Air Fryer Chicken Recipes

My list of all time favourite air fryer chicken recipes. You will love this chicken air fryer recipes collection, and they are fantastic for getting started with the air fryer.

All these air fryer chicken recipes are easy to make and perfect for getting to know your air fryer better.

Chicken In The Air Fryer

Now this is interesting…..the most searched for air fryer recipe in Google is in fact air fryer chicken breast. Around the world people want to air fry chicken breast more than any other food.

I have a few different air fryer chicken breast recipes on this list, but there is of course so many other types of chicken that you can air fry.

Dom’s favourite is air fryer whole chicken and air fryer chicken drumsticks are also delicious in the air fryer.

In this big list of our favourite air fryer chicken recipes, we are going to show you so many different chicken recipes you can air fry, and it will make you fall in love with the air fryer more and more.

The Complete Air Fryer Cookbook

The Complete Air Fryer Cookbook was our first air fryer book. Featuring 140+ air fryer recipes perfect for the air fryer beginner.

It teaches you how to cook air fryer chicken breast, features breaded chicken, legendary whole chicken, a full chicken dinner, homemade chicken nuggets, and so much more. Plus, chicken in the air fryer is just a small part of it.

Read more about The Complete Air Fryer Cookbook here.

Can You Put Raw Chicken In The Air Fryer?

Yes, you can put raw chicken in the air fryer and many people around the world do just that including us.

You can cook chicken breasts, drumsticks, legs, wings, diced chicken breasts and so much more using the air fryer.

My favourite new one is to use marinades that you have made and then freeze the chicken breasts ready to cook from frozen when you’re having a very busy day and need some stress-free chicken for dinner.

Should I Use Aluminium Foil When Air Frying Chicken?

Yes, you can use foil in the air fryer when cooking chicken. But I rarely do. That is because you don’t need it for a whole chicken and only need it for other chicken if it has a marinade and you don’t want to make the air fryer too messy. But under those circumstances I am more likely to reach for these paper liners.

What Can I Line My Air Fryer With?

For lining the air fryer, I much prefer to line the air fryer with paper liners rather than use silicone. If you are just cooking some chicken breast or some legs, paper liners will be perfect.

However, if making a hunters chicken or something else with a sauce, you may prefer to use these silicone pans that I have.

Which Air Fryer Is Best For Chicken?

I often get asked which air fryers I recommend and which one I use. In 95% of our air fryer recipes, we use either the Philips Air Fryer XL or the Cosori XL because they are the best ones, we have found out of many air fryers we have tried over the years. You can click on the links above and read up on them.

But if you would rather have a dual air fryer, we recommend this Ninja Dual (make sure you order the right one as not all are good) or the Philips Dual.

Top 10 Air Fryer Chicken Recipes

Let’s start our best of the best air fryer chicken recipes with a countdown of our top 10. As in if I could only cook 10 recipes in the air fryer forever it would be these.

Air Fryer Whole Chicken – The most talked about air fryer chicken recipe and it’s a simple concept. Add oil and seasonings to a raw whole chicken and then cook until halfway breast side down first. It’s a life changer and also featured in our air fryer mini course.

Air Fryer Hunters Chicken – what is not to love about chicken breasts wrapped in bacon and cooked with barbecue sauce and melted cheese? This pub classic is so easy to cook in the air fryer.

Air Fryer Chicken Breast – If you just want something simple for dinner then note you can cook chicken breast in the air fryer. Add a little seasoning and its quick and easy. Its also perfect for salads, meal prep and so much more.

Air Fryer Chicken Burrito Bowl – I love this because you can turn your chicken breast into a delicious and filling burrito bowl. It keeps well in the fridge and is fantastic for meal prep too.

Air Fryer KFC Chicken – the most famous chicken of them all in the air fryer, is fried chicken. It never disappoints and is so easy to make.

Air Fryer Chicken Fajitas – You will fall in love with chicken fajitas in the air fryer. They are so easy, taste really good and you can mix and match what you add such as adding in some prawns for a surf and turf.

Air Fryer Chicken Gyros – What I consider to be the best chicken air fryer recipe of all time. Gyro kebab meat on the skewers of the air fryer oven, but easy to adapt to the air fryer basket. We also feature it in our 2^nd air fryer cookbook Air Fryer Easy Everyday.

