How to Cook Ninja Foodi Chicken Breast

How to cook Ninja Foodi chicken breast BBQ style with no breading. A delicious low carb keto dinner that even your kids will love. Tender protein with a bit of crisp on the outside, or make Ninja Foodi shredded chicken to make tacos. Both are quick healthy one pot meals.

Ninja Foodi Air Fryer Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast

I mean this is oh so versatile! Dice it up and put it on a salad, throw it in some fettuccini alfredo or just eat it plain with air fryer vegetables with it. There are so many ways to serve it but any which way is a healthy meal everyone loves.

Use any type of sauce you like before you air crisp, teriyaki is yummy too. Just one of our favorite healthy Ninja Foodi Recipes to choose from. If you wanted to use just the pressure cooker method click on the link at the top of this page instead.

This is literally all that you need. It is best to use defrosted boneless skinless chicken breasts but if you only have frozen chicken we have directions for that too in the post above. We have made a bunch of low carb air fryer recipes like this one in the past few months.

If you’re not concerned with carbs, go all out and try our Ninja Foodi pineapple chicken over rice. All of them are listed on our Ninja Foodi chicken recipes post but this one is just simple and delicious.

This is all you need for this easy Ninja Foodi chicken breast recipe though

If you want ALL THE THINGS including a bit of spice inside wrapped with bacon you can also try this air fryer stuffed chicken breast.

1. Defrosted boneless skinless chicken breasts
2. Barbecue sauce
   1. this is our favorite one
3. Salt
4. Garlic powder
5. A marinade brush is very helpful to have

Like I said, you could use our lemon pepper chicken marinade beforehand if you prefer. Using sauce at the end gives it an added punch though, and keeps it moist.

Ninja Foodi Chicken Breasts

Yes you can cook pressure cooker chicken and we do have a few Instant Pot recipes that feature this low fat meat choice. BUT having the ability to air crisp the outside in the same pot is a game changer.

• Now that we air fry everything around here we’ve been experimenting with every food imaginable.
• From appetizers to dinner recipes there is literally nothing we’ve made in it that isn’t better than in the oven or on the stovetop.

I bet you’ll think the same way in no time at all, you can even cook a whole chicken in the Ninja Foodi. Here are the steps to follow to make this:

1. Mix 1/2 cup of your bbq sauce and water in a bowl, pour it into your pot.
2. Place a trivet inside and lay your chicken breasts on the top.
   1. It’s kinda’ helpful to spray the rack with non stick spray so lifting them off later is easier.
3. In a bowl mix together remaining barbecue sauce with seasonings and brush this over the top of your meat.

Close pressure cook lid (one that isn’t attached), set steam valve to seal position. Both Instant Pot and Foodi have one that looks similar to the one below.

Chicken Breast in Ninja Foodi

Cook time on high for 6 minutes with a 3 minute natural release time. Remember it will take approximately 10 – 15 minutes to reach pressure initially. Do not quick release or meat will not fully cook and won’t become as tender. Close air crisp lid and set to 400 degrees for 4-6 minutes or until the top is as crisp as you’d like.

1. Time will vary depending on thickness of breasts, medium is best
2. Pour out liquid in basket
3. Place air fryer basket into pot with chicken inside
   1. You can brush additional sauce on the top for more packed on flavor.

THIS answers the question of how to cook chicken breast in a Ninja Foodi and I bet you’ll love it. If you do want to make this with a crispy crunchy coating kinda’ like KFC, try our air fryer fried chicken breast recipe. We also have instructions when using ONLY the air crisp function. Read air fryer bbq chicken for those steps.

Try our Ninja Foodi chicken legs after that. SO is a Ninja Foodi worth it?

• Even though it is double the cost of most pressure cookers I would say yes!
• If you think you’ll use the air frying or dehydrating functions frequently, but don’t want 2 or 3 different appliances this is great.

You can see the differences between an Instant Pot vs Ninja Foodi here. Then make a decision on your own.

How do you keep chicken from drying out?

Pressure cook on high first, then air fry the outsides just slightly to get a light crisp to it. Allow for a natural release of steam once it is done cooking. This will maintain the juiciness of the protein for sure. Let it rest once it is done. Once you’re finished cooking the chicken, leave it alone in aluminum foil for at least five minutes before you cut into it and serve.

What should I serve with chicken breast? Of course this is subjective but since we’re focusing on a low carb dish we will share options as such:

• We usually opt to make mixed air fryer zucchini with almost every meal.
• Our air fryer Hasselback potatoes are the best side dish, or appetizer really.

The lowest caloric choice would be air fryer cabbage steaks!

Below is a printable recipe card with the entire recipe. Of course you can just bookmark this page and come back as often as you’d like because we love “seeing” you!