Air Fryer Nashville Hot Chicken
Ingredients
Food Safety
Before you start, wash all surfaces and your hands with soap and warm water, and remember to wash your hands, utensils and cutting boards after they touch raw meat or eggs. Avoid cross-contamination by using a different cutting board for your meat and other ingredients. Make sure you’re cooking to safe temperatures and chilling any leftovers within two hours. For more food safety tips, visit our Food Safety at Home Section.
Steps
Preheat air fryer to 400°F (200°C). Season chicken strips with ½ tsp (2 mL) salt and ¼ tsp (1 mL) pepper. In bowl, whisk together eggs, buttermilk and 2 tbsp (30 mL) hot sauce. In separate bowl, stir together flour, and remaining salt and pepper.
Dip chicken strips in egg mixture, allowing excess to drip back into mixture; dip chicken strips into flour mixture.
In batches, arrange chicken in well-greased air fryer tray; cook for 12 to 15 minutes, flipping halfway, until chicken is cooked through, golden brown and crispy.
In large bowl, whisk together oil, brown sugar, chili powder, garlic powder, paprika and remaining hot sauce; add chicken strips, tossing to coat evenly.
Serve with dill pickle slices.
Alternatively, preheat oven to 400°F (200°C). Bake chicken in single layer, about ½-inch (1 cm) apart, on greased baking sheet for 18 minutes, turning chicken halfway, until golden brown and internal temperature of chicken registers 165°F (74°C) on instant-read thermometer.
Helpful Tip
Serve chicken with slices of white bread, mashed potato or grits, or with a salad for a lightened-up alternative.
