Air Fryer Chicken Breast
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Ingredients:
2 chicken breasts (about 180g/6.5oz each)
¼ tsp salt
¼ tsp black pepper
1 tsp paprika
½ tsp garlic powder or use garlic salt, but omit the regular salt
½ tsp dried oregano
1 tsp light brown sugar optional, but adds a tiny bit of caramelization
1 tbsp neutral oil
Instructions
1. Place the chicken breasts in a plastic sandwich bag or between two pieces of baking paper.
2. Bash a few times with a rolling pin. We don’t want to flatten the chicken a lot – we just want to even out the thickness, so it’s the thickest part we want to bash a few times.
3. It should still look like a chicken breast after a few light bashes (we don’t want it to thin like a chicken steak).
4. Mix together the salt, pepper, paprika, garlic powder, oregano and sugar in a medium bowl.
5. Add the chicken breasts to the bowl with the seasoning and toss together to fully coat the chicken.
6. Drizzle over the oil and toss to fully coat.
7. Place in the airfryer basket (no liner, we want it straight on the tray), in a single layer, with a bit of space in between the chicken breasts for good airflow. Air fry for 11-12 minutes (no need to pre-heat) at 200C/400F, turning once, halfway through cooking. The chicken should no longer be pink in the middle (internal temp 75C/167F).
Notes
Cooking more than two?
If cooking more than 2 chicken breasts, you may need to work in batches. We need to be able to layer the chicken in a single layer, with a little bit of space around each piece for good airflow.
Size of chicken breast
If your chicken breasts are larger than the 180g/6.5oz that I use, you’ll need to cook for as little longer.
198g/7oz each – cook the two breasts for 12-13 minutes
227g/8oz- cook the two breasts for 13-14 minutes
The chicken should be piping hot throughout and sign of no pink in the thickest part of the chicken (internal temp 75C/167F).
Can I use frozen chicken breasts?
You’ll get the best and juiciest result using fresh chicken breasts. So you’ll need to defrost frozen chicken breasts before using. I defrost them overnight in the refrigerator.
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Great video. I was just literally thinking about doing this so now it’s gonna happen.
What type of black pepper?
Hi just got my air fryer today did you preheat the fryer first?.
Did you preheat???
for me who does bodybuilding this video is very good, we need to be able to eat the same food for a long period of time so making the food taste good and simple to make is a must. thank you
Nice recipe! Your teaspoon quantities are however…a bit interesting 🙃
Thank you, this was nice and simple!! and thanks again for converting for F to C.
Wszystko jest proste i jasne. będę gotować.
This freaking amazing! I’ve never used an air fryer before this was my first time and using this recipe. It came out so juicy and wonderful thank you for this and help me feel confident in using the air fryer more air frying recipes would be great and much appreciated. From the United States of America.
Absolutely delicious!
Wow, this was a hit at dinner!
Good recipe and tips.
Ninja AF400 twin drawer model has worked perfectly for us and we've had it more than two years.
Fast, efficient, no waiting for ovens to heat up so just put raw food in….. beep, beep….. cooked food out .
Fantastic for steak, chicken, salmon, trout, sausages, burgers, fries, toasted cheese, in fact anything you cook in an oven as it's just a small, very fast powerful oven.
Only time we use our double oven is Christmas, Easter etc when larger amounts of food are needed.
Hi This was very helpful
No one mentions time and temp
So you don’t need to use foil or baking paper in the air fryer??
How many minutes does it need to cook , temperature?, Why don't you turn it over?
Thank You
Eduardo – Jerusalem
Hi, what is the purpose of putting oil on the chicken if the whole idea using an air fryer is to avoid oil ?
Mega!!!! Super Idee und sehr, sehr lecker ❤
100% agree! The easiest, juiciest and tastiest chicken breast I have ever tried! 😋😋😋 The seasoning was perfect (we doubled it though).
From now on this will be my go to!😃
Think my tea spoons are smaller than yours 🤔
Rest longer
Please do more air fryer meals!! ❤
I have gotten a new air fryer for Christmas and I've been debating on chicken breast in it. Gonna definitely try it! I get ours from a butcher who slices it thin for me.
Put it on a plate for 5-10 mins that you've heated in the microwave for 30-60 secs (to help the chicken stay warm) and the chicken will be juicier. In your vid you can see lots of juice pouring out of the chicken when you cut it, if you let it rest longer the juices will have time to reabsorb back into the meat, so less will come out when cutting, and you'll have a juicier chicken when you're actually eating it.
Which air fryer works the best? Recommendations would be highly appreciated!
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Breast 68c not 74
Thank you so much I can't wait to try that I love my air fryers I have five of them😅 I also have five bread machines I don't buy bread anymore don't even use the oven are the stove top only air fryer cooking now
Just made this. Came out fantastically, thank you.
Had my air fryer for less than a month. Cooked lots of chicken and everything has come out fantastic.
Definitely no regrets.
Appreciate this … bought and Air fryer months ago….just been doing chips…time to branch out.
What’s great about cooking raw meat in air fryer is that it makes the whole house stink like raw meat . What a great smell .
So yummy 😋
what setting bake/roast??
Who in their right mind would add sugar to their seasoning . Hell to the No