Description
Craving Chick-fil-A goodness at home? This copycat air fryer chicken sandwich is super crispy, spicy, and super delicious!
Cuisine American
Servings 4servings
Calories 295kcal
Ingredients
2boneless skinless chicken breasts
½cupplus 2 tablespoons milkdivided
½cupdill pickle juice
1large eggbeaten
1cupall-purpose flour
1teaspoonkosher saltplus more to taste
1teaspoonpaprika
1teaspoonblack pepper
½teaspoongarlic powder
¼teaspooncayenne pepper
cooking oil spray
Instructions
Cut chicken breast in half, creating 4 smaller pieces. Use a meat mallet to pound them to 1/2-inch thickness.
Place the chicken in a large glass bowl, then add ½ cup of milk and the pickle juice.
- Toss the chicken in the bowl and make sure each piece is covered in the liquid, then place the bowl in the refrigerator and marinate it for at least 30 minutes, up to 2 hours.
Drain well through a finer mesh sieve.
- In a wide, shallow bowl, whisk the egg with the remaining milk.
- In a second bowl, combine the flour, salt, paprika, pepper, garlic powder, and cayenne.
- Dredge the chicken, one piece at a time, through the flour mixture, then through the egg, then back through the flour until it is well coated.
- Set the chicken aside on a baking sheet for about 15 minutes, allowing the flour to set.
Place the chicken in a single layer inside the basket.
Spray the top of the chicken with the cooking oil spray.
- Air fry for 15 minutes at 400F, then carefully flip the chicken and continue cooking it for 6-8 more minutes, until golden brown and crispy and 165F inside.
Nutrition
Serving: 1Calories: 295kcalCarbohydrates: 31gProtein: 24gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 98mgSodium: 1259mgFiber: 1gSugar: 6g
This nutrition information is based on the exact products I used in this recipe. Brands and sizes of products could alter exact nutrition and should always be calculated independently.
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