Description
Crispy, juicy, and downright delicious! These air fryer fried chicken breasts are marinated in buttermilk, coated with panko crumbs, and cooked in the air fryer.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- ½ cup buttermilk
- ¼ cup hot sauce
- ¾ cup coconut flour
- ½ cup panko crumbs
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- ½ teaspoon sweet or smoked paprika
- salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Make the marinade: Combine buttermilk and hot sauce in a large mixing bowl; place the chicken breasts in the buttermilk mixture. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour and up to 24 hours. When ready to cook it, take the chicken out of the fridge and set it on the counter for 10 to 15 minutes while preparing the flour mixture.
- Make the flour mixture: In a shallow plate, combine the flour, breadcrumbs, garlic powder, onion powder, Italian seasoning, paprika, salt, and pepper.
- Prep: Preheat the Air Fryer to 390˚F and optionally line the air fryer basket with parchment paper.
- Coat the chicken: Remove the chicken breasts from the buttermilk, allowing excess to drip off. Dredge the chicken in the flour mixture, shaking any excess off.
- Transfer the chicken to the air fryer: Place a single layer of chicken breasts in the basket, with space in between the pieces.
- Cook: Spray the chicken with cooking spray and air fry them for 10 minutes. Open the air fryer basket and flip over the chicken pieces; spray with cooking spray, and continue to cook for 10 to 12 more minutes, or until the chicken is cooked through and an instant-read thermometer registers at 165˚F.
- Let it rest and serve: Remove the chicken from the air fryer and let it rest for 5 to 8 minutes. Serve it hot.
Notes
Allow the chicken to rest for 5 to 8 minutes after cooking to ensure the meat remains tender and juicy.
- Prep Time: 60 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Air Frying
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 chicken breast
- Calories: 270 kcal
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 672 mg
- Fat: 8 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 16 g
- Fiber: 8 g
- Protein: 31 g
- Cholesterol: 79 mg
Keywords: air fryer, fried chicken, buttermilk chicken, panko chicken, healthy fried chicken