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The Best Air Fried Chicken Breasts Recipe
The Best Air Fried Chicken Breasts Recipe - tender, juicy chicken breasts exploding with flavor right from your air fryer!
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Marinating Time
30 mins
Total Time
50 mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 366 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
International
Ingredients
- 4 chicken breasts rib meat and extra fat removed
- ½ cup olive oil
- 6-8 cloves garlic with or without peel
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon Italian Herbs
- 1 teaspoon celtic sea salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper
Instructions
- Add ingredients to a bowl or plastic bag, covering chicken in marinade.
- Let sit at least 30 minutes, up to overnight (skip marinating if using frozen chicken breasts, though you can add frozen chicken to marinade to defrost overnight.)
- Preheat air fryer to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Add chicken to air fryer basket that has been lightly greased with a nonstick cooking spray or lined with foil.
- Air fry, flipping every 5 minutes, until chicken reaches 160 degrees at the thickest part when using a digital meat thermometer - about 15 minutes.
- Remove chicken from air fryer and lest rest 10 minutes before cutting.
- Serve and enjoy!
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Nutrition Information
Serving
1g
Calories
366kcal
(18%)
Carbohydrates
3g
(1%)
Protein
47g
(94%)
Fat
17g
(26%)
Saturated Fat
4g
(20%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
11g
Cholesterol
137mg
(46%)
Sodium
649mg
(27%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 366
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1g | |
| Calories | 366kcal | 18% |
| Carbohydrates | 3g | 1% |
| Protein | 47g | 94% |
| Fat | 17g | 26% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 11g | 65% |
| Cholesterol | 137mg | 46% |
| Sodium | 649mg | 27% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.