Air Fryer Lemon Butter Broccoli
Air Fryer Lemon Butter Broccoli is air-fried until crisp tender and then drizzled with a lemon butter sauce. Truly one of the tastiest sides and can be made in just 15 minutes.

I love this Air Fryer Lemon Butter Broccoli with Buttermilk Parmesan Pork Chops or Southern Baked Chicken.


How To Make Air Fryer Lemon Butter Broccoli
- Prepare the broccoli. Cut the broccoli into florets. Don’t cut them too small. I find bigger pieces air fry better than small pieces. Drizzle the pieces with oil and really work it in with your hands so that it is evenly coated.
- Preheat the air fryer.
- Air Fry 8 to 10 minutes at 350.
- Make butter sauce. While the broccoli is air frying, stir together melted butter, lemon juice, salt, pepper, and garlic powder.
- Drizzle sauce over broccoli and serve.
Don’t Crowd The Air Fryer Basket
Work in batches if necessary. You need room for the air to circulate around the broccoli so that it will crisp up. If you aren’t as concerned about the broccoli getting crispy, you can cook a little more at one time.

Air Fryer Lemon Butter Broccoli Recipe Tips
- Wash and dry the broccoli. The broccoli will crisp up more if it isn’t wet.
- Be sure to get the broccoli coated well with oil.
- Try to cut the broccoli into uniform size pieces so the pieces cook at the same rate.
- You can thinly slice the broccoli stems and include them. I almost like them better than the florets.
- The cooking time will vary based on whether you want it still fairly crisp or really soft.
Air Fryer Cooking Times Vary
Use the air frying time as an estimate. Cooking times vary between different brands and models of air fryers. I am currently using the Cosori 5.8-quart air fryer but I have my eye on the ALLCOOL Air fryer Oven 8QT Large Air Fryer. Does anyone have one? It is gorgeous!
Variations
- Sprinkle with a little grated Parmesan cheese right after air frying.
- Make it spicy. Add a pinch of crushed red pepper flakes to the butter mixture.

More Air Fryer Side Dish Recipes
- Air Fryer Sweet Potato Fries
- Air Fryer Baked Potatoes
- Air Fryer Garlic Rosemary Mushrooms
- Air Fryer Summer Squash
Air Fryer Lemon Butter Broccoli
Equipment
Materials
- 2 broccoli crowns
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons melted butter
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
Instructions
- Cut broccoli into florets. Place in bowl and drizzle with olive oil. Use your hands to really make sure all the broccoli is coated with oil.
- Preheat air fryer to 350 degrees for a few minutes.Add broccoli and air fry for 8 to 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile, stir together melted butter, lemon juice, salt, pepper, and garlic powder in a small bowl.
- When broccoli is done, drizzle with lemon butter and serve.