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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.
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Air Fryer
Servings: 5
Calories:

Ingredients

5 Frozen Microwave Ready Meals

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

Instructions

  • Remove the packaging from the ready meal including any cling film or plastic wrap and then place into the air fryer.
    How Long To Cook Ready Meal In Air Fryer?
  • Defrost for 10 minutes at 120c/250f.
    How Long To Cook Ready Meal In Air Fryer?
  • Then air fry for 20 minutes at 180c/360f for the frozen cottage pie or until piping hot.
    How Long To Cook Ready Meal In Air Fryer?
  • For the lamb hotpot after the defrost, air fry for 15 minutes at 180c/360f or until piping hot.
    How Long To Cook Ready Meal In Air Fryer?
  • Then for the breakfast, after the defrost, stir the beans, and air fry for 8 minutes at 180c/360f.
    How Long To Cook Ready Meal In Air Fryer?
  • Next do the sausage and mash and after defrost cook for 15 minutes at 180c/360f.
    How Long To Cook Ready Meal In Air Fryer?
  • 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.
    How Long To Cook Ready Meal In Air Fryer?

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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 InfoPlease Note: Nutrition values are our best estimate based on the software we use at Recipe This and are meant as a guide. If you rely on them for your diet, use your preferred nutrition calculator.
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