Spicy Air Fried Chicken Sandwich

Name: Spicy Air Fried Chicken Sandwich
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 cup panko bread crumbs gluten free; 1 TBS olive oil; 1 large egg; 3 tablespoons hot sauce; 1 TBS all-purpose flour; 1/2teaspoon garlic powder; Salt; Ground pepper; 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, 8oz each; 1/4 cup mayonnaise; 2 hamburger buns toasted; 2 cups shredded iceberg lettuce; 1/4 cup jarred sliced jalapeños

4 steps

Prep:30minCook:30min

why this recipe works Crunchy, juicy, and slicked with mayo, a spicy fried chicken sandwich is a lunchtime favorite, but we aren't about to heat up a skillet of frying oil whenever the craving strikes. The air fryer gave us a less greasy route that wasnearly asconvenientas hitting up our favorite lunch spot. For our spicy chicken sandwich to live up to its name, we added heat in three stages. First, we whisked hot sauce into the egg-flour dredging mixture to ensure the heat was directly coating the chicken rather than getting lost in the breading, as it does in many recipes. Combining more hot sauce with mayonnaise for a creamy spread upped the heat level further. An unwritten rule of fried sandwiches states that a pickled element is a must; this was our opportunity to add even more heat with fiery sweet pickled jalape?os in lieuof pickle chips. Shredded lettuce provided a crisp, fresh component that tempered the heat a bit. You can use your air fryer to toast the buns; see page 13 for more information.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 00:06:57 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories407.1 kcal (20%)

Total Fat19.4 g (28%)

Carbs25.9 g (10%)

Sugars3 g (3%)

Protein30.9 g (62%)

Sodium840.8 mg (42%)

Fiber1.6 g (6%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

1 cuppanko bread crumbs

gluten free

1 Tbsolive oil

1egg

large

3 tablespoonshot sauce

1 TBSall-purpose flour

½ teaspoongarlic powder

salt

ground pepper

2 x 8 ozboneless skinless chicken breasts

¼ cupmayonnaise

2hamburger buns

toasted

2 cupsshredded iceberg lettuce

¼ cupsliced jalapeños

jarred

Instructions

Step 1

Toss panko with oil in bowl until evenly coated. Microwave, stirring frequently, until light golden brown, 1 to 3 minutes. Transfer to shallow dish and set aside to cool slightly. Whisk egg, 2 tablespoons hot sauce, flour, garlic powder, 1/8 teaspoon salt, and 1/8 teaspoon pepper together in second shallow dish.

Step 2

Pound chicken to uniform thickness as needed. Halve each breast crosswise, pat dry with paper towels, and season with salt and pepper. Working with 1 piece of chicken at a time, dredge in egg mixture, letting excess drip off, then coat with panko mixture, pressing gently to adhere.

Step 3

Lightly spray base of air-fryer basket with vegetable oil spray. Arrange chicken pieces in prepared basket, spaced evenly apart. Place basket in air fryer and set temperature to 400 degrees.Cook until chicken is crisp and registers 160 degrees, 12 to 16 minutes, flipping and rotating chicken pieces halfway through cooking.

Air FryerHeat

Step 4

Combine mayonnaise and remaining 1 tablespoon hot sauce in small bowl. Spread mayonnaisemixtureevenly over bun bottoms, then top with 1 piece chicken, lettuce, jalape?os, and bun tops. Serve.