Air fryer Roasted Bell Peppers

If you are an everyday air fryer user like me, you gotta agree that it is one of the easiest and delicious ways to eat lots of vegetables without actually spending a lot of time cooking them. Air fryer bell peppers are one of those many awesome vegetable side dishes that you can make using your air fryer.

It is as simple as cutting, seasoning, loading in the air fryer, and forgetting about them until they are ready to devour. Why heat up the big oven or stand near the stove to roast the peppers when you can simply air fry them without babysitting.

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Ingredients

It is important to talk about ingredients for this recipe as it literally doesn't need many ingredients other than

• little oil - any oil with high smoke point will work like avocado oil or coconut oil.
• salt & pepper
• Taco seasoning

Of course, you will still need bell peppers 😉 though. Check recipe card for quantities.

How to make

Let's see how to make air fryer bell peppers in a jiffy.

• Start by washing and chopping the bell peppers. Don't forget to dry them before chopping using a clean cloth or paper napkins. Now Cut them in half, deseed them and then cut them into either long or short strips or cubes, however you prefer. Remember your air frying time will slightly vary based on what size you cut them.
• Now take the chopped bell peppers into a bowl and toss them with oil, salt, pepper and taco seasoning.
• Load the seasoned bell peppers into your air fryer making sure not to crowd them. It is very important to leave space between pieces for the air frying feature to actually work.
• Now air fry them at 390F for 10 to 12 minutes. It took me two batches to roast 3 peppers. No need to shake the basket halfway through if you arranged them with enough spaces initially. You can even go a little longer if you want the char grilled effect. Voila !! Your perfectly done airfryer roasted peppers are ready to eat in no time.

Important TIP

I prefer not using oil sprays in the air fryer as they damage the non-stick coating of your air fryer's inner surface. Instead, I just toss the ingredients in little oil before putting them in the air fryer. If you need to oil them again in the middle of air frying for any recipe, just use a basting brush to apply oil.

Serving ideas

Now as you may have known, there are tons of ways to use these air fryer bell peppers. I will try to list some of those ideas here. Let me know what is your favorite way of eating roasted bell peppers in the comment section below.

• Just eat them as it is or with your favorite dip for a low calorie snack
• Serve them as a vegetable side dish with any meal
• Use them in tacos, sandwiches, burgers, rolls etc..
• Serve them on top of loaded nachos
• Use them to make roasted pepper dip

Storing

These air fryer roasted bell peppers can be stored in an air-tight container in the refrigerator for 2 to 3 days. Just reheat them in the air fryer or in the microwave on low power when you want to eat.

You can also eat them cold like me if you like them. But frankly they never last more than 5 minutes in our home. It is hard to stop eating them once you take your first bite.

Recipe

Air Fryer Roasted Bell Peppers

Yamini

Make these super quick and easy Air fryer roasted bell peppers for an awesome vegetable side dish or a snack. This makes an excellent gluten free and vegan side dish that is versatile enough to use in many recipes.

 

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Prep Time 2 minutes mins

Cook Time 12 minutes mins

Course Side Dish

Cuisine American

Servings 2 to 3 servings

Ingredients

  

• 3 Bell peppers use any color, I used green, red, and orange
• 2 teaspoon oil coconut oil or avocado oil or any high smoke point oil
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon black or white pepper
• 1 heaped teaspoon taco seasoning

Instructions

 

• Wash the bell peppers, dry them with a clean kitchen towel or a paper napkin. Now cut them in half, deseed them, and then cut them into either long or short strips or cubes, however, you prefer. Remember your air frying time will slightly vary based on the size you cut them.
• Now take the chopped bell peppers into a bowl and toss them with oil, salt, pepper, and taco seasoning. 
• Load the seasoned bell peppers into your air fryer making sure not to crowd them. It is very important to leave space between pieces for the air frying feature to actually work. 
• Now air-fry them at 390F for 10 to 12 minutes. It took me two batches to air-fry 3 peppers. No need to shake the basket halfway through if you properly arranged them initially with enough space between the pieces. You can even go a little longer if you want the chargrilled effect. Voila !! Your perfectly done air fryer roasted peppers are ready to eat in no time. Check the post above for ideas on how to use them.

Notes

• Do not use oil sprays in your air fryer to save the non-stick coating. Just toss the ingredients in oil as suggested in the recipe above prior to airfrying.
• Leave enough space between each piece when loading the air fryer to make sure that the bell peppers are air-fried and not steamed.
• You can experiment with any kind of seasonings you want.

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