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Lidey Heuck
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Air-Fryer Chicken Breast
Updated Nov. 13, 2023
- Total Time
- 25 minutes
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Ingredients
Yield:1 to 2 servings
- 1large boneless, skinless chicken breast (about 11 ounces)
- Salt
- Freshly cracked black pepper
- 2teaspoons light brown sugar
- 1tablespoon rice vinegar
- 1tablespoon low-sodium soy sauce
- 2teaspoons olive oil
- Lime wedge (optional), for serving
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Nutritional analysis per serving (2 servings)
246 calories; 9 grams fat; 2 grams saturated fat; 0 grams trans fat; 4 grams monounsaturated fat; 1 gram polyunsaturated fat; 4 grams carbohydrates; 0 grams dietary fiber; 3 grams sugars; 36 grams protein; 425 milligrams sodium
Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.
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- Step 1
Heat air fryer to 375 degrees, if preheating is recommended for your air fryer.
- Step 2
Pat chicken breast dry with a paper towel. Cut chicken breast in half crosswise into two pieces of equal weight, creating one shorter, thicker piece and one longer, thinner piece. Season chicken generously on all sides with salt and pepper; rub brown sugar all over. (Chicken breast can be seasoned and left uncovered for up to 12 hours in the refrigerator. Let the chicken come to room temperature before cooking.)
- Step 3
In a medium bowl, combine the rice vinegar, soy sauce and olive oil. Toss chicken in soy sauce mixture until well coated and allow chicken to sit in marinade for 5 minutes.
- Step 4
Transfer chicken to the air fryer basket, setting leftover marinade aside. Cook for 6 minutes and flip the chicken over. Spoon the remaining marinade over chicken. Cook until chicken is lightly browned, the sauce has turned slightly sticky on the chicken and the internal temperature at the thickest part of the meat reaches 165 degrees, another 6 to 10 minutes. The thicker half of the breast may need a few more minutes to cook through than the smaller piece.
- Step 5
Transfer the chicken to a cutting board to rest for at least 5 minutes so the juices can settle and redistribute. Slice the chicken against the grain. Pour any sauce left at the bottom of the air fryer over the chicken and serve. For some extra brightness, squeeze lime wedge all over the chicken, if desired.
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Cooking Notes
Faith Fleming
Could something like this be made with the “toaster oven” style air fryer or only with the “pod” version? Assuming you have to use the air fryer basket along with a tray to catch the sauce?
Jan H in NC
My new GE Café range includes an air fryer setting on the oven. I am still looking for tips on adapting air fryer recipes meant for the freestanding device to use in the oven. For example, I’m not sure in this recipe if the sauce would cook down as described in the oven. Any tips would be appreciated.
anchovys instead and lemon zest
Delicious! The longer you let the chicken sit with the dry rub of brown sugar salt and pepper, the better the flavor. I made extra sauce and reduced the soy/vinegar/sugar for even more flavor. So simple and we quite enjoyed it.
wardo
Super easy and turned out well; smaller sections require less time obviously, but 10 minutes to chicken!
Jolene
This was simply not good. No taste and overdone.
Adele
What does "Cut chicken breast in half crosswise" mean? I appreciate the description that follows those words...but I couldn't quite follow what they meant.
Allie
My second time using this recipe I found my sweet spot on the cooking times, as I was making multiple batches for a weekly meal prep. The flat/small sections need only 12 mins total. The large sections need 14/15 mins total, leaving for a min in the air fryer after the timer goes off. The chicken was cooked and juicy. Very easy!
susan
This was OK. Thicker pieces definitely better than thinner as far as not being dried out. Squeeze of lime a plus. Pros: quick, easy, uses what is usually on hand. Cons: can be dry depending on thickness of chicken breast.
DankaL
Instead of cutting the breast I pound it out to an even thickness. No worrying about different cook times for each piece. Also, the cook time recommended I find is a bit long. Adjust per your air fryer model.
Hazel
My partner and I really enjoyed this, it was also very easy to make. Next time I will roast the garlic with the rest of the vegetables rather than having the raw garlic in the sauce. I also would recommend lining your sheet pan with tinfoil so you have less cleaning to do later : )
Jaf
The sauce was very bland. If I make it again, I will add garlic and herbs for more flavor.
Curtice
Even though I marinated it it for a couple of hours with the above imgredients, in the end it was utterly tasteless. I might as well have cooked it raw and poured some soya sucse over it.
Alecia
Very good, but takes at least twice as long as the recipe says to cook all the way through.
NapaCook
The marinade had completely evaporated in the cooking time indicated, and the glaze pictured was non existent. I had doubled the marinade hoping for a nice sauce but even doubled it didn’t last through the cook. Cosori air fryer.
Gregg Favalora
Unfortunately, even with periodic temperature-checking and adherence to the recipe, we got fairly tough and moderately dry chicken as a result. This recipe, for us at least, is a rare “not too good” from the NYT collection. Its virtue is its relative speed. On another note, the video shows what’s meant by the chicken-cutting step but I think the wording could still be improved (and would help folks who can’t see the video).
RJC
Quick, easy and yummy!
PegR in IL.
I can’t get air frying time right. Flavors are nice but chicken comes out like jerky. I’ll keep at it.
Beth H
Doubled sauce for two 10 oz breasts. Cooked 12 mins total for thicker pieces and 10 for thinner halves. Used lime juice and a bit of water in "pan" for more sauce. Very tender. Next time serve with scallions and cilantro?
Lee
Found the chicken to be a bit dry but I may have overcooked
Brad
I thought it was great, but in order for it to be as saucy as it looks in the picture, you might need to double the recipe for the sauce.
KathY
As to oven air frying, proceed with caution. My Samsung slide in induction has air frying mode so I did chicken thighs. While they were really good I thought I had ruined my oven. Thighs have more fat than breast meat so maybe not an issue. I placed a tray under the basket of chicken as suggested and I think the fan whipped the grease around the oven and smoked like crazy. I knew I couldn’t use the self clean, so I just scrubbed it out and it came out ok, but what a horrid mess.
Sheryl
My Ninja Air Fryer has various settings for different types of cooking. How do we know which option to use? Is it the Air Fryer option? I wish recipes would specify.
Kitchen Newb
This was in a list of "quick meals" . Once I saw brining and natural thaw at room temperature, I already knew it wasn't a quick meal. I'm looking forward to making this on a weekend where I have time to brine and the rest!
JenG
Slightly less flavor than I would have hoped but so fast and easy I may still try again. Will try adding siracha or something similar next time.
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