Chicken, plain frozen potato cubes and courgette, cooked in the Ninja Air Fryer with a measured amount of oil.
40 minuntil ready
8 minhands-on for base batch
1 portionone main-meal portion
1 batchalso works cold
Use plain frozen potato cubes and plain frozen courgette. Start the chicken fresh or fully thawed; allow thawing separately.
Method
Start the frozen potato cubes
Weigh 300 g potato cubes for 1 portions in total. Split all listed ingredients equally between 1 one-portion cooking batches. Toss the plain frozen potato cubes with half the measured oil for that batch. Fit the crisper plate and spread the cubes loosely in one drawer. AIR FRY at 200°C for 25–30 minutes, shaking regularly. Follow any longer packet time; the centres must be hot and soft. Do not use coated chips or wedges with these nutrition values.
Cook the chicken
Cut the fresh or fully thawed chicken into even 2 cm pieces. Coat with the remaining half of the oil for this batch and the optional smoked paprika. Cook in the other drawer on AIR FRY at 190°C for about 15–18 minutes, turning halfway. Keep raw chicken and its utensils separate. Check the centre reaches 75°C for at least 30 seconds; cook longer if needed.
Cook the frozen vegetables
Add the plain frozen courgette pieces to the potato drawer with 15 minutes left, leaving space for air to circulate. Shake during cooking. If the potatoes finish first, remove them and finish the vegetables. Follow any longer packet time and cook until tender and steaming hot throughout; allow extra time for a crowded drawer.
Make it lunch tomorrow
For lunch, cool and pack the cooked food promptly. Keep chilled during storage and transport. See the packing guidance below.
Settings are per batch. For 1 portion, prepare 1 batch. Split the ingredient totals between batches; keep the settings the same. Timings are starting estimates unless the programme sets them automatically.
Ninja Air Fryer
Fit the crisper plates and use a loose layer; no stacking racks in this batch plan. Set each drawer separately. Start the potatoes first and time the shorter drawer to finish alongside them.
Drawer 1 · plain frozen potato cubes
AIR FRY / 200°C / 25–30 min; shake regularly, follow any longer packet time and check the centres are hot and soft.
Drawer 2 · chicken
AIR FRY · 190°C · set 18 min; check from 15 min.
Drawer 1 · frozen courgette
AIR FRY · 200°C · about 15 min; follow any longer packet instruction. Shake and check the centre is hot and tender.
Settings are starting estimates for the stated ingredient sizes and preparation states. Follow the method’s doneness checks and any longer packet cooking instructions.
Estimated nutrition per portion and for the selected portions
Nutrient
Per portion
Total for 1
Calories
506 kcal
506 kcal
Carbs
62.3 g
62.3 g
Fat
7.6 g
7.6 g
Protein
50.9 g
50.9 g
Fibre
6.8 g
6.8 g
Copy macros includes the total for 1 portion. Estimates use ingredient weights in the stated preparation state. Optional extras are excluded; packet values may differ. How these are calculated
Recipe notes
Timings are starting estimates for small pieces. Cook until tender and follow the meat or fish doneness checks.
Use plain frozen potato cubes without added oil. Measure the oil for each batch; oil-coated chips or wedges change the nutrition.
