This is such a simple and quick meal I wouldn't even call it a "recipe", it's more like assembling a few things.  This orange chicken is one of my go-to's, when I need something simple and quick (and good) though, so I think it belongs here.​

"Ingredients":

• Kirkwood Gluten Free Chicken Bites from Aldi
• Kikkoman Orange Sauce (gluten free) (this can be found cheaper at Walmart if it's in stock)
• Rice 1-2 cups (long grain rice is what I use, but any rice should work)
• Pineapple Chunks with juice
• Butter and your choice of oil

Tools:

• Skillet (and stovetop)
  
• Air Fryer
  
• Rice Cooker

I start with the rice, which I make in a rice cooker (which is a great tool to have).  If you don't cook rice much, the best advice for good rice is to rinse it a few times.  I don't rinse it till the water is clear, but I do rinse it about three times (which is really just run some water into the pot with the rice, swish it around, drain, rinse and repeat).  I then just add a tablespoon or so of butter to the rice and start it in the cooker, with water according to the instructions on the bag (which is usually 1.5 cups water to 1 cup rice).

Next I just put the chicken in the air fryer and cook it according to the instructions on the bag.

After about 5-10 minutes I take the pineapple chunks out of the can (keep the juice) and set them on a paper towel so they can dry out a bit.  Then I start a skillet on the stove with about a tablespoon of oil and heat that on medium heat.  Once the skillet is hot, I add the pineapple chunks and stir fry them till they have just a bit of brown on them.  It's actually easy to burn pineapple, so if your stove runs hot, turn it down a bit.  Once the pineapple is done, I turn the heat down to low, and add about half the reserved pineapple juice to the pan and use that to deglaze it and cool things down a bit before adding the sauce.  Then I just add the bottle of sauce and simmer that with the pineapple chunks for a few minutes, until the chicken is done in the air fryer.

When the chicken is done in the air fryer, I just add it to the sauce, stir it a bit and then serve it up when the rice is done cooking.  Super simple and not much cleanup.

I often make half the bag of chicken bites, with 1 cup of rice, 1 can of pineapple chunks (15.25oz) and half a bottle of the orange sauce.  That should serve 4 people, depending on how much they eat, but if you are cooking for 4 big eaters, I think using the whole bag of chicken chunks, a bottle of sauce and 2 cups of rice would work.  You can still get by with just one can of pineapple though.

This is not really a recipe, but it's something I have made several times now when I'm not feeling like cooking, and it has always been well received.  It's a skillet kit by MomsPlaceGlutenFree.com, which as you may guess specializes in gluten free products.  Most of their products require a bit of baking skill, however their skillets and soups are easy enough that even I can make them.  I've tried most of their skillet meals, and will probably add a few of my other favorites here, but the best that I have tried is the Lasagna Skillet.  It's also easy cleanup, since it's prepared in one skillet. 

It's pretty simple to make, starting with browning some ground beef or turkey (I use turkey most of the time), with a can of sliced mushrooms (near the end) in the skillet.  I sometimes add a few shakes of oregano and basil to the meat while it's cooking, but its is not necessary since the seasoning in the kit gives it plenty of flavor.  A potato masher really helps when making ground beef or turkey, but using one requires that I add the mushrooms towards the end so they don't get mashed up too.  Once the ground meat is done, the canned ingredients, water, milk and the seasoning from the bag are added, mixed a bit and finally the pasta goes in.  A quick mix to cover the pasta, and then cover and bring it to a simmer.  When the pasta is done, and the sauce is thickened (cooking uncovered for the last 5 minutes will help to thicken the sauce), I add enough mozzarella to cover the top.  A couple minutes in my air fryer on broil, to brown the cheese a bit, is all it takes to finish it up (be careful though since it only takes a minute to go from browned to burned under the broiler).

It takes about 20-30 minutes total to make this meal.  The only downside compared to actual lasagna, is that there's no ricotta.  But I guess I could probably try adding some thin dollops of ricotta to the top next time, while it almost done and still cooking uncovered.  Even without ricotta, it makes a really good Italian meal, and the cleanup is easy (one pan). 

