Homemade Chicken Fries in Air Fryer

Air fryer chicken fries or in Ninja Foodi are yummy as a snack or dinner. Favorite kids recipe just like a copycat chicken fries Burger King recipe. One of our favorite easy air fryer recipes in our house that we make with boneless skinless breasts or thighs.

Do you wish you had a good copycat Burger King chicken fries? We’ve got it here with these chicken fries in air fryer. That is the best way to get them as crispy as you get them there. You can add some heat to make them spicy or leave mild. One of the easy air fryer recipes on our site you’ll love. (affiliate links present)

Copycat BK Chicken Fries Recipe

So there have always been a favorite treat for my kids. After school they would get to choose a treat after school every Monday and this was their choice many times. The biggest, and kinda’ only, difference between those and ours is that these are way healthier!

Ninja Foodi Chicken Fries

NO need to submerge in fatty oils if making as a Ninja Foodi recipe. All you need is this nifty hot air machine with the lid that is attached. For extra crispy outsides you could use a spray of olive oil but not much. Also, you will know exactly what is inside, fresh chicken breast…instead of a sorta’ mystery meat.

Unlike air fryer frozen chicken nuggets these are not made of processed meats. At Burger King they are made of a combination of bleached wheat flour, starch, dextrose, salt, spices, maltodextrin, and a few other items that are hard to spell and/or pronounce. Here, they are from scratch and way healthier!

Ingredients

1. Fresh chicken sliced into thin strips
2. Breadcrumbs Italian or plain
3. Salt and pepper (and any other seasonings you love)
4. Olive oil spray

Equipment

You need a bowl to dip them into the oil, another for rolling around into the bread crumb mixture. Tongs are helpful and your machine of course.

Variations

You could add dry Sriracha for heat if you wanted, that is good in the coating and/or to sprinkle on top when done too for really spicy. This is a great way of How to Bread Chicken Without Eggs since we used oil instead, but either option would work for breading to stick.

We started at the very beginning of learning about this machine by making air fryer fried chicken. That was so delicious we went on from there with all the things. You will want to use boneless skinless chicken breasts that are fresh or defrosted for this recipe.

Can you use frozen chicken?

If you don’t this won’t work. Reason being is the breadcrumbs won’t stick to the outsides very well. The best option for that would be to follow our air fryer frozen chicken breast instructions. That won’t be breaded but you can brush bbq sauce on top and they’re pretty darn fantastic.

This time you are going to start with whole or tenders and slice them even thinner. Remember that the narrower they are the crunchier they are and the insides will be less tender. If you want to cook them with Ninja Foodi French fries at the same time you could! Just lay in a single layer until golden and crispy.

When you are making breaded chicken in air fryer you need to remember to eliminate the moisture from the outside first. This is important so that it sticks well and doesn’t slide off. This may have been frustrating for you in the beginning. Of course you can make air fryer chicken tenders no breading too but this is yummier.

If you want to add a veggie on the side, try our air fryer jicama fries to their plates.

How to Make Air Fryer Chicken Fries

• To start you’re going to slice meat thin like french fry sizes.
• Lay on paper towels to remove moisture from outside.
• In a bowl mix breadcrumbs with seasonings, and pour oil into a small bowl.
• Dip 1 at a time into the oil and then roll around in crumbs to coat the outsides well.
• Preheat air fryer at 350 F for 5 minutes. Spray inside of air fryer basket with non stick spray.
• Lay coated pieces inside basket without overlapping them. Close, cook for about 10-12 minutes cooking time or until middles are cooked through and outside is as browned and crispy as you’d like.

Serve with your favorite chicken wings sauces and enjoy! These will surely remind you of your favorite fast food joint and you may never buy them there again. 😉

Other Air Fryer Chicken Recipes You’ll love

There are tons of different versions, this is a great finger food version that is super crispy. Air fryer fried chicken breast is sliced smaller but are more like tenders. You can cook from whole like air fryer fried chicken thighs too but that would be more edible with a fork and knife. This is fun food y’all.

These cook similarly to our air fryer frozen chicken tenders too but not as long since they’re skinnier.