10 easy game-day foods you can make in an air fryer

Another recommendation for an easy, game-day appetizer is Air Fryer World’s recipe for jalapeño poppers with bacon. To make them, start by stuffing hollowed-out jalapeño peppers with cream cheese and cheddar, wrap them in bacon, and cook for 10 to 12 minutes at 380 degrees Fahrenheit until the bacon is crispy.

You can also buy premade frozen poppers and use the air fryer to crisp them up, by following this recipe.

Frozen tater tots can easily be made in the air fryer by spraying an even layer with a little cooking spray and tossing them halfway through the cooking cycle.

Then, get to work choosing your toppings. You can create a loaded tater-tot bar, with additions like sour cream, chopped green onion, shredded cheese, queso, store-bought salsa, or guacamole. 

If you want to go the extra mile, sauté some bacon or chorizo in a saucepan and top your loaded tots to your heart’s content.

To make, pre-cook your hollowed-out potato skins and place them inside the air fryer, skin-side down, according to one recipe by Air Fryer Eats.

When they’re almost crispy, fill them with your choice of cheese and stick them back in the air fryer for a few minutes. Then, top with bacon, green onion, or sour cream.

You can either bread your own shrimp, like this recipe from All Recipes, or follow the instructions on the back of most frozen coconut-shrimp packages for cooking them in the air fryer.

Serve with a tartar sauce or spicy mayo.

You can make your favorite stuffed mushroom recipe as normal before air-frying them, or go with Air Fryer World’s recipe for cheesy stuffed mushrooms. Either way, moisten your air fryer basket or foil with cooking spray or olive oil and arrange your stuffed mushrooms evenly in the air fryer.

Pork sausage also works well as a filling, but you can also use spinach and cream cheese for a vegetarian twist.

Cook them at 360 degrees Fahrenheit for between six and eight minutes, before adding the cheese and cooking for another two minutes.