Air Fryer Chicken
Crispy, flavorful fried chicken made healthier in the air fryer. All the crunch and taste you love without the saturated oils of traditional frying.
1 hr 10 mins
20 mins
1 hr 30 mins
Ingredients
Equipment Needed
- air fryer
- large bowl
Ingredients
Equipment Needed
- air fryer
- large bowl
Instructions
- 1
Marinate chicken
Add the chicken to a large bowl, pour buttermilk over it, season with salt and pepper, and marinate for 1 hour.
- 2
Prepare coating
Mix all-purpose flour with garlic powder, paprika, cayenne pepper, onion powder, and ground mustard.
- 3
Preheat air fryer
Preheat air fryer to 390°F.
- 4
Coat chicken
Coat the chicken in the spice-flour mixture and place chicken in a single layer in the air fryer basket.
- 5
Air fry
Fry for around 20 minutes until the chicken is cooked through, flipping the chicken halfway to get an even cook.
Cook's Notes
Be sure to remove skin from chicken before coating so the seasoning adheres directly to the meat and doesn't get wasted on discarded skin.
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