How to Make Homemade Chicken Nuggets (In Air Fryer)
Tender, juicy chicken wrapped in a crispy breadcrumbs with delicious seasonings for healthy homemade chicken nuggets in an air fryer! Way less oil than regular and less mess.
Servings: 4 servings
Ingredients
Chicken
- 16 oz boneless skinless chicken breasts
- ½ teaspoon salt divided
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- Cooking spray
Bowl 1
- 2/3 cup buttermilk
Bowl 2
- ½ cup flour
- ½ teaspoon paprika
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- Don’t forget the remaining ¼ teaspoon salt
Bowl 3
- 1 cup breadcrumbs
- 2 teaspoons olive oil or vegetable oil
Instructions
- Trim excess fat off chicken and slice into even, 1-inch pieces. Sprinkle about ¼ teaspoon each of salt and pepper onto chicken.
- Add buttermilk to a shallow bowl. In a second bowl, whisk together flour, paprika, garlic powder and the remaining ¼ teaspoon salt. In a third bowl, stir together breadcrumbs and oil until well blended.
- Dip a chicken piece into each bowl to coat, tapping off excess. Start with buttermilk, then the seasoned flour mixture, back into the buttermilk, and finally coating in breadcrumbs.
- Preheat the air fryer to 400°F. Working in batches, cook chicken nuggets in a single, spaced-out layer. Coat the air fryer basket in cooking spray. Spray the nuggets with cooking spray, then halfway through, flip and spray again. Cook for a total of 8 minutes.
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