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Air Fryer Nashville Hot Chicken

Make a great batch of Air Fryer Nashville Hot Chicken in your Air Fryer or Ninja Foodi.
5 from 4 votes
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Resting Time 4 hours
Total Time 4 hours 25 minutes
Course Air Fryer Chicken Recipes
Cuisine American
Servings 6 Servings
Calories 240 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 6 Boneless, Skinless Chicken Thighs
  • 1/2 Cup Buttermilk
  • 1/4 Cup Dill Pickle Juice
  • 2 Tbsp Nashville Hot Sauce
  • 1 Large Egg, Beaten

Breading

  • 1 Cup Gluten-Free or Regular All-Purpose Flour
  • 1 Tsp Salt
  • 1 Tsp Garlic Powder
  • 1/2 Tsp Cayenne Pepper

Sauce for Serving

  • 2 Tbsp Nashville Hot Sauce

Instructions
 

  • Begin by preparing the marinade. In a Ziploc bag, add in the buttermilk, pickle juice, Nashville hot sauce, and large egg.
  • Add the chicken into the bag and lay flat in a pan to fully coat, let this sit in the fridge and soak for at least 4 hours.
  • When ready to cook, prepare a bowl with flour, salt, garlic powder, and cayenne pepper.
  • Pull each piece of chicken out of the bag, shake off the excess marinade, dip it in the flour. Place back in the bag and dip again, shake off, then dip in the flour. It gets dipped twice.
  • Carefully place the chicken on a lined air fryer basket or spray the basket with grapeseed oil spray.
  • Repeat this for the remaining chicken, cook in batches if needed.
  • Cook in the air fryer at 390*F for 12-15 minutes or until the internal temperature reaches at least 165*F to serve. It's best to flip the chicken and spray again with grapeseed oil spray about halfway through the cooking time.
  • Repeat for the remaining batches.
  • Once fully cooked, use the hot sauce and fully coat the chicken with it before serving.

Notes

If chicken is floury, spray with grapeseed oil spray.
The Nashville Hot Sauce can either be store-bought or homemade.  If you are looking for a homemade version, this Nashville Hot Sauce Recipe is a great one to use.
I used Frank's Red Hot - Nashville Hot Sauce.

Nutrition

Serving: 1ServingCalories: 240kcalCarbohydrates: 18gProtein: 26gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.02gCholesterol: 141mgSodium: 976mgPotassium: 347mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 175IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 42mgIron: 2mg
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