Air Fryer Vegetables

These Air Fryer Vegetables are roasted perfectly and in half the time it takes to roast veggies in the oven. Use any veggies you like for this medley, but I specifically love bell peppers, red onions, broccoli, and zucchini. 

My air fryer has become one of my favorite and most used kitchen tools. I love roasting and frying vegetables in it.

It is perfect for cooking veggies for side dishes and keeping them tasting the freshest. My kids even love air fryer vegetables the most.

This recipe for Air Fryer Vegetables is a medley of some of my favorite veggies in the air fryer.

You can use any variety of vegetables you want, and the time is still basically all the same.

Only thing that I would not recommend mixed in with these are potatoes as they do take a bit longer, but I have plenty of Air Fryer Potato recipes you can check out as well!

How to make Air Fryer Vegetables:

Start by washing and preparing your vegetables. Dice and chop them into bite-sized pieces for easy eating.

Chop your onion into smaller pieces than everything else. Toss your veggies in some oil and then season them.

Add them to the air fryer and cook. Serve hot right out of the air fryer.

Ingredient Notes:

• Large Bell Pepper: Use any color you want, for this I used a red one.
• Medium Red Onion: Diced smaller than the other veggies.
• Broccoli: Cut into florets.
• Zucchini: Sliced in half for easier cooking.
• Oil: I used Olive Oil, but you can use any oil you like or have on hand.
• Seasoning: I used dried oregano, dried parsley, salt, and pepper.

Directions:

Step One – Preheat air fryer to 350 degrees F.

Step Two – Dice veggies and place them into a mixing bowl.

I prefer to dice the vegetable in large bite size pieces.

You can dice them the way you prefer but making them evenly sized will help them cook evenly.

Step Three – Add oil to veggies and toss to coat. When it comes to oil using something with a high smoke point is the best option. I prefer to use avocado oil or EVOO.

Add in seasoning and again toss to coat.

Step Four – Place seasoned veggies into your air fryer basket in a single layer.

Getting your veggies as spread out as possible is the best way to cook these veggies to make sure they are crispy and don’t get too soggy.

Step Five – Cook for 6 minutes then remove basket and shake.

• Cooking Tip: The shake just moves the veggies around and allows the heat to cook the veggies evenly throughout.

Step Six – Place basket back into air fryer and cook for an additional 3-5 minutes or until veggies are tender.

Once cooked remove from air fryer basket and enjoy.

Why use the Air Fryer for vegetables?

An Air Fryer is a relatively newer kitchen tool. I just recently got on this past year, so they are also new to me using them!

Using an air fryer definitely has some added benefits to them then pan frying or roasting vegetables.

You typically use less oil when Air Frying, so the calorie count is lower because of the less oil used.

Also, when using an air fryer for vegetables, a lot of the nutrients that are baked or cooked off when roasting or baking at a high heat for a long period of time are not lost in air frying.

Can I store and reheat these Air Fryer Vegetables?

Unfortunately, this is not a side dish that stores well or reheats well.

Even cooking these vegetables in the air fryer, they do not reheat well.

I recommend making enough for the meal, and not making any extras. Air Fryer Vegetables generally get soft and soggy once stored in the refrigerator.

Try some of my other favorite Air Fryer Recipes:

Air Fryer Chicken Fajitas – If you have an air fryer you are going to want to try these Air Fryer Chicken Fajitas. This recipe is so simple to make and quickly became one of my favorite air fryer recipes.

Air Fryer Pork Chops – These Air Fryer Pork Chops come out juicy and flavorful. This is my favorite way to make pork chops.

Air Fryer Bacon – This Air Fryer​ Bacon comes out perfectly ever time and clean-up is so easy. I don’t think I’ll ever make bacon another way again. 

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