I made the "breadsticks" using some Kinnikinnick Gluten Free Dinner Rolls (from Kroger), which are cut into thirds the long way.  Schär Ciabata Rolls also work great for making breadsticks.  I melted about 1-2 tablespoons of butter for every roll used in a pan, and added some garlic, and some Bragg Organic Sprinkle (or just oregano).  Then I just  dipped each side of the sticks in the butter mix until they have a good coating of butter, and fry em up, so they get browned on both sides (yep they burned a bit on the ones in the pics).  Finally I just added some mozzarella and melted that on top.  I use a lot of butter for these, which is not super healthy, but it could be done with olive oil or a mix of butter and oil to cut down on the fat.  

I recently found Allegro Marinade at my local grocery store and decided to try it out (it's Gluten Free).  The stuff is awesome (on my second bottle), and works great on Kabobs (and steaks too I'd assume).  It's fun to make my own marinades, but this has just a few ingredients, and I can't beat this for flavor and simplicity, so is gonna be my go-to marinade from now on (if I can get it).

To make the kabobs, I just freeze the steaks about an hour so it firms up, then trim and cube it up (they are much easier to trim when partly frozen).  Then the steak (this was 3 medium size sirloins about a pound and a half), goes in a pyrex dish with a third a bottle of the marinade (or enough to cover them half way) for 2-4 hours in the fridge to marinate.  The cubes should be turned once during that time if possible, but sometimes I forget and they still turn out fine.  Then when I start to prep the veggies, I take the steak out of the fridge so it's not so cold before it goes in the oven.  It also helps to soak some bamboo skewers in water for about 10-30minutes prior to starting to assemble the kabobs.  I use a roughly cut up red onion, a green and red bell pepper and a medium zucchini (or whatever veggies are around and can grill well).  Before everything goes into the air fryer, I give the veggies a spray with some olive oil on the top and bottom sides.

After that I just air fry it for 375°F for about 12 minutes (or until they are at least 140 to 160°F inside for medium to well done).  Very simple and easy clean up meal which can make a couple of sirloin steaks feed several people.  I usually make this with Zatarains Yellow Rice and if I have time will add a cucumber salad (with some Feta Cheese sprinkled on top).

The cornbread muffins are also Gluten Free and are the best I have tried (Simple Truth Organic Cornbread Mix), I pretty much have to make these muffins every few weeks to keep some family members happy :D

This is really just the same recipe as they have on their website, but I changed a few things.  Here is what I used for the marinade (links are for reference, but you may find these cheaper at Walmart):

I packet of Hidden Valley Ranch Seasoning Mix or about 2 Tablespoons
1 lb (or probably up to 2lbs) of cubed chicken breast
1 teaspoon Dijon Mustard (Maille is the best I have tried)
1 packet of HerbOx Sodium Free Chicken Bullion
1/8 cup lemon juice (edited 6/3/2022)

I first prep the chicken by partly freezing it and then when it is almost frozen, I  poke a bunch of holes in the chicken breasts with a fork and then cut it into cubes (usually do this without removing it from the package, just peeling the top plastic off).  

Next I mix the marinade and pour it over the cubed chicken, and mix it all together.  The marinade is pretty thick which is intentional (so it can stick to the chicken better while cooking.  Once mixed, the chicken can marinate in the fridge for 4-6 hours (or probably more if you have the time). 

Finally, I skewer them up with some onion and bell peppers.  The veggies can be sprayed with oil or coated with Italian dressing, which will keep them from getting too dried out, but it's not a deal breaker if that is skipped.  Then I just air fry 'em at 375°F for about 12m, and I check them around 6m in, to turn them.  If they look like they are not getting a bit of crispiness I will bump the temp up for the last 4-5 minutes to 415°F.  They are done when they reach an internal temp of 165°F.  Depending on the size of the chicken cubes, cooking time may be longer.

Something to keep in mind with Hidden Valley Ranch though, is that it has MSG.  So if you are sensitive to that, there may be other ranch dressing mixes that will work just as well (though honestly, MSG is pretty hard to beat for flavor).

You may have noticed those things with tails in the upper right pic, yep you got me, those are not chicken.  The recipe for the Shrimp Skewers is so simple I almost hesitate to call it a "recipe", but they are still darn good.  All I did was take some shelled (tail on) jumbo shrimp (uncooked of course), put them on skewers and sprinkle them with some lemon juice, and gave them a good dusting of Magic Shrimp Seasoning, and let them sit in the fridge for 10-15 min.  Before they went in the air fryer, I sprayed them with olive oil, and then cooked em up in the air fryer for about 6 to 9 minutes at 420°F until they are fully cooked.

