20+ Easy Air Fryer Side Dishes

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This year our Holiday dinners are definitely going to include some easy Air Fryer side dishes! And once you see the delicious healthy air fryer side dish recipes we’ve collected here – you’ll do what we’re doing and enjoy them year-round!

I bought Ed this affordable Air Fryer for his birthday this year. It was THE BEST gift I’ve ever given him! He’s infatuated with it and we’ve been eating so many amazing dishes ever since. The air fryer makes easy, healthy food fast and fun. What more can you ask for?

Nothing. There’s nothing more you can ask for. 🙂

As I talked about before when we shared our collections of Holiday Crockpot Side Dishes and Holiday Instant Pot Side Dishes – using a few different cooking methods is key to making a delicious celebration meal with less stress. This is our first holiday season with our Air Fryer and we are definitely going to take advantage of it.

Our dinner plan will likely be this:

our Rolled Stuffed Turkey Breast Wrapped in Bacon Weave in the oven
our Healthy Make Ahead Cornbread Stuffing with Cranberries & Cashews (I’ll make this ahead)
homemade Cranberry Sauce (it’s so easy and the little popping noise is wonderfully satisfying)
our Quick and Creamy Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes in the pressure cooker
we’ll try to choose just one of these fabulous slow cooker side dishes (or borrow a slow cooker from one of our guests and make two?)

And now we’ll try to narrow down this amazing list of easy and healthy Air Fryer Side Dishes to just one! But that will be fun – we’ve got between now and the holidays to try every single recipe! Hope you love this list as much as we do!

Air Fryer Bacon Wrapped Asparagus from Amanda’s Cookin’

Air Fryer Baby Potatoes from Crumb Top Baking

Air Fryer Pumpkin Fries from Crumb Top Baking

Air Fryer Butternut Squash with Mushrooms and Cranberries from Glue & Glitter

Air Fryer Broccoli Parmesan from Happy Veggie Kitchen

Air Fryer Smashed Baked Potatoes from Happy Veggie Kitchen

Roasted Air Fryer Sweet Potatoes from Julie’s Eats & Treats

Crispy Air Fryer Cauliflower Recipe from Little Sunny Kitchen

Easy Air Fryer Corn Ribs from Plant Based Folk

Air Fryer Beets from Recipes From A Pantry

Air Fryer Mushrooms Steaks from Recipes From A Pantry

Air Fryer Cabbage Steaks from Sweet and Savory Meals

Best Air Fryer Mushrooms from Sweet and Savory Meals

Crispy Air Fryer Brussels Sprouts from Sweet Peas & Saffron

Best Air Fryer Mac and Cheese from Temecula Blogs

Healthy Air Fryer Eggplant from This Healthy Kitchen

Maple Garlic Baby Carrots from This Healthy Kitchen

Easy Air Fryer Green Beans from Veggies Save The Day

Air Fryer Stuffed Baby Artichokes from Wholesome Yum

There are so many fabulous things to feed our families during the Holidays! Check out more of our holiday recipe ideas:

20+ Holiday Crockpot Side Dishes
20+ Best Instant Pot Side Dish Recipes to Simplify Your Holiday Meal
Stuffed Turkey Breast Wrapped in Bacon
20+ Absolutely Delicious Non-Pumpkin Thanksgiving Desserts and Treats
20+ Unique Christmas Cookies for Cookie Exchange this Year
Christmas Cranberry Apple Cobbler in the Slow Cooker (a decadent breakfast idea!)

A great year-round side dish idea:
25+ Tasty & Healthy Ways to Make Fries WITHOUT Potatoes

Robin & Ed Hicken Creators

Robin and Ed are a DIY-loving couple with over 25 years of design and build experience. Also, Robin is a Nutritionist and former Registered Dietitian and Ed is an award-winning Business Educator. We share strategies for living a rich life on a DIY budget: creative money-savvy ideas for a stylish home, healthy meals and family fun. Our work has been published in the pages of Do It Yourself, Farmhouse Style and Better Homes & Gardens magazines.

20+ Easy Air Fryer Side Dishes – Best Recipes for the Holidays!