Air Fryer Crunch Plate

Maximum crunch. Minimum effort.

15+ minAir FryerOn its ownEnergy required: A little.

This is one of those dinners where everything cooks together.

Throw FROZN into the air fryer alongside whatever you've got—chips, potatoes, vegetables—and let the air fryer do the work. No pans, no standing over the hob, just a hot, crispy dinner with almost no effort.

Ingredients

  • 2-3 FROZN chicken patties
  • Your favourite side
  • We love:
  • Chips
  • Baby potatoes
  • Sweet potato fries
  • Broccoli
  • Carrots
  • Green beans
  • Corn on the cob

Optional

  • Coleslaw
  • Side salad
  • Garlic mayo/ BBQ sauce/ Peri Peri sauce

Method

  1. 1
    Preheat your air fryer.
  2. 2
    Add your chosen side and cook according to the packet or recipe instructions.
  3. 3
    Add FROZN for the final few minutes so everything finishes cooking together.
  4. 4
    Plate up with your favourite sauce and enjoy while it's hot and crispy.

Why this works

Sometimes dinner should be as simple as pressing one button.

The air fryer gives FROZN a delicious golden finish while your sides cook at the same time. No juggling pans, no complicated timing—just one appliance doing all the work.

Why you’ll make this again

  • One appliance does everything
  • Crispy outside, juicy inside
  • Hardly any washing up
  • Perfect for busy weeknights
  • Easy to mix and match with whatever's in the freezer

Used in this recipe

FROZN — Real Frozen Chicken

Fully cooked British chicken, ready from frozen in around three minutes. The bit of the meal that's already done.

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Don't overthink the sides. This is my "freezer clean-out" dinner. If there's half a bag of chips, a handful of broccoli and a few carrots left, they all go in together. Some of my favourite dinners have come from using up what I already had rather than following a recipe exactly.