Are you looking for a quick, easy, but tender, juicy chicken breast recipe? This air fryer chicken breasts recipe is the best result for your quest —a 20-minute short cooking mission, especially for a busy midnight meal that will guarantee that chicken never dries out.
This recipe turns chicken breasts into various proteins, making it an excellent idea for a nutritious dinner. An air frying recipe is 70 to 80% healthier than oil frying. This recipe for a chicken meal, which you can enjoy with rice, salad, or sandwiches, is a versatile chicken breast recipe because it can be made with any of your favourite herbs. Enjoy this cooking trick without breading or flour to make a yummy dinner for your family.
How to cook chicken breast in an air fryer
Essential tools to cook chicken breast
An air fryer, a cutting board that should not be slippery, an instant-read thermometer, and a bowl to make a seasoning blend.
What is an air fryer?
An air fryer is a countertop electrical appliance that is so designed that it promotes deep frying without adding oil to the food. It works just like a small convection oven sends and circulates the hot air downward with the help of a fan to cook the meal, which is placed below in a basket. The cooking process in an air fryer relies on a chemical process – Maillard reaction – to get crispy and tasty results of the food. A foremost advantage of an air fryer is that it uses less fat than a deep fryer.
Air fryer choices
Air fryers are of multiple choices, but here, the most famous are of two types:
- Basket style air fryer — single and dual basket
- Toaster oven air fryer — multifunctional with a tray
You can select the category of an air fryer based on its convection power and the storage capacity of the basket. You can choose which suits your kitchen needs.
Air fryer usage for chicken
An air fryer could be used for multiple purposes, such as:
- To cook healthy versions of fries such as French Fries, Chicken Wings, Grilled Cheese, etc.
- To roast extra crispy vegetables,
- To cook juicer proteins such as chicken breast, salmons, Pork Chops, etc.
- And desserts such as pastries can also be cooked healthily.
Ingredients
Very short ingredients should be needed for chicken breasts in an air fryer
- A skinless and boneless chicken breast
- Olive oil or avocado oil
- Salt and black pepper
- Garlic Powder
- Oregano
Depending on your taste, you can use other seasonings such as chilli powder, basil, onion powder, or chives; before seasoning the chicken breast, oil usage is also your choice; either drizzle a bit of oil or use a cooking spray. If you want to give a spicy taste to your chicken breast, add 1/8th teaspoon of cayenne paper into your seasoned blend.
Some Instructions to cook chicken breasts in an air fryer
Before moving to the procedure of cooking, you must be aware of some cooking tips, which are as follows:
- When you set a time for frying the chicken breast, don’t forget after placing it in the air fryer, remove the chicken promptly; otherwise, it will keep on cooking and drying out. Use an accurate digital timer.
- You must know the size of chicken breasts to estimate how long to cook it.
Step-by-step process to Cook chicken breast in an air fryer
Step 1: sprinkle or drizzle the chicken breasts with a little bit of oil; for this purpose, you can use cooking spray. This step is optional.
Step 2: Seasoning the chicken breast
Season your chicken breasts with salt, pepper, garlic, and oregano. You can add any other herb in this blend according to your taste. Sprinkle it on one side of the chicken breast, place the chicken in the air fryer basket, and then sprout that seasoned blend on the other side of the chicken breast.
Step 3: Cooking the chicken breast
After seasoning, your chicken breast is ready for cooking purposes. Here, the main question is usually: how long does it take to cook chicken breast in an air fryer, and at what temperature?
After placing the chicken in the air fryer, cook it for half time for about 10 minutes at 370 degrees. When that time has passed, open the air fryer, flip your chicken breasts sides, and cook for 10 minutes. Ensures that the chicken breasts have been cooked by using an instant-read thermometer.
Note: The total cooking time depends upon the size of the chicken breasts.
- Small breasts take about a total of 14 minutes
- Medium breasts take 16 minutes
- Large breasts take almost 20 minutes
Serving tips
When your chicken is cooked, give it some rest time, about 5min to cool and to allow juices to redistribute
Serve your air fryer chicken breasts with a tasty salad, like spinach strawberry salad.
If you want to add vegetables like sprouts, broccoli, or asparagus to your air fryer chicken breasts recipe, add this to the air fryer basket at the halfway point of cooking.
Your chicken breasts would taste more when tossed with pasta and butter.
Use your chicken breasts to make sandwiches or wraps.
Storage recommendations
In the refrigerator, you can store the chicken breasts in an airtight container for about 4 days.
To freeze it in a freezer, use a freezer bag that should be vacuum-sealed
Reheat cooked chicken breast in an air fryer
Reheating your chicken breasts is best on the stove. Add some splash of water to the chicken and heat it until your breasts are warmed.
How to cook frozen chicken breast in an air fryer?
To cook frozen chicken in an air fryer:
- Preheat the air fryer first at almost 360 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Spray oil on chicken breast and season it in a bowl.
- Shower a nonsticky spray at the air fryer basket and place your chicken breasts in it.
- Cook it for about 18 to 20 minutes.
- Remember to flip the chicken breasts after passing half of the time.
How to make grilled chicken breast in an air fryer?
To cook grilled chicken breasts in the air fryer:
- Follow the above recipe as it is by adding small changes to it.
- After seasoning the chicken breasts, cut the onion in half and rub it in the basket of the air fryer; when cooking starts, the onion reacts with metal and forms a sulfide layer on the meal, which will prevent your chicken breasts from sticking to the surface.
- Use a grill plate inside the air fryer basket to get grill marks on your chicken breasts.
- Before placing the chicken breasts on the grill of your air fryer, toss it with a small amount of oil, which prevents the chicken from sticking to the grill.
- Cook your grilled chicken breast and enjoy eating it.
Air Fryer Chicken Breast Recipe
Air Fryer Chicken Breast Recipe
Equipment
- 1 Air Fryer - I used Cosori Air Fryer but you can use which brand you have
- 1 Thermometer - For checking temperature while cooking
Ingredients
Ingredients
- ¼ tablespoon for each breast Cooking spray
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts — Raw
- ½ teaspoon Garlic powder
- ⅛ teaspoon Black pepper
- ½ teaspoon Dried oregano
Instructions
Instructions
- Take a small bowl, mix salt, pepper, garlic powder, and oregano, and make a blend of all these seasonings in the bowl
- Sprinkle that blend on each chicken breast according to your taste, and pat it with your hands
- Place that seasoned side downward in the air fryer basket
- Spray some oil on the bare side of the chicken breast, then sprinkle the blend on it
- Cook it for 10 minutes at 360 degree
- Flip the chicken breasts and cook them again for about 4 to 10 minutes, depending upon the size of the chicken breasts as mentioned above
- Remove the air fryer basket and allow it to cool down for at least 5 minutes before cutting it. This will make your chicken breasts more juicy.
- Now serve your chicken breasts with any additional servings to make your meal more delicious and presenting
FAQs – Frequently Asked Questions
Can you cook marinated chicken breast in an air fryer?
Yes, you can cook marinated chicken breasts in an air fryer. This will give a quick and different flavour taste to your chicken breast.
Can I brine the chicken breast before cooking?
Brine means salting the chicken breast and letting it rest before cooking it in the air fryer. As a result, the chicken will absorb all the extra salt and water. During cooking, it makes chicken breast more yummy and juicy.
