Air Fryer Chicken Sandwich

Low angled shot of an air fryer fried chicken sandwich on a bun with lettuce, tomato, pickles, and mayo

4.62 from 18 votes

Chicken fillets are fried to a crispy, crunchy golden brown for a delectable chicken sandwich piled high with all your favorite sandwich toppings.

Course Main Dish Recipes

Cuisine American

Keyword air fried chicken sandwich, air fryer, air fryer chicken, air fryer chicken sandwich, air fryer spicy chicken sandwich, chicken sandwich, spicy chicken sandwich

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 15

Total Time 30

Servings servings

Calories 634kcal

Author Robin Donovan

Ingredients

1 pound chicken fillets use breast or thighs
1 cup all-purpose flour
½ cup cornstarch or potato starch or use an extra ½ cup flour
2 teaspoons kosher salt divided
1 teaspoon paprika
1 ½ teaspoons black pepper divided
2 large eggs beaten
4 burger buns
Lettuce tomato slices, pickle slices, pickled jalapeno slices, coleslaw, mayonnaise, hot sauce, barbecue sauce, or any other desired toppings

Instructions

Season the chicken with 1 teaspoon of salt and ½ teaspoon of pepper.
Stir the flour, cornstarch, the remaining teaspoon of salt, the remaining teaspoon of pepper, and the paprika together in a shallow bowl.
Dredge each piece of chicken first in the flour mixture, then dunk in the egg, and then finally in the flour mixture again.
Line the basket of the air fryer basket with a sheet of perforated parchment paper, if using.
Spray or brush oil all over the chicken pieces.
Arrange the chicken pieces in a single layer in the air fryer basket (cook in two batches if necessary).
Set the temperature to 400ºF and cook for 8 minutes.
Turn the chicken pieces over, spray or brush them with a bit more oil, and then cook on 400ºF for another 7 minutes or so, until the chicken is golden brown and crisp all over.
Place one chicken fillet on the bottom half of each bun and top with your desired toppings.

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