Air Fryer Microwave Meals

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Air Fryer Microwave Meals

We tested 5 popular microwave meals in the air fryer for you, to see if you can cook frozen ready meals in the air fryer like you can in a microwave and what they are like along with cooking times and temperatures.

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Ingredients

Servings

5 Frozen Microwave Ready Meals

  • Frozen Cottage Pie
  • Frozen Lamb Hotpot
  • Frozen Roast Beef Dinner
  • Frozen All Day Breakfast
  • Frozen Sausage & Mash

Kitchen Gadgets

  • Philips Air Fryer
  • Cosori Air Fryer
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Instructions

  1. Remove the packaging from the ready meal including any cling film or plastic wrap and then place into the air fryer.
  2. Defrost for 10 minutes at 120c/250f.
  3. Then air fry for 20 minutes at 180c/360f for the frozen cottage pie or until piping hot.
  4. For the lamb hotpot after the defrost, air fry for 15 minutes at 180c/360f or until piping hot.
  5. Then for the breakfast, after the defrost, stir the beans, and air fry for 8 minutes at 180c/360f.
  6. Next do the sausage and mash and after defrost cook for 15 minutes at 180c/360f.
  7. Finally for the beef dinner, remove the Yorkshire pudding as you don’t want it overcooked, then do the defrost, then do 14 minutes at 180c/360f, adding the frozen Yorkshire pudding for the last 4 minutes.

Notes

  • Nutritional Information - The info for the frozen meals is on all the packets, so for any nutritional information you need for these frozen meals please read all the packets. 
  • Quantities. Some of you reading this will be feeding a family, others will be cooking for one. I have listed it above so that you can do just one ready meal or you can do five. Plus, you can mix and match with different versions.
  • Thanks for reading our ready meals in the air fryer experiment on Recipe This. We have many more air fryer recipes for you to check out next. Though if you would like to try more delicious frozen ideas, then try our air fryer frozen jacket potatoes.

Nutrition Information

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Serving 100g Calories 250kcal (13%) Carbohydrates 25g (8%) Protein 6g (12%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 5Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 250 kcal

% Daily Value*

Serving 100g
Calories 250kcal 13%
Carbohydrates 25g 8%
Protein 6g 12%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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