Air Fryer Buffalo Chicken Nuggets

• servings: 4 servings
• active time: 5 minutes
• total time: 21 minutes

Ingredients

1 lb boneless (skinless chicken breast (2 breasts)

1/2 tsp garlic powder

1/2 tsp paprika

1/2 tsp chili powder (use ground cayenne to make it hotter)

1/8 tsp black pepper

3/4 cup seasoned panko (or gluten-free crumbs)

olive oil spray

3 tablespoons Frank's Hot Sauce (or your favorite hot sauce)

optional: celery stalks and carrot sticks, 1/2 cup blue cheese dressing (for serving)

Directions

Cut the chicken into small bite sized chunks. Season with garlic powder, paprika, chili powder and black pepper.

Place panko in a small bowl. Place the hot sauce in another small bowl.

Dip the chicken into the hot sauce a few at a time, then into the crumbs and place on the air fryer basket in a single layer, in batches if needed.

Spray the top generously with olive oil and air fry 8 minutes at 400, flipping halfway and spraying the other side when you flip.

Serve with celery and carrot sticks and blue cheese dressing, if desired.

Nutrition

• Calories: 180 kcal
• Total Fat: 3 g
• Saturated Fat: 0.5 g
• Cholesterol: 83 mg
• Sodium: 501.5 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 9.5 g
• Dietary Fiber: 0.5 g
• Total Sugars: 1 g
• Protein: 27 g