The rice is just Zatarains Yellow Rice which is my preferred lazy side dish when I'm too tired to make something else.

This is not my recipe, I'm only adapting it slightly from the one here:

https://www.thekitchn.com/recipe-philly-cheesesteak-pasta-skillet-248217

Instead of ground beef I'm using Gary's Quick Steak, and instead of the salt I used the packet of seasoning that comes with the steak.  I also added a small can of sliced mushrooms and cut the cream cheese since I was out.  I used Barilla Gluten Free Pasta and topped it with mozzarella cheese.  It was a bit much for the pan I used, but I was able to get the 2 cans of chicken stock in there along with most of a 12oz box of pasta and didn't spill much at all.  I just made sure to tamp down the noodles now and then and tried to mix it every 5 minutes.  This recipe makes a lot so I split it into a pyrex which I used to brown the cheese in.  The rest is going into the freezer.

Cooking the pasta in the pan like this is definitely the way to go and it didn't turn out soupy - but I'd like to maybe get a bigger pan.  The flavor was pretty good and I suspect that if I had the cream cheese it would have been better.  It also seems to be pretty close to the philly cheesesteak flavor but not quite there (cant beat a Philly).  I'm not sure on the sodium content but I only used the packet of "Wow Seasoning" from the Gary's QuickSteak and a couple shakes of sea salt.  The chicken broth was low sodium and the only other items with some sodium would have been the mushrooms and cheese which can be reduced or removed.  It seemed like it had about the perfect amount of salt though and I'd suspect it is probably better than eating at taco bell :D

Update 10/14/2021: I added 4oz of Philadelphia Cream Cheese to this and it was big improvement.

I made the Hawaiian Rice with some Hawaiian Chicken Kabobs (recipe for those is linked below).  The recipe here is just for the rice:

Ingredients:

• About 1/3 of a 20oz can of Pineapple chunks (use the rest for kabobs)
• 1 1/2 cups of the juice from the pineapple can (or just make the balance up with water)
• 1 1/2 Tablespoon of Butter
• 1 cup of Jasmine Rice
• 1 packet of Savory Choice Chicken Broth Concentrate
• 1 teaspoon minced Ginger
• 1/2 to 1 teaspoon Huy Fong Foods Chili Garlic Sauce

These are optional:

• A couple tablespoons of slivered almonds
• a 1/2 teaspoon of oil (to roast the almonds a bit)
• 1 Tablespoon of lime juice
• 1 Teaspoon of cilantro (more or less if you don't like cilantro)

Instructions:

Add everything but the almonds, oil, lime juice and cilantro to the Instant Pot and cook it on the rice setting.

While the rice is cooking, put the almond slivers in a pan or dish (or foil even) with the oilve oil.  Make sure the oil coats the almonds and put them in the air fryer at 400°F for a few minutes.  I added them to the air fryer while the kabobs were also cooking and probably let them roast for about 4-5 minutes.  The should not get burned, but wanna toast them a bit.

When the rice is done in the Instant Pot, just add the lime juice, almonds and cilantro to taste, and fluff the rice, and that's it.

I made this with some Chicken Kabobs using this recipe (https://www.dinneratthezoo.com/hawaiian-chicken-kabobs/) but I substituted apple cider vinegar for the rice vinegar and added 1/2 to 1 teaspoon Huy Fong Foods Chili Garlic Sauce.  I also added the rest of the pineapple juice from the can to to the marinade, while reserving the rest for the rice. 

After they are skewered up with the pineapple chunks and veggies, I air fry 'em at 375°F for about 10m, and I check them around 6m in, to turn them.  If they look like they are not getting a bit of crispiness I will bump the temp up for the last couple minutes to 415°F.  They are done when they reach an internal temp of 165°F.  Depending on the size of the chicken cubes, cooking time may be longer. Just gotta keep an eye on them, turning them now and then, and checking the internal temp of the chicken which should be at least 165°F.

I made these tonight and they were pretty darn good.  I think the key is to hit the coated patties with some oil so they don't dry out in the air fryer, but when I made them previously I did not have an oil sprayer and they were still pretty good.

