Air Fryer Popcorn Chicken
This popcorn chicken is moist and juicy on the inside and crispy and crunchy on the outside.
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 248kcal
Ingredients
- 1 lb chicken breasts cubed, bite-sized pieces
- ¼ cup cornstarch
- 1 egg for egg wash
- 1 ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup flour
- cooking spray
- ¼ cup buttermilk* ¼ cup of milk + 1 tablespoon of lemon juice
Instructions
- Combine the garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, and salt, and flour in a large bowl.
- Cut the chicken breasts into small bite-sized pieces and add to buttermilk. Shake off excess milk.
- Roll the chicken into corn starch.
- Beat the egg into a small bowl and dip the chicken to coat in egg wash.
- Add the chicken into the flour mixture and coat well. Shake off excess.
- Spray the cooking spray on the chicken and coat evenly and lightly.
- Add the chicken to the rotisserie basket and close.
- Set the Vortex to Air Fry, 370°, ROTATE, and set to 10 minutes. Press start.
- Wait for Air Fryer to read, "Add Food" and insert rotisserie basket.
- Close the door.
- Carefully remove the rotisserie basket with the rotisserie fetch. The basket will be hot!
- Serve with desired dipping sauces.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 248kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 28g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Cholesterol: 115mg | Sodium: 310mg | Potassium: 499mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 364IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 35mg | Iron: 2mg
