Air Fryer Fish Sticks are a crunchy air fryer food that you are going to love. Cooking frozen fish sticks in the air fryer couldn't be any easier!
Air Fryer Fish Sticks
Fish sticks can be tricky.
If they are not cooked in the right way, they can come out soggy. But when you cook fish sticks in air fryer, they come out crispy!
You are going to melt when you taste the crunchy outside and tender inside!
If you use frozen foods frequently, you should check out our Air Fryer Corn Dogs, Air Fryer Pizza Rolls, Frozen Chicken Tender in air fryer and our Air Fryer Frozen Chicken Nuggets.
Traditionally, fish sticks are a favorite about among children and adults.
This is a quick and easy meal or easy snack for everybody involved!
We LOVE the ease of making seafood sticks in air fryer because within minutes you have a crispy and tasty treat!
HOW TO MAKE FISH STICKS IN AIR FRYER
- Remove the number of fish sticks you'd like to cook from the packaging.
- Put the sticks (in a single layer) into your air fryer basket or air fryer tray. You do not need to oil the basket/tray.
- Cook the sticks at 400F/204C for a total of 8 minutes. At the 4 minute mark flip and let them finish cooking. When the cooking time is complete, check one of the sticks to make sure they are hot throughout.
- Gently empty the air fryer basket/tray onto a plate and enjoy!
TIPS FOR MAKING AIR FRYER FISH STICKS
No need to thaw your fish sticks. You can air fry frozen fish sticks. Just toss them into your air fryer basket/tray and start to cook!
Hot! Hot! These fish sticks heat up quickly and they hold the heat.
So be extremely careful when you take them out of the air fryer basket AND when you take that first bite!
Do I need to preheat my air fryer? Each air fryer runs a bit differently and each model comes with its own instructions.
It’s kinda of 50/50 on whether you should or not. I personally do not preheat my air fryers. I would refer to your air fryer manual.
Do I need to add spray oil to the sticks when I put them in the air fryer? Nope! The sticks are good to go, as is, into the air fryer!
Do the sticks need to be in a single layer in the air fryer? Typically, we recommend that all food be in a single layer when using your air fryer.
MORE YUMMY AIR FRYER RECIPES
We have so many delicious air fryer recipes on our site.
If you are looking for new recipes to try you need to check out: Air Fryer Potato Pancakes, Air Fryer Brats, Green Tomatoes in the air fryer, Air Fryer Brussels Sprouts and Air Fryer Mexican Corn
Pro Tip: This recipe can be made in the air fryer unit with a basket or the air fryer oven.
If you are using the air fryer oven, use the middle rack and select the "Air Fry" function.
Are you gluten-free? Me too! We also have a sister site where EVERYTHING is gluten-free.
It is called VegetarianMamma. You can find some awesome dishes there for your Meatless Mondays!
Always be sure to read ingredient labels to make sure that the product/ingredients fits your dietary restrictions!
This product/recipe is NOT GLUTEN-FREE.
You CAN find GF Fish Sticks if you look for Ian's. That is typically in the freezer section of health foods stores.
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This newsletter and FB group offers up recipes that on the stove, in the oven, on the grill, in the instant pot and more!
Other Resources:
Air Fryer Calculator (convert oven recipes to air fryer)
Air Fryer Cooking Times Cheat Sheet
Can You Put Foil in the Air Fryer
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Air Fryer Fish Sticks
Ingredients
- 1 package frozen fish sticks
Instructions
- Remove the number of fish sticks you’d like to cook from the packaging.
- Put the sticks (in a single layer) into your air fryer basket or air fryer tray. You do not need to oil the basket/tray.
- Cook the sticks at 400F/204C for a total of 8 minutes. At the 4 minute mark flip and let them finish cooking. When the cooking time is complete, check one of the sticks to make sure they are hot throughout.
- Gently empty the air fryer basket/tray onto a plate and enjoy!
Notes
TIPS FOR MAKING AIR FRYER FISH STICKS
- No need to thaw your fish sticks. You can air fry frozen fish sticks. Just toss them into your air fryer basket/tray and start to cook!
- Hot! Hot! These fish sticks heat up quickly and they hold the heat. So be extremely careful when you take them out of the air fryer basket AND when you take that first bite!
- Do I need to preheat my air fryer? Each air fryer runs a bit differently and each model comes with its own instructions. It’s kinda of 50/50 on whether you should or not. I personally do not preheat my air fryers. I would refer to your air fryer manual.
- Do I need to add spray oil to the sticks when I put them in the air fryer? Nope! The sticks are good to go, as is, into the air fryer!
- Do the sticks need to be in a single layer in the air fryer? Typically, we recommend that all food be in a single layer when using your air fryer.
Nutrition
Air Fryers can vary greatly. Please take the time to learn your specific air fryer. You may need to adjust times and temperatures based upon your air fryer. All though this website attempts to provide accurate nutritional information, the information should only be considered an estimate. Varying factors such as different product types, different brands, etc. can change nutritional information. It is your responsibility as a consumer to read all labels to make sure the ingredients fit your dietary needs as well as calculate your own nutritional information as a double check.
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