From frozen egg rolls to french fries, and chicken nuggets to frozen pizza, you may have a hard time deciding what to make from this collection of quick, easy and tasty air fryer frozen foods. Frozen foods are my favorite foods to make in the air fryer because they cook fast and turn out super crisp. The air fryer
is a great invention that allows you to cook your favorite foods in a healthier way by avoiding the use of a deep fryer. It’s also a good option when you want to bake smaller quantities of food but don’t want to heat up the oven. The air fryer is great for cooking all kinds of recipes. But can you put frozen food in an air fryer? Well, by far, my favorite reason to use the air fryer is to cook
frozen foods. The air fryer is so good at heating up a frozen tasty snack or easy meal. The food comes out crispier and cooks faster than in a conventional oven. The circulation of hot air throughout the compartment helps the air fryer frozen foods to cook evenly and super fast. The air fryer mimics the technology of a convection oven but in a small space. Whether you’re using the
Instant Pot air fryer lid,
Cosori, or
Ninja Foodi, frozen foods are ideal for beginners to learn how to use their air fryer. Here are some of the best frozen food for the air fryer that can be cooked quickly and easily. They include
fries,
hash browns,
tater tots, Trader Joe’s snacks like
samosa and gyoza, chicken snacks like
popcorn chicken and
nuggets,
egg rolls, and kid-friendly snacks like
pizza rolls. There’s no need to turn on the oven to cook frozen french fries anymore! Air fryer frozen french fries turn out crisp on the outside and soft on the inside. And you can make them in less time
than it takes to cook them in the oven or deep-fry them. If you don’t have an Instant Pot, you can also use a traditional air fryer or bake them in the oven. GET RECIPE DETAILSTips For How to Cook Air Frozen Foods
Favorite Frozen Foods for Air Frying
Air fryer frozen fries
1. Air Fryer Frozen French Fries
2. Air fryer frozen steak fries
Cooking frozen steak fries in the air fryer gets them crisp on the outside and soft on the inside. And you can make them in less time than it takes to bake them in the oven or deep-fry them. You can use a traditional air fryer or an Instant Pot air fryer.
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3. Frozen sweet potato fries in the air fryer
Cooking frozen sweet potato fries in the air fryer gets them crisp on the outside and soft on the inside. And you can make them in less time than it takes to bake them in the oven or deep-fry them. You can use a traditional air fryer or an Instant Pot air fryer.
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Air fryer potatoes
4. Frozen hashbrowns in air fryer
Air Fryer frozen hash browns are an easy way to cook crispy hash browns that make an ordinary breakfast extra special. Make diner-style breakfast hash browns with very little effort by using your air fryer to make them extra-crispy. Using the air fryer is a quick, no-mess way to make hash browns.
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5. Air fryer tater tots
Air Fryer tater tots are kid-friendly snacks that come out exceptionally well in the air fryer. Cooking tater tots in the air fryer is quicker than in the oven and they come out crispy and crunchy on the outside and tender and fluffy on the inside. These golden potato puffs are a great alternative to french fries and kids seem to love them.
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6. Air fryer frozen potato skins
Making frozen potato skins in the air fryer is quick and easy. Sometimes, you just don’t have the time or energy to cook from scratch when you’re having company. If you need a quick appetizer for entertaining, such as for a Superbowl party or New Year’s Eve party, grab a few boxes of potato skins and you’ll be ready for your guests in no time!
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Trader Joe’s Air Fryer
7. Air fryer frozen falafel
Trader Joe’s falafel in the air fryer are seriously amazing. They’re pillowy soft on the inside and crispy crunchy on the outside. They’re also so delicious, healthy and can be a super easy snack, appetizer, or main dish.
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8. Air fryer frozen samosas
These air fryer frozen samosas are an easy appetizer or side dish for Indian food or an all-around great snack. Perfectly crispy, with just the right amount of spice, the delicious samosas are golden brown in just minutes when you make them in the air fryer. I love Trader Joe's samosas.
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9. Air fryer frozen gyoza
Air fryer frozen potstickers are an easy appetizer or side dish for an Asian meal or as a crowd-pleasing snack. Air frying gyoza, wontons, dumplings, or potstickers is so easy and they become crispy on the outside and tender and perfectly cooked on the inside.
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10. Frozen empanadas in air fryer
Air fryer frozen empanadas can be ready in less than 15 minutes. These delicious savory pastry turnovers of meat, cheese, or vegetables are cooked to flaky perfection when you make them in the air fryer.
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Air Fryer Frozen Chicken Nuggets and Fish
11. Air fryer chicken fries
Making these Tyson chicken fries in the air fryer is so easy that you’ll find yourself making them again and again. Frozen chicken fries are a kid-friendly snack and a great alternative to chicken fingers or chicken nuggets because kids have so much fun eating them!
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12. Air fryer frozen popcorn chicken
Air fryer frozen popcorn chicken cooks up perfectly crisp on the outside and tender on the inside. And you can make them in less time than it takes to bake them in the oven or deep-fry them. Use a traditional air fryer or an Instant Pot air fryer.
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13. Air fryer frozen chicken nuggets
Air fryer dinosaur nuggets cook up perfectly crisp on the outside and tender on the inside. And you can make them in less time than it takes to bake them in the oven or deep-fry them. Air fryer Tyson fun nuggets are kid friendly chicken nuggets in dinosaur shapes that are an easy snack for picky eaters.
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14. Air fryer frozen fish fillets
Making frozen fish fillets in the air fryer is a game changer. You can get crispy, perfectly cooked fish that can be used in a variety of recipes, without having to deep fry the fish. Delicate fish coated in a crisp coating can be cooked in less than 15 minutes in the air fryer. Use these fish fillets in fish tacos (recipe included.)
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Air Fryer Frozen Appetizers and Side Dishes
15. Air fryer frozen egg rolls
This air fryer egg rolls recipe is so convenient and easy! Whether you need a quick appetizer for a Chinese meal or a quick snack, cooking egg rolls in the air fryer is so much faster than baking them in the oven.
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16. Air fryer frozen onion rings
Air Fryer frozen onion rings are a quick and easy side dish or snack. Cooking frozen onion rings in the air fryer is much quicker and the onion rings turn out much crispier than baking them in the oven. Air fried frozen onion rings are also healthier than deep-fried onion rings.
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Air Fryer Frozen Snacks for Kids
17. Air fryer frozen party pizza
When you need a quick snack for a crowd or a bunch of hungry kids, there's nothing that's more of a crowd-pleaser than this Totino's party pizza. This air fryer frozen pizza is so convenient and easy!
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18. Air fryer frozen pizza rolls
When you need a quick snack for a crowd or a bunch of hungry kids, there's nothing that's more of a crowd-pleaser than pizza rolls. These air fryer frozen pizza rolls are so convenient and easy!
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19. Air fryer frozen taquitos
This frozen taquitos air fryer recipe is one of the easiest ways you can make snacks for a hungry crowd! Serve them plain or dress them up with sour cream, salsa, guacamole, green onions, or cilantro. The taquitos turn out so crispy in the air fryer.
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20. Air fryer cinnamon rolls
Freshly baked air fryer cinnamon rolls are such a delicious treat! Use Pillsbury's ready-to-bake dough and you can have piping hot, fragrant cinnamon rolls on the table in less than 15 minutes. Though NOT frozen, they're refrigerated, and I had to include them in this list because they come out so well.
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