Air Fryer Chick-Fil-A Chicken Nuggets

Step 1

Cut the chicken into bite-sized pieces, set aside.In a medium-sized bowl, whisk together the buttermilk, egg, and pickle juice until smooth.