Air Fryer Frozen Tater Tots. The perfect easy way to get crispy on the outside and soft on the inside tater tots! Once you make them in the air fryer you won’t cook them any other way again!
Air Fryer Frozen Tater Tots
Tater tots are such a fun side dish. They are pop in your mouth, one bite pieces of tasty goodness. Crunchy on the outside, fluffy potato on the inside. Yum!
They are one of my kids favorites when we are having a fun meal night. Normally I bake tater tots in the oven. On rare occasions we would deep fry them. My kids always preferred it over oven baked when we would deep fry tater tots because of the amazing crunchy outside. Once I made them in the air fryer there was no going back to any other cooking method!
I now have a solution to getting the perfectly crunchy outside they love with out adding the extra calories and fat that comes from deep drying them. Air fryer tater tots! Making tater tots in the air fryer gives crispy tater tots like if you had deep fried them while being a ton healthier!
Air fryer tater tots are super easy to make, All you need is 3 ingredients and 15 minutes and you will have perfectly crispy tater tots.
Easy Frozen Appetizers Cooked in the Air Fryer
- Air Fryer Frozen Corn Dogs
- Air Fryer Frozen Onion Rings
- Air Fried Pierogies
- Air Fryer Frozen Shrimp
- Air Fryer Frozen Chicken Nuggets
- Air Fryer Frozen Mozzarella Sticks
- Air Fryer Pizza Rolls
What to Serve with Tater Tots
You can pair these air fried Tater Tots with any of your favorite sauces, ketchup, honey mustard, ranch or anything else you like to dip tater tots in.
There are also many main dishes that go well with Tater Tots. You can make your Tater Tots while cooking the rest of your meal and have dinner done in no time!
- Sandwiches. Try some of our favorites including Reuben Sandwiches, Buffalo Chicken Sandwich, Meatball subs and Spinach Mozzarella Grilled Cheese.
- Burgers. Try our Hawaiian burger, it is amazing!
- Grilled meats. Steak Kabobs are one of our favorites.
If you are looking for easy side dish recipes to make with your meal check out some of our favorites!
- Baked mac and cheese
- Garlic Parmesan Sweet potato fries
- Baked Zucchini Fries
- Corn on The Cob
- Broccoli Slaw
What temperature do you cook Tater Tots on in an Air Fryer?
You will cook them at 400° for 15 minutes depending on your air fryer.
How long do you cook frozen Tater Tots in an Air Fryer?
The cook time is much shorter then other cooking methods, the tater tots go from frozen to crispy and cooked in just 10 minutes!
Tips for Cooking Tater Tots in an Air Fryer
Do not defrost them. You want them to be solid frozen when you put them in the air fryer.
Single layer. Only cook them in a single layer if you are using an air fryer with trays, do not stack them or they will not cook thoroughly. If you are using a basket air fryer then you can pour them into the basket, just take them out half way thru the cooking and give them a little shake.
Read your instructions. Some air fryers will require you to use cooking spray when you are using them, others don’t so be sure to check the specific directions for yours.
What is the best Air Fryer?
There are many different air fryers out there, amongst our team of foodies our favorites are the Cuisinart Air Fryer and convection oven combo, Power XL Pro and the Ninja Foodi 9-in-One. If you don’t have either of them you can use the air fryer you have, but if you are looking to get started with cooking food in an air fryer then our suggestion is that you want to get one of those.
Air Fryer Frozen Frozen Tater Tots Ingredients
- 16 ounces frozen tater tots
- Cooking oil spray (I like to use Olive Oil)
- Salt
How to Make Air Fryer Frozen Tater Tots
Preheat your air fryer at 400° for 3 minutes.
Place the frozen tater tots in a single layer on the tray or in the basket of your air fryer. Spray with a little bit of Olive oil cooking spray and sprinkle with a small amount of salt.
Heat at 400° for 15 minutes.
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- Air Fryer Chicken Parmesan
- Air Fryer Steak
- Lemon Pepper Chicken
- Air Fryer whole chicken
- Homemade Fish Sticks
- Air Fryer Cheddar Biscuits
- Air Fryer Crunch Wrap Supreme
- Air Fryer Hot Dogs
Air Fryer Frozen Frozen Tater Tots
Material
- air fryer
Ingredients
- 16 ounces frozen tater tots
- Cooking oil spray I like to use Olive Oil
- Salt
Instructions
- Preheat your air fryer at 400° for 3 minutes.
- Place the frozen tater tots in a single layer on the tray or in the basket of your air fryer. Spray with a little bit of Olive oil cooking spray and sprinkle with a small amount of salt.
- Heat at 400° for 15 minutes.
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