Avg Time It Takee to Cook 2lbs Ground Beef
Making air fryer ground beef has been a game changer for us! Fat drains away and it's browned in just 5 minutes flat! An easy air fryer recipe you can use in a multitude of other meals. (affiliate links present)
Ground Beef Air Fryer Recipe
We buy half a cow every year. With that said we make a lot of easy ground beef recipes year round. You too can buy meat in bulk online. It saves money and trips to the store, I love it.
Whether I use it inside our very popular Instant Pot spaghetti recipe, or just mix in taco seasoning, I make this at least once a week.
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This is how our meat is packaged when we get it. They're packaged into one pound bags, that is how much I make at a time. It is plenty for the 4 or 5 of us in the house. If you have a larger household, just do two batches.
It is done so quickly that it isn't a big deal. You could break up two pounds and just overlap it more than I did.
Typically I suggest to not do that, but with ground meat it doesn't make that big of a difference really.
- Cook time for 1 lb. of hamburger meat is 5 minutes for us.
- If you really wanted it to have NO pink, 6 minutes would be better for you.
Ground Beef Air Fryer
Here are a few questions you may have before you get going;
Can you cook ground beef in an air fryer?
Absolutely! It is so easy to do in just 5 minutes and the fat just drains away from the meat. NO more sizzling in a pan inside the grease.
This is a great way to keep your hamburger meat very lean. You can use your Ninja Foodi machine to do this too.
Can you air fry frozen ground beef?
Yes, this is how to cook frozen hamburgers in an air fryer. I would not suggest cooking an entire pound of ground beef in it though. The outside will get way more overdone by the time the middle defrosted.
How long should you air fry hamburgers?
If your meat is defrosted and formed into patties you can easily air fry hamburgers so they're tender and delicious. 8 minutes at 375 degrees F.
Is ground meat healthy?
That depends on a lot of factors, the main one being the fat content in it. If you have a very low fat content and cook it in a way where the fat drains away from the meat, that is the healthiest option.
First you're going to break up the meat. You don't want it to overlap if possible so each piece gets done at the same time.
Air Fryer Hamburger
This air fryer beef recipe is quick and easy to make this perfectly.
All you need is your air fryer basket, a spoon or spatula to break up the meat and diced onions if you want to add those.
I chose to turn this into taco meat so I used a bowl to combine the taco seasoning and some water or broth to mix it in. Alternatively you can just season with salt and pepper.
- I like to use wooden utensils to cook in my Cosori or large air fryer.
This is a brief step by step but there is a printable recipe card at the bottom of this post as well.
Time needed:5 minutes.
Air Fryer Ground Beef
- Preheat
First preheat air fryer to 380 degrees F for 5 minutes.
- Add ingredients
Break up ground beef and lay in air fryer basket without overlapping. You could add some diced onions on top as well if you wanted.
- Cook
Close basket and keep at 380 degrees for a total of 5 minutes breaking meat up again after 3 minutes. If you'd like it more done after 5 minutes set for 1 more minute.
- Drain
Lift out basket, drain grease in bottom drawer and use hamburger meat as you'd like.
If you want to make tacos, put ground beef into a bowl. Sprinkle packet of dry taco seasoning on top, then pour 1/4 cup of water or beef broth on top. Stir so meat is coated, serve.
Done and looks like this in just a jiffy y'all!!
Air Fryer Ground Beef Recipes
Once you have this done and ready you can add them into a ton of meals like air fryer ground beef egg rolls or:
- Air fryer stuffed peppers with rice and tomatoes.
- You can make some yummy air fryer empanadas too as an appetizer or meal.
- Add it into the mix of your homemade air fryer hash browns for a hearty breakfast with cheese on top.
Or throw it into a pot of 5 ingredient chili and you'll have a really cheap and healthy meal for all of you.
Air Fryer Ground Beef
How to cook air fryer ground beef perfectly in just a few minutes. The best part is that the grease drains away for extra lean protein.
Servings 6
Calories 192 kcal
- 1 lb ground beef thawed out, not frozen
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Preheat air fryer to 380 degrees F for 5 minutes.
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Break up ground beef and lay in air fryer basket without overlapping.
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Close basket and keep at 380 degrees for a total of 5 minutes breaking meat up again after 3 minutes. If you'd like it more done after 5 minutes set for 1 more minute.
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Lift out basket, drain grease in bottom drawer and use hamburger meat as you'd like. If you want to make taco meat, put ground beef into a bowl. Sprinkle packet of dry taco seasoning on top, then pour 1/4 cup of water or beef broth on top. Stir so meat is coated, serve.
Nutrition Facts
Air Fryer Ground Beef
Amount Per Serving (2 oz)
Calories 192 Calories from Fat 135
% Daily Value*
Fat 15g 23%
Saturated Fat 6g 38%
Cholesterol 54mg 18%
Sodium 51mg 2%
Potassium 204mg 6%
Protein 13g 26%
Calcium 14mg 1%
Iron 1mg 6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Source: https://temeculablogs.com/air-fryer-ground-beef/