it is all covered with the oil and seasoning.
Turn your air fryer to 400 degrees, add the asparagus and air fry for 8-10 minutes. Remove from air fryer and drizzle with balsamic glaze.
Enjoy!
There is no question chicken wings in the air fryer are amazing. I have to say these chicken tenders are a very close second with just the right amount of parmesan and garlic. Jim and I ate these in no time! Jim was checking the fridge for more chicken so I could make more! We are not huge ranch dressing fans over here but these would be great dipped in it. I think the pickiest of eaters would enjoy these and so much better than those fast food places!
INGREDIENTS
8 raw chicken tenders
1 egg
2 Tablespoons of water
Spritzer with olive oil
1 cup panko breadcrumbs, I used gluten free so Robby could enjoy them too!
pinch is salt
pinch of pepper
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon onion powder
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
ranch dressing-optional
DIRECTIONS
Whisk the egg and water in a bowl big enough to dip the chicken tenders in. In a second bowl also big enough for the chicken, combine the breadcrumbs, salt, pepper
Enjoy!
One of the best things about the air fryer is how it cooks fresh vegetables. The veggies are done faster than it would take for my oven to heat up, not to mention in the summer months there is no heating your house up. This really is not much of a recipe as it’s just a couple of ingredients. It has one additional ingredient that I like to use when I make green beans. It is a reduced balsamic syrup. You can buy that already reduced for you or just make your own by reducing your balsamic vinegar by adding balsamic vinegar to a pan over medium heat and reduce it to make it a thick syrup.
INGREDIENTS
1 pound green beans
1/4 cup olive oil
salt
pepper
Reduced balsamic vinegar – optional
DIRECTIONS
Place the green beans in a medium bowl, add the olive oil, pinch of salt and a pinch of pepper and mix to combine making sure the beans are covered in the oil.
Place the greeen beans in your air fryer and fry at 400 degrees for 7-8 minutes. Remove from fryer drizzle with balsamic if desired and serve warm.
Enjoy!
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