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Easy Air Fryer Honey Chicken Breast

This Air Fryer Honey Chicken Breast is amazing! The honey glaze gives the chicken breast a sweet yet savory taste. This easy air fryer chicken breast recipe is done in under 30 minutes!

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Air Fryer Honey Chicken Breast

Honestly, you can make so many different chicken breast recipes in the air fryer! This honey glazed chicken breast is one of my favorite recipes to date!

The honey glaze is incredibly easy to make and you probably already have the ingredients in your pantry!

In the mood for more juicy air fryer chicken breast recipes? Check out this Easy Air Fryer Teriyaki Chicken Breast recipe, Air Fryer Chicken Katsu or this Air Fryer Blackened Chicken Breast recipe.

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Why you’ll love this easy air fryer recipe

  • Budget Friendly – I buy the family pack of chicken breast at Aldi’s to save money. They have been the cheapest per pound that I’ve been able to find in my area. Buying in bulk for things that you are going to use anyways is a great way to save money in the long run!
  • Easy Recipe – This recipe has a decent amount of ingredients but it only has a few steps to follow and it’s not complicated at all!
  • Great for Meal prep – This honey glazed chicken breast is the perfect idea for meal prep. It gives you a pop of flavor, so you don’t get bored with plain chicken breast every day for lunch.

Ingredients

For the chicken

  • Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast: I used boneless skinless chicken breast in this air fryer recipe, but you can use any cut of chicken that you prefer.
  • Avocado Oil: For high heat, I prefer to use avocado oil and save my olive oil for low heat or for my salad dressing.
  • Seasonings: salt and black pepper

For the glaze

  • Brown sugar
  • Fresh garlic cloves
  • Honey
  • Soy sauce
  • Worcestershire 
ingredient photo for air fryer honey glazed chicken breast (chicken, salt, black pepper, avocado oil, garlic, honey, soy sauce)

Tips & Tricks

  • If you have a thick chicken breast, you may need to pound down the chicken breast to ensure an even cooking time. You can always butterfly the chicken breast if it’s super thick as well!
  • Always use a meat thermometer to make sure the internal temperature is 165F. Once the timer goes off take the chicken out of the air fryer so you don’t dry out the chicken.

Tools to make this Honey Glazed Chicken Breast

  • Cosori Air Fryer – this is my favorite air fryer. The large air fryer basket makes it so easy to cook your favorite recipes
  • Tongs – tongs are easiest to remove and flip the chicken legs
  • Meat thermometer – You always want to make sure the internal temperature of ANY chicken 165

How to Make Air Fryer Honey Glazed Chicken Breast

  1. Season the chicken. Coat the chicken breast with the avocado oil, kosher salt, and black pepper.
  2. Cook the chicken breast. Transfer the chicken breast to the air fryer basket. Cook at 390F for 18 minutes flipping halfway through.
  3. While the chicken is cooking, make the honey glaze.
  4. Remove the chicken breast from the air fryer basket. Transfer the chicken to a plate or serving platter. Pour the honey glaze over the chicken breast. Let the chicken rest for at least 5 minutes before slicing. If you have additional glaze you can pour it over the sliced chicken and sides.

How to Make Honey Glaze

  1. First, add all of the ingredients into a small mixing bowl and mix together.
  2. Set sauce aside until the chicken is cooked.

Substitutions

Chicken breast substitution: you can also use chicken breast cutlets, boneless skinless chicken thighs, or chicken tenders.

Soy sauce substitution: Tamari (Gluten-Free) and coconut aminos (Paleo) are healthy substitutions for soy sauce

chicken on top of a bed of rice. parsley sprinkled on top. orange towel next to it. sesame seeds and glaze in thee back

What to serve with Honey Glazed Chicken Breast in the Air Fryer

You can serve this honey glazed chicken with rice and have it cooking while the chicken is going in the air fryer. Just make sure you don’t blow a breaker if you’re using another high voltage appliance.

Add a vegetable and make it a meal like these Roasted Carrots or this air fryer broccolini. Perfect for dinner or use them as your meal prep side dish.

How to store

  • Store leftovers in an airtight container for up to 5 days.
  • For meal prep, you can freeze a meal for up to 3 months

How to reheat

Remove the lid from the container and microwave on high for 1 to 1.5 minutes or until chicken is warm. Alternatively you can transfer to a microwave save plate.

If you want to warm this up in your air fryer, cook it for 2-3 minutes at 400F.

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FAQs

Can you put raw chicken in an air fryer?

Yes, you can put any kind of chicken inside the air fryer.

Do you put oil on chicken in air fryer?

It is not needed to put oil on your chicken. I prefer using some oil though to help the seasonings stick to the chicken.

Do you put the honey glaze on before or after cooking the chicken in the air fryer?

For this recipe, you put the honey glaze on the chicken after it is cooked

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More Air Fryer Chicken Breast Recipes

If you loved this Air Fryer Honey Chicken Breast Recipe, check out these other air fryer chicken breast recipes.

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chicken on top of a bed of rice. parsley sprinkled on top. orange towel next to it. sesame seeds and glaze in thee back

Air Fryer Honey Glazed Chicken Breast

This Air Fryer Honey Glazed Chicken Breast is amazing! The honey glaze gives the chicken breast a sweet yet savory taste. Super easy to make and you will have dinner done in under 30 minutes.
4.89 from 43 votes
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 18 minutes
Total Time 23 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine American, Asain
Servings 2
Calories 486 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients
  

Honey Glaze

  • 2 tbsp brown sugar
  • 2 garlic cloves minced
  • 1/4 cup honey
  • 2 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp Worcestershire

Instructions
 

  • Season the chicken breast with avocado oil, salt, and black pepper.
  • Transfer the chicken breast to the air fryer basket
  • Cook at 390F for 18 minutes flipping halfway.
  • Remove from the air fryer basket and pour the honey glaze over the top of chicken
  • Let chicken rest for 5 minutes before cutting

Nutrition

Calories: 486kcalCarbohydrates: 50gProtein: 50gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0.03gCholesterol: 145mgSodium: 1966mgPotassium: 999mgFiber: 0.4gSugar: 48gVitamin A: 76IUVitamin C: 5mgCalcium: 43mgIron: 2mg
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