Ingredients:

• 1 (14.75 ounce) can canned salmon, drained (I remove the bones and skin)
• 1 egg
• 1 chopped shallot or half a small or medium onion chopped up
• 1 packet (half a box) of Aleia’s Coat & Crunch Extra Crispy (just dump it on a plate big enough to let you coat the patties)
• 1 tablespoon olive oil (and a little more sprayed on if you have olive oil spritzer)
• 1 teaspoon dry parsley
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder (more or less if you like or don't like garlic)

How to make 'em:

1. Drain the salmon and dump it in a bowl and either mix it up as it, or remove the bones and skin and then break it up.

2. Add everything but the Aleia’s Coat & Crunch to the salmon in the bowl, and mix it up.  It helps to have gloves since this gets messy.

3. Form the patties and coat them in the Aleia’s Coat & Crunch, then set them on an oiled sheet or aluminum foil.  I put some foil in the air fry basket and coat it with oilve oil.

4. If you have an olive oil sprayer, hit the tops with enough oil so they are not dry.  If you don't have an oilve oil sprayer, then just keep an eye on them and be ready to turn them before they get too dry/burned.  I learned of this magical addition to my air fryer from Lana Under Pressure on Youtube.  She explains why it's so useful in that linked video and she also has an amazon link there if you want to support her channel (note that if you click the link here it will not have an affiliate association). 

5. Cook the patties at 400°F until browned and they are 145°F inside (took about 11-12 minutes for mine).  I got the cooking time and some other ideas for this recipe from here (https://www.eatingwell.com/recipe/270219/air-fryer-salmon-cakes/)

I got 5 decent sized patties from this recipe, and I serve them with some creamed peas and instant mashed potatoes.

For the creamed peas:

• Drain 1 can of peas and put it in a microwave safe dish.
• Add about 1/4  to 1/3 cup of milk to a mug, with 1 1/2 to 2 Tablespoons of butter and optionally a bit of salt (just a pinch, it is easy to add too much since there is salt in the butter normally).  You can add more milk later if you like them more soupy.  Also don't add to much salt (needs to be said since it's easy to do :D
• Heat  the milk, butter in the mug, in the microwave, until the butter is melted. 
• Then add a bit of corn starch to the milk and butter mix, just enough to thicken it slightly, and stir constantly while adding it.  It's best to add corn starch in very small amounts at a time so it can fully dissolve.  If you have problems you can try adding a couple tablespoons of water to a mug and mix the corn starch there first, and then add it to the milk.
• Once it looks good, add the milk, butter, salt and corn starch mix to the peas, and then heat in the microwave until hot (takes about 3-4 minutes in mine).  It should be stirred up about every minute while it cooks or the corn starch may settle to the bottom.

This goes great with some Simple Truth Corn Bread Mix.

Sorry no pics, it was gone too quick :D

This was adapted from a creamed corn recipe here, which is probably much better in every way, but I did not have the cream, and my corn was in a can.  In any case I would use the one linked if you have the stuff, but this should be OK in a pinch.

What you will need:

•     1 1/2 tablespoons unsalted butter
•     about 2-3 tablespoons of a medium onion, minced (it was about 1/2" of a sliced from the middle of a medium onion)
•     1 cloves garlic, minced
•     1 15 ounce can of corn, drained
•     1/4 cup of milk (add some more at the end if needed)
•     2 tablespons Parmesan cheese, freshly grated
•     salt and pepper to taste

Just heat the butter over medium heat till it melts, then add the minced onion in, and cook till its soft.

Then dump the drained can of corn, milk and garlic in the pan, cook 5 minutes over medium heat, stirring often.  If it gets to dry, add a bit of milk back or reduce the heat to low.

Stir in the Parmesan cheese and then taste it to see if it needs salt and pepper, and that's it.  I think some chopped jalapenos , a half teaspoon of smoked paprika or red pepper flakes may be nice to try next time, to spice it up a bit, but it was good the way it is too.

www.airfryercalculator.com has been a great tool for using with the air fryer.  I heard of the site from a buddy who has an air fryer and it has given me a better understanding of how much quicker and hotter air frying is (also I tend to overcook things less often when I use the calculator).  It is not always perfect, but it is always very close and gives me a good idea of where I should start if I am going to air fry.