Description
Great-grandma’s timeless recipe for crispy fried ‘chicken.’ The best part: because it is adapted for an air fryer, it’s a healthier version compared to its fried cousin! Serve with honey-mustard sauce for dipping.
Ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 3 eggs, beaten
- 2 cups panko bread crumbs
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- ¾ teaspoon paprika
- ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- ½ teaspoon chili powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 2 (16 ounce) packages imitation chicken breast halves (seitan), cut into 1-inch wide strips
- cooking spray
Instructions
- Pour flour onto a large plate. Place eggs in a shallow bowl. Combine bread crumbs
- garlic powder
- paprika
- cayenne pepper
- black pepper
- chili powder
- and salt in another shallow bowl.
- Coat imitation chicken strips in flour
- dip into eggs
- then dredge in bread crumb mixture
- and place on a plate.
- Heat an air fryer to 500 degrees F (260 degrees C).
- Place a row of coated strips in the air fryer basket. Spray with a light coat of cooking spray.
- Cook strips in the air fryer for 6 minutes. Open fryer to flip strips with tongs. Continue cooking until golden brown
- 4 to 6 minutes more.
Prep Time: 30 mins
Cook Time: 10 mins
Total Time: 40 mins
Servings: 4