Easy Air Fryer Chicken recipe. All you need is chicken and your favourite spices, this quick and simple dinner idea is perfect for a weeknight dinner.
Who else doesn’t want to turn on their oven?
We aren’t even into the summer months, and I am already feeling like it is too hot out. Air fryer meals for the next 4 months! Who’s with me?
What do you need to make this Easy Air Fryer Chicken?
Okay, so this is like the bare basics on how to cook chicken in the air fryer. Because all you need is:
- chicken breasts
- salt and pepper
Yeah, I know. That really is it.
Variations
Obviously this Easy Air Fryer Chicken is a starting place on how to enjoy chicken in the air fryer.
If you wanted to make a sauce for the chicken, I would try the gravy that I make for my Instant Pot Pork Chops and Gravy, or whatever fixings you like putting on your chicken. It is so versatile that you can doctor it the way that you like!
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Easy Air Fryer Chicken
Ingredients
- 1 lb chicken breasts
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat your air fryer to 400˚F.
- If necessary, cut the chicken breasts so that they are around 1 inch in thickness.
- Spray your air fryer basket with cooking spray. Spray both sides of your chicken with cooking spray and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- Place the chicken in a single layer on your air fryer and cook in your preheated air fryer for around 12 minutes, flipping halfway through.
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I made these air fryer chicken breast to meal prep for the rest of the week. Your recipe was simple and easy to follow, which made my life easy as well.
Yay! So glad it worked out for you 😉
Quick, easy, flavorful! Those are my three favorite things and this recipe got all of them.
That makes me so happy to hear!
The easiest recipe! We served the chicken in a big salad with ranch dressing for lunch and really enjoyed it!
Ooh I’m going to have to do that!
So simple and easy! Perfect way to cook chicken and then use all week on salads and with easy dinners!
Agree! I love meal prepping with this 🙂
How much easier can it get? Man I love my air fryer! Thank you for the simple how-to. I’ve made several batches of this chicken and it turns out great every time.
That makes me so happy to hear!!
Perfect for meal prep. Now that I know how to make chicken in the air fryer it’s saving me so much time. Thanks for the instructions!
So glad it worked out for you!!
This air fryer chicken came out so juicy! I love how it cooked so quickly in the air fryer.
That makes me so happy to hear 🙂
This chicken recipe was delicious! One recipe I will definitely make again – tasty and very quick, simple to make! Thanks for the share!
So glad it worked out for you Ann!
This is such a great way to make chicken breasts to add to salad or a buddah bowl! Love it!
Thanks so much!
Such a great recipe that’s so easy and full of flavor! Perfect for meal prep!
So glad to hear that it worked out for you 🙂
Cooking chicken in the air fryer is one of my favorite ways to prepare chicken. I added a few other seasonings to the chicken before cooking, but the chicken always comes out juicy.
Glad it worked out for you 😉