Party Favourites: Best Ninja Air Fryer Recipes For Summer Entertaining

Why The Best Air Fryer Is A BIG One

Whether you have a large family to feed or love to entertain a crowd, a family-size air fryer is the way to go. Either way, it’s a job for the Ninja XXXL Flexi Drawer Air Fryer. The 10.4L capacity can tackle big-batch air fryer recipes and multi-course meals (featuring starters, main and dessert), and lets you fry more food the healthier way (with hot air instead of oil). 

Got sides to cook too? Eliminate back-to-back cooking and save time with the full-capacity MegaZone drawer that can be split in half with a removable divider. Fill one 5.2L drawer with salmon fillets while the veggies cook alongside. Then, serve it all at once with Smart Finish – the handy feature that syncs cook times in each drawer so your meal is ready at the same time.

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Can You Roast A Chicken In A Ninja Air Fryer?

Yes, with the Ninja XXXL Flexi Drawer Air Fryer you can! With a bumper 10.4L capacity, this big air fryer can cook a whole bird to perfection – so you can give the oven the night off.

“The large-capacity air fryer can be a great support act to your oven when you’re cooking for a crowd,” says Tracey Ellis, The Good Guys Buyer – Portable Appliances.

“You can have a quiche or a pudding cooking away in the oven while the chicken is roasting in the air fryer. Or vice versa!”

The Ninja XXXL Flexi Drawer Air Fryer has two heating fans to create the ideal roasting environment, leaving the chicken tender and juicy on the inside and crispy on the outside. It’s as simple as selecting Ninja’s dedicated Roast function.

This workhorse appliance has all your other Sunday roast essentials covered too: Choose Bake for your roast potatoes and Air Fry for the garlic bread. Got leftovers? Reheat mode makes tomorrow’s lunch just as tasty as tonight’s dinner. Other modes include Proof, Reheat, Keep Warm and Dehydrate, so you can tailor your settings for best results.

It’s time to put the Ninja air fryer to work! Give these mouth-watering air fryer recipes a go this summer.

Air Fryer Roast Chicken Recipe

Once you’ve tasted just how succulent and juicy an air fryer chicken roast is, you’ll never look back! Here’s how to make a whole roast chicken with herbed potatoes in the Ninja XXXL Flexi Drawer Air Fryer.

Prep time: 10 mins

Cook time: 75 mins

Serves 4

Ingredients:

• 2kg whole chicken
• Kosher salt, as desired
• Ground black pepper, as desired
• Chicken seasoning, as desired,
• 1 kg small red potatoes, cut into 5cm pieces
• 1 tbsp canola oil
• 1/2 tbsp dry herbs

Method:

1. Remove the divider and insert both crisper plates in the drawer.
2. Season chicken on all sides, then place it breast-side up in the centre of the crisper plates.
3. In a medium bowl, toss potatoes with salt, pepper, oil and dry herbs of choice. Place potatoes and carrots around the chicken.
4. Select MEGAZONE, select ROAST, set temperature to 160°C, and set time to 1 hour 20 minutes. Press START/PAUSE to begin cooking.
5. When the timer reaches 20 minutes, press START/PAUSE to pause cooking, and use silicone-tipped tongs to toss the potatoes and carrots. Reinsert drawer and press START/PAUSE to resume cooking.
6. When cooking is complete, allow chicken to rest for 5 minutes before carving, then serve with potatoes and carrots.

Air Fryer Honey Garlic Meatballs Recipe

Courtesy of Ninja, these moreish meatballs are sweet, juicy and hard to resist – and make the perfect snack or starter.

Prep time: 10 mins

Cook time: 35 mins

Serves 8

Ingredients:

• 1kg frozen prepared Italian meatballs
• 8 garlic cloves, peeled, minced
• 1/2 cup honey
• 1/3 cup ketchup
• 2 tbsp soy sauce

Method:

1. Remove the divider from the drawer and insert both crisper plates. Place the meatballs in the drawer. Insert drawer in unit.
2. Select MEGAZONE, select AIR FRY, set temperature to 205°C, and set time to 35 minutes. Press START/PAUSE to begin cooking.
3. In a medium bowl, combine all remaining ingredients.    When the timer reaches 15 minutes, press START/PAUSE to pause cooking, remove drawer from unit and shake meatballs. Reinsert drawer and press START/PAUSE to resume cooking.
4. When the timer reaches 5 minutes, press START/PAUSE to pause cooking, transfer meatballs to the medium bowl, and toss to evenly coat in the sauce. Return meatballs to the drawer and insert drawer in unit. Press START/PAUSE to resume cooking.
5. When cooking is complete, transfer meatballs to a serving bowl and enjoy warm.

Air Fryer Chicken Wings Recipe

Another great recipe from Ninja, to be enjoyed by the pool, on the back deck or between innings of backyard cricket. Yum.

Prep time: 5 mins

Cook time: 60 mins

Serves 8

Ingredients:

• 2.7kg uncooked chicken wings
• 1 1/2 tbsp canola oil
• 1 1/2 tbsp kosher salt
• 1 1/2 tsp ground black pepper

Method:

1. In a large bowl, toss chicken wings with oil, salt and pepper.
2. Remove the divider from the drawer and insert both crisper plates. Place wings in the drawer, evenly spaced out. Insert drawer in unit.
3. Select MEGAZONE, select AIR FRY, set temperature to 200°C, and set time to 60 minutes. Press START/PAUSE to begin cooking.
4. Halfway through cooking, using silicone-tipped tongs, flip wings. Reinsert drawer into unit.
5. When cooking is complete, remove wings and serve with your favourite sauce.

Set Your Summer Sips Free – Go Portable!

Summer’s hottest accessory? The New Blast Portable Blender. This go-anywhere portable blender lets you blend delicious and healthy drinks at the beach, at the gym or on camping trips.

“This cordless, hand-held gadget is a summertime essential made to go from benchtop to bag. Plus, you can rely on the powerful Ninja BlastBlade Assembly to whiz up frozen drinks, slushies and smoothies with ease,” says Tracey Ellis.

Power it up in the car with easy USB-C charging, then mix wherever you please. Whether you’re blitzing beverages at home or making drinks on the move, an easy-open sip lid on this portable blender turns the 470ml mixing container into an on-the-go bottle.

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Sunset Refresher Tropical Smoothie Recipe

Get a taste of summer with this fruity tropical smoothie recipe from Ninja. Make at home using the Ninja Blender Pro or Ninja Blender Pro with Auto IQ. If you’re blitzing with the New Blast Portable Blender, simply halve the quantity of each ingredient and mix using the 30-second Blend mode.

Prep time: 5 mins

Serves 1

Ingredients:

• 125ml orange juice
• 120g pineapple chunks
• 1/2 orange, peeled, pips and pith removed, cut in half
• 80g frozen mango chunks
• 80g frozen strawberries

Method:

1. Place all ingredients into the 700mL Single-Serve Cup in the order listed.
2. Press BLEND.
3. Remove blades from cup after blending. Attach Spout Lid to enjoy on the go.

Summer meals just got a whole lot tastier with Ninja – these small appliance essentials make food preparation easy, so you can get back to the party sooner (with drinks and snacks in tow!). Visit The Good Guys in-store or online to explore our range of Ninja air fryers and Ninja blenders.