We’re sharing a taste of Healthy Air Fry Feasts: Fast, Easy, High-Protein Recipes in 30 Mins or Less by Christina Kynigos, AKA @VeryHungryGreek
Garlic butter Bolognese crispy tacos
My most viral recipe, levelled up! Tacos filled with Bolognese sauce and lashings of cheese, then brushed with garlic butter and air-fried until crispy. A firm family favourite. You can freeze the Bolognese, but the tacos are best eaten fresh.
Serves four
Prep: Five minutes
Cooking time: 23-25 minutes
Ingredients:
• Non-stick cooking spray
• One onion, finely diced
• Six chestnut mushrooms, finely diced
• 500g lean beef mince
• Two beef stock cubes, dissolved in 250ml boiling water
• 500g passata
• One heaped tsp dried mixed herbs
• A pinch of garlic granules
• 1tsp ground black pepper
• Pinch of sweetener (or sugar)
• Eight mini tortilla wraps
• 200g grated light mozzarella
For the garlic butter
• 30g light butter, melted
• A pinch of dried parsley
• ½ tsp garlic granules
Method
1. Mix the garlic butter ingredients together in a small bowl and set aside.
2. Spray a pan with some oil spray, place over a low to medium heat, add the onion and mushrooms and fry for a few minutes to soften, then add the beef mince and fry for a further three or four minutes, stirring to brown it all over and break up any clumps.
3. Add the rest of the ingredients apart from the tortilla wraps and mozzarella, mix well and simmer for 8-10 minutes or until the liquid has evaporated.
4. Let the Bolognese cool slightly before using it to fill the tortillas. Add the mozzarella, fold over, then brush with the garlic butter and air-fry at 200°C for 3-4 minutes. Flip them over and air-fry for a further three or four minutes, until golden and crispy.
Cinnamon Buns
You just can’t beat fluffy cinnamon buns with a cream cheese icing, so I’ve made a high-protein version using my trusty two-ingredient dough to add protein but still keep the amazing texture.
Serves one
Prep: Five minutes
Cooking time: eight minutes
Ingredients:
• 40g 0% fat Greek yogurt
• 40g self-raising flour, plus extra for dusting
• 2tsp light butter, melted
• ½ tsp ground cinnamon
• 1 tsp granulated sweetener (or sugar)
For the cream cheese icing
• 25g light cream cheese
• 1 tsp icing sugar
Method:
1. In a bowl, mix the yogurt and flour together to form a dough. Flour the work surface and a rolling pin and roll it out into a rectangle, around the thickness of a pound coin.
2. Brush over the melted butter, then evenly sprinkle over the cinnamon and sweetener. Roll up the dough into a log, then slice in half.
3. With the sliced side facing up, use your hand to gently press down and flatten each piece slightly. Using the brush you used earlier for the butter, brush any remaining butter around a small baking dish, then place the cinnamon buns inside.
4. Air-fry at 170°C for 8 minutes until golden and cooked, then let them cool for a few minutes.
5. Mix the icing ingredients together in a small bowl. Spread the cream cheese icing over the buns and devour.
Extract credit: Healthy Air Fry Feasts: Fast, Easy, High-Protein Recipes in 30 Mins or Less by Christina Kynigos (HQ, HarperCollins Publishers). Image credit Ellis Parrinder.
