Homemade Chicken Nuggets Air Fryer Recipe
Want a dupe Chick Fil A nuggets recipe? We have a killer homemade chicken nuggets air fryer recipe with no egg that is a great copycat!
Servings: 6
Equipment
- 1 air fryer
- 2 shallow bowls
Ingredients
- 2 lbs chicken breasts, cubed into 1" pieces
- 1 cup pickle juice dill
- 1.5 cup all purpose flour
- 3 tbsp powdered sugar
- 2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp pepper
- 1/2 tsp paprika
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise or 2 eggs + 1/2 c milk whisked to dip in
- olive oil spray
Instructions
- Pour pickle juice on chicken pieces in a bowl. Let it marinate for 30 minutes. Lay pieces on paper towels just to remove excess moisture on the outsides.
- On a plate combine flour, powdered sugar, salt, pepper and paprika. Mix together.
- With egg - In a shallow bowl whisk together milk and egg. One at a time dredge chicken into flour mixture, then into egg wash and back into flour mix. Shake off excess. Spray non stick or olive oil spray in preheated basket. Place coated pieces into air fryer basket in a single layer.
- Without egg - One at a time brush each piece with mayonnaise, then dredge into flour mixture so it sticks and is nicely coated. Shake off excess. Spray non stick or olive oil spray in preheated basket. Place coated pieces into air fryer basket in a single layer.
- Preheat air fryer to 370 F for 5 minutes.
- Spray chicken with olive oil spray. When full but 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.
Nutrition
Serving: 2oz | Calories: 177kcal | Carbohydrates: 33g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 31mg | Sodium: 1395mg | Potassium: 106mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 189IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 57mg | Iron: 2mg