This Breaded Air Fryer Chicken is a healthier baked breaded chicken cutlets to fried chicken. This post may contain affiliate links.

This recipe for Breaded Air Fryer Chicken guarantees perfect results every time. It is easy to make and is a great healthy weeknight meal. Air Fryer chicken breast is crispy and succulent, it’s the best way to fry chicken! Lower in fat and calories, fried chicken in an air fryer is now my go to! You can do straight air fryer chicken if you wanted to, but I think that tastes better on a skillet cooked on the stovetop.

But breading the chicken and air frying it creates a golden crisp and very juicy flavorful chicken. It tastes like healthy fried chicken. I used very thinly sliced chicken breast, so these were done in minutes and pair so well with a salad! It’s a kitchen appliance that basically cooks food by using Rapid Air Technology. Think of hot air circulating really fast around a metal mesh cooking basket that contains your food. Because of this speed and hot air combination, an air fryer requires little or no oil.

The whole concept of an air fryer is fast-circulating air at very high temperatures. In this process, the moisture from the outside of the chicken gets evaporated, creating a crisp crust. So you get the texture of fried food without frying the chicken in a whole pan of oil. This way you’ll make chicken healthier because it will have less fat and less calories from not using much oil for cooking. How to make breaded air fryer chicken breast Traditionally, you can bread chicken by dredging it in flour, eggs and breadcrumbs. I made this a little healthier by skipping the flour and eggs.

Instead I start with thinly sliced chicken breasts, spray them with olive oil, and then dredge them in seasoned breadcrumbs. The oil helps the breadcrumbs stick to the chicken and create that crisp exterior. Make sure to cover it completely, which will seal in the moisture and keep the chicken juicy. So they are the easiest and fastest to cook! Tips for making fried chicken in an air fryer Adjust temperature setting according to your air fryer.

There are many brands and models of air fryers so they all differ in their settings. You may even find that following my exact temperature and time may not be right for your specific air fryer. So use this as a suggestion and tweak to your own. It’s tempting to throw in a lot of pieces of chicken in there at once.

But if you overcrowd the basket and the chicken overlap, you may end up creating a steaming effect instead of crisping effect. If you run out of space, you can also place the chicken on the walls of the air fryer, which works pretty well. The air will circulate all around the chicken, but you’ll get more even crispiness if you flip the chicken halfway. Frequently Asked Questions Do air fryers really work? I’m pretty sure the results speak for themselves! Look how golden brown the breaded chicken breast is! I also love how easy and mess free it is!