Air Fried Garlic Parmesan Popcorn Chicken
This air fried popcorn chicken is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. Try this air fryer popcorn chicken for yourself today!
Servings 5
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 lb chicken tenderloins
- ¾ cup all purpose flour
- ¼ cup grated parmesan
- 2 teaspoon garlic powder, divided
- ½ teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon crushed garlic
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon dried parsley
- 1 cup panko bread crumbs
- ½ cup marinara sauce, for dipping or one of our favorites
- fresh parsley, garnish, if desired
Instructions
- Get out and measure all of your ingredients.
Prepare the dredging station
- In another, whisk eggs and crushed garlic. In the third bowl, combine dried parsley, panko, and 1 teaspoon garlic powder.
- In one bowl, stir flour, parmesan, 1 teaspoon garlic powder, and paprika.
- In another bowl, place eggs.
- Add crushed garlic.
- Whisk until combined.
- In the third bowl, combine panko, and
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- and dried parsley,
- Stir until blended.
- Cut tenderloins into ½” chunks.
- Toss to coat in flour,
- then dredge in eggs.
- Allow excess egg to drip off.
- Finally, roll in the bowl with panko bread crumbs
- until evenly coated.
- Preheat air fryer to 400*
- Arrange popcorn chicken in the air fryer basket in a single layer. Lightly spray with canola oil. Cook for 4 minutes.
- Flip and spray lightly with oil again. Cook for an additional 4 minutes.
- Serve with marinara sauce as dip or another dip and garnish with fresh parsley. Enjoy every bite!