Air Fryer Salt & Pepper Chicken – If you love salt and pepper chicken from the takeaway this is a cheat’s way of doing it in the air fryer. Using frozen salt and pepper chicken and mixing it with peppers and other ingredients makes this a super quick fakeaway.

Air Fryer cobb salad – This is my favourite salad to make in the air fryer, just because of all the elements of the salad and how the air fryer makes it so easy. The eggs, the bacon and the chicken all cook in the air fryer whilst you prep the other ingredients.

Air Fryer Chicken Dinner – If you want to cook a whole chicken in the air fryer along with the usual roast dinner sides then let me introduce you to the roast chicken dinner. Including roast potatoes, stuffing, pigs in blankets.

Air Fryer Chicken Marinades

If you love chicken breasts you will love our marinades. A collection of 7 different marinades that can be used on any chicken, on salmon and loads of other foods too.

You can get the full recipes and a handy grocery list when you join our free weekly newsletter below or you can read more about our air fryer chicken marinades.

Top 10 Frozen Air Fryer Chicken Recipes

Sometimes you just want to enjoy your favourite frozen foods in the air fryer. Chicken is so good cooked from frozen, and you have so much choice. You will love how crispy the air fryer will make the chicken.

• Air Fryer Frozen Chicken Wings
• Air Fryer Frozen Boneless Chicken Wings
• Air Fryer Frozen Chicken Nuggets
• Air Fryer Frozen Chicken Fingers
• Air Fryer Frozen Chicken Thighs
• Air Fryer Frozen Chicken Strips
• Air Fryer Frozen Chicken Pot Pie
• Air Fryer Frozen Chicken Breast
• Air Fryer Frozen Chicken Kiev
• Air Fryer Frozen Sweet & Sour Chicken Balls

If you love the Tyson chicken brand they are fantastic in the air fryer too:

• Air Fryer Tyson Chicken Fries
• Air Fryer Tyson Popcorn Chicken
• Air Fryer Tyson Chicken Patties
• Air Fryer Tyson Teriyaki Chicken

Or if you have leftovers that need reheating the air fryer is amazing for that too.

Reheat Rotisserie Chicken – Got a cold cooked chicken from the supermarket? Then throw it into the air fryer. Cook it slow to reheat through and its so moist.

Reheat Chicken Tenders – Next time you treat yourself to a chicken takeaway and have leftovers, throw them in the air fryer.

Reheat KFC Chicken – The same rule applies to your KFC chicken leftovers. You can reheat the chicken pieces, the chicken strips, the chicken wings and so much more.

Reheat McDonalds Nuggets – You can also use the air fryer to reheat your McDonalds. I always have to eat it there or if I bring it back its cold, so its nice for a quick reheat.

You can also reheat in the air fryer:

• Reheat Chicken Wings In Air Fryer
• Reheat Boneless Chicken Wings In Air Fryer

More Chicken In The Air Fryer

There are even more great chicken recipes you can cook in the air fryer. Here are a few more of my favourites:

• Air Fryer Chicken Wrapped In Bacon
• Air Fryer Chicken Taquitos
• Air Fryer Shredded Chicken
• Air Fryer Chicken Sausages
• Air Fryer Chicken Skewers
• Air Fryer Tandoori Chicken Kebabs
• Air Fryer Lemon Pepper Chicken Breast
• Air Fryer Boneless & Skinless Chicken Thighs
• Air Fryer Chicken Thighs & Potatoes
• Air Fryer Balsamic Chicken & Vegetables
• Air Fryer Nandos Chicken
• Air Fryer Harissa Chicken Dinner
• Air Fryer Chicken Katsu

Though if you are a fan of the whole chicken in the air fryer, also try air fryer Greek chicken and potatoes, air fryer frozen whole chicken, air fryer chicken and stuffing, or why not cook an air fryer spatchcock chicken.

Or if you prefer breaded chicken in the air fryer, check out these amazing recipes:

• Air Fryer KFC Zinger Burger
• Air Fryer KFC Twister Wrap
• Air Fryer McChicken Sandwich
• Air Fryer Ritz Cracker Chicken
• Air Fryer Chicken Cordon Bleu
• Air Fryer Chicken Schnitzel

Or if you love breaded chicken but are Gluten-Free then you will love our air fryer unbreaded chicken.

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