Air Fryer Chicken Sandwich
This Air Fryer Chicken Sandwich is a healthier Chick-Fil-A copycat recipe perfect for a quick lunch or dinner!
Servings: 4
Calories: 303kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
Chicken Sandwich
- ½ cup pickle juice
- ¼ cup buttermilk
- 2 chicken breasts, halved horizontally
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup panko
- 1.5 tsps smoked paprika
- 1.5 tsps garlic powder
- 1.5 tsps onion powder
- 1.5 tsps salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- olive oil spry, for cooking
- 4 brioche hamburger buns
Toppings
- pickles
- lettuce
- tomatoes
- Homemade Chick-Fil-A Sauce
Instructions
- Mix the pickle juice and the buttermilk in a medium bowl, dip the chicken and allow marinating for at least 1.5 hours.
- Whisk the eggs in a medium bowl.
- Add the panko to a medium bowl and add 1 teaspoon of smoked paprika, 1 teaspoon of garlic powder, 1 teaspoon of onion powder, 1 teaspoon of salt, and ¼ teaspoon of black pepper. Mix all the ingredients until well combined.
- Add the all-purpose flour to a medium bowl and add ½ teaspoon of smoked paprika, ½ teaspoon of garlic powder, ½ teaspoon of onion powder, ½ teaspoon of salt, and ¼ teaspoon of black pepper. Mix all the ingredients until well combined.
- Preheat the air fryer to 350° F.
- Remove the chicken from the marinating juice and drain all the excess liquid. Then, dip the chicken into the whisked eggs.
- Add the all-purpose flour mixture into a shallow dish and dip the chicken into the flour mixture. Press enough to get a thick coating all over the chicken.
- Add the panko mixture into a shallow dish and dip the chicken pieces into the breadcrumbs. Press enough to get a thick coating all over the chicken.
- Place the chicken into the air fryer basket and spray with olive oil on both sides. Air fry the chicken for 15-20 minutes, or until the internal temp reaches 165 F. Flip the chicken breast fillets halfway through.
- Remove the chicken fillets from the air fryer and assemble the chicken sandwich with brioche buns, lettuce, tomato, pickles, and my Homemade Chick-Fil-A Sauce.
Nutrition
Calories: 303kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 31g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Cholesterol: 156mg | Sodium: 1606mg | Potassium: 556mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 548IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 72mg | Iron: 3mg
Nutrition information is approximate and was calculated using a recipe nutrition label generator.