Frozen chicken patties in air fryer come out so tender on the inside with a crispy outer layer. If you don’t have time to make our Mcdonalds fried chicken sandwich this one is a close second that is fast. One of our favorite things for dinner on a bun.
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Frozen Air Fryer Chicken Patties
Doesn’t this look delicious??!! Cooking frozen meat isn’t as hard to do as you might think. Dressed up with some mayo, lettuce and tomato and you have a family friendly meal everyone will love.
Have little ones? Dice the patty into “nuggets” with some ketchup instead. OR make a frozen turkey burger in air fryer. 🙂 The easiest, fastest and crispiest way to cook right out of the freezer into a meal.
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Crispy Frozen Chicken Patties in Ninja Foodi
Using this machine you will sit down the lid that is attached and use the air crisp button. In order to get the outsides super crunchy the hot air needs to be able to circulate around the food in order to work properly so lay in a single layer. Depending on their size, 2-4 will fit at a time.
This is the Cosori version I love because it has a nice large square basket. Round is no good. There are many ways of how to cook frozen chicken out there but when it’s breaded like this you want the outside to be nice and crispy for sure. The most important thing to remember with these, and anything else you want crispy really is to not overlap them.
The brand we used was Tyson but there are several others out there, plus probably a store brand.
- The larger and/or thicker they are than this the air fry timing may vary a bit. Thinner and smaller will obviously take less cooking time to achieve perfect golden brown color.
Air Fryer Frozen Chicken Patties
- Frozen patties – this is what was used here, there are many premade chicken burgers out there.
- Sliced tomatoes
- Leaves of lettuce
- Pickle slices
- Onions
- A bun is good
I will actually say my favorite are pretzel buns if I can find them, here are a few other ideas if you’re making a burger bar: The ideas are endless as to what you can load it up with really, depends on your preference.
How do you dress up a chicken burger?
There are TONS of things you can put on top. To start with you need a great bun. It is so worth it to spend a few cents more to get some from the bakery section like you see here.
Tyson Chicken Patties Air Fryer
There are many brands out there but this is typically the most popular. I will say that the name brand does tend to have a better texture and is worth the extra few dollars for sure. Store brands will work this same way too though. Before you begin you might have a few questions you need answered, let me help:
How long do I air fry frozen chicken patties?
The general timing is about 14 minutes give or take a few if you’re using a different brand or size than we did. I always suggest flipping halfway thru but if you don’t they’ll still be better than microwaving.
Yes, we’re here to show you how to do that here. Similar to air fryer frozen chicken tenders they come out with tender meat inside but a crunchy outer layer you’ll love. Our favorite way to make them.
That is the brand we used here and are most commonly found in stores. Just 14 minutes total will create the best texture on the outside with warm meat inside. Dress with mayo on buns and OH Wow!
Another winner of a dinner is to cook air fryer frozen chicken breasts. Those are great too. Straight out of the bag and perfectly moist in minutes, we use these often. I like a bunch of things on top of this and with air fryer homemade chicken nuggets so they aren’t dry. Ketchup isn’t all you can dress a chicken burger up with for sure. My favorites are:
Sauces for Chicken Burger Patties
- Mayonnaise
- Fry sauce
- Ketchup
- Mustard
- Thousand Island dressing
- Relish
- Ranch salad dressing and bang bang sauce is great too.
How to Cook Frozen Chicken Patty in Air Fryer
Here are quick instructions but a printable version is at the bottom of this post. This is just for the meat itself that has already been breaded as you see here. You can toast the bun too after leaving it open at 400 for 1-2 minutes to get crispy and golden brown which is a nice touch.
Time needed: 14 minutes
Frozen Chicken Patties in Air Fryer
- Prepare
Preheat air fryer to 375 F for 5 minutes. Place frozen patties in basket without overlapping.
- Cook
Cook for 14 minutes or until they’re as brown on the outside as you’d like but this timing worked well for us. Put on a bun and dress however you’d like, enjoy.
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Frozen Chicken Patties in Air Fryer
Equipment
Ingredients
- 4 chicken patties frozen
- 4 buns
- 1/4 c ketchup
Instructions
- Preheat air fryer to 375 F for 5 minutes.
- Place frozen patties in basket without overlapping. Cook for 14 minutes or until they're as brown on the outside as you'd like but this timing worked well for us.
- Put on a bun and dress however you'd like, enjoy.
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Holley
Friday 11th of August 2023
I'm still new to air frying and this recipe is super easy! My new quick go-to!
Kushigalu
Friday 11th of August 2023
These air fryer chicken patties were so delicious. Thanks for sharing
Luci Petlack
Friday 11th of August 2023
I love this as an air fryer recipe. Thanks for sharing!
Carlo
Wednesday 13th of April 2022
I cannot fathom how the writer was able to extend this article this long for a sum up of preheat airfryer at 375f for 5mins, air fry in. 14mins, flip in between.. DONE
Geo
Friday 21st of July 2023
@Carlo, LoL 100% Also - who dresses the sandwich after putting the patty on it? You would end up with a dry bottom bun...