Air Fryer Almond Crusted Chicken
Crispy golden brown Almond Crusted Chicken in the air fryer will be your favorite quick and easy go to dish. Tender chicken cutlets crusted with crunchy almonds make just the right amount of crunch to be extra delicious.
Ingredients
- 1 cup almonds
- ½ cup corn-starch
- Natures Seasoning or other all purpose seasoning like Mrs. Dash
- 2 large eggs beaten
- 2 chicken breasts
Instructions
- Place the almonds in a food processor. Pulverize the almonds until they become the consistency of crumbs, then add to a medium sized bowl.
- Mix together the cornstarch and Natural Seasoning in a medium sized bowl.
- Add the eggs to a medium-sized bowl. Beat the eggs lightly with a fork until the yolks crack.
- Trim the chicken breast if needed. Slice each chicken breast into two long, thin pieces parallel to the cutting board, slicing it into two even cutlets. If the cuts aren't quite, place the chicken breast between two pieces of plastic wrap and pound with a meat mallet or rolling pin until thin.
- Coat a chicken breast in cornstarch, flipping to coat both sides. Dip the chicken then in the egg mixture and fully coat the chicken breast. Dip the chicken breast on each side into the almond mixture to coat. Repeat with all chicken breasts.
- Preheat your air fryer to 385 degrees Fahrenheit
- Place the chicken in the air fryer so the chicken is not overlapping. Work in batches if needed.
- Spray the chicken lightly with cooking oil. Cook the chicken for 12 minutes at 385 or until the chicken breast reaches an internal temperature of 165°F when measured with a meat thermometer. Serve and enjoy!
Notes
- How To Cut Chicken Cutlets - Slice each chicken breast parallel to the cutting board to slice the chicken into two, wide and long but thin pieces. Use these visual instructions on how to cut a chicken cutlet to help guide you.
- Pounding A Chicken Cutlet Evenly- Many times when you cut a chicken into cutlets one side is thicker than the other side. Place the chicken in between two pieces of saran wrap. Use a meat mallet or a heavy rolling pin to pound the chicken until the pieces are even. This tenderizes the chicken and makes sure the chicken cooks evenly.
Nutritional facts are estimates and are provided as a courtesy to the reader. Please utilize your own brand nutritional values to double check against our estimates. Nutritional values are calculated via a third party. Changing ingredients, amounts or cooking technique will alter the estimated nutritional calculations.