You’ll love air breaded chicken breast in air fryer chicken nuggets, we guarantee that! These air fried frozen chicken nuggets come out so crispy and quick when they’re air fried.
It’s hard not to cook these air fryer frozen chicken nuggets in any other way. The frozen air fried chicken nuggets can easily be cooked when taken straight from the freezer. Depending on the size and thickness of the nuggets, they’ll cook between about 10-12 minutes. Do you need to oil spray?
Since these frozen chicken nuggets are already pre-fried, we don’t feel you need to add extra oil. You’ll see all the oil release at the bottom of the air fryer. It’s less greasy if you DON’T add extra oil spray. Lay them in a single layer and leave a little space between the nuggets. You want the hot circulating air to crisp all sides and edges of the nuggets. If they’re too close or stacked onto of each other, they won’t cook evenly. Our timing and details are below in the recipe box.
Not the prettiest, but they’re functional and spritz oil great! They don’t clog up like many others we’ve bought. These perforated non-stick silicone mats are used to cook food in your air fryer or steamer to minimize sticking. Holes allow air to cook food evenly. Best Brand of Frozen Chicken Nuggets for Air Fryer?
There’s so many different brands with different sizes and thicknesses of the chicken nuggets. Do a test batch first for a small handful. After cooking your first few nuggets, you’ll know more of how long and temp is best for your brand. Lots of factors influence outcome of how frozen chicken nuggets cook. They all vary in size, thickness, and sometimes the coating so you’ll have to adjust timing. For best and even cooking, don’t overcrowd the basket. Fill just an even single layer of chicken nuggets.
All air fryers are different and some cook much hotter than others. Once you cook your first batch of chicken nuggets, you’ll know more of what works for your model of air fryer and size of food. These were tested on basket style air fryers. Read more recipe notes below the recipe. Nutrition will vary from brand to brand and will depend on the type of coating. C for another 2-4 minutes or until heated through and crispy.
Don’t overcrowd the air fryer basket. Recipe timing is based on a non-preheated air fryer. If cooking in multiple batches of chicken nuggets back to back, the following batches may cook a little quicker. If using a larger air fryer, the chicken nuggets might cook quicker so adjust cooking time. Air Fryer Crispy Chicken Strips using fresh homemade breading and fresh chicken. We love these tenders because they’re so juicy on the inside!
Doritos crusted chicken strips are amazing! The salty crunchy texture of the crushed chips make these one of our most popular air fried chicken recipes. For convenience, try Air Fryer Frozen Chicken Wings. They’re sold completely cooked and frozen so cooking times are quicker for a meal in minutes.
Air Fryer Frozen Breaded Chicken Breast is another way to have lunch or dinner ready in minutes. The frozen chicken breasts are usually sold as fully cooked. Here’s our complete collection of air fryer chicken recipes. This recipe was originally published in 2020 and re-published in 2021 with updated photos. Here’s a great recipe for oven homemade chicken nuggets. As an Amazon associate and partners with other affiliate programs, we may earn from your qualifying purchases. We may earn small commissions that goes towards all the costs of running this website and recipe tests.