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Close-up of air fryer frozen chicken nuggets in a large bowl, next to a small dipping bowl filled with honey mustard sauce.

Air Fryer Frozen Chicken Nuggets

The air fryer makes chicken nuggets crispier than ever!
Prep: 5 minutes
Cook: 10 minutes
Total: 15 minutes
Yield:1 serving

Equipment

  • air fryer
  • Cooking spray safe for air fryers, optional

Ingredients

  • frozen chicken nuggets any type, any brand
  • dipping sauce of choice optional

Instructions

  • Preheat air fryer to 400° Fahrenheit.
  • When preheated, spray air fryer basket with spray oil (optional) and place chicken nuggets in basket in single, even layer, making sure not to stack or overlap nuggets. Work in batches as needed to avoid over-crowding basket. Place basket in air fryer and cook 5 minutes.
  • Remove basket and flip chicken nuggets over. Return basket to air fryer and cook another 5 minutes, for total cook time of 10 minutes.
    Frozen chicken nuggets in an air fryer basket
  • Transfer chicken nuggets to plate(s) and serve with plenty of dipping sauce (optional).

Notes

  • Spray Oil: If you like your chicken nuggets a little less crispy, you can skip the spray oil altogether or just use it on the basket itself. If you like your nuggets really crispy, spray the basket with spray oil, place the nuggets in the basket, then lightly (lightly!) spray the nuggets with oil, too.
  • Nuggets: We used Applegate Natural Frozen Chicken Nuggets, and the nutrition info shown here reflects those specifically. Any type and any brand of frozen chicken nuggets work, though! Also, if you're cooking a lot of nuggets or you have a smaller air fryer, you'll need to work in batches to avoid over-crowding the air fryer basket. They won't cook like they need to if you put too many in the basket at one time.
  • Air Fryer Oven: Preheat air fryer oven to 400°F. Place chicken nuggets in a single, even layer on the air fryer tray(s). Fry nuggets for 5 minutes, then flip nuggets over and rotate trays. Fry nuggets another 5 minutes or until done.
  • Make it Gluten Free: Use gluten-free chicken nuggets.
  • Make it Low Carb: Use lightly breaded nuggets or nuggets with the lowest carb count you can find.
  • Make it Vegetarian/Vegan: Use plant-based chick'n nuggets.

Nutrition

Serving Size: 1serving | Calories: 190kcal | Protein: 12g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 35mg | Sodium: 350mg | Potassium: 184mg | Total Carbs: 14g | Sugar: 1g | Net Carbs: 14g | Calcium: 6mg
Recipe By:Cheryl Malik