Air Fryer Chicken Mini Fillets
Making these chicken mini fillets (or chicken tenders) in the air fryer is so easy, flavorful and perfect for dinner or as an appetizer!
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 204kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 12 chicken mini fillets or chicken tenders
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- ½ teaspoon paprika*
- ½ teaspoon dried thyme
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
- pinch salt
- pinch black pepper optional
Instructions
- Preheat the air fryer for 3 minutes at 190C / 375F.
- Pat the chicken mini fillets dry with paper towel, then add to a bowl. Drizzle on the olive oil, and sprinkle over sweet paprika, dried thyme, garlic powder, salt and black pepper (if using). Use your hands to evenly coat the chicken in the herbs and spices.
- Use tongs to add the chicken mini fillets to your air fryer basket in a single layer, leaving a little space between them to allow for the air to circulate and evenly cook the chicken. Air fry for 10-12 minutes at 190C / 375F, using tongs to flip the chicken halfway through the cook time.
- Check for an internal temperature at the deepest point of the chicken of 74C / 165F using a meat thermometer. Air fry for a few more minutes, if required.
Notes
*I suggest that my low histamine readers will want to use sweet paprika, which scores 0 on the SIGHI list.
- Don't overcrowd the air fryer basket - leave a little space between the chicken mini fillets so the air can circulate.
- Sweet paprika scores 0 on the SIGHI list if you're a low histamine reader. Hot or smoked paprika are higher histamine per that list.
- If using chicken tenderloins, you would want to remove the white tendon before you season and cook the chicken.
- Cook time will vary slightly depending upon the size of the chicken strips, so add a few more minutes for larger pieces.
- Nutritional information is auto-generated and should be understood to be an estimate.
- garlic, which scores 1 with a note, 'In small amounts, usually well tolerated after cooking'.
- black pepper, which scores 2 with a note, 'Small amounts are tolerated'.
Nutrition
Calories: 204kcal | Carbohydrates: 0.4g | Protein: 32g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Cholesterol: 96mg | Sodium: 174mg | Potassium: 564mg | Fiber: 0.2g | Sugar: 0.03g | Vitamin A: 173IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 11mg | Iron: 1mg
