Air Fryer Pretzel Chicken
Air fryer pretzel chicken is a crispy and fun meal to make! Top with a simple honey mustard sauce or serve with your favorite dipping sauce.
Equipment
- Air Fryer Parchment Paper optional
Ingredients
- 1 pound chicken tenders
- ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 cups pretzels
- 2 eggs
- olive oil
Instructions
- Add the chicken tenders to a large bowl. Add the smoked paprika, garlic powder, and salt. Rub the seasonings into the chicken.
- Measure out 2 cups of pretzels and crush until pretzels are in small pieces. This can be done with a ziplock bag and rolling pin, pulsing in the food processor, etc. After pretzels are crushed, add to a shallow bowl or plate.
- Crack two eggs into a shallow bowl and whisk together.
- Coat each chicken strip by dipping in the egg, then the pretzels. Lightly spray chicken with oil.
- Preheat the air fryer for 5 minutes at 400 degrees F. Once preheated, either add air fryer parchment paper or brush air fryer basket with oil to prevent sticking.
- Place chicken strips in the air fryer in a single layer (you may need to do multiple batched, depending on the size of your air fryer). Air fry at 400 degrees F for 8-10 minutes, flipping halfway through cooking time.
- Serve with desired sauce and enjoy!
Notes
- Cook times will depend on size of chicken tenders. I always recommend using a meat thermometer to see if chicken if cooked through to 165 degrees F.
- Crush pretzels to a small size. This way they will stick to the chicken.
- If you don't have chicken tenders, you can instead cut larger chicken breast into smaller pieces to make chicken tenders.
Nutrition
Calories: 633kcalCarbohydrates: 65gProtein: 62gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0.04gCholesterol: 309mgSodium: 1900mgPotassium: 1099mgFiber: 3gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 552IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 60mgIron: 5mg
If nutrition info is shown, values are based on an online calculator and are estimates. Please verify using your own data.
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