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Air Fryer Chicken Breast
This juicy, tender, Air Fryer Chicken Breast is super flavorful and ready in less than 20 minutes. Perfect for meal prepping!
👥 4 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 18 min⏳ Prep: 5 min🔥 Cook: 13 min👤 Marsha McDougal📖 budgetbytes
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●bowl
- ●cutting board
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Mix
2
In a small bowl mix the steak seasoning, sweet paprika, smoked paprika, and black pepper together.*
steak seasoning ($0.20)2 tspsweet paprika ($0.10)1 tsp
3
Pound the chicken
4
Place both chicken breasts on a cutting board, cover them with plastic wrap or parchment paper, then use a rolling pin or the flat side of a meat tenderizer to gently pound the thicker side until the entire breast is an even thickness from one end to the other (about 1/2 to 3/4 inch thick).
chicken breasts (boneless, skinless, (about 1.3 lb. total) $3.47)2
5
Preheat the air fryer to 400°F. Brush the olive oil over both sides of each chicken breast.
olive oil ($0.22)1 Tbsp
6
Season
7
Generously coat both sides of each chicken breast with the seasoning blend. Rub the seasoning into the breasts with your hands, making sure they are evenly coated with spices.
8
Cook
9
Place both chicken breasts inside the air fryer basket and cook for ⏱️ 7 minutes.** Then flip them over and cook for 6 more minutes. After a total of ⏱️ 13 minutes, use a meat thermometer to check the chicken breasts and make sure the internal temperature has reached 165°F, and if not, cook for ⏱️ 1-2 minutes longer.***
chicken breasts (boneless, skinless, (about 1.3 lb. total) $3.47)2
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Serve
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Promptly remove the chicken from the air fryer basket and rest on a clean cutting board for ⏱️ 5 minutes before slicing. Serve them with your favorite sides and enjoy.
Nutrition Facts
calories
204 kcal
fat Content
7 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
0.4 g
sodium Content
172 mg
protein Content
32 g
carbohydrate Content
1 g
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