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This Air Fryer Chicken Parmesan Recipe is one of my favorite Air Fryer recipes! I love how easy it is to make and that the kids eat the whole dinner every time. Chicken is one of those lean proteins I can get the entire family to eat, so it’s a total win.

Air Fryer Chicken Parmesan cooking in air fryer

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Now I have fallen in love with using my air fryer; as the weather has gotten warmer, I especially love that it doesn’t heat up my house either! I will admit, I use mine a lot to heat frozen chicken tenders from the store and potatoes like tater tots. One day Isabella pointed out that we could make our own so we did. We had made Air Fryer Chicken Tenders, so making our favorite Italian dinner Chicken Parmesan wasn’t hard.

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Air Fryer Parmesan Recipe Ingredients:

Chicken Tenderloins-Use boneless skinless chicken breasts that can be sliced into these to be zero weight watchers points.
Parmesan Cheese
Plain Breadcrumbs
Parsley
Garlic Salt
Fresh Ground Pepper
Egg

How To Make Air Fryer Chicken Parmesan:

Spray your racks to the air fryer with a non-stick spray. This will help to make sure that the breading won’t stick to the trays.

In a bowl combine your Parmesan Cheese, Breadcrumbs, Parsley, Garlic Salt, and Ground Pepper. Mix it all, I used a fork to break up any clumps of cheese.

Chicken Tenderloins in breading for chicken parmesan

Crack your egg into a separate bowl; this will be used for an egg wash. You can either dip or bathe your chicken before the breading.

Beat your egg with a fork; I started with one egg. I realized I needed more and added a second egg.

Use a basting brush to brush the egg onto your chicken breasts or a fork to dip the chicken.

After the chicken is coated in eggs, drag the chicken through the breading until it is well coated.

Lay your chicken out on your Air Fryer trays.

Air Fryer Chicken Parmesan Laid on air fryer racks

Repeat until all the chicken breasts are coated and ready to bake.

Now I used an Air Fryer that PowerXL sent me, and you can order them on Amazon -> here. I had an egg-shaped air fryer before, but with family’s size is, the rack is the way to go for cooking lots of food at once.

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Turn your Air Fryer to 350 degrees. I started mine at 20 minutes and kept an eye on how they were cooking. The thinner the chicken, the faster it will cook.

Air Fryer Chicken Parmesan on racks in air fryer

Be sure to use a meat thermometer (Find it -> here on Amazon) to ensure your chicken is cooked to 165 degrees.

Serve and enjoy!!

Air Fryer Chicken Parmesan served with pasta, corn and salad

We paired ours up with spaghetti and a green salad!!

HOW TO STORE LEFTOVER Air Fryer Chicken PARMESAN

You can store leftover casserole in an air-tight container for up to three days in the ridge. If freezing leftover casserole it can be kept in the freezer for up to 30 days.

Storing leftovers properly requires the right tools! My preferred storage method is if the leftovers can be sealed in a food saver. If not, then an air-tight container or Ziploc bag for the fridge is the way I go. The air-tight container and a freezer Ziploc bag are the next best bet for freezing the leftovers. I also use a food scale to measure portions into serving sizes.

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HOW TO REHEAT CHICKEN PARMESAN

The best way to reheat chicken parmesan is to put it in a preheated oven or even in the air fryer!

What To Serve With Air Fryer Chicken Parmesan:

Air Fryer Chicken Parmesan Weight Watchers Points Break Down:

I just took how many servings it made when I dished out. Be sure to replug the ingredients independently, as some brands will have different points values.

Air Fryer Chicken Parmesan Recipe is such an easy weeknight dinner to make! Use the air fryer to avoid grease and not heat up your house as well! And is a low smartpoints value

What is your go-to Air Fryer Chicken dinner recipe?

Other Variations Of Chicken Parmesan:

Chicken Parmesan is one of those dishes that the whole family and the kids will love! If you want more variations and tips on Chicken Parmesan, check out Easy Chicken Parmesan Recipes. (see the post -> here)

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Air Fryer Chicken Parmesan Recipe

Air Fryer Chicken Parmesan Recipe is such an easy weeknight dinner to make! Use the air fryer to avoid grease and not heat up your house as well!

Course Entree

Cuisine American, Italian

Keyword air fryer, chicken Parmesan, parmesan cheese

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 25

Total Time 30

Servings Servings

Calories 137kcal

Author Jenny

Equipment

Air Fryer

Ingredients

4 Pounds Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts Tenderloins
1/4 Cup Parmesan Cheese
2 Tablespoon Breadcrumbs
1 Teaspoon Dried Parsley
3 Teaspoon garlic salt
1/4 Teaspoon Black Pepper
2 Egg

Instructions

Spray your racks to the air fryer with a non-stick spray, this will help to make sure that the breading won’t stick to the trays.
In a bowl combine your Parmesan Cheese, Breadcrumbs, Parsley, Garlic Salt, and Ground Pepper. Mix it all, I used a fork to break up any clumps of cheese.
Crack your egg into a separate bowl, this will be used for an egg wash to either drip or bath your chicken before the breading.
Beat your egg with a fork, I started with one egg and add a second as I realized one wouldn’t be enough for my chicken to coat it all.
Use a basting brush to brush the egg on to your chicken breasts, or use a fork to dip the chicken.
After the chicken is coated in eggs drag the chicken through the breading until it is well coated.
Lay your chicken out on your Air Fryer trays.
Repeat until all the chicken breasts are coated and ready to bake.
Turn your Air Fryer to 350 degrees. I started mine at 20 minutes and kept an eye on how they were cooking. The thinner the chicken the faster it will cook.
Be sure to use a meat thermometer to make sure your chicken cooked to 160 degrees.
Serve and enjoy!!

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