See how to cook the perfect Ninja Foodi steak in the air fryer. This healthy and simple Ninja Foodi steak recipe cooks perfectly tender and delicious.
Cooking steak in the Ninja Foodi is so easy with the air fryer option. This Ninja air fryer steak is ready in minutes with minimal prep.
If you didn’t know that you can cook steak in a Ninja Foodi then you are in for a real treat. Why would someone want to cook a steak in the air fryer? There are a few reasons: Maybe you don’t have an outdoor grill, or if it’s raining outside and you cant use the grill.
No matter the reason, having the flexibility to make an amazing air fryer steak is a game changer.
What You Need to Cook a Delicious Ninja Foodi Steak
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When cooking steak in Ninja air fryer you will need just a few simple ingredients.
Ingredients:
- 5oz filet mignon steak
- avocado oil
- salt and pepper to taste
- Ninja Foodi
The key ingredient in great steak recipes is a quality cut of steak. You can find organic grass-fed beef at the local grocery store or Whole Foods. You can also order great cuts of meat from small farms online here: Crowd Cow.
To cook a steak in the Ninja Foodi, you will also need a Ninja Foodi. We have this Ninja Foodi, and love it! The Ninja Foodi can be found online here: Ninja Foodi. You can also find different models and sizes of the Foodi with different capabilities online here: Ninja.
Clean Eating Basics
I like to mention that this is a clean eating recipe because I am all about eating healthy and clean eating. If you are new to a clean eating way of life then you need to check out Everything You Need to Know about a Clean Eating Diet. You can also see how I lost 50 lbs and am keeping it off by following a clean eating diet here: How I Lost 50 Lbs Clean Eating. I tend to try different things and mix different flavors to keep meals healthy and tasty.
How to Cook Steak in the Ninja Air Fryer
As always, let’s start by gathering our ingredients. In this case our ingredients are quite simple. Steak, a little bit of avocado oil and salt and pepper.
We source half of a steer from a local farm for our cuts of beef, and order other meats like chicken and pork from Crowd Cow.
Sometimes, I want a small steak for myself when the rest of the family is not in the mood, or we don’t pull big hunk of beef from the freezer. These single filet mignons are perfect!
You can often find this single serve filet mignon steaks at Whole Foods, and even Costco.
Each steak is vacuum sealed, and the perfect single serving of 5oz.
I love that the beef is also grass fed and finished, no added hormones or antibiotics.
Start by removing the steak from the package and lightly coat with a little avocado oil. This is my favorite avocado oil spray. It doesn’t have any propellants. You can get it online here: avocado oil.
Next, season with salt and pepper to taste. I am not a big salt and pepper person, but I do like a tiny sprinkle of salt.
If you are looking for full flavor to add to your delicious steak then you will love this homemade steak seasoning recipe! Making your own steak seasoning allows you to control all the flavor with less salt then those pre made seasoning at the store.
How to Cook Steak in Ninja Foodi (Air Fryer)
Now it’s time to break out the Ninja Foodi. This thing is amazing! It is a pressure cooker, slow cooker, air fryer, dehydrator, and more all in one. It makes meal prep a breeze and last minute cooking ideas easy. If you don’t have one yet you can get it online here: Ninja Foodi. There is also a video review of the Foodi at the bottom of this pulled pork recipe.
When you want to know how to cook steak in the Ninja Foodi Im sure there may be a few ways. This is my way. For this air fryer steak recipe we will be using the silver rack, with the rack towards the top of the pot.
Since we are using the air fryer function of the Foodi you do not need to add water to the bottom of the pot. Go ahead and place your filet mignon steak onto the wire rack.
Close the air fryer lid (the lid that is attached to the Foodi, not the pressure cook lid). Select the air fryer/air crisp option. Set your temp to 375 and time to 17 minutes. Then press start.
At the midpoint (around 8 minutes) open the lid to your foodi and flip your air fryer steak over with a pair of tongs.
Air Fryer Filet Mignon Steak
Granted, everyone prefers a different level of doneness when it comes to steak in air fryer. This air fryer steak recipe will leave a nice pink center to your filet. If you prefer your air fry steak to be a bit more cooked, then I suggest setting your foodi for 20 minutes.
Here is a general guide for how long to cook steak in Ninja air fryer. This will vary depending on the size and thickness of your steak. You may have to make slight adjustments as necessary.
rare | 15 minutes |
medium rare | 17 minutes |
medium well | 20 minutes |
Ninja Foodi Filet Mignon
Serve your air fryer filet mignon with your favorite sides and enjoy.
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Ninja Foodie Review
For a quick video showing a quick Ninja Foodi review and rundown of its functions, parts and simple cleaning you can find it at the bottom of this Ninja Foodi pulled pork recipe post.
If you like steak in the Ninja Foodi make sure to also check out Ninja Foodi Bacon!
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How to Cook the Perfect Air Fr Foodi Steak
How to cook the perfect Ninja Foodi steak including a general Ninja Foodi steak cooking chart.
Ingredients
Instructions
- Lightly spray steak with oil
- salt and pepper to taste
- place your steak on high rack
- select air crisp on ninja foodi
- set temp at 375
- set time for 17 minutes
- flip steak over at halfway point
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SRZ says
Hi,
These look great! Any hack out there to get some good searing on it as well?
kandice kullmann says
hmmmm. I normally use the cast iron skillet if I want searing. Maybe the sauce function would work!
Megahn says
The sear/sauté setting will give you a good looking sear on any meat! I actually cooked some steaks a few weeks ago on that setting. I had it on high for the initial sear and then turned it down to medium to finish cooking the steaks. We like ours medium rare-medium. They were delicious too!!
Si b says
So I can use the air crisp setting without using the cook and crisp basket? I got my foodi yesterday and I’m still figuring it out!
kandice kullmann says
I use both. But I don’t use the basket when making the steak. I use the rack instead. Im sure you could try the basket, (But I never have). Sorry if that’s not much help.
TeRoot says
Thanks for sharing a great article. This is very helpful for everyone.
Ann Cumningham says
I don’t have avocado oil. What are other choices?
kandice kullmann says
olive oil is always a great option! Make sure its extra virgin 😉
Kelly Maher says
this worked amazingly well! I own a ninjo foodi xl pro so I wasn’t sure if it would work. Use the air fryer setting and the roasting rack and pan that came with the unit and… perfection! Now, since I can also roast veggies at the same time, I’ll experiment with the timing and settings to include them! thank you!