Crispy air fryer chicken strips

Name: Crispy air fryer chicken strips
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: Air fryer; 1 lb chicken tenderloins or chicken breast cut into strips; 1 cup all purpose flour; 3 eggs; 1/4 cup milk; 2 cups Italian Panko bread crumbs; 1 tsp salt; 1 tsp pepper; 1 tsp paprika; Cooking spray

8 steps

Prep:10minCook:20min

If your kids are obsessed with chicken nuggets and chicken strips, try this easy chicken strips covered with Panko in the Airfryer! My kids loved them! And they are very picky about their chicken.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 10:03:17 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

High

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories428.7 kcal (21%)

Total Fat10.7 g (15%)

Carbs46.5 g (18%)

Sugars2 g (2%)

Protein37.6 g (75%)

Sodium872.6 mg (44%)

Fiber2.2 g (8%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

air fryer

1 lbchicken tenderloins

or chicken breast cut into strips

1 cupall purpose flour

3eggs

¼ cupmilk

2 cupsitalian panko bread crumbs

1 tspsalt

1 tsppepper

1 tsppaprika

cooking spray

Instructions

Step 1

Mix the flour and seasonings in a shallow bowl or dish

Step 2

Whisk the eggs and milk together in a bowl

Step 3

Add the Panko to a shallow bowl or dish

Step 4

Set up a dredging station: flour mixture, egg, Panko

Step 5

Season the chicken with salt and pepper as desired. Coat each chicken strip in the flour, then dip in the egg mixture then coat well in the Panko and add to the air fryer basket.

Step 6

Continue until you have enough to fill the basket- but don’t over crowd, you’ll need to work in batches.

Step 7

Spray the cooking spray on the chicken strips in the air fryer.

Step 8

Cook at 400° for 8 minutes. Flip the chicken, spray the other side with cooking spray and cook another 8-10 minutes until cooked through (mine too 16 minutes total, 8 minutes each side)