Air Fryer Blackened Chicken
December 16, 2021
super easy
Air Fryer Blackened Chicken is spicy, delicious and easy! This is going to be your go to meal prep. It’s quick, easy, flavorful and all clean whole ingredients. This chicken is perfect for meal prep due to its versatility. You can add it to sandwiches, crunch wraps, salad, pasta or by itself for a quick and easy protein snack. It is good in anything, on anything and with anything. We make it every single Sunday and I’m pretty sure this one is my all time favorite recipe.
Why you'll love this recipe
- Tastes good on and in basically anything!
- All clean and easy accessibly ingredients.
- This air fryer blackened chicken is so easy to make and ready in under 10 minutes in the air fryer.
- You can easily adjust the spice to your liking with the cayenne pepper.
- Freezer friendly!
- Meal prep friendly.
Can you BBQ this chicken?
You can definitely BBQ or bake this air fryer blackened chicken recipe. If you BBQ do not cut the chicken into strips. Pound the chicken thin to approx. 3/4″ thick and season the entire chicken breast. Place on the BBQ and cook until completely cooked through.
How do you track this recipe in MyFitnessPal?
MyFitnessPal tracking tip: weigh your meat raw and enter as a recipe ingredient. Weigh your meat upon cooking and set as your total number of servings. Each time you use the meat enter the total grams used as your serving size.
Nutrition facts for using 1 lbs. of raw chicken and 4 cooked servings.
This recipe can be used for up to 2 lbs. of chicken. Note the seasoning will be less with more chicken.
Can you freeze this chicken?
Yes!! Stop buying frozen chicken and prep yourself this air fryer blackened chicken recipe and place in freezer safe bags. Grab them straight out of the freezer and reheat in the air fryer or microwave.
What to pair the air fryer blackened chicken with?
Check out these blackened chicken recipes:
- Blackened Chicken Tacos
- Blackened Shrimp Alfredo
- Blackened Chicken Caesar Salad
- Blackened Chicken White Sauce Pizza
- Blackened Chicken Alfredo
Yield
1-2 pounds of strips
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Ingredients
Adjust Servings
| 1 lbs. chicken breast | |
| 1 Tbsp. smoked paprika | |
| 1 Tbsp. garlic powder | |
| 1 tsp. salt | |
| 1 tsp. black pepper | |
| 1/4 to 1 tsp. cayenne pepper |
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24 Comments
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Trisha Isaac
These chicken strips are better than any frozen ones you can buy! They are so easy and delicious! I am a baby when it comes to cayenne, so I either leave it out or only use about 1/4 tsp and it’s perfect for me and my fam! Delicious!
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Ivy A
This chicken recipe is on repeat at my house when we have chicken breast thawed out. Perfect for a bowl, quesadilla, a pita, a pasta bowl, literally anything! Super tasty and easy.
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Elizabeth
Our Costco stopped carrying blackened chicken tenders for a long period of time so I tried these. Now we ONLY make these instead of buying them. 10/10
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Selma
I make this all the time & it’s so good!! I love to make it with chicken thighs (personal preference) & sometimes cook it on a cast-iron skillet. The combination of seasonings is amazing!! I will never buy the brand name version ever again!!
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Susana
LOVE IT! Do you think I could make this in the oven as well? if so, for how long and at what temperature?
Thank you! Big fan of your recipes-
daniellelimaDefinitely! Check out my sheet pan fajita bowls for temp and time that could work with this also.
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Lesley
Perfect seasoning on this chicken to spice up my salads and warps. Air Fryer makes the chicken a perfect texture for me! My go to prep!
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Suz
This was so easy to make, and I had all the seasonings already on hand! I’ve put it over noodles, and in burrito bowls. Great and versatile!
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Sarah
My husband liked it so much he didn’t believe I actually made it hahaha
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daniellelima
HAHAH! This is amazing!!
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Kate
I wish I found this recipe sooner! It’s SO easy! I’ve been using it for meal prep and looking forward to eating it for lunch in my salads each day. It is crispy and flavorful (even days later). I will be using this at least once a week moving forward.
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daniellelima
Yessss!! That is so awesome! It is one of my favorites too!
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Swilson13
Can you freeze these after they’re cooked?
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daniellelima
I don’t see why not!!
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Stephanie
I made your air fryer blackened chicken last night instead of buying the Tyson ones. We didn’t air fry it, because we were grilling so just tossed it in there.
Why have I waited so long? So good. So easy. 💯 better!!!
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daniellelima
Amazing!! It is my absolute favorite and can be used so many different ways. Love this! Thank you for sharing.
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Allison
Huge fan for everyone in the family who loves the recipe (even my picky 8 year old) and can choose to use the chicken however it works for them throughout the week.
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daniellelima
Yay!! That is awesome, thank you!
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Candice
Soooo easy and delicious! Love putting this chicken on salads, over rice, & with pasta.
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Jenny
The best chicken to meal prep for the week ahead! I love to use this recipe in my wraps for lunch during the week!
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Brianne
I make this chicken all the time!
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Karlie
I CANNOT recommend this recipe enough for quick grab and go meal prep throughout the week! It’s delicious in wraps, on salads, quick tacos..the flavor of the chicken is next level! Best part is, it takes less than 10 minutes to make! This is a weekly staple in our house!
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Payton B
My go-to chicken for everything– pasta, salads, entree’s, shredded, etc. It goes perfectly with everything and tastes delicious!!
This is the BEST way to meal prep chicken for salads! I would typically just oven roast with some seasoning and olive oil, but this took my salad to the next level ??