hello internet pals! i am posting in the hopes that folks have some good lazy (but perhaps still somewhat healthy?) air fryer or microwave meal / snack recipes to share because i’ve fallen into a bit of a cooking rut lately and easy new recipes would definitely help inspire me.
Crispy chickpeas are my go to air fryer snack. Especially lazy since I don’t even bother to preheat the fryer…
- 1/2 can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
- 1 tsp olive oil
- 1/8 tsp garlic powder
- 1/8 tsp onion powder
- 1/4 tsp paprika
- 1/8 tsp cayene
- pinch salt
- Drain and rinse chickpeas (no need to dry). Toss with olive oil and spices and dump into fryer basket.
- Put the basket in your non-preheated fryer. Turn it on, set to around 390°F (200°C), and cook for about 14 minutes total, shaking a couple of times.
- Remove and add additional salt and pepper to taste.
Save the drained water too, it’s a great egg replacer! As long as you don’t use pre-salted chickpeas at least.
For a lazy snack, especially in summer when we have fresh tomatoes, my go to recipe is greek salad or as they call it horiatiki.
You can google that for tips, but I can have one done in under 10 min and it can be summed up like this: cut cucumber, tomatoes and bell pepper in big chunks, onions into thin strips, put some olives (I like kalamata) in there, make a dressing for which I use a GOOD extra virgin olive oil (where I can taste the olives!), a vinegar of your choice (i like wine ones) and maybe some lemon juice and/or oregano, and mix it all up. Salt and pepper to taste. In the end, put a big chunk of feta on top (you can cut it put I prefer to just do that as I eat so it doesn‘t disintegrate).
I eat all that with some sort of bread, I like baguette or ciabatta, but anything works really.
“Healthy” in big quotations marks. Healthier maybe considering you’re reducing the fat content quite a bit…
Anyway. If you microwave sliced salami ob some paper towels you get crispy salami chips.
If you make a bunch of then you should rotate between several plates. Otherwise theyll get unbearably hot.
salami chips?? i’ve never even considered this concept, fascinating… also i have a super bizarre pregnancy appetite going on right now so if it’s not a triple processed carbohydrate i’m considering it a huge health win haha
Roasted carrots. They come out nicely caramelized and delicious. Toss in your oil of choice, some salt and pepper. Time and temp will depend on your individual air fryer. You can also do chicken wings. I found it best to double fry them and then toss in your sauce of choice. I used this video as a guide and the wings were amazing. I’m counting it as healthy because it wasn’t fried. Lazy factor may be a bit low for the wings but not that bad. I hope my linking works right, this is my first comment on kbin, fingers crossed.
Throwing in my recommendation for roasted broccoli, Brussels sprouts and sweet potatoes. I could eat any of them by the pound!
