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Parmesan crusted chicken

Super tasty and crispy chicken breast with a parmesan herbed crust to die for. 

Ingredients

Scale
  • 1 pound chicken breast cut in fillets. 
  • 2 cups grated parmesan cheese
  • ½ cup breadcrumbs
  • 2 teaspoons garlic powder
  • 2 teaspoons dried parsley 
  • 2 teaspoons dried oregano
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon chili flakes (optional) 
  • 1 cup white flour
  • 2 eggs
  • Olive oil in spray

Instructions

  • Start by cracking the eggs and whisk them with the salt in a bowl. 
  • In a second bowl put the flour. 
  • In a third bowl mix the parmesan cheese, the breadcrumbs, and the herbs and mix well. 
  • Pass each fillet through the flour, then eggwash, then parmesan and breadcrumbs mix. 
  • Once all of the fillets have been crusted, spray the air fryer basket with some olive oil and place a few of the crusted chicken fillets leaving enough space in between to ensure the air circulating. 
  • Spray them with more olive oil and cook for 7 minutes or until golden at 392 F/ 200 C flipping through mid-cooking. 
  • Serve alongside a salad or your preferred side dish. 

Notes

This parmesan-crusted chicken is perfect to slice and add to salads. The fried fillets can be stored in the fridge for up to 3 days. Reheat in the air fryer for 2 minutes.