Make Air Fryer Frozen Vegetables with less than a minute of prep time! These are a great side dish that’s both quick and easy. Just pour the frozen veggies into the air fryer, drizzle with olive oil, sprinkle on some spices and you’re good to go.
Mindy’s Recipe Snapshot
Method: This is an air fryer recipe.
Key Ingredients: Frozen vegetables, olive oil, and spices.
Ease: Such an easy side dish!
Top Tip: Add a few minutes cook time for extra crispy vegetables.
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Air frying vegetables is a great way to free up oven space. We cook ours in about 10 minutes and end up with slightly crispy edges (Lee’s favorite part). Such an easy way to make roasted veggies!
These air fryer vegetables are a healthy side dish that pairs well with a meaty main dish. Need some ideas for a main course? Try our Loaded Chicken Potato Bake, Mini Meat Loaf, or Herb Roasted Pork Tenderloin.
Ingredients
See recipe card below for exact amounts.
Ingredient Notes
- Frozen Vegetables: We use a California vegetable medley. It has carrots, broccoli and cauliflower.
- Olive Oil: This helps our vegetables brown up a bit and helps our spices to stick.
- Spices: We use garlic powder, onion powder, black pepper, and salt.
How to Make Air-Fried Vegetables
- Spray the inside of the air fryer basket with cooking spray.
- Pour the frozen veggies into the basket, drizzle with olive oil and spices and toss to coat as evenly as possible.
- Air fry on 400° for 6 minutes. Shake and cook another 3-5 minutes, or until as crispy as desired.
Tips
- Adjust the cooking time based on your specific air fryer model, and how done you want the vegetables to be.
- You can toss the vegetables with the oil and spices in a medium bowl, I just do it in the air fryer basket.
- We make one bag of vegetables and they are in a single layer. If you cook more than one package you will most likely have to cook them a little longer.
Is it okay to use nonstick cooking spray on the air fryer?
The owner’s manual for my air fryer states that it may damage the nonstick surface of the air fryer. To me that also means that it may not. I spray mine almost every time I use it because I don’t want the food to stick. We also wash our air fryer after every single use and have no problem with the nonstick coating getting damaged.
Substitutions and Additions
- Use your favorite seasonings: Other dried herbs like thyme, rosemary, parsley, and oregano would all add extra flavor to you veggies. Seasoning blends like Italian seasoning, Lemon Pepper seasoning, Mrs. Dash, or Seasoned Salt are all great options.
- Add any of your favorite spices: Paprika, cumin, chili powder, a little cayenne or crushed red pepper are all great choices when it comes to seasoning vegetables.
- Use your favorite oil: Swap the olive oil for avocado oil or canola oil.
- Add some cheese: Grated Parmesan cheese (or your favorite) would be great on these vegetables.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. Freezing vegetables doesn’t change the amount of nutrients in them. Frozen vegetables are picked at peaked ripeness making them a great option. GoodRx has an informative article about frozen veggies you can check out.
Yes! You will need to adjust the time accordingly. For example, Brussels sprouts will probably take longer to cook. The mixed vegetables with green beans, peas, corn and carrots will probably cook faster.
We don’t have water accumulate in the bottom of the basket so it isn’t an issue. If you find it does in your air fryer then you can empty it out at the halfway mark.
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How to Air Fry Frozen Vegetables
Ingredients
- 1 pkg frozen California blend vegetables 10-12 oz
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp onion powder
- ½ tsp salt
- ⅛ tsp black pepper
Instructions
- Spray inside of air fryer basket with nonstick cooking spray.
- Pour frozen veggies into basket, drizzle with olive oil and spices and toss to coat.
- Air fry on 400° for 6 minutes. Shake and cook another 3-5 minutes, or until as crispy as desired.
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