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This recipe produces moist, tender, and juicy chicken breasts with crispy, seasoned skin. With a delicious homemade chicken seasoning including paprika, garlic, and oregano, the chicken comes out flavorful and ready to enjoy. Or slice and use it for lunches or salads all week long!
Easiest Way to Cook Chicken Breast
- Whether you own a Ninja, Vortex, or Corsori brand of air fryer, you’ll fall in love with the way an air fryer cooks so cleanly and quickly, saving valuable time from using the oven.
- It doesn’t take as long to cook chicken breasts because they are boneless and have less fat, and
- The skin comes out crispy fried every time.
- Serve as an entrée dish, or add it to soups, salads, and sandwiches, air fry a few chicken breasts and use them all week long.
Ingredients & Variations
CHICKEN: Choose chicken breasts that are equal in size, so they cook at the same rate. Other cuts of chicken to use in this recipe are bone-in legs and thighs, drumsticks, and breaded chicken strips, adjust the time as necessary. Or experiment with chicken stuffed with herbed cream cheese!
SEASONINGS: Use a store-bought poultry seasoning blend or use a homemade blend with ingredients that you already have in the pantry. Lemon pepper is delicious for making chicken breasts to go in salads and a zesty taco seasoning is great for making tacos, burritos, and quesadillas.
How to Air Fry Chicken Breast
- Toss chicken with oil and seasonings.
- Place seasoned chicken breasts in the air fryer with space between them so the hot air can circulate.
- Cook for 10 minutes and then flip the pieces over and continue cooking (as per recipe below).
- Let pieces rest for 5 minutes before slicing.
Tips & Tricks for Air Fryer Chicken Breast
- Pound the breasts with a meat mallet for more tender chicken, if desired.
- Frozen chicken can be air fried by simply adding a few minutes to the cooking time.
- Keep leftover air fryer chicken breasts in a covered container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days. Freeze portions in zippered bags for up to 4 weeks.
More Chicken Recipes in the Air Fryer
- Air Fryer BBQ Chicken Thighs – Quick and Easy
- Air Fryer Herb Chicken – Savory
- BBQ Air Fryer Chicken Drumsticks – Sticky and sweet
- Air Fryer Chicken Pot Pie – Comforting
Air Fryer Chicken Breasts
Equipment
Ingredients
- 4 boneless chicken breasts 6 ounces each
- 1 tablespoon olive oil more as needed
- salt & pepper to taste
Homemade Chicken Seasoning*
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon paprika or smoked paprika
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- ¼ teaspoon oregano
Instructions
- Preheat the air fryer to 370°F.
- Toss chicken with oil and seasonings.
- Place chicken breasts in the air fryer ensuring there is space between them for the air to circulate.
- Cook for 10 minutes. Flip chicken over and cook an additional 6-9 minutes or until chicken reaches 165°F. Do not overcook.
- Rest 5 minutes before slicing.
Notes
- Chicken breasts can range in size from 5 oz to 10 oz. The cooking times listed are for 6oz chicken breasts. If yours are larger or smaller, cooking time will need to be adjusted.
- Don’t crowd the breasts in the air fryer, allow space for the air to circulate.
- Air fry chicken breasts for a total of 16-19 minutes, check for an internal temperature of 165°F, and do not overcook. Check them early as appliances can vary.
- After they have cooked, let them rest before slicing to keep them juicy.
Nutrition Information
Nutrition information provided is an estimate and will vary based on cooking methods and brands of ingredients used.
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