Air fryer frozen empanadas can be ready in less than 15 minutes. These delicious savory pastry turnovers of meat, cheese, or vegetables are cooked to flaky perfection when you make them in the air fryer.
Place the empty air fryer basket in the air fryer and preheat at 360 °F for 4 minutes. **
Add the frozen empanadas to the air fryer basket.
Air fry empanadas at 360 °F:- Goya empanadas: 9 minutes- Trader Joe's chicken and chimichurri empanadas: 12 minutes- Mini empanadas: 7 minutes
Turn the empanadas halfway through the air frying time.
Transfer the empanadas to a serving platter and serve with a dipping sauce. Sour cream or yogurt mixed with some hot sauce is a great option.
Notes
* Trader Joe's and Goya empanadas were tested in this recipe. Nutrition information is for Trader Joe's chicken and chimichurri empanadas.
Don't thaw the frozen empanadas before air frying them.
** Preheat the air fryer if the air fryer doesn't have a built-in preheat functionality.
Cooking time can vary based on the air fryer model and empanadas brand. Please monitor the empanadas by checking on them periodically and adjusting cooking time as needed!