Description
These air fried nuggets are healthier than deep fried, and have tons of flavor! Serve with your favorite dipping sauce such as ranch, honey mustard, or chipotle mayo. I like to use a Misto® sprayer with my own oil, but feel free to use regular cooking spray. Use different varieties of ranch mix (spicy, dill, etc) to change up the flavor.
Ingredients
- 1 pound chicken tenders, cut into 1.5 to 2-inch pieces
- 1 (1 ounce) package dry ranch salad dressing mix
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- 1 cup panko bread crumbs
- 1 serving olive oil cooking spray
Instructions
- Place chicken in a bowl
- sprinkle with ranch seasoning
- and toss to combine. Let sit for 5-10 minutes.
- Place flour in a resealable bag. Place egg in a small bowl and panko bread crumbs on a plate. Preheat air fryer to 390 degrees F (200 degrees C).
- Place chicken into the bag and toss to coat. Lightly dip chicken into egg mixture
- letting excess drip off. Roll chicken pieces in panko
- pressing crumbs into the chicken.
- Spray basket of the air fryer with oil and place chicken pieces inside
- making sure not to overlap. You may have to do two batches
- depending on the size of your air fryer. Lightly mist chicken with cooking spray.
- Cook for 4 minutes. Turn chicken pieces and cook until chicken is no longer pink on the inside
- about 4 more minutes. Serve immediately.
Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 10 mins
Total Time: 40 mins
Servings: 4