Air fryer Fried Sliced Mushrooms

Here’s how to make delicious air fryer mushrooms you and your family will enjoy!

1. Clean and prep

   It all starts with cleaning the mushrooms. You want to wash and dry them really well. Honestly, I usually buy them sliced, pre-washed and ready to cook which saves time. If you buy them pre-washed too, you can skip this step and carry on with the recipe. And sometimes if bought whole mushrooms I slice them before air frying.

2. Cut

   Cut your mushrooms into halves. Unless you’ve bought them pre-cut too, then skip to the next step. 

3. Preheat the air fryer

   With air fryer mushrooms, you can’t skip the preheating step. This ensures your mushrooms cook up to that perfect texture. Set the air fryer temperature to 400F and the time to 12 minutes. Press the preheat button to start preheating it. You will hear a beeping sound after it’s preheated, and that’s when you add the mushrooms! 

4. Season the mushrooms

   While the air fryer preheats, you’ll put your sliced mushrooms into a big bowl and first sprinkle the olive oil and toss to combine. Then, add the other seasonings – onion powder, garlic powder, dry thyme, black pepper, salt, paprika, and Maggi. Toss or use a spatula to combine. Ensure to season every mushroom!

5. Air fry the Mushrooms

   Add the seasoned mushrooms to your air fryer basket and cook for 12 minutes. Make sure they are not too crowded. If possible, lay them in a single layer.

6. Toss/Flip Midway and Finish Cooking

   Halfway through the cooking time, toss the mushrooms and spray avocado cooking spray. Once they’re done, garnish with chopped fresh parsley. Serve warm with your favorite main dishes.

Air fryer Fried Sliced Mushrooms

Print Recipe

A simple recipe of air fryer mushrooms requires sliced mushrooms, paprika, olive oil, onion powder, garlic powder, dry thyme, salt, and pepper! Making mushrooms in your air fryer is the easiest way to make mushrooms. It takes only a few minutes, resulting in the best tasting mushroom ever! You can add sliced air-fried mushrooms to salads and bowls or use them as appetizers or snacks. This easy salt and pepper sliced air fryer mushroom recipe with paprika is vegan and perfect for non-meat eaters and vegetarians!

• Author: Julia
• Prep Time: 10 minutes
• Cook Time: 12 minutes
• Total Time: 22 minutes
• Yield: 6 1x
• Cuisine: American

Ingredients

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• 20 oz (1 lb mushrooms)
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil (EVOO)
• 1 tablespoon onion powder
• 2 teaspoons – 1 tablespoon paprika
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon dry thyme
• ½ teaspoon salt (add salt to taste)
• ¼–½ teaspoon black pepper
• 1 small Maggi cube or 1 tsp Vegetable Knorr bouillon

Instructions

1. Clean and prep. It all starts with cleaning the mushrooms. You want to wash and dry them really well. Honestly, I usually buy them sliced, pre-washed, and ready to cook, which saves time. If you buy them pre-washed too, you can skip this step and carry on with the recipe. And sometimes, if I buy whole mushrooms, I slice them before air frying.
2. Cut. Cut your mushrooms into halves. Unless you’ve bought them pre-cut too, then skip to the next step.
3. Preheat the air fryer. With air fryer mushrooms, you can’t skip the preheating step. This ensures your mushrooms cook up to that perfect texture. Set the air fryer temperature to 400F and set the time to 12 minutes. Press the preheat button to start preheating it. You will hear a beeping sound after it’s preheated and that’s when you add the mushrooms!
4. Season the sliced mushrooms. While the air fryer preheats, you’ll put your sliced mushrooms into a big bowl and first sprinkle the olive oil and toss to combine. Then,  add the other seasonings – onion powder, garlic powder, dry thyme, black pepper, salt, paprika, and Maggi. Toss or use a spatula to
5. Air fry the Mushrooms. Add the seasoned mushrooms to your air fryer basket and cook for 12 minutes. Make sure they are not too crowded. If possible, lay them in a single layer.
6. Toss/Flip Midway and Finish Cooking. Halfway through the cooking time, toss the mushrooms and spray avocado cooking spray. Once they’re done, garnish with chopped fresh parsley. Serve warm with your favorite main dishes

Notes

Don’t overcrowd the fryer basket. If necessary, cook this in batches.

Make to turn/flip midway through cooking. If not, the mushrooms won’t cook evenly.

Do not let the seasonings sit on the mushrooms for longer; the mushrooms may begin to wilt out because of the salt. This is why you season the mushrooms while the air fryer is preheating!

If you don’t buy pre-washed mushrooms, make sure that you get them completely dry before you season them. Use paper towels to pat dry.

Your cooking time may change depending on how big/small the thickness of the slices of the mushrooms.

Use the herbs/spices you like!

This is my air fryer; I have used it almost everyday for the last 3 years.

Please note that I prefer to slice the mushrooms or use sliced mushrooms because the seasoning really penetrates and makes for a better tasting mushroom recipe. On the other hand, if you do not wish to slice your mushrooms, you can absolutely cook them whole.