Air Fryer Hen Parmesan – The Keep At Dwelling Chef

Strive our unique Baked Chicken Parmesan or our Eggplant Parmesan for a vegetarian possibility.

Why Our Recipe

• A traditional hen parmesan made simple within the air fryer, and able to eat in simply 25 minutes.
• Nonetheless get completely crispy breaded hen with out the surplus oil.
• It’s the right dinner for one or two.

Hen Parmesan, often known as Hen Parmigiana, is a traditional Italian dish that has been round since what appears like ceaselessly. Historically, it’s made by breading and frying hen cutlets, topping them with marinara sauce and mozzarella cheese, after which baking them within the oven. This time, we’re utilizing an air fryer as a substitute. Skip the frying and baking and nonetheless get a crispy exterior. It’s sooner and makes use of far much less oil.

Ingredient Notes

• Hen Breasts: Use boneless, skinless hen breasts for one of the best outcomes. Reducing and pounding them into skinny cutlets ensures they prepare dinner rapidly and evenly.
• All-Function Flour: Used as the bottom for breading the hen.
• Breadcrumbs: We use a mix of Panko and Italian for a standard Italian herb taste and that crunchy, crispiness you get from the Panko breadcrumbs.
• Parmesan Cheese: Freshly grated parmesan works finest for max taste.
• Mozzarella Cheese: Use recent mozzarella for one of the best melting and taste. Should you can’t discover recent mozzarella, thick slices of normal mozzarella may even work. Shredded can work too, simply make sure to make a great pile of it for melting.
• Marinara Sauce: You may simply use store-bought as this recipe solely makes use of a 1/2 cup for the topping.
• Contemporary Basil: That is the traditional garnish for hen parm and it’s extra than simply fairly, it additionally provides taste. You could possibly additionally use 1 teaspoon of dried basil for comfort.

Spritzing Oil

Whereas air frying is a technique to get issues crispy with out frying, you continue to want a bit of oil to get issues golden and crisp.

Use olive oil, avocado oil, vegetable oil, or a top quality cooking spray.

Relating to making use of the oil, a lightweight spritz with an oil mister is all you want. Or simply gently brush it on. You’re aiming to flippantly coat the floor of the meals, not soak it.

Why Pound Out Hen?

Pounding out your hen is an additional step that’s tempting to skip. I imply, positive, you can skip it, however the purpose why you do it’s so that your hen will prepare dinner extra evenly. That thinner finish that tapers off cooks lots sooner than the thick finish. Since air fryers prepare dinner sooner than a skillet or oven, pounding them into an excellent thickness does lots to make it possible for no a part of your hen is overcooked.

Air Fryer Suggestions

Use a Liner: Cleansing up is a breeze in the event you use air fryer parchment liners. Much less scrubbing, extra having fun with.

Don’t Overcrowd: Give your meals some respiration room within the air fryer basket. In case your air fryer isn’t enormous, prepare dinner in batches—it’s price it for these completely golden outcomes. And don’t overlook to toss or shake every little thing midway via so all of it cooks good and evenly.

Preserve an Eye on Issues: Air fryers work quick, and no one needs overcooked hen. Use a meat thermometer in the event you can (to succeed in a protected inner temperature of 165°F) and examine on issues towards the tip so that you nail that good doneness.

Serving Solutions

Pasta: We suggest a protracted noodle like spaghetti, linguini, or fettuccini. Nonetheless, you may completely use your favourite pasta with this dish. Penne or farfalle (bowtie) are nice choices.

Salad: Add a bit of inexperienced to your meal with a straightforward aspect salad. We love a traditional Caesar Salad or a easy Arugula Salad.

Bread: Full this Italian meal with some scrumptious, buttery garlic bread or breadsticks.

Dessert: You already know we needed to embrace dessert! Go all out and make our decadent Chocolate Tiramisu.