Air Fryer Chicken Breast

How to make juicy, succulent air fryer chicken breast that's perfect for an easy weeknight dinner. Just add your favourite tasty side dishes.

We love to use the air fryer to cook chicken breasts. They turn out super juicy, succulent and flavoursome every time!

Plus, air frying chicken is a really healthy way to cook. We use just one tablespoon of olive oil for 650g of chicken!

You can serve these seasoned air fryer chicken breasts simply shredded or sliced with your favourite side dishes, potatoes, pasta or rice along with a couple of veggies for a simple weeknight dinner. And they're delicious with air fryer Mac And Cheese.

We'll even give you different seasoning ideas to try too!

And because this way of cooking chicken is so faff-free and delicious, you'll even have time to cook up the chicken breasts and use them in salads, pasta salads, or to make chicken sandwich filler.

Honestly - a super easy way to cook juicy chicken breasts!

Equipment Needed

• Bowl

• Tablespoon

• Teaspoon

• Fork

• Air Fryer

• Food Thermometer (I really recommend getting yourself a food thermometer, especially for air frying chicken)

Air Fryer Chicken Ingredients

You'll just need four ingredients to make our air fry chicken breast recipe!

• chicken breasts (this will be around 3-4 chicken breasts)

• olive oil

• Italian seasoning - grab our homemade Italian seasoning recipe here - or just use shop bought

• dried oregano

How To Make Air Fryer Chicken Breast

You are just going to LOVE how easy our air fry chicken breasts are to cook!

Step One - season the chicken breasts

• Put the chicken into a shallow bowl.

• Pour over the tablespoon olive oil and sprinkle over the Italian seasoning and teaspoon dried oregano. Season with a pinch of salt if using.

• Use the fork to flip the chicken breasts in the seasoned oil and make sure they're coated on both sides.

Step Two - lay the chicken breasts into the air fryer basket

• Lay the chicken breasts in a single layer in the air fryer basket.

Step Three - cook the chicken breast in air fryer

• Switch the air fryer on to 200C to preheat for 3-4 minutes before putting the chicken breasts in.

How Long To Cook Chicken Breasts In Air Fryer UK

• Put the chicken breasts in and cook for 10 minutes. Turn the chicken breasts over using a fork.

• Then turn the air fryer down to 180C and continue to cook for a further 8-10 minutes.

Cooks Note! Depending on how thick the chicken breasts are they may need to cook for a little longer - so just keep checking to see if they're done.

Chicken is cooked when no pink remains and the juices run clear. Use the food thermometer to check that the chicken breast is cooked to a minimum core temperature of 75C (and cooks at that temperature for several minutes)

Step Four - let the air fryer chicken breast rest

• Lift the air fry chicken breast from the basket and place onto a plate or board to rest for 5 minutes.

Step Five - serve

• Slice the chicken breast and serve with your favourites sides or use in salad, pasta or sandwiches.

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Seasonings For Chicken Breasts

Try out some different seasonings on your air fry chicken breast

• Buffalo Seasoning - and serve with fries and slaw

• Chinese Style Seasoning - then serve with egg fried rice and a side of cooked from frozen peas and corn.

• Curry powder - serve with spicy fries, mint cucumber raita and a dollop of mango chutney.

• Taco seasoning - serve with cheese mash and corn cobs.

Sides To Go With Chicken Breast Cooked In The Air Fryer

Our succulent, juicy air fry chicken breast is delicious with any of the following side dishes!

• Loaded Fries

• Swedish Potato Salad

• Air Fryer Cookie Dough

• Greek Orzo Pasta Salad

• Mustard Mash

• Ranch Coleslaw

• Nando's Style Peas

• Sweet Potato Wedges

• Mashed Sweet Potatoes

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Winner, Winner Chicken Dinner!

When it has to be chicken for dinner, try out some of our favourite chicken recipes here - perfect for family dinner!

• Slow Cooker Cajun Chicken Stew - super easy slow cooker stew with just 5 minutes prep! Serve with rice, fries or mash.

• Chicken Fajita Pasta Bake - a mash up of our two favourites - chicken pasta bake and chicken fajitas. So easy and delicious!

• Chicken Noodles - throw together some spicy noodles and ditch the Friday night take out!

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