Ridiculously Good Air Fryer Chicken Breast
Recipe from Lindsay Ostrom · original post · full recipe on pinchofyum.com
My go-to everyday air fryer chicken breast! Thinly sliced chicken breast pieces, coated to the max in spices, plus a bit of brown sugar and cornstarch, and air fried to golden, juicy perfection.
Serves 2 20 min 25.7g proteinKid-friendly
Gluten freeDairy freeChicken
Ingredients
- paprika — 1 tsp2.5 g
- smoked paprika — ¼ tsp0.6 g
- garlic powder0.5 tsp
- onion powder0.5 tsp
- fine table salt — ¾ tsp4.5 g
- brown sugar — 1 ½ tsp6 g
- cornstarch — 1 tsp2.6 g
- avocado oil — 2 tsp10 ml
- boneless skinless chicken breasts450 g
Method
- Cut each chicken breast into thin, flat pieces (not bite-sized, but something that looks like a thin chicken breast) - often 3-4 thin pieces per breast. Thin chicken is essential! Pat the chicken dry if it has a lot of moisture on it.
- Toss the spices, brown sugar and cornstarch together so they're mixed well; sprinkle the mixture over the chicken pieces in a bowl. Add the oil and toss to thoroughly coat the chicken. You can give it a short rest, but the flavour is excellent even if it goes straight into the air fryer.
Cooking for a different diet?
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Pescatarian
Ridiculously Good Air Fryer Salmon
- 300 g Salmon fillets instead of boneless skinless chicken breasts
Leave the salmon fillets whole rather than slicing them, coat in the rub and air fry at 200°C for 7 to 9 minutes until just flaking; watch the sugar does not scorch.
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What it costs, and where to buy it
Shops to compare
List price at each shop
Has every item
ColesBest choiceno items missing · $14.54 of food
$50.00
71% spare
Woolworthsno items missing · $16.20 of food · $1.66 more
$39.08
59% spare
Missing items
These totals leave part of the list out, so a lower one isn't a cheaper shop.
Aldi· $13.84 of food
$27.27
49% spare
No price at Aldi for:
- garlic powder
- avocado oil
$7.27a serve
$7.27 a serve, cheapest at Coles
About $14.54 of ingredients used for 2 serves.
$46.54 across 3 shops · all 9 items priced · $10.11 more for bigger packs, 69% spare for later
ColesBest choice$14.54
no items missing
you'll pay $50.00 · 71% of it spare
Woolworths$16.20
no items missing · $1.66 more
you'll pay $39.08 · 59% of it spare
Aldi$13.84
missing 2 items
you'll pay $27.27 · 49% of it spare
Buy at Coles$29.70
paprika
$0.32/10g
need 2.5 gHoyt's Paprika Sweet 100 g$3.20
Coles$0.32/10g$3.20·Woolworths$0.67/10g$2.00·Aldi$0.53/10g$2.39
onion powder
$0.47/10g
need 0.5 tspMasterFoods Onion Powder 138g$6.50
Coles$0.47/10g$6.50·Aldi$0.53/10g$2.89·Woolworths$0.47/10g$6.50
cornstarch
$4.40/kg
need 2.6 gColes Cornflour 500 g$2.20closest match
Coles$4.40/kg$2.20·Aldi$4.18/kg$2.09·Woolworths$4.40/kg$2.20
boneless skinless chicken breasts
$11.00/kg
need 450 gColes RSPCA Approved Chicken Breast Fillets Large Pack approx. 1.4 kg$15.40closest match
Coles$11.00/kg$15.40·Aldi$13.98/kg$6.99·Woolworths$14.46/kg$9.40
Buy at Woolworths$13.95
smoked paprika
$0.67/10g
need 0.6 gWoolworths Paprika Smoked 30 g$2.00closest match
Woolworths$0.67/10g$2.00·Aldi$0.65/10g$2.59·Coles$1.00/10g$3.50
fine table salt
$0.02/10g
need 4.5 gOlsson's Rock Sea Salt 1 kg$1.95closest match
Woolworths$0.02/10g$1.95·Coles$0.04/10g$2.00·Aldi$0.04/10g$2.99
Buy at Aldi$2.89
brown sugar
$0.29/100g
need 6 gWhite Mill Brown Sugar 1 kg$2.89closest match
Aldi$0.29/100g$2.89·Woolworths$0.50/100g$2.50·Coles$0.50/100g$2.50