Homemade Chicken Nuggets Air Fryer No Egg

Duped Chick Fil A nuggets are killer. A homemade chicken nuggets air fryer no egg recipe that is a great copycat! If you love our air fryer frozen chicken nuggets but want to make them from scratch this one is great for your Ninja Foodi or Cosori.

What does soaking chicken in pickle juice do?

It will add flavor and more importantly will make it more tender. You can drain some of the liquid out of your Vlasic or Claussen jar or this is how to make pickles at home to use. Then use some of that. Once you have your meat cut into about 1″ pieces you’ll start by marinating it for just a bit. I mean you can let it sit longer than 30 minutes if you want a much stronger dill flavor.

What is Chick Fil A Nuggets Made of?

They use real chicken breast pieces, no fillers like some other fast food joints. Pickle juice is one of the differences from others and they are actually fried in peanut oil so if you want a genuine taste you’d need to use that in a spray bottle instead of olive oil.

How to Cook Homemade Chicken Nuggets in Air Fryer

Then you’ll need two shallow bowls so you can create the coating for the outside. This will create crispy chicken nuggets air frying style. Ensure that each piece of chicken is in 1″ size pieces and all are the same so they cook evenly.

• You’ll want to dredge them in the confectioners sugar and flour mixture
• Then into the egg mixture
• Back into the flour.
  • I have not used Panko bread crumbs before but I would assume a mixture of Panko parmesan would work well too.
  • If you needed a low carb and or gluten free version you might want to try that instead.
• Shake off the excess and place into a preheated basket.
• Once you are ready to cook a spray of oil on top will be necessary.

If you are making a large batch have a sheet pan handy. Then you can bread them, set them on the pan and lay a single layer of pieces in each time. Cook, remove from air fryer basket, and add another batch and bake chicken nuggets again until they’re all done. If you serve it with a batch of frozen waffle fries in air fryer you’ll get the full restaurant affect.

How do you get flour to stick without egg?

This is How to Bread Chicken Without Eggs a number of different ways. I prefer mayonnaise if I am making a batch without them because it sticks flour or breadcrumbs well with some added tenderness and flavor too.

How to cut chicken breast into nuggets?

This is easy, easier if you freeze them for about 1 hours. They will get stiffer so using a sharp knife it will slide right thru so the edges are straight. Hold one hand on one side and slice into thick strips. Then rotate all of those the other way and cut into 1×1″ cubes.

Get your kids involved in the kitchen making these and dipping, dipping, and dredging. Mine love cooking and baking now that I have worked with them over the years. It makes them want to try new things when they can say “I made it myself.” Of course you need to do the slicing and anything involving heat with little ones but as they get older they can take over more responsibilities.

Tips

Tips to remember when making this Cosori air fryer recipe or with any other hot air machine: 1. Always preheat your machine, this will make it cook more evenly. 2. Make pieces the same size so they’re all done at the same time and don’t get too done. 3. Lay meat on paper towels so the outsides are dry before breading so it sticks.

Directions

• Preheat air fryer to 370 F for 5 minutes.
• Remove meat from marinade and place on a few paper towels just so excess moisture is absorbed and coating will stick well.
• Lay cubed meat on paper towels to remove moisture on the outside. This will help coating to stick.
• Spray non stick cooking oil into the basket so nothing sticks. Breading with flour likes to do that and can remove it entirely.
• Do not overlap your food, even when cooking frozen chicken breast in air fryer it can inhibit the air from circulating properly.
• Oil spray is necessary to moisten the outside as well as getting that really crispy chicken crunch you’ll want.

If you follow these steps and tips you will get the best result possible. You may never buy them ready made or at restaurants again after this. 😉 Jump to recipe and get started.

What goes best with chicken nuggets?

Super kid friendly if you serve them with all sorts of different dipping sauces on the side! I’m telling you that you’ll be the coolest mom if you serve it this way for dinner some night. Plate for everyone with chicken divided up. Then put some of each sauce in a small dixie cup to dip away!

• You could just sprinkle parmesan cheese on top if you wanted a less messy option.
• Honey mustard is easy and you can get it ready made in a jar.
• Our bang bang sauce is incredible, or Qdoba salsa verde for a bit of spice.
• The most popular would be ketchup or fry sauce around here.

How do you make leftover chicken nuggets crunchy?

The only way to go is reheating chicken in air fryer, hands down, don’t microwave or the breading will just slide right off. In the fridge the texture on the outside will become gooey and not great. It needs a flash of hot air to crisp it up for a few minutes.

It all comes down to spraying oil on the outsides. Spray coated chicken pieces with peanut or olive oil spray. When full but pieces are not overlapping cook for 8 minutes flipping pieces over halfway through. For extra crispy pieces spray with olive oil again after flipping over at minute 4. To make homemade air fryer fish nuggets follow this recipe too!!