Air Fryer Meals—Beyond the Hype! Huli Huli Chicken Stacks, Sesame Chicken & More!

Ready to get more from your air fryer beyond snacks and treats and discover how this versatile appliance can help you create delicious, satisfying meals? In this hands-on cook-along, Chef Tess will show you how to create two flavorful chicken favorites, each with its own delicious marinade and scratch-made sauce.

Make tender, flavorful Sesame Chicken and learn Chef Tess’ approach to Huli Huli Chicken, inspired by the flavors of Hawaii. You’ll also learn how to build a beautiful Huli Huli Chicken Stack with rice, juicy chicken, and glazed air-fried pineapple—or serve the chicken any way you would like. Learn easy meals for a weeknight or meal prep that look as good as they taste!

Along the way, you’ll learn tips for marinating chicken, keeping it moist and flavorful, creating sauces that complement air-fried foods, and getting the best results from your air fryer. We’ll also cover simple techniques for air-frying vegetables to delicious crispness and common mistakes to avoid.

Whether you’re an air fryer enthusiast or still figuring out what to do with yours, you’ll leave with practical techniques, new ideas, and two flavorful meals you’ll want to make again and again.

Equipment Needs: Air Fryer. More info will be provided in the ingredient list packet.

Several days before class, you will receive an email with an ingredient and supply list, prep packet, and Zoom video conferencing link. A few days after the class, you will receive an additional email with the recipes used. The registration fee covers immediate family members living in the same household only. If children are participating, adult supervision is required.

Tess Georgakopoulos

Instructor

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Tess Georgakopoulos, creator of Dish it up Good also known as “Chef Tess—Culinary Artist”, brings over four decades of cooking and baking experience to her work as a culinary educator and Community Education instructor.

Raised in a Greek Family where food was a central expression of love and connection, Tess developed her passion for cooking at a young age alongside her father, a trained chef. Those early experiences continue to shape her approach today—blending tradition, creativity, and deep appreciation for the role food plays in bringing people together.

As an accomplished cook, baker, and recipe developer, Tess is continually expanding her culinary repertoire through ongoing experimentation in her test kitchen. She is known for creating thoughtfully designed “gold standard” culinary experiences that combine technique, creativity, and approachability.

She currently partners with over 60 public school districts across Minnesota, and additional programs in Wisconsin, Missouri, New York and Oklahoma, and has taught over 5,000 participants. Through her teaching, Tess empowers home cooks of all skill levels to build confidence, expand their abilities, and experience the joy of creating meaningful meals in their own kitchens

Her guiding philosophy is simple: to make cooking approachable, enjoyable, and rewarding—helping others “make dishing simple and delicious”.

Tess is currently working on her first cookbook, with a food blog in development. Her work can be found on Facebook at Dish it up Good, and on Instagram.