Air fryer lemon chicken breast recipe for when you want a high protein food that tastes vibrant or fresh! This recipe is so easy to follow and requires simple ingredients!
Chicken breast is a super versatile ingredient! You can cook it in various ways and with various seasonings! Be it rich or simple, chicken breast do tastes good and looks appetizing on the plate! And if you have some lemon in your pantry, you can use it to add flavor to the chicken breast!
AIR FRYER LEMON CHICKEN BREAST RECIPE
INGREDIENTS
- chicken breast
- lemon juice, freshly squeezed
- olive oil, to make the seasoning stick and to add flavor
- garlic powder
- pepper, you can use ground black or white pepper
- salt, to make the taste “complete”
EQUIPMENT
- air fryer
- tong, to flip the chicken
LEMON CHICKEN BREAST MARINADE
In order to make the chicken tastes really good, it’s a great idea to let it soak in the marinade solution for a while. While it’s best to let it sit overnight, it’s OK to just let it for 30 minutes if you have no time for waiting that long.
To marinate the chicken breast, you will need to squeeze the lemon and mix it with lemon juice and seasoning.
Place the chicken inside the bowl containing the lemon juice, seasoning, and olive oil. Then, cover the bowl with plastic wrap or plastic lid and place it in the fridge.
HOW TO COOK LEMON CHICKEN BREAST IN THE AIR FRYER
After the marination process, you can directly cook it in the air fryer.
Place the marinated chicken breast in the air fryer basket. You can top them with slices of lemon.
Then, start the air fryer on 365 Fahrenheit for 10 minutes.
Flip them using a tong.
Then, cook for another 10 minutes.
Finally, serve it.
WHAT TO SERVE WITH CHICKEN BREAST
There are so many things you can serve with air fried chicken breast, some of them are:
- tons of vegetable salad
- quinoa salad
- mashed potatoes
- potato fries
- white rice
- creamy pasta
AIR FRYER LEMON CHICKEN BREAST
Equipment
- 1 air fryer
- 1 tong
- 1 bowl
- 1 bowl lid or plastic wrap or ziplock bag
Ingredients
- 2 pcs chicken breast about 1 lbs
- 1/2 cup lemon juice, freshly squeezed (from about 2 lemons)
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 1/8 tsp salt , or to taste
Instructions
- PREP THE MARINADE SOLUTION: Sqeeze the lemon, mix it with garlic powder, pepper, salt, and olive oil in a bowl
- Place the chicken inside the marinade bowl
- Close the bowl with a plastic lid or plastic wrap. Or, you can place the chicken and marinade solution in a ziplock bag and close it.
- Place it in the fridge for a minimum of 30 minutes.
- Take it out.
- Take the chicken breast from the bowl into the air fryer basket. Arrange the chicken breasts considerately so they do not stack.
- TURN ON THE AIR FRYER. Cook the chicken on 365 Fahrenheit for 20 minutes. Flip them halfway.
- Serve with salad or rice or whatever you want.
FAQs on air fryer chicken breast
CAN YOU PUT RAW CHICKEN BREAST IN AIR FRYER?
Yes, you can! It’s convenient and easy. The air fryer can cook frozen, pre-cooked food, AND raw foods.
How long doES IT TAKE TO COOK CHICKEN BREAST IN AIR FRYER?
It takes about 15-20 minutes to cook medium and big-sized chicken breast in an air fryer (flip them halfway). The smaller the piece of meat, the faster it cooks.
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