Ridiculously Good Air Fryer Chicken Breast
Recipe from Lindsay Ostrom · original post · full recipe on pinchofyum.com
My go-to everyday air fryer chicken breast! Thinly sliced chicken breast pieces, coated to the max in spices, plus a bit of brown sugar and cornstarch, and air fried to golden, juicy perfection.
Serves 2 20 min 25.7g proteinKid-friendly
Gluten freeDairy freeChicken
Ingredients
- paprika — 1 tsp2.5 g
- smoked paprika — ¼ tsp0.6 g
- garlic powder0.5 tsp
- onion powder0.5 tsp
- fine table salt — ¾ tsp4.5 g
- brown sugar — 1 ½ tsp6 g
- cornstarch — 1 tsp2.6 g
- avocado oil — 2 tsp10 ml
- boneless skinless chicken breasts450 g
Method
- Cut each chicken breast into thin, flat pieces (not bite-sized, but something that looks like a thin chicken breast) - often 3-4 thin pieces per breast. Thin chicken is essential! Pat the chicken dry if it has a lot of moisture on it.
- Toss the spices, brown sugar and cornstarch together so they're mixed well; sprinkle the mixture over the chicken pieces in a bowl. Add the oil and toss to thoroughly coat the chicken. You can give it a short rest, but the flavour is excellent even if it goes straight into the air fryer.
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Pescatarian
Ridiculously Good Air Fryer Salmon
- 300 g Salmon fillets instead of boneless skinless chicken breasts
Leave the salmon fillets whole rather than slicing them, coat in the rub and air fry at 200°C for 7 to 9 minutes until just flaking; watch the sugar does not scorch.
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- paprika · 2.5 g
- smoked paprika · 0.6 g
- garlic powder · 0.5 tsp
- onion powder · 0.5 tsp
- fine table salt · 4.5 g
- brown sugar · 6 g
- cornstarch · 2.6 g
- avocado oil · 10 ml
- boneless skinless chicken breasts · 450 g