Air Fryer Frozen Chicken Nuggets
Super simple frozen chicken nuggets in the air fryer times and temps. Chicken nuggets in the air fryer give you the easiest and most crispy golden brown nugget. Plus, the air fryer makes nuggets, chicken strips, or chicken tenders a snap with NO OIL. Tender juicy chicken centers with fantastic breaded outsides, make air fried chicken nuggets the perfect weeknight dinner.
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 227kcal
Ingredients
- Frozen Chicken Nuggets or Frozen Chicken Strips
- Favorite Dipping Sauces
Instructions
Air Fried Frozen Chicken Nuggets
- Preheat air fryer to 390 degrees for 5 minutes.
- Place FROZEN chicken nuggets into the air fryer/air crisp basket.
- Frozen chicken nuggets cook for 12 minutes (also on 390).
- Shake cooking nuggets halfway through cooking to ensure golden brown coating on all sides.
- Serve chicken nuggets with dipping sauce.
Air Fried Frozen Chicken Strips
- Preheat air fryer to 390 degrees for 5 minutes.
- Place FROZEN chicken strips into the air crisp basket in a single layer.
- Frozen chicken strips should cook for 18 minutes (continuing on 390 degrees), flipping halfway through to make sure both sides crisp up.
- Serve crispy chicken strips with dipping sauce.
Notes
Air Fryer Used in this recipe was the Ninja Foodi All in one 6.5 quart. The Ninja Foodi has an inner ceramic bowl and an air crisp basket. The air crisp basket was added to the inner ceramic pot to cook the strips and nuggets. Air crisp lid was used.
Serving Size
- For the strips, 3 is a serving.
- For the nuggets, 5 is a serving.
Nutrition
Serving: 5nuggets | Calories: 227kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 28mg | Sodium: 968mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 7g