5 INGREDIENT CRISPY CHEESY AIR FRYER CHICKEN DINNER RECIPE

5 Ingredient Crispy Cheesy Air Fryer Chicken Dinner Recipe image

Provided by @MakeItYours

Number Of Ingredients 5

4 thin chicken breasts (or two chicken breasts cut/pounded to be thin)
1 cup milk
1/2 cup panko bread crumbs
3/4-1 cup shaved Parmesan-Asiago cheese blend (can use any type of hard shaved or shredded cheese like Parmesan, Asiago, Romano)
salt + pepper to taste

Steps:

Preheat your air fryer to 400 degrees. Spray the cooking basket lightly with cooking spray. In a large bowl place the milk and chicken breasts. Sprinkle in a generous pinch of salt and freshly ground pepper. Allow to marinate in the milk for 10 minutes. In a shallow bowl combine panko bread crumbs and shaved cheese. Dredge chicken breasts through panko and cheese mixture (press the mixture on top of the chicken generously) and place in the air fryer basket. Make sure that the basket is not overcrowded. I fit 2 chicken breasts in the basket, so I did this in two batches. Spray the top of the chicken lightly with cooking spray (this 'locks on' the cheesy bread crumb topping). Cook for 8 minutes, flipping the chicken breasts halfway through. Remove from the air fryer, repeat the process with any remaining chicken breasts. If you want to warm everything, you can add the already cooked chicken breasts into the basket and cook them for 1 minute to warm them! Enjoy