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4 Air Fryer Chicken Recipes
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4 Air Fryer Chicken Recipes

4 Air Fryer Chicken Recipes

We love chicken and we love an air fryer - and you'll love these. And if you want more, here's our last air fryer chicken day.

Makes a bunch of each

Ingredients

Breasts

  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • Juice of 1/2 lemon
  • 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • 1 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper
  • 2 chicken breasts

Popcorn

  • 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken thighs
  • 1.5 tablespoons Sweet Hot Rub, recipe here or your favorite bbq seasoning
  • 1/2 egg white, or as close as you can get
  • Cornstarch
  • 1/2 tablespoon baking powder

Wings

  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon coarse black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon chipotle chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 pound chicken wings
  • 1/4 cup mayo
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • Shake 'n Bake, or your favorite crumb type coating

Quesadilla

  • 1 large, cooked chicken breast
  • Shredded Monterey jack cheese
  • 4 - 8 inch flour tortillas
  • Italian seasoning
  • Red pepper flakes

Directions

Breasts

  1. Preheat air fryer to 375
  2. Combine all ingredients, except chicken in a small bowl, mix well and brush on chicken, both sides
  3. Use cooking spray on air fryer rack, and put in chicken
  4. Cook until 160-165 degrees (approximately 12-14 minutes) flipping and brushing again halfway through

Popcorn

  1. Preheat air fryer to 400
  2. Cut thighs into bite sized pieces, and put into a bowl
  3. Add the seasoning, egg white, 1 tablespoon of cornstarch and the baking powder - mix well
  4. Put about a cup of cornstarch in a bowl or on a plate, very lightly coat the pieces, shake off excess then put onto the cooking spray greased air fryer rack
  5. Spray the tops, and cook 5 minutes, then flip over, spray again and cook another 5

Wings

  1. Preheat air fryer to 400
  2. Combine salt, pepper, chili powder and garlic powder in a small bowl, mix well and season both sides of wings
  3. Put mayo & soy in a large bowl and mix to combine, coat wings with sauce then dredge with the Shake 'n Bake
  4. Put on a sprayed rack, spray the tops, bake 8 minutes, flip, spray again and cook another 8 minutes

Quesadilla

  1. Preheat air fryer to 400
  2. Shred chicken breast into a large bowl, add cheese (about 1/2 as much cheese as chicken) and mix to combine
  3. Put half the mixture on 2 of the tortillas, sprinkle with Italian seasoning and red pepper flakes to your liking, top with remaining tortillas, then top each with more cheese
  4. Bake each 5 minutes