Recipes

EasyAmerican

Cheesy Bacon Fresh Roll

A bread-free breakfast roll where the wrap itself is bacon and egg: whisked eggs poured over crisp bacon, melted cheddar and thin tomato slices set into one flexible sheet you can flip, fill and roll. Cook until no wet egg remains on the surface, 3–5 minutes, so the layer holds together in one piece when it lands on the cutting board. Once flipped, a spread of mayo and a handful of salad leaves go on before it rolls up and cuts in half. Marinated jalapeños and piri piri rub bring the heat; leave them out for a milder version. Ready in about 15 minutes and naturally low-carb.

15 min2 servings

EasyAmerican

Tortilla Breakfast Accordion

Fan-folded tortillas stood on edge in a round dish are what make this breakfast bake work: the pleats grip the ham, smoked sausage and cheese so every slice keeps its filling. Whisk four eggs with milk, salt and Italian herbs, then pour slowly, giving the mixture time to settle down into the pleats rather than sitting on top. Bake at 180°C (350°F) for 18 minutes, or about 12 minutes in an air fryer. It is ready when the top turns golden and the egg no longer jiggles in the center. Salami stands in nicely for the sausage, and cheddar or mozzarella both melt well.

28 min4 servings

EasyItalian

French Bread Pizza

Split a French loaf lengthwise, pile the cut side with garlic butter, sauce, mozzarella, sausage and jalapeños, and it turns into pizza on a covered grill in about 5 minutes. The garlic butter does double duty: it seasons the base and seals the crumb, so the sauce cannot soak in and make the bread soggy. Keep the sauce to a thin layer, about 3 tbsp for a whole loaf, for the same reason. You will know it is done when the cut edges are crisp, the cheese has fully melted and the sausage slices are browned. No grill? Bake at 200°C (400°F) for 10–12 minutes instead.

15 min4 servings

EasyItalian

Oven-Baked Italian Tomato Noodles

This one-dish pasta bake skips the boiling pot entirely: dry noodles cook right in the tomato and marinara sauce, soaking up flavour instead of plain water as they soften. Everything goes into one baking dish: chopped onion, bell pepper, canned tomatoes, marinara, olive oil and Italian herbs, with a rinse of water from the empty cans to give the pasta the liquid it needs. Press the noodles under the sauce, cover with foil and bake at 180°C (350°F) for 20 minutes, then finish uncovered with mozzarella until the top is golden and bubbling. Dinner for four with about 10 minutes of prep.

40 min4 servings

EasyItalian

Air Fryer Tortilla Pizza

A thin-crust pizza built on two tortillas, ready from the air fryer in 8 minutes at 180°C (350°F). The trick is the layer of grated cheese sandwiched between the tortillas: as it melts, it glues them into one sturdy base that stays crisp instead of sagging under the sauce. Spread pizza sauce on top, add more cheese and pepperoni, and cook until the edges brown and the cheese bubbles. If the tortilla lifts in the fan's airflow, hold it down for the first minute with a small trivet or a skewer laid across the top. Rest it briefly on a plate before slicing so the base sets.

13 min2 servings

MediumAmerican

Crispy Cheesy Potato Roll

A sheet of thinly sliced potatoes baked over shredded mozzarella turns into a flexible, golden wrap you can fill and roll. The melted cheese glues the overlapping slices into one piece, so the sheet bends instead of breaking. Hold the peeled potatoes in ice water while you work; it stops them browning before they reach the oven. Bake at 180°C (350°F) for 30 minutes, until the top is deep gold and the cheese bubbles at the edges. Roll while everything is still warm, because cooled potato stiffens and cracks. Cream cheese, smoked salmon and cucumber make a classic filling, though ham or sautéed mushrooms work just as well.

45 min4 servings

EasyAmerican

Butter Garlic Eggs

Soft scrambled eggs folded through a garlicky paprika cream sauce, this one-pan dish takes about 15 minutes and feeds two. The trick is whisking a splash of broth into the eggs; it loosens the mixture so the curds set soft instead of drying out. Cook the eggs gently and pull them out while they still look slightly wet, since they finish in the hot sauce. Keep the garlic at golden, no darker, or it turns bitter. Simmer the cream until it coats the back of a spoon, fold the eggs in, and pile everything on toast.

15 min2 servings

EasyBritish

Air Fryer Toad in the Hole

Sausages baked into one big puffed batter, the British classic scaled for two and cooked entirely in the air fryer, whose closed basket traps the steady heat the batter needs to rise. Brown the beef sausages first at 180°C (350°F) for 10 minutes so their fat is hot when the thin, pancake-style batter goes in; batter meeting hot fat is what starts the puff. Then leave the lid shut for the full 20 minutes, because escaping heat will sink it before it sets. You are looking for a deep golden top and tall, crisp edges. Finish with plenty of gravy.

35 min2 servings

EasyAmerican

Creamy Cheese & Onion Dip

A hot, spoonable dip of sweet onions folded through three melted cheeses, and the trick is how the onions are cut. Shaving them into paper-thin ribbons with a vegetable peeler means they soften and sweeten in the same 20 minutes the gouda, cheddar and maasdam need under foil in the air fryer at 200°C (400°F). A splash of milk keeps the cheese loose rather than stringy. Give everything a good stir once melted, then 10 more minutes uncovered until the top turns golden. Crisp the bacon between paper towels in the microwave and crumble it over just before serving.

40 min6 servings

EasyEuropean

Cabbage with Eggs Casserole in Air Fryer

Shredded cabbage, smoked sausage and four eggs bake into a firm low-carb casserole here, and the air fryer's two-stage method is what keeps it from going watery. A 10-minute pre-bake at 180°C (350°F) softens the seasoned cabbage and drives off its moisture before the eggs go anywhere near it. Slice the cabbage thin, a mandoline helps, and toss it with paprika, garlic powder and olive oil first. Then layer it in a foil pan with the sausage, pour over the beaten eggs, and cook 15 minutes more until the center no longer jiggles. Any small smoked sausage stands in for hunters sausage.

35 min3 servings

EasyBritish

Heavy Breakfast Plate

Five eggs, mozzarella balls, and pieces of hunters sausage cook together in one parchment-lined air fryer basket, so breakfast for two lands on the table in about 20 minutes with almost no washing up. The parchment matters: it stops raw egg seeping through the holes in the basket and lets you lift the whole plate out in one piece. A spoonful of pesto melts over everything as it cooks at 180°C (350°F). For soft yolks, peek at 12 minutes and pull the basket as soon as the whites turn opaque; the full 15 minutes gives you firm, sliceable eggs. Crusty bread on the side finishes it off.

20 min2 servings

EasyAmerican

Air Fryer Egg & Potato Casserole

Thin ribbons of potato, bound with a beaten egg and a spoonful of flour, bake into a golden sliceable casserole in the air fryer, no oven needed. The 10-minute soak in ice water matters: it rinses off surface starch so the ribbons crisp at the edges instead of turning gluey. Season the mix with garlic powder, salt and red pepper flakes, level it in a dish, and air fry at 180°C (350°F) for 20 minutes. When the edges look golden, scatter over canned corn and grated mozzarella and give it 5 more minutes until the cheese melts. Serves 2 as a simple main or a hearty breakfast.

40 min2 servings