This Air Fryer Frozen Okra is fast, easy, crispy, and perfect for dipping! Making frozen okra in the air fryer is the way to go!
No more slimy Okra!
Frozen foods were made to be cooked in the air fryer, and frozen breaded okra is no exception!
In just a few minutes, you’ll have crispy breaded okra. It’s a low mess, quick way to enjoy this classic southern side dish.
Speaking of southern side dishes, have you tried making Air Fryer Hushpuppies or Air Fryer Cornbread yet?
What You’ll Need
- Frozen Breaded Okra – The best shortcut for making air-fried okra is to buy the okra already breaded! This okra came from Walmart, but you can find it in most large grocery stores.
- Oil – In order to get super crispy okra from the air fryer, you should spray it with oil. Use your favorite cooking spray or cooking oil that you have in a spray bottle.
Let’s Do this!
- Preheat the Air Fryer to 400°F/200°C and remove the frozen breaded okra from its outer packaging.
- Place the okra in the air fryer basket in a single layer, and spray liberally with cooking spray or oil.
- Air fry at 400°F/200°C for 12-14 minutes, flipping halfway through. Spray with additional cooking oil when you flip the okra.
- Enjoy your air fryer frozen okra while it’s hot and crispy!
What to Serve with Okra?
While you can enjoy fried okra with any of your favorite main dishes, it goes best with simply prepared meats, and is especially delicious with BBQ and Fried Chicken!
Serve air fryer okra along with BBQ food like Air Fryer BBQ Chicken Wings, or Ribs that you’ve air fried in the Ninja Foodi.
The air fryer makes delicious fried chicken. Air Fryer Chicken Tenders and Air Fryer Chicken Drumsticks are two different ways to achieve super crispy fried chicken.
You can always serve a simple salad with fried okra, like this Greek Cucumber Salad or Mediterranean Chickpea Salad, to make your meal a bit more healthy.
Looking for more ways to enjoy okra? I like this one pot Jambalaya recipe.
Tips and tricks
- Spray with Oil. It’s not entirely necessary to add oil to frozen okra in the air fryer, but I tested it without oil, and the okra pieces didn’t get nearly as crispy. I like to use avocado oil spray but you can use any type of cooking spray or cooking oil in a spray bottle.
- Don’t Thaw the Okra. As with most frozen foods, frozen breaded okra is meant to cook directly from frozen. Don’t let it thaw before cooking it in the air fryer.
- Serve with Dip. Traditionally, fried okra would be served with a Remoulade or spicy Aioli.
Air Fryer Frozen Okra
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 package frozen breaded okra
- cooking oil spray
Instructions
- Preheat your air fryer to 400°F/200°C for 5 minutes. Remove the breaded okra from its packaging.
- Place the frozen breaded okra in the air fryer basket in a single layer. Spray the top of the okra liberally with cooking spray or oil.
- Air fry at 400°F/200°C for 12-14 minutes, flipping halfway through. Spray with additional cooking oil when you flip the okra.
- Remove from the air fryer and serve immediately.
Notes
- For accurate nutritional values, please see the label on your okra packaging.
- You don’t necessarily have to spray the okra with cooking oil, but it does help the okra get really golden and crispy in the air fryer so I highly recommend it.
- Do not thaw the okra before air frying. Cook directly from frozen.
- 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.
- Pro Tip: Check your food as it cooks. Each air fryer runs a bit differently. Sometimes airfrying is a trial and error process. Check your food as it cooks to learn your air fryer better! When cooking a new recipe or food items be sure to check your food often to help avoid over/undercooking.
Nutrition
I love breaded okra! And I love that you’ve shared your air fryer tips with us too!
Thanks for the tips, and thanks for the air fryer calculator! I found that today and have bookmarked it 🙂
Hayls xox
Hi Hayley! We love it too, and now that we’ve found the sweet spot for the air fryer, we love it even more! LOL! Thanks for taking the time to give us a review! 🙂