Air Fryer Veggies For Two is a simple dish with seasoned fresh veggies, cooked till lightly browned and tender, topped with Parmesan cheese.
If you’re looking for a new way to cook fresh vegetables in your Air Fryer, I hope you find this recipe I’m sharing today helpful! Most of the time I roast large baking sheets of fresh vegetables in our oven, but sometimes it’s too hot to heat up the kitchen.
Our air fryer comes “to the rescue” when it’s really hot outside or I’m only cooking veggies (a much smaller amount) for my husband and myself. That’s when an air fryer comes in handy! You can “roast” veggies in the air fryer and don’t have to heat up the whole house doing it.
This recipe I am sharing today is a really simple one that yields two nice-sized servings. All you will do is cut up fresh veggies, toss them with olive oil and spices, then cook them in your air fryer until they’re tender and slightly browned. They will look like they just came out of the oven!
Serve the vegetables hot, right out of the air fryer, sprinkled with grated Parmesan cheese and serve this delicious side dish! Here’s how to make it.
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Prepare The Vegetables
For this recipe I use cauliflower, broccoli, carrot, red and orange bell pepper and red onion. Chop or slice all of the vegetables into bite-sized pieces and place them in a medium bowl.
You will use olive oil, Italian seasoning, sea salt, garlic powder, black pepper and onion powder to season the chopped veggies.
Drizzle olive oil over all of the chopped vegetables in the mixing bowl. Use tongs or two large spoons to gently toss the veggies until they are lightly covered with the oil.
Season The Vegetables
When the vegetables have been combined with the olive oil, they are ready for the dry spices because the oil will allow them to adhere. Add the spices to the veggies.
Use the tongs or two spoon to gently toss the veggies again, in order to distribute the spices evenly. Once they’re coated with the olive oil and spices, the veggies are ready to be cooked in the air fryer.
Time For the Air Fryer
Preheat your air fryer to 370°F. for 4 minutes. When it’s done preheating, spread the seasoned veggies out in the air fryer basket in a single layer. A single layer allows for better air and heat distribution.
NOTE: If you are planning to double or triple this recipe to feed more people, it is important to not overcrowd the air fryer basket. You may have to cook the veggies in batches, because you want the veggies air frying in a single layer for best results!
Cook the air fryer veggies for two at 370°F. for about 4 minutes, then open the air fryer and flip the vegetables to the other side. I use a metal spatula to do this because I can get more veggies on it.
Once you have flipped the veggies to the other side, be sure to re-spread them out in a single layer again. Continue heating for an additional 3-5 minutes until they are tender and lightly browned.
Air Fryers can vary quite a bit in temperatures, so I recommend pausing it every minute or so after you flip them over, to ensure you do not “overcook” them. You want the veggies to be fork-tender and only lightly browned, NOT charred, overly crispy and dried out!
Serve The Air Fryer Veggies For Two
When the vegetables are done air frying, remove them from the basket and into a serving bowl. Immediately sprinkle fresh grated Parmesan cheese on top of the vegetables.
If desired, you can also add chopped fresh parsley (sometimes I do and sometimes I don’t!). Fresh chopped parsley adds additional flavor but simply leave it off and no one will ever know!
We enjoyed these delicious air-fried veggies serve along with Garlic Butter Red Potatoes and Instant Pot Boneless Pork Chops (recipe coming Sept. 6th).
It’s so convenient having an air fryer and an Instant Pot, especially since both of these kitchen appliances were given to me as gifts. I love being able to utilize them for meals, especially on HOT summer days!
It was almost 100°F. outside the day I made these dishes, but thankfully by using our air fryer and Instant Pot, our kitchen stayed nice and cool. Hooray!
I hope you have the chance to make these delicious air fryer veggies for two, and trust you’ll love them, too! The recipe and cooking method is so simple and convenient.
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Air Fryer Veggies For Two is a simple dish with seasoned fresh veggies, cooked till lightly browned and tender, topped with Parmesan cheese.
- 1 cup* fresh broccoli florets *Heaping cup- bite-sized florets
- 1 cup* fresh cauliflower florets *Heaping cup- bite-sized florets
- 1 cup* red bell pepper (and/or orange) *Heaping cup- cut in 1" pieces
- 1 large carrot peeled, sliced in ¼" thick rounds
- ½ small red onion peeled, cut in 1" pieces
- 2 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- ½ teaspoon Italian seasoning
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoon onion powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon coarse black pepper
- 1½ Tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese or more, to suit your taste
- *fresh chopped parsley, if desired *optional
Chop or slice vegetables into bite-sized pieces; place them in a medium bowl.
Drizzle olive oil over vegetables. Gently toss veggies until they're lightly covered with oil. Add the spices. Gently toss veggies, until spices are evenly distributed.
Preheat air fryer to 370°F. for 4 minutes. Once preheated, spread veggies out in air fryer basket in a single layer (for better air/heat distribution). NOTE: If doubling or tripling recipe, don't overcrowd air fryer basket. Cook veggies in batches in a single layer, for best results.
Cook veggies at 370°F. for about 4 minutes; open the air fryer- use a spatula to flip vegetables to the other side. Spread veggies out in single layer again. Cook for 3-5 minutes more (checking them occasionally) until veggies are fork-tender and lightly browned.
When done, transfer veggies from the basket into a serving bowl. Immediately sprinkle fresh grated Parmesan cheese on top. Add chopped fresh parsley, if using (optional). Serve and enjoy!
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