This air fryer frozen chicken breast is super easy to make! You can make flavorful chicken breast in the air fryer from raw frozen chicken! It needs very few ingredients and it’s ready in under an hour!
CAN YOU COOK FROZEN CHICKEN BREAST IN THE AIR FRYER?
Yes, you can use an air fryer to cook chicken from frozen or just use it quickly to speed up the thawing process.
In this recipe, you do not need to thaw the chicken. So, you can grab your chicken breast straight from the freezer to the air fryer.
HOW DO YOU COOK UNCOOKED FROZEN CHICKEN IN THE AIR FRYER?
The answer is, simply air fry it long enough on moderate heat and flip the chicken halfway. You don’t want to use the maximum 400 Fahrenheit heat because it may result in some uncooked parts in the chicken interior. If you want to give it some seasoning, you can apply it when you flip it. If you want to coat it with some sauce (For example, a barbecue sauce) you can apply it after the cooking is done and place the sauced chicken back to the air fryer and give it another 1 minute on 400 Fahrenheit to “cook” the sauce.
DO YOU HAVE TO THAW CHICKEN BEFORE AIR FRYING IT?
Nope, you don’t have to. You can thaw the chicken to a perfect room temperature when the recipe calls for a fresh chicken and you want to substitute it with something you already have in your freezer. Otherwise, if the recipe calls “frozen chicken” you can literally put frozen chicken meat in an air fryer and cook it.
AIR FRYER FROZEN CHICKEN BREAST RECIPE
INGREDIENTS
- raw frozen chicken breast
- olive oil
- dry rub seasoning mix. This recipe uses:
- paprika powder
- garlic powder
- onion powder
- ground black pepper
- salt
EQUIPMENT
- air fryer
- small bowl for mixing the seasoning
- wooden spatula or spoon for separating the chicken
- brush (optional) for applying the oil to the chicken
- tong (optional) for flipping the chicken
HOW TO COOK FROZEN CHICKEN BREAST IN AIR FRYER
It’s really simple.
- Place the frozen chicken breast directly to the air fryer.
- Start the air fryer on 365 Fahrenheit. Cook for 10 minutes.
- Take the air fryer basket. Now, place the chicken on a cutting board. As the chicken has defrosted, you can try to separate them using a wooden spatula. Be careful though. If you want to be very careful, you can use your hands to separate the chicken instead of a spatula.
- After the chicken breasts are separated, coat them with olive oil.
- Then, rub it with the seasoning mix.
- Place the chicken back in the air fryer and continue cooking it at 365 Fahrenheit for another 10 minutes.
- Flip the chicken and continue cooking for 5 minutes.
- Let the chicken sit in the air fryer for 1-2 minutes before serving.
- Serve it with your favorite salad or other side dishes.
AIR FRYER FROZEN CHICKEN BREAST
Equipment
- 1 air fryer
- 1 bowl
- 1 tong optional
- 1 wooden spatula optional
Ingredients
- 1 pound frozen chicken breast
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp paprika powder
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp onion powder
- 1/4 tsp ground black pepper or white pepper if you prefer
- 1/8 tsp salt or to taste
Instructions
- Place the frozen chicken breast in the air fryer
- Cook it for 10 minutes on 365 Fahrenheit
- In the meanwhile, measure and mix the seasoning in a small bowl
- After 10 minutes, take out the chicken and place it on a cutting board. Try to separate them using a wooden spatula or yoru bare hands.
- Coat the chicken with olive oil.
- Rub the chicken with the seasoning mix.
- Place the chicken back in the air fryer
- Cook for 10 minutes on 365 Fahrenheit
- Flip the chicken, then cook for 5 minutes on the same temperature.
- Let it sit for 1-2 minutes in the air fryer
- Serve
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