Crispy Chicken Fillets
Here at The Kitchen Bucket List, No Ingredients are left behind, not even those Doritos crumbs no one wants. We add them to our breading to really bring a fun tasty twist to everyone's beloved Crispy Chicken Fillets.
Equipment
- Air fryer, basket style
- Tongs
Ingredients
- ½ cup Doritos, crushed
- ½ cup Panko breadcrumbs
- ½ cup Italian breadcrumbs
- ¼ cup grated Parmigiano (parmesan) cheese
- 2 teaspoons dry chives
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- ¼ cup melted butter
- 1 tablespoon yellow mustard
- 1 tablespoon sour cream
- 2 teaspoons lemon pepper seasoning
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 pounds chicken breasts
Instructions
Fillet the Chicken Breasts
- On a large cutting board, cut the chicken breast into fillets. Place the chicken fillets into a large baking pan, see NOTE.
- Place the chicken in the refrigerator for now.
Prepare Breading, Dredging Mixture, Rub, and Fillets
- Breading - In a large bowl, combine the crushed Doritos, Panko breadcrumbs, Italian breadcrumbs, Parmigiano (parmesan) cheese, dry chives, and cornstarch. Set it aside for now.
- Dredging Mixture - Melt the butter. Then in another large bowl, combine the melted butter, mustard, and sour cream. Set it aside for now.
- Rub - In a small bowl, combine the lemon pepper seasoning and salt. Take the chicken out of the fridge. Coat the chicken in the salt/lemon pepper rub.
- Next, coat the rubbed chicken in the dredging mixture. Then, coat the chicken fillet in the breading. Repeat until done.
Time to make the Crispy Chicken Fillets
- Preheat the air fryer to 400 degrees F. for 3 minutes
- Place the coated chicken fillets in the air fryer basket, about 5 - 6. Continue cooking at 400 degrees F. for 11 minutes. Place the remaining coated chicken fillets back in the refrigerator.
- Flip the chicken halfway through the cooking time.
- Check the chicken with a thermometer. The chicken will be cooked at an internal temperature of 165 degrees F.
- Place the cooked chicken on a cooling rack with a catch pan underneath it.
- Repeat the air frying steps until they are finished, see NOTE.
- Serve with French fries and Enjoy!
Notes
- The 2 pounds of chicken breast gave us 15 chicken fillets.
- The size of the chicken fillets allowed us to put 5 - 6 fillets at a time in the air fryer basket.
- This recipe was done in a basket-style air fryer, 5.8 qt.
