Air Fryer Chicken Parmesan
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Easy Air Fryer Chicken Parmesan Recipe
If you haven’t tried this yet and you love chicken parmesan, you’re going to obsess over this healthier chicken parmesan. Our air fryer chicken parmesan is quick and too amazing to not try if you have an air fryer. And if you don’t have an air fryer… let’s just say our life became better once we started cooking in one. If you’re a fan of chicken parmesan, try making air fried chicken parmesan and you won’t be disappointed.
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Crispy and Amazing
With hardly any oil, the outside crust of the chicken parmesan is crispy and delicious. It’s hard to beat our recipe for air fryer chicken parmesan. There’s no oil, other than a little oil spray. That’s all you need and when the chicken comes out of the air fryer, it’s delicious! The chicken crust is crispy and flavors are super flavorful. With the added sauce and mozzarella cheese, chicken parmesan dinner is super quick. Add it with pasta for the kids and if you want to eat low carb, add steamed veggies!
How to Cook Air Fried Chicken Parmesan
- Step One: Cut the chicken breasts in half, lengthwise. Pound the chicken breasts into thinner pieces. Season with salt and pepper.
- Two: In medium bowl, mix together the breadcrumbs and parmesan cheese. In another bowl, beat the eggs and set aside.
- Three: Dip each piece of chicken in egg and then dredge it in the breadcrumb/cheese mixture. Spray both sides of coated chicken with cooking spray right before cooking.
- Check out the complete recipe in the recipe box below
Air Fryer Chicken Parmesan
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 lbs. (680 g) boneless skinless chicken breasts (2 breasts)
- 1-2 large eggs
- 3/4 cup (80 g) bread crumbs , or as needed
- 1/4 cup (25 g) grated parmesan cheese , or as needed
- Cooking Spray , for coating
- 2 cups (480 ml) marinara sauce or tomato sauce
- 1 cup (112 g) grated mozzarella cheese
- Chopped Italian parsley , for garnish
- kosher salt , to taste
- black pepper , to taste
Instructions
- Pat the chicken dry. Cut the chicken breasts in half, lengthwise. Pound the chicken breasts into thinner pieces. This will make sure the chicken cooks all the way through. Season the chicken with salt and pepper.
- Mix together the breadcrumbs and parmesan cheese in a medium bowl. In another bowl, beat the egg(s) (amount of eggs will depend on size of chicken - start with one and add an extra if needed) and set aside.
- Dip each piece of chicken in egg and then dredge it in the breadcrumb/cheese mixture. Shake off any excess bread crumb coating. Repeat with the remaining pieces of chicken. Spray both sides of coated chicken with cooking spray right before cooking.
- Place chicken breasts in single layer inside air fryer basket. If using smaller air fryer basket, you will need to cook in batches.
- Air Fry at 360°F for about 6-8 minutes. Flip the chicken breasts and top the chicken with marinara sauce and mozzarella cheese. Air fry for another 3 minutes. (optional) garnish with parsley and serve warm.
Notes
- Recipes were cooked in 3-4 qt air fryers. If using a larger air fryer, the recipe might cook quicker so adjust cooking time.
- If cooking in multiple batches, the first batch will take longer to cook if Air Fryer is not already pre-heated.
- Remember to set a timer to shake/flip/toss the food as directed in recipe.
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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Nutrition
This recipe was originally published in 2020 and re-published in 2021. Here’s more of our air fryer chicken recipes some great healthy air fryer recipes from Eat Better Recipes.
10 Comments on “Air Fryer Chicken Parmesan”
Thanks for introducing lots of innovative and creative ways to use the air fryer! I just tried this recipe out and it was amazing! The kids loved it!
Regina- hi and we’re excited that your kids enjoyed the chicken parmesan!
Your air fryer recipes are great! This one especially is so good!
Thank you! We’re obsessed with healthy air fryer recipes. Check out more of our air fried recipes!
What degree are we suppose to be cooking in the Air Fryer ?
360F is our suggestion. All the recipe details are in the recipe box at the end of the write up. Thank you!
Excellent! I bought the thin chicken cutlets to make it even easier. Served over spaghetti squash noodles tossed in marinara, with a side of roasted broccoli. Flavors are perfect, and the chicken turned out very moist! This one is a keeper in our house.
Looks yummy I hope I do as well
Hi. This looks and sounds really tasty. Can I use already cooked chicken breasts and do this recipe in my Foodi Max Grill and Air Fryer. If so, what temperature and for how long please? Sorry, I’m still a novice with this.
Hi Martine,
Yes you can cooked cooked chicken breasts! We suggest you warm the chicken first for about 3-4 minutes on 360F, then add the sauce and cheese and air fry for about another minute or two until the sauce is warm and cheese melts.