Hamdi Saidani Looking for quick pasta and noodle meals you can make in your air fryer? These Jamie Oliver air fryer pasta recipes bring together easy prep, bold flavor, and little cleanup. From creamy feta pasta to sticky aubergine noodles, every dish is fast, filling, and delicious. Perfect for busy weeknights or lazy weekends.
1. Feta & Tomato Pasta
Creamy feta with jammy cherry tomatoes for a quick, flavorful pasta dinner.
Ingredients: Cherry tomatoes, garlic, red chilli, black olives, basil, feta cheese, and dried pasta. Sweet roasted tomatoes meet salty feta and fragrant basil.
Instructions: Air fry tomatoes, garlic, chilli, olives, and feta at 200°C until soft and golden. Boil the pasta separately. Toss pasta with the hot tomato mixture and basil, then season and loosen with a splash of cooking water.
2. Black Bean Veg & Tofu with Udon
Charred vegetables, sticky tofu, and thick udon noodles with black bean sauce and lime.
Ingredients: Spring onions, mixed crunchy veg, firm tofu, black bean sauce, udon noodles, lime, honey, peanuts, coriander. Nutty, zesty, and full of texture.
Instructions: Air fry veg until slightly charred, and tofu until sticky. Warm udon in the air fryer, mix with lime sauce, then combine all. Finish with honeyed tofu, crushed peanuts, and coriander leaves.
3. Sesame Chicken Balls with Vermicelli
Crispy sesame chicken served over cool vermicelli salad with lime and chilli.
Ingredients: Chicken, chilli, coriander, garlic, ginger, peanut butter, soy sauce, sesame seeds, vermicelli noodles, carrot, cucumber, lime, and spring onions.
Instructions: Blend chicken mixture, roll into balls, coat in sesame seeds, and air fry until golden. Soak vermicelli, toss with veggies and lime juice. Serve topped with chicken balls, sweet chilli sauce, and herbs.
4. Cauliflower Cheese Pasta
A creamy cauliflower sauce wrapped around penne, topped with melted cheese and garlic crumbs.
Ingredients: Frozen cauliflower, milk, mustard, penne, Cheddar or Red Leicester, and garlic bread crumbs. Creamy yet light comfort food.
Instructions: Air cook cauliflower in milk with mustard. Parboil penne. Blend the sauce smooth, mix in pasta, and loosen with a splash of water. Sprinkle crumbs and cheese, air fry again until bubbling and golden.
5. Fragrant Chicken in a Bag with Vermicelli
Tender lemongrass chicken steamed over vermicelli and greens in a foil bag.
Ingredients: Vermicelli noodles, lime leaves, ginger, garlic, lemongrass, chilli, coriander, soy sauce, sesame oil, chicken breast, pak choi, baby corn, sugar snaps, peanuts, and lime.
Instructions: Soak vermicelli. Blend herbs and spices into a paste. Rub chicken and veg with the paste. Build a foil parcel with noodles underneath, seal, and air fry at 200°C until the chicken is cooked. Garnish with peanuts and herbs, squeeze over lime juice.
6. Sicilian Aubergine Pasta
A rustic tomato and aubergine pasta with olives, basil, and capers.
Ingredients: Aubergine, garlic, green olives, basil, capers, pine nuts, tinned tomatoes, pasta, and Parmesan. Sweet, tangy, and hearty.
Instructions: Air roast aubergine. Add garlic, olives, and capers. Pour in tomatoes with a little water, then reduce to a thick sauce. Cook pasta, toss with sauce in the drawer, and top with Parmesan and fresh basil.
7. Sticky Aubergine Noodles
Soft glazed aubergine with udon noodles, chilli oil, and peanuts.
Ingredients: Aubergine, garlic, pak choi, peanuts, sweet chilli sauce, udon noodles, chilli, lettuce, herbs, chilli oil, and balsamic vinegar.
Instructions: Air fry aubergine, add garlic, peanuts, and sweet chilli, and cook until sticky. Soften noodles, toss them in the air fryer with chilli oil and balsamic. Plate with lettuce, top with herbs and chilli.
8. Scruffy Squash Lasagne
No-layer lasagne with roasted squash, cottage cheese, and a hint of pesto.
Ingredients: Butternut squash, cinnamon, chilli flakes, cottage cheese, eggs, basil, Parmesan, fresh lasagne sheets, and pesto.
Instructions: Air roast squash. Mix cottage cheese, eggs, basil, and Parmesan. Tear lasagne sheets and mix everything with a little water. Bake in the air fryer until golden. Rest, lift out, top with pesto, and slice to serve.
9. Gnarly Mushroom & Noodle Salad
Warm mushrooms and udon tossed in a refreshing lime, soy, and ginger dressing.
Ingredients: Mushrooms, udon noodles, spring onions, cucumber, mint, garlic, ginger, lime, chilli, soy, fish sauce, and sesame seeds.
Instructions: Air cook mushrooms, warm noodles on top. Whisk dressing with lime, soy, and ginger. Toss everything together with herbs and sesame seeds for a fresh, balanced salad.
10. Golden Duck & Sweet Onion Gnocchi
Crispy duck with soft gnocchi and caramelized onions in rich cooking juices.
Ingredients: Duck legs, garlic, red onions, thyme, mint, chilli, gnocchi, and cherry tomatoes. Savory and indulgent.
Instructions: Air roast duck, onions, and garlic until tender. Add gnocchi to absorb the juices, finish with tomatoes. Serve duck with gnocchi, onions, and fresh mint-chilli dressing.
11. Gnarly Pork & Pineapple Noodles
Sweet pineapple and pork belly with a bright noodle and vegetable salad.
Ingredients: Pineapple, five-spice, pork belly, red pepper, rice noodles, chilli, ginger, garlic, lime, soy, sesame oil, fish sauce, honey, herbs, and sesame seeds.
Instructions: Air fry pineapple until caramelized. Air roast pork and pepper. Prepare noodles and crisp veggies. Toss everything with soy-lime dressing. Finish with glazed pork, pineapple, and sesame seeds.
12. Spring Rolls with Soy Dipping Sauce
Crisp filo rolls filled with noodles, mushrooms, and Asian aromatics.
Ingredients: Dried mushrooms, carrot, spring onions, garlic, ginger, noodles, chilli oil, filo pastry, sesame oil, soy sauce, honey, and vinegar.
Instructions: Soak mushrooms, mix with veggies and noodles. Roll in filo, brush with oil, and air fry until crisp. Simmer soy, honey, and vinegar into a dipping sauce. Serve hot and crunchy.