Frozen Pot Pie In Air Fryer (2024)

Make a frozen pot pie in air fryer in about 30 minutes for a fast and easy meal. No need to preheat your oven or thaw the pie. In this post you will learn how to cook a frozen pot pie with delicious crispy crust. Once you try making them in the air fryer, you won’t want to cook them any other way!

Frozen food in the air fryer like air fryer frozen crab cakes or air fryer frozen chicken strips, is a life saver when it comes to heating up food fast. The hot air that circulates around the food always cooks to golden brown perfection.

Why this cooking method works

• Fast – Cooking in the air fryer is faster than the oven and there is no need thaw or to preheat.
• Delicious – This cooking method gives you a golden, crispy crust while keeping the creamy filling hot.
• Easy – There is basically no clean-up for this easy meal.

What you need

Frozen pot pie – Choose your favorite frozen pot pie. We are using Marie Callender’s pot pie, the mini, 10 ounce size. Banquet pot pies are also popular.

Air Fryer – We use a Cosori air fryer which can hold 2 mini pot pies.

Aluminum Foil – This helps protect the crust from burning while cooking.

How to make frozen pot pie in air fryer

Step one: Remove the frozen pot pie from the box. Cover the top of the frozen pie with aluminum foil to protect the pie crust from burning. Depending on the size of your air fryer and the pot pie, you can cook one or two at a time.

Step two: Air fryer for 25 minutes at 400 degrees F. Carefully remove the foil off the top of the pies. Cook another 5 minutes at 400 degrees F to allow the crust to brown.

Step three: Carefully remove the pot pies from the air fryer basket and serve hot.

How long to cook a frozen pot pie in the air fryer?

Cook time may vary depending on the size of your frozen pot pie. The small, 8 oz Marie Callender’s pot pie will take a total of 30 minutes to completely cook while a larger 16 oz pie will take about 40 minutes.

Recipe tips

• This cooking time is for the small frozen pot pies, either 10 ounce or 7 ounce. The larger, 16 ounce pies will need a little longer cook time, about 40 minutes.
• These cooking directions include chicken, beef, turkey, or vegetable pot pies.
• If you want to make sure your pot pie is completely cooked, check with a cooking thermometer. The internal temperature should be 165 degrees F.
• Be careful when removing the pie from the air fryer basket. The foil pie tin will be hot.

Storing leftovers

This meal is best eaten once it’s made. You can cover leftovers and keep in the refrigerator however the crust might become soft and mushy.

Questions

More easy air fryer recipes

• Air fryer frozen popcorn chicken
• Air fryer grilled cheese
• Air fryer Hot Pockets
• Air fryer Bubba Burgers
• Air fryer orange chicken

New to air frying? Be sure to print out this free air fryer cook times chart.