Air Fryer Chicken Breast Strips – Quick and Easy
Are you looking for a simple but still amazing, Air Fryer Chicken Breast Strips Recipe? These chicken breast strips made in the air fryer are so juicy and healthy! Plus they only take 20 minutes from start to finish.
Air Fryer Chicken Breast Strips
These chicken breast strips are super flavorful! They make for great chicken appetizers or snacks that you can make in your air fryer. These chicken strips are my favorite meal prep go-to!
I love cooking in my air fryer it makes meal prepping a breeze. These chicken strips were the perfect addition to my meal prep list. Using simple ingredients that you can easily find in your fridge or an easy run to the grocery store, these chicken fingers are a sure hit with your whole family.
They’re incredibly easy to make and require very few ingredients. Plus they make for great chicken tender alternatives if you’re trying to save money!
Cutting the chicken breast into strips is in an affordable way to make chicken. Other chicken pieces like air fryer chicken tenders or air fry chicken nuggets could be a little pricier. It’s still possible to achieve that crispy chicken tenders goodness on a budget.
Please make sure you check out these other amazing chicken breast recipes: Air Fryer Chicken and Broccoli, Air Fryer Shake N Bake Chicken Breast, Air Fryer Pesto Chicken, Air Fryer Honey Chicken Breast, Air Fryer Sweet Baby Rays BBQ Chicken Breast, Air Fryer Teriyaki Chicken Breast, and Air Fryer Buffalo Chicken Breast.
Why you’ll love this easy recipe
- Budget Friendly – by taking a chicken breast and cutting your own strips it’ll save you a bunch of money. Chicken breasts are much cheaper per pound than chicken tenders.
- Quick and Easy Recipe – other than slicing the chicken breast, this recipe has barely any prep! And the air fryer is a breeze to cook with and clean! So if it’s your first time to do the recipe, you’ll do good!
- Great for Meal Prep – chicken is so easy to meal prep! Best way to enjoy it? Make a side salad or make veggies in the airy fryer and you’ll be set!
- Delicious – This boneless chicken breasts recipe is super good!
Ingredients
- Boneless skinless chicken breasts: I used boneless skinless chicken breast in this air fryer recipe, but you can also use bone-in chicken breasts but you would need to increase the cooking time to ensure it’s fully cooked.
- Avocado oil: this has become my go-to oil, especially for cooking. I try and reserve olive oil for making salad dressings or on occasion cooking at really low heat.
- Seasonings: These chicken breast strips are seasoned with salt, Italian seasoning, paprika, and black pepper
Tips & Tricks
If your kids want chicken tenders and you don’t have any you can easily slice a large chicken breast into thin strips and they won’t know the difference!
Important thing! To ensure these chicken strips are juicy make sure to not overcook them! Remove the strips from the air fryer when the internal temperature reaches 165F with a meat thermometer.
You can customize the recipe according to your preferences. You can experiment with other seasonings like lemon juice, garlic powder, or chili powder, and pair it with your fave sauces like buffalo sauce, marinara sauce, or honey mustard. Top it off with some parmesan cheese!
Tools to make this Air Fryer Chicken Breast strips
- Cosori Air Fryer – I love how big the air fryer basket is. You can cook so many things in it!
- Tongs – to flip the homemade chicken strips, so they cook evenly.
- Meat Thermometer – to ensure the internal temperature of the chicken meatballs reach 165F.
How to make Air Fryer Chicken Breast Strips
- Take a thick chicken breast and cut it into about 1 inch thick strips at an angle.
- In a large mixing bowl add in the avocado oil, Italian seasoning, salt, paprika, and black pepper. Whisk seasonings together.
- You will then take your chicken breast strips and place them into the mixing bowl. Toss them around until the chicken breast strips are coated in the seasonings.
- Transfer the chicken into the Air Fryer, placing them in a single layer. You may have to do this in batches depending on the size of your air fryer.
- Cook the chicken breast strips at 390F for 10 minutes. Flipping halfway through.
- Once the timer goes off. Remove chicken breast strips from the air fryer basket and serve with your favorite dipping sauce.
Stovetop Directions
- In a skillet add olive oil and butter. Over medium heat.
- Add chicken, salt, black pepper, and paprika into the skillet.
- Cook for 3 minutes on each side. Make sure the internal temperature is 165F before serving.
- Remove from skillet and enjoy!
Substitutions
If you want to save time you can buy chicken breast tenders instead of making your own.
What to serve with Air Fryer Chicken Breast Strips
Serve these chicken breast strips with some of these healthy air fryer sides: broccolini, baked potatoes broccoli, or sweet potato fries. You can always add these chicken strips to the top of your favorite salad.
Another great idea serving this Red Skin Potato Salad with your chicken. Plus it has bacon in it! Trust me when I tell you this will be a fan favorite!
How to store Air Fryer Chicken Breast Strips
- 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 the chicken is warm. Alternatively, you can transfer to a microwave save plate.
If you want to warm this up in your air fryer, cook for 2 minutes at 400F.
FAQs
Can chicken breast be used as chicken tenders?
Yes, you can make your own chicken tenders from chicken breast. Just cut your chicken breast into 1inch strips
Which is healthier chicken breast or tenders?
As far as the nutritional content comparison of these two, chicken breast is healthier than tenderloin.
How long do you bake chicken strips in the oven?
Depending on the oven temperature it can take anywhere from 15-20 minutes in the oven.
How do you know when chicken strips are cooked?
You will need a meat thermometer. Insert the thermometer into the middle of the chicken strip and make sure the internal temperature is 165F
Air fryer chicken breast strip temperature?
The internal temperature of the chicken strips need to be 165F before serving.
More Easy Air Fryer Chicken Breast Recipes
If you enjoy this chicken breast recipe make sure you check out these other amazing recipes. Also, don’t forget if you make any of these tag us on social media! I would love to see what you guys do with these recipes.
- Chicken and Veggies
- Blackened Chicken Breast
- Chicken Katsu
- Chicken Breast and Potatoes
- Ranch Chicken Breast
- Buffalo Chicken Breast
- Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast
- Teriyaki Chicken Breast
- Sweet Baby Rays BBQ Chicken Breast
- Honey Chicken Breast
- Pesto Chicken Breast
- Shake N Bake Chicken Breast
- Chicken and Broccoli
- Air Fryer Thin Sliced Chicken Breast
- Air Fryer Shredded Chicken
Air Fryer Chicken Breast Strips
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 lb Boneless skinless chicken breast
- 2 tbsp avocado oil
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp Italian seasoning
- ½ tsp paprika
- ¼ tsp black pepper
Instructions
- You are going to cut your chicken breast into strips. About 1inch thick.
- In a large mixing bowl add the avocado oil, Italian seasoning, salt, paprika, and black pepper. Whisk seasonings together.
- You will then take your chicken breast strips and place them into the mixing bowl. Toss them around till the chicken breast strips are coated in the seasonings.
- Transfer the chicken breast strips into the Air Fryer, placing them in a single layer. You may have to do this in batches depending on the size of your Air Fryer.
- Cook the chicken breast strips at 390F for 10 minutes. Flipping halfway through.
- Once the timer goes off. Remove chicken breast strips from the Air Fryer and serve with your favorite dipping sauce.
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