I love using chicken as the main ingredient in a lot of recipes. Even when I am NOT using my air fryer. I typically use chicken as my main protein for most of my meals. There are so many different recipes you can make using chicken, and the air fryer is the best! It can crank out all of your favorite recipes fast, like these yummy Crispy Air Fryer Chicken Bites. Before we get into that recipe, let’s go over a few reasons why I love to use my air fryer. If this is not new to you, skip down to the bottom and start checking out all of these awesome chicken recipes!
How Does the Air Fryer Work?
Cooking with Air Fryers has made it easier to eat healthier without submerging your foods in oil. Air Fryers cook foods by using a heating element and a fan, and that circulating of heat and hot air is what helps cook the food and crisp it. Air Fryers can cook with heat as high as 400° Fahrenheit/200° Celcius. Some air fryers may even cook to higher temps.
Why is Air Fryer Food Healthier than frying?
The only difference with the air fryer versus using a deep fryer is that you don’t have to use copious amounts of oil. Because of that, you are able to make foods that are lower in fats and calories. If you use oil with the Air Fryer, it is generally used to help create a nonstick surface or to spray lightly on the foods to help them crisp easier. If you love the taste of fried foods without all of the fats and calories, air frying will be your new favorite way to make all of your favorite fried recipes.
Can I use oils in my Air Fryer?
Even though the air fryer doesn’t require oils, you may want to use a light spritz of oils for some of your recipes. For example, when breading a recipe, you’ll want to give it a light spritz of oil before cooking to give it that golden brown, fried look and taste. Different oils heat and smoke at different temperatures. Each oil has it’s own smoking point, and these are good to know when you are using oil on foods in the air fryer. For example, butter and olive oil both have a lower smoke point than avocado oil. That means you can spray avocado oil on your foods and cook them at a higher temperature without the oil reaching its smoke point. We’ve written a detailed post to help you understand more about which oils are best used in the air fryer. To learn more about which oils are best used for the air fryer, check out this post on the Best Oils for Air Fryer. Now that we’ve covered all of the basics, let’s talk about my favorite chicken recipes. To make these chicken bites, you only need to have a few things on hand. This is such a quick and easy snack or lunch idea, and the whole family will love them.
Ingredients:
boneless skinless chicken breastolive oilsmoked paprikaground black pepperItalian seasoningeggsall purpose flourbreacrumbs
How to Make Chicken Bites in the Air Fryer
NOTE: All Air Fryers cook a little differently. This recipe was made using a Cosori 5.8 qt Air Fryer. If you’re using a different air fryer, you may want to make a test run to see if you need to add or take away a minute or two of cook time. This is such a quick and easy recipe, and the whole family loves it! It’s perfect for a quick game day appetizer, fun snack, or quick lunch. Check out all of my other favorite air fryer chicken recipes. You’ll definitely find something for everyone.
Air Fryer Chicken Recipes
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