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two air fryer frozen chicken patties on toasted buns with lettuce, red onions, mayo, pickles and ketchup.

Air Fryer Frozen Chicken Patties

Make crispy air fryer frozen chicken patties with simple ingredients with this recipe. Perfect for an easy crispy chicken sandwich or salad.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Servings 4
Calories 160 kcal

Equipment

  • Ninja Foodi

Ingredients
  

  • 4 Frozen Chicken Patties I added as many could fit into my air fryer with space in between (2-4). I used the Applegate brand.
  • Avocado oil spray or oil in a spray mister

Chicken Burger Toppings (Optional)

  • Hamburger Buns toasted
  • Butter Lettuce
  • Tomato
  • Pickles
  • Red Onion
  • Ketchup
  • Mayo

Instructions
 

  • Preheat your air fryer for 3-5 minutes at 400 degrees.
  • Add the chicken patties in a single layer to your air fryer basket
  • Spray the chicken patties generously with oil - this helps with crisping and browning.
  • Air fry at 400 degrees for 8 minutes.
  • Flip the chicken patties and spray them generously with oil again.
  • Air fry at 400 degrees for 5-7 more minutes to get them browned and crisped.
  • Assemble the burger by adding them to a bun with mayo, ketchup, tomato, red onions, and pickles.

Notes

  • Cook until the breading is golden brown and crisp enough for you: one of the benefits of an air fryer is that you can adjust the cook time to meet your preferences. You can check them for doneness around 12 minutes. But, feel free to add more time so that the chicken patties are crisp enough for you.
  • Making chicken burgers with cheese: if you want, you can add a slice of cheese to your crispy air-fried chicken patties and cook it for 30 seconds to 1 minute to melt the cheese.
  • Adjust the cook time for homemade chicken patties: you can use your favorite chicken patties recipe. But, you'll need to adjust the cook time. Be sure to cook those until a meat thermometer says that the internal temperature is 165 degrees.
  • Keep a single layer: the air fryer works best when there is space in between the food because space allows the hot air to circulate. So, for best results, make sure each frozen chicken patty has some room. I added as many as could fit into my air fryer with space in between. For the Ninja Foodi air fryer, this worked out to about two chicken patties. But, for square air fryers like the Cosori air fryer, you can fit up to four.

Nutrition

Calories: 160kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 35mg
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