Air Fryer Onion Rings

Fresh onion slices dredged in Italian Style breadcrumbs and air fried until crispy and perfectly golden. Enjoy the perfect Air Fryer Onion Rings without all the calories and oil!

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Air Fryer Onion Rings

I'm the type of person that loves deep fried foods especially onion rings. Unfortunately, we all know they aren't good for us. Thankfully, the Ninja Foodie aka Air Fryer came along.

I recently got the Ninja Foodie and I love it even more than my previous standard Air Fryer. It can do so much. Like make these healthy air fryer Onion Rings just for an example. Besides being healthy, they are low in calories. Who doesn't love crispy onion rings without the grease!

Serves – about 8

Crispy Air Fried Onion Rings Ingredients

• Sweet Onion, cut into thick circles (about ¼ inch thick)
• Flour
• Egg
• Milk
• Italian style Breadcrumbs or Panko Breadcrumbs
• Salt and pepper 
• Cooking spray or mist

How to make homemade Air Fryer Crispy Onion Rings

• Separate the sliced onions into rings.
• Pour the all-purpose flour into a shallow bowl. Dip all the onion slices into flour mixture until they are all coated. Set aside on a wire rack.
• Add a beaten egg, milk, salt and pepper in to the all-purpose flour and whisk it well to form a thick batter. Also, pour out the breadcrumbs into a plate or a shallow bowl.
• Dip the floured onion slices into the egg-flour batter, making sure it is well coated.

• Dredge it in the bread crumbs to coat it completely. Keep it aside on a wire rack. Repeat with all the slices.

• Place a few crumb coated onion rings in the lightly greased air fryer basket. Lightly spray them with cooking spray or mist.

• Air fry at 400 F for 6 to 7 minutes. Repeat with all the prepared onion rings.

• Serve hot with ketchup or salsa.

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Yield: 8

Air Fryer Onion Rings

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Fresh onion slices dredged in Italian Style breadcrumbs and air fried until crispy and perfectly golden. Enjoy the perfect Air Fryer Onion Rings without all the calories and oil!

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 7 minutes

Total Time 12 minutes

Ingredients

• 2 Large Sweet Onion, cut into thick circles (about ¼ inch thick)
• 1 cup of all-purpose Flour
• 1 Egg
• ⅓ cup of Milk
• 1 cup of Italian style Breadcrumbs or Panko Breadcrumbs
• Salt and pepper to taste
• Cooking spray or mist

Instructions

1. Separate the sliced onions into rings.
2. Pour the all-purpose flour into a shallow bowl. Dip all the onion slices into flour mixture until they are all coated. Set aside on a wire rack.
3. Add a beaten egg, milk, salt and pepper in to the all-purpose flour and whisk it well to form a thick batter. Also, pour out the breadcrumbs into a plate or a shallow bowl.
4. Dip the floured onion slices into the egg-flour batter, making sure it is well coated.
5. Dredge it in the bread crumbs to coat it completely. Keep it aside on a wire rack. Repeat with all the slices.
6. Place a few crumb coated onion rings in the lightly greased air fryer basket. Lightly spray them with cooking spray or mist.
7. Air fry at 400 F for 6 to 7 minutes. Repeat with all the prepared onion rings.
8. Serve hot with ketchup or salsa.

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Nutrition Information

Yield

8

Serving Size

1
Amount Per Serving Calories 165Total Fat 2gSaturated Fat 1gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 1gCholesterol 24mgSodium 182mgCarbohydrates 31gFiber 2gSugar 5gProtein 6g

Nutrition may vary depending on the products used.

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