TheWildWaynes
a family of four cooking & creating our way through tiny living
Air Fryer Chicken Parmesan
I am going to be honest with you. Dave and I are sitting here two cups of coffee in playing with the kids and I am at a loss for words. Unsure if it is the late night or just the feeling that every blog post seems to need this neat and concise story and this one just doesn’t have one. It is just a great recipe for Air Fryer Chicken Air Fryer Chicken Parmesan.
Sometimes food is just that. Food.
We had chicken, we had Parmesan, and we had sauce. Boom. Dinner. Lol.
As with most of our meals, both of the kids gobbled it up. I realize more and more that although Harrison is “picky” and Hailey will eat anything and everything… They both tend to always gobble up dinner. They do play hard during the day so maybe part of it is they are just starving by the time dinner rolls around. This recipe was no exception. Als, I had also had a long day and I gobbled this Air Fryer Chicken Parmesan up too — with a giant glass of wine. Dave had a big ol glass of scotch. Lol.
Check out the recipe below, and the YouTube video even further down. Make sure to follow the links to subscribe to our YouTube channel to be notified when new videos are posted.
Dave also has some other great Air Fryer recipes like Air Fried Pizza Pockets (super kid friendly!)
Air Fried Chicken Parmesan
Equipment
- Air Fryer
Ingredients
- 3 lbs Boneless/Skinless Chicken Thighs
- 16 oz Your Favorite Marinara Hunts is cheap and delicious
- 1 & 1/2 cups Mozzarella Cheese sliced or shredded
- 1 Tbsp Olive Oil
- 1 Tbsp Italian Seasoning
- 1 cup Flour
Egg Wash
- 3 Eggs
- 1/2 tsp Black Pepper
- 1/2 tsp Salt
Dredge
- 1 cup Plain or Italian Breadcrumbs
- 1 cups Parmesan Cheese freshly grated preferred
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1/2 tsp Black Pepper fresh ground preferred
Instructions
Breading
- Mix dredge ingredients on a plate
- Beat eggs with salt and pepper on another plate
- Spread 1 cup flour on another plate
- Take each boneless chicken thigh and cover in flour shaking off extra flour
- Dip floured chicken thigh into the egg wash making sure all of the chicken thigh surface is covered in egg
- Cover the egg washed chicken thigh with the bread crumb and parmesan dredge and push the crumbs into the egg so the crumbs stick well
- Place breaded chicken thighs on a piece of wax paper
- Repeat for the remaining chicken thighs
Air Fryer
- Preheat air fryer to 400°F for 5 minutes
- Spray the hot air fryer basket with olive oil
- Place breaded chicken thighs into the air fryer basket so there is room left for hot air to blow around each thigh
- *Two or three batches if needed
- Spray chicken with olive oil
- Air fry at 370 degrees for 10 mins and flip the chicken using a cookie spatula and lightly spray with olive oil
- Air fry 370°F for 6 minutes
- Spoon 2 – 3 Tbsp marinara over each chicken thigh
- Put 2 slices or ¼ cup shredded mozzarella cheese over each chicken thigh, sprinkle with Italian seasoning
- Air fry at 320°F for 4 more minutes
- Use a cookie spatula to slide under each finished chicken parmesan and move to a plate to cool for 5 minutes before digging in
- Serve with pasta, noodled zucchini or carrots and a salad
- Put a chicken parmesan between two halves of a toasted bun to make a chicken parmesan sandwich
Video
Nutrition
Follow us on YouTube!
If you want an easy way to check out all of Dave’s amazing recipes and get a little behind the scenes content on our life in the trailer, don’t forget to check us out on YouTube. Dave posts new recipes every week and I’m working on adding some “vlogs” of our daily life.
Pingback: Yummy Salt & Pepper Chicken Wings - TheWildWaynes
Pingback: Crispy Butter Cheddar Chicken Cutlets in the Air Fryer - TheWildWaynes
Pingback: Onion Dill Chicken Tenders in the Air Fryer - TheWildWaynes