For juicy, browned ground beef, just season and cook in the air fryer. This recipe for Ground Beef in the Air Fryer is such an easy way to make classic ground beef for all your favorite dishes.
Add a pound of ground beef to the basket of the air fryer.
Season beef with half of salt and pepper amounts listed in ingredients.
Use spatula to break up ground beef into pieces, then sprinkle with remaining salt and pepper.
Pop air fryer basket into appliance and set to cook at 400 degrees for 8 minutes. Halfway through cooking time, pull basket out and use spatula to break up and mix ground beef even more.
Finish cooking and then use spatula to move ground beef onto plate or bowl.
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Notes
Oil naturally drains from the air fryer basket, no need to drain excess oil from ground beef. This is one of the biggest benefits to using an air fryer!
This recipe uses one pound of beef, if you have a larger amount, just add 3 minutes or so to the cooking time
Be sure to pause halfway through cooking time to mix up ground beef for even cooking