Air Fryer Crispy Broccoli

Can you Air Fry Frozen Broccoli?

Yes, you can but it’ll definitely be mushy if you don’t cook it hot and fast. The hot and quick method will make the broccoli little more crispy and less mushy. We recommend air frying frozen broccoli at about 400F for about 5 minutes. Check the broccoli and add addition 1-2 minutes of air frying OR until it’s cooked to your desired texture. Also, different brands of frozen broccoli are not all the same sizes. That’s why you should check after the first 5 minutes of air frying to make sure it isn’t burnt or if you should add additional time.

Tips for More Flavor and Serving Air Fried Broccoli

If you want extra flavor, the possibilities are endless. Raid your spice pantry and experiment with different spices on the broccoli.

• We love making an Indian inspired broccoli with ground cumin.
• Or make a spicy version with some chipotle!
• Cheese is always a hit too, so adding your favorite cheese like cheddar or parmesan will never be boring!
• Serve the broccoli with a side of steak or anytime you need a quick vegetable side dish.
• We love making a big batch of this (cooked in several batches) and everyone goes crazy over the flavor. The hot air really gives this air fried broccoli and nice char and maximum flavor.
• Make a big batch for the week. Store in an air tight container and warm up on the stove or in the microwave when you’re ready to serve.

What are the Best Air Fryers for this air fryer broccoli ?

There’s so many on the market now. You just need to research and find the ones that fits your needs, capacity and style. We group the basket style air fryers into 2 main size groups: 3-4 qt range & the 5-6 qt. range.  Here’s our favorites:

Cosori 3.7 qt. Digital Air Fryer – “That’s a stylish Air Fryer” was said as we unboxed the Cosori. Beyond being stylish, it has cooked great. The basket is not as tall and wider than most in its size group, which is perfect. You’ll have a lot better results in an air fryer with single layered, spread out foods, then with ones piled high and thick.
The non-stick basket style (non-wire base) & smoothness of the basket tray is also great for clean up.

Ninja 4 qt. Digital Air Fryer – Has a great ceramic coated basket, one of the longest lasting we’ve used. Super powerful fan that will often cook recipes even faster than other air fryers. We initially returned our first one because we thought we wouldn’t like the basket style. After reconsidering, we bought another and are super glad we did. We love it’s basket and just a platform insert. One less bulky thing to wash. This is a great air fryer.

Good Larger Air Fryers

Tiluxury 5.8 qt. Digital Air Fryer – It’s a good larger air fryer capable of cooking for larger families, especially when you need to cook more food. It’s great for cooking bigger batches (ie 4 salmon fillets instead of 2 or 2 lbs of fries instead of 1).
We like that this Tiluxury 5.8 qt has the non-stick basket (non-wire base). Makes for less sticking for delicate meals (ie baked fish fillets).  And we like the digital interface (easier cleaning).

Gourmia 6 qt. Digital Air Fryer – This is quickly becoming one of our favorite larger basket style air fryers. Great basket size, good controls, cooks nice. Clean up is great. It has become one of our kitchen favorites. We’ll often find it as Costco at a great price too!