Air Fryer Garlic Parmesan Chicken Bites
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These air fryer chicken bites with garlic and parmesan are crazy good. We ate them for 3 days in a row and still aren’t bored with these air fried chicken bites.
Air Fryer Chicken Bites Recipe
We’re all about small bites. Our popular steak bites with mushroom, pork bites and pork belly bites are a big hit. Now we have a chicken version with garlic parmesan. This is sure to be a favorite family dinner, especially for your kids.
This recipe for air fryer chicken bites is so quick and easy to prepare and cook. It’s hard to not want to eat this at least twice a week. The flavor is outstanding. We have some tips for making the best batch possible. All that is written below.
Video: Recipe for Air Fryer Chicken Bites
Watch the video for step by step process recipe tips.
How to Cook Air Fried Chicken Bites in Air Fryer
- Boneless skinless chicken breast works great and simple to prepare. Just make sure to eat it warm so it’s not tough. Chicken breast tends to get tough and dry as it cools.
- Chicken thighs: we like using boneless skinless chicken thigh bites because there’s so much more flavor. Also, the thigh meat doesn’t dry out like chicken breast does.
- Make sure to cut the chicken bites into even sized pieces for even cooking.
- We love using a good quality parmesan cheese for more flavor.
- Other cheeses: you can use what ever cheese you like too. We love pepper jack cheese!
- All recipe details are in the recipe box below.
Are these chicken bites keto friendly or low carb?
Yes, they are lowest carb count if you don’t use any flour or cornstarch. It all depends on how your diet and how many carbs you are limiting yourself to. Not using any flour or cornstarch will yield the lowest carb count. You won’t get a crust on the chicken, but the flavor and texture is still excellent.
Air Fryer Garlic Parmesan Chicken Bites
Ingredients
- 1.5 pounds (.39 g) boneless skinless chicken breasts or thighs , cut into about 1” bite sized pieces (approximately)
- 2 teaspoons (10 ml) vegetable oil , or enough to coat chicken
- 1 Tablespoon (15 ml) Worcestershire sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon (2.5 ml) dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon (5 ml) garlic powder or 3 cloves minced garlic
- 1/2 teaspoon (2.5 ml) onion powder
- 1/2 teaspoon (2.5 ml) kosher salt , or to taste
- Fresh cracked black pepper , to taste
- 2 Tablespoons (30 ml) all-purpose flour or cornstarch
- oil spray , enough to coat chicken
- 2-3 Tablespoons (30 ml) grated parmesan cheese
- 2 Tablespoons (30 ml) chopped parsley
Equipment
Instructions
- In bowl stir together the chicken, vegetable oil, Worcestershire sauce, dried oregano, garlic powder or minced garlic, onion powder, salt, and pepper. Sprinkle flour or cornstarch evenly over all pieces of chicken and stir to coat. If needed, sprinkle a little more until all pieces of chicken are coated. Generously spray with oil until there are no dry spots of flour or cornstarch.
- Spray the air fryer basket/tray with oil. Add the chicken and spread into an even, single layer.
- Air Fry at 360°F for 10 minutes. Stir and flip the chicken and then Air Fry from another 5 minutes. Stir and flip one more time, then Air Fry for an additional 3-5 minutes or until chicken is cooked through.
- Add the parmesan cheese and parsley, then Air Fry at 360°F for 1 minute to slightly melt the cheese. Add salt and pepper to taste if desired and serve warm.
If your air fryer is preheated or if you are cooking multiple batches, you may need to reduce timing by a few minutes (unless preheating is called for in the recipe).
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24 Comments on “Air Fryer Garlic Parmesan Chicken Bites”
Can you use almond flour instead of regular flour
Hi Janie,
Almond flour should work just fine.
Could you use chicken tenderloins instead?
Hi Karlee, yes you can use tenderloins. The chicken bites will be much more tender and juicy!
Just made these & they were a huge hit! I had too much chicken on my rack so had to cook a little longer to get them done. But man they are good! This will probably go into weekly rotation.
Awesome Kayla! Glad cooking them a little longer still worked. thank you.
I couldn’t believe how easy and simple this was to make. Loved every bite of this.
I tried this with butter and it came out so good. It’s really easy to cook this. Kids are always asking for it. Thanks for the recipe.
Absolutely loved this dish. I added a pinch of red peppers. Easy and very tasty.
Delitious,will use this recipe again.
I butterflied chicken breasts and decreased the cooking time slightly. Turned out perfect. So delicious! I will be putting this recipe in my rotation. Quick and easy!
Thanks for sharing your technique Amy! So glad you enjoyed the recipe.
I cook A LOT and this was the best chicken recipe I’ve found in a long time! The chicken is crispy but still tender, and seasoned perfectly. Delicious, thank you!
That’s so awesome CK. Thanks for sharing!
Very yummy! This is my second chicken recipe to make in my new air fryer. We used swiss cheese in place of the parmesan because it was what we had on hand, and it was husband and kid approved!
Love Swiss cheese, great idea. So glad your whole family loved these air fryer chicken bites Julie!
My goodness this was tasty. The chicken cooked so well in the air fryer. I’m definitely making this again.
Awesome! The chicken was so moist and tender! I loved them!
So glad you loved them. These are one of our favorites too!
Can ‘butter’ be incorporated into this recipe? Have predetermined ingredients to be used – maybe melted butter instead of sprayed oil? ?
Hi! Yes you can use butter instead of sprayed oil. Just try to drizzle the melted butter evenly over the chicken. Enjoy!
This was really easy to cook and they came out so amazing. I’m addicted to this recipe.
I love chicken any way you fix it.
This was so delicious. Everyone in the family loved it. Will definitely be making this again.