Air Fryer Chicken Breast is an incredibly easy and healthy idea for a family dinner. It's quick, and the meat comes out juicy like never before! Be sure to try this incredibly easy and healthy recipe!
Are you tired of dry chicken breasts? You must try Air Friyer Chicken Breasts. In this recipe, I will guide you step by step through making juicy chicken breasts that your kids will eat with gusto.
How to choose the best ingredients for Air Fryer Chicken Breast
Chicken Breast: You should choose medium-sized chicken breasts so that they can be perfectly baked in the Air Fryer and are not dried out but juicy inside. I prefer medium-sized ones, about 8 oz (225g).
Gyro Seasoning: If you don't have this spice at home, you should try my spice mix, the composition I got from a Greek woman when I was in Rhodes. Of course, it also contains my invention because creating new spices is a passion of mine. I love how the smells of herbs and spices float around the house.
Olive Oil: Choose only the best quality from the first pressing. I recommend Italian or Greek, but Spanish will also be good.
Top Tip
If you're going to make this recipe, make sure to follow this top tip!
- If time permits, it's highly recommended that the meat be marinated in olive oil and spices a day before cooking. This step significantly enhances the flavor and tenderness of the dish.
- Choose the best quality meat you have available to enjoy the taste.
- Heat the air fryer first. Mine tells you to put the meat in the oven. Turn the meat over halfway through the roast, freeing the middle of the air fryer. In my experience, everything bakes better when using this method.
Sides To Serve Chicken Breast
Air Fryer Chicken Breats can be a great standalone dinner dish, served with rice or baked potatoes, or as an ingredient in Chicken Dried Tomatoes and Green Olives Salad. If you like fruit accents in your salad, I recommend Pomegranate Chicken Salad. If, by any chance, you have leftovers from these chicken breasts, use them to make Sandwich Paste with Chicken or my favorite quick lunch: Chicken Spinach Mozzarella Crepes. I definitely recommend Air Fryer Chicken Breast in Chicken Alfredo Linguine.
Substitute for Air Fryer Chicken Breast
Air-fryer Chicken Breast is a magical dish in which the spice really gives the chicken breast flavor. If you don't have an Air Fryer, I recommend buying one; I love this one. However, I used a grill pan or oven when I didn't have one. You can also make vegetarian tofu or tempeh in the same way.
Air Fryer Chicken Breast Step By Step
You take as many portions as you have in your air fryer. Mine is a 6-liter (5.7 liter), and 4 8-oz chicken breasts (220 g) easily mix in. This is the perfect size to cook a juicy chicken breast in 15 minutes, which I have never been able to do in the oven.
My favorite blend of herbs and spices is my homemade Gyro Seasoning. You can try it, too, and enjoy it in Mediterranean cuisine.
You need ½ tablespoon of good olive oil and Gyro Seasoning, 1 flat teaspoon per chicken breast.
Step 1: Wash the chicken breasts, cutting off the skin and veins if they bother you. Dry with a white paper kitchen towel.
Step 2: If you have time, first marinate chicken breasts with olive oil and spices, make a marinade in a bowl, coat the chicken breast thoroughly, and leave in the fridge for 1-2 hours. It would be perfect if you could do it for 24 hours.
The meat will then absorb the spices perfectly, adding flavor and aroma. If you don't have time, skip the marinating process of chicken breasts and coat only them in the spice mixture and olive oil to prepare for baking in the air fryer.
Step 3: Set your air fryer to 165 degrees C (328 degrees F) and the baking time to 10 minutes. The meat will bake during this time without drying out in the middle. Halfway through baking, turning the meat over to the other side is good so it bakes evenly.
Step 4: The second stage is to set the Air Fryer to 185 degrees C (365 degrees F), at this point, the almost-cooked meat will crisp up on the outside but not dry out on the inside. This process takes 6-8 minutes, depending on how cooked you want the chicken on the outside.
Step 5: Remove the chicken from the air fryer and cut it into slices. This step completes the cooking process and prepares the chicken for serving.
Enjoy!
Air Fryer Chicken Breast
Ingredients
Equipment
Method
- Wash the chicken breasts, cutting off the skin and veins if they bother you. Dry with a white paper kitchen towel.
- If you have time, first marinate chicken breasts with olive oil and spices, make a marinade in a bowl, coat the chicken breast thoroughly, and leave in the fridge for 1-2 hours. It would be perfect if you could do it for 24 hours.Then the meat will absorb the spices perfectly, adding flavor and aroma. If you don't have time, skip the marinating process of chicken breasts and coat only in the spice mixture and olive oil to prepare for baking in the air fryer.
- Set your air fryer to 165 degrees C (328 degrees F) and the baking time to 10 minutes. The meat will bake during this time without drying out in the middle. Halfway through baking, turning the meat over to the other side is good so that it bakes evenly.
- The second stage is to set the Air Fryer to 185 degrees C (365 degrees F), at which point the almost-cooked meat will crisp up on the outside but not dry out on the inside. This process takes 6-8 minutes, depending on how cooked you want the chicken on the outside.
- This is crucial. Remove the chicken from the air fryer and cut it into slices. This step completes the cooking process and prepares the chicken for serving.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition
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Let us know how it was!FAQ
Do I need to preheat the air fryer?
Yes, preheating the air fryer for 2-3 minutes ensures even cooking.
Can I cook frozen chicken breast in the air fryer?
It's crucial to use the defrost function and then marinate the chicken breasts in spices and olive oil. Baking frozen chicken breasts is not recommended. The meat must be defrosted before baking. The exception is ready meals that are designed for this. This knowledge will ensure you're always prepared when cooking chicken.
How can I prevent my chicken breasts from being dry inside?
According to websites and books, the recommended internal temperature of chicken breasts during baking cannot exceed 165 degrees F (74 degrees C). Still, it would help if you had a thermometer for this, and the Air Fryer has such a short baking time that it is difficult to maintain this temperature. That is why I recommend my two-step baking method (check the recipe). Then, you can be sure that even without a thermometer, the chicken breasts will come out juicy and aromatic.
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