Air Fryer Spaghetti

Air Fryer Baked Spaghetti is a family favorite that is full of flavor and uses ingredients that you probably already have in your kitchen!

What do I need to make Homemade Air Fryer Baked Spaghetti?

Olive Oil: this will keep the onions from sticking to the pan while creating the perfect base for your meat sauce. 

Onion: I like to use a yellow onion because it brings a mild onion and sweet flavor that pairs well with the tomato sauce.

Ground Beef: I like to use ground beef for my baked spaghetti, you’re welcome to use ground chicken or ground turkey as well. 

Salt: adding fine salt to this recipe is great because it enhances the flavor and mixes in well with the tomato sauce. I don’t recommend using coarse salt for this recipe. 

Spices: using garlic powder, onion powder, ground black pepper and Italian seasoning in your tomato sauce brings earthy and savory flavors to the mix. 

Tomato Sauce: the sauce is one of the main ingredients for this recipe. You can use any canned or jarred tomato sauce that you’d like but be sure not to grab one with seasonings already in it since we are adding our own seasonings to the recipe. 

Dry Spaghetti: you can use any dry classic spaghetti that you’d like. I don’t recommend using chickpea pasta or lentil pasta for this recipe because of texture and cooking time.

Mozzarella: the cheese is the binder to keeps everything together. It also brings a tangy flavor to the bake that goes great with the tomato sauce. And it’s cheese, which is 100% necessary for any pasta recipe.

Fresh Basil: I like to add basil leaves on top of the bake when it comes out because the green color adds to the presentation and basil brings a great sweet, yet savory, flavor. 

How to Make Air Fryer Baked Spaghetti

1. Sauté the onion. Add the olive oil to a large, deep skillet or saucepan on medium-high heat. After a few minutes, add the onions and cook until tender, frequently stirring with a spatula.
2. Cook the ground beef. Add the meat to the large skillet along with salt and ground pepper. Brown the ground beef and make sure to break up meat lumps with a spatula.
3. Season the beef and onions. Add in the tomato sauce, garlic powder, onion powder, and Italian seasoning. Stir until well combined.
4. Cook the spaghetti. Carefully add the spaghetti noodles and stir until the pasta is covered and well incorporated. Cook for 5 minutes more. Move the cooked pasta to a baking dish.
5. Preheat the air fryer. Preheat the air fryer while the spaghetti is cooking.
6. Air fry the spaghetti. Move the pasta to a 13 by 9-inch baking dish. Cover the pasta with shredded mozzarella and place the baking dish inside the air fryer basket. Air fry the spaghetti for 15 minutes, or until the cheese has melted.
7. Serve. Remove the baked spaghetti from the air fryer and place the baking dish on a cooling rack for at least 5 minutes. Serve with basil leaves on top and garlic bread!

Air Fryer Spaghetti

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Air Fryer Baked Spaghetti is a family favorite that is full of flavor and uses ingredients that you probably already have in your kitchen!

• Author: Julia
• Prep Time: 10 minutes
• Cook Time: 30 minutes
• Total Time: 40 minutes
• Yield: 8 1x
• Category: Main Course
• Cuisine: American

Ingredients

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• 2 tbsps olive oil
• ½ cup onion, diced
• 1 lb ground beef
• ½ tsp fine salt
• ⅛ tsp ground pepper
• 28 oz tomato sauce
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp onion powder
• 1 tsp Italian seasoning
• 12 oz dry spaghetti cooked
• 8 oz mozzarella shredded
• fresh basil, for serving

Instructions

1. Add the olive oil to a large, deep skillet or saucepan on medium-high heat. After 3 minutes, add the onions and cook for 5-7 minutes or until tender, frequently stirring with a spatula.
2. Add the meat to the large skillet along with salt and ground pepper. Brown the ground beef and make sure to break up meat lumps with a spatula.
3. Add in the tomato sauce, garlic powder, onion powder, and Italian seasoning. Stir until well combined.
4. Carefully add the spaghetti and stir until the pasta is covered and well incorporated. Cook for 5 minutes more. Move the cooked pasta to a 13 by 9-inch baking dish.
5. While the spaghetti is cooking, preheat the air fryer to 250° F.
6. Move the pasta to a 13 by 9-inch baking dish. Cover the pasta with shredded mozzarella and place the baking dish inside the air fryer basket. Air fry the spaghetti for 15 minutes, or until the cheese has melted.
7. Remove the baked spaghetti from the air fryer and place the baking dish on a cooling rack for at least 5 minutes. Serve with basil leaves on top and garlic bread!

Notes

• If your air fryer doesn’t go below 300 F, that’s ok, just cook it for a few minutes less.