I’ve compiled this list of WFH Airfryer meal ideas designed as an interchangeable menu. One that you can mix-and-match – the intention is to be low fuss and speedy, without having to get up too often.
It’s effortless and relatable.
Best of all it’s simple recipes with simple ingredients for a typical 5-day week, work-from-home grind.
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3 Airfyer WFH breakfast ideas:
Poached Eggs
Meal prep required:
Crack the eggs, place in ramekin, set it according to recipe.
Easy 2-in-1 Egg Toast
Meal prep required:
Grease the bread with olive oil; crack the egg over the bread; set it and forget it; season when done.
Call it an Omelette or a Frittata
Meal prep required:
Crack the eggs into the parchment, stir to combine; add toppings; grate cheese over top; set it and forget; season when done.
3 Airfyer WFH lunch ideas:
Easy tortilla ‘pizza’
Meal prep required:
Take out one tortilla, wrap or roti; crack the eggs; stir in cottage cheese; add toppings; grate some cheese; set it and forget it; garnish with rocket/arugula when done.
A Gourmet Toastie
Meal prep required:
Grease two slices of bread with olive oil; layer with cheese + cold meats; grate more cheese over top; set it and forget it/
The healthiest ‘chip-n-dip’ lunch – no oil, no need to peel potatoes
Meal prep required:
Grease frozen or ready cut chips with olive oil; place into basket or parchment; set it and forget it; season with natural sea salt or dip into vegan mayo or a preservative-free homemade pesto.
3 Airfyer WFH dinner ideas:
Easy Falafel for a poké bowl, salad or pita
Meal prep required:
Make ahead dough and freeze it on Sunday or throw together ingredients in a food processor and combine for 60 seconds; rolls into balls; place on parchment; set it and forget it; serve with yoghurt (out of the tub).
A Meaty Monday done easy
Meal prep required:
*Pre-cut steak on Sunday and freeze it.
Place steak, broccoli (store-bought, pre-cut, pre-washed to save time) and seasoning into the basket or parchment; set it and forget it; season with black pepper when done.
The Simplest Chicken Breast Dinner
Meal prep required:
*Defrost chicken breast mid-afternoon.
Spray chicken with olive oil; season with spices (leave herbs and cheese to mid-bake or it’ll burn; set it and forget it; garnish with herbs when done.
Conclusion: Did the meal sequence save you time, reduce effort or ensure that you didn’t skip any meals?
The whole idea of this is to save you time, meal prep effort and clean up energy.
Working from home feels convenient, but more often it’s not. I’ve had many colleagues tell me how they hate working from home because they’re constantly eating (meaning there’s more pile-up and clean-up) and they often get distracted with meal prep or groceries running out. The pain point is that you need to be at your desk doing you day job and there’s no time to worry about what you’re going to eat and how.
Airfryer cooking is great because:
- you cut out dishwashing by using store bought parchment
- you can prep raw meat, fishcakes, falafel, tortillas, stock up on eggs, pre-cook rice to freeze, on the weekend ready to airfry and serve during the week.
There are thousands of quick and simple airfryer recipes on Pinterest – take a look at the board. You’ll see I’ve only scratched the surface. The idea is to make another WFH day effortless and simplified for eating. And to ensure that no meals are skipped because meal prep is too much of mission.
These examples let you know that it can be minimalist, delicious and effortless.
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Time-saving tip for cleanup: In the dinner examples above, the food processor jug will need to be washed, so that’s extra time. at this point, you’ve logged off, so whatever dishes accumulated during the day can be combined with this, leaving you with only one cleanup for a full WFH day.
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