Air Fryer Roasted Jalepenos

Whenever we are grilling dinner, Mark will throw a few whole jalapenos on the grill to have them with whatever we are having.  

On this day we forgot to do that and I wanted to just see how they would turn out in the air fryer.  They turned out awesome!!

Let's Get Crafty!

Preheat the air fryer to 380 and let warm up a few minutes

Air fry for 6 minutes and then check them 

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Air Fried Chile Rellanos

Yes please!  This is a change up of frying chile rellenos in vegetable oil using a bread crumb coating.  (That way is also amazingly delicious!)  

We have used egg roll wrappers for many tasty things and scanning through some recipes one day made me think of trying to use them to make chile rellenos. 

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Ingredients:

Roasted green chiles, thawed and peeled

Cheddar cheese cut into sticks 

package of egg roll wrappers

A few tablespoons of EVOO

Arrange like so.

Using the corner closest to you, fold over one time.

Then snuggly fold in the left and right corners.

Roll forward again one or two times. 

Seam down, place each in the air fryer.

Brush some EVOO over each chile relleno.

Preheat the air fryer to 380 and let warm up a couple minutes.

Fry them for around 10 minutes flipping halfway through.  

We like ours extra crispy and cooking time might need to be adjusted depending on how full they are.

Hot out of the air fryer.

So melty and amazing.  

This recipe is a keeper and uses much less oil.

If you're wondering what we had with them... 

we had bacon and green chile wrapped tenderloin with a side salad.

Here's a similar recipe from a few years ago.

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Toasting Burritos in the Air Fryer

If you love burritos but want to change it up a bit - give toasting them in the air fryer a try.  It adds an extra layer of crunchiness that takes a regular burrito to the next level.

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Preheat the air fryer to 380 degrees and let warm up a couple minutes

Using burrito filling of your choice - fill your tortillas and wrap like a chimichanga by folding in both sides and rolling.  

A couple tips:

- We've found the burritos are easier to wrap and stay folded together in the air fryer using the wrap size or a large burrito size. 

- When putting the burritos in the air fryer be sure to give them some space and place the seam down.

Using a pastry brush - brush each burrito with EVOO

Air fry for 3-6 minutes depending on how crispy you like yours.  

In the picture above we have a chicken philly cheesesteak situation going on that was super tasty.  (Shredded chicken, onions, peppers and mushrooms with cheddar cheese)

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Super Easy Chili Dogs

You know how time flies by?  Well - we made this the day after 4th of July when we made too many hotdogs the day before.  This was a fun way to use them up and I had some frozen cooked hamburger that I wanted to use up too.  

I also really like chili anytime of the year.  It is starting to feel like summer is turning into fall.  YAY!!  That means soup and chili season is just around the corner and that fills my heart with happiness.  

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Ingredients:

1lb ground hamburger, cooked and drained
8 oz can tomato sauce

1 can of water (using the tomato sauce can)

1/2 packet of chili seasoning 

Toss everything into the crockpot and set on low for 5-6 hours

Add to the slow cooker in the last hour 

14 oz can chili beans

This chili worked great to top the chili dogs.  You could add some beef broth if you want to thin it out some. 

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Tater Tot Fun!

This isn't really a recipe as much as a fun way to add some flavor to a favorite side we seem to be having more and more at our house.  Yay for fun Tater Tots!

My sister-in-law gifted me the newest Ree Drummond cookbook for this past Christmas.  One of the recipes included doing this to the tater tots and we just had to give it a try.  So good!  I find myself doing it each time we make them.

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Sprinkle tater tots with taco seasoning or chili seasoning before tossing them in the oven to bake or in the air fryer.  This adds more flavor than I expected!  So good.

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Wonton Lasagna Cups

These are a little more time intensive than I usually like to do but I came across a similar recipe and wanted to give it a try.  These were really good.  I especially like the way the wontons get nice and crispy all around.  This recipe makes 12.  Next time we make this - I'm going to double it and freeze some for another night.

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Preheat oven to 350

Cook on medium heat (approximately 10-15 minutes): 

1 lb Italian sausage, cooked and drained

1 small onion, finely diced

1 tablespoons minced garlic

4 oz tomato sauce (I did 1/2 the 8 oz can)

14 oz fire roasted tomatoes

1 tablespoon fresh basil (I really like the added flavor of the tubes kept in the produce section)

1 cup beef broth

While those flavors are combining and cooking together - mix the following together:

1/2 cup cottage cheese

1/2 cup parmesan cheese

1/2 cup monterey jack and cheddar cheese

Rather than noodles these are layered together using wonton wrappers.  You'll want at least 48 to have 4 wonton wrappers for each cup.

Spray non-stick spray in each of the muffin tins

Layer them up:

2 wonton wrappers at the bottom of each spread out to fill each tin

1 tablespoon of sausage spaghetti sauce using a spoon to spread out 

Cover with another wonton wrapper

1/2 tablespoon of cheese mixture

Cover with another wonton wrapper

1 more tablespoon of sausage spaghetti sauce

Top with extra cheese

Bake 15-20 minutes checking about halfway through

(I turned up the heat to 425 for the last couple minutes to help toast them up even more.)

Heading in the oven

Coming out hot!

Here they are on a pretty plate all by themselves looking...

pretty.  :)

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Air Fryer Boneless Chicken Thighs

This is from a day where we had planned to grill and changed our minds at the end of the day.  We have done bone-in skin-on chicken thighs in the air fryer before and they were a big hit.  I was surprised how crispy they were.  Click here for the link to timing for air frying timing on those.

Today we are having boneless skinless chicken thighs.  We get ours from Costco and really like them.

Marinate the chicken in whatever you would like and place the boneless skinless chicken thighs in the air fryer. We did a couple variations.  One was a cilantro lime marinade recipe that I wanted to play with and we also used tried-and-true grilling seasoning on some.

Put a little EVOO on top of each thigh and use a spoon to distribute evenly. 
(I keep wanting to pick up an oil spray container and haven't yet.  
I learned that using Pam isn't good for the air fryer.  I used to do that.  Shhhh....)

Set the air fryer to 400 degrees and let heat up for a couple minutes.  Air fry for around 10 minutes.  The thighs today seemed average - you may need to add or reduce cooking time depending on the size.  I would recommend just a couple extra minutes at a time so that you can catch them when they are done but not overcooked.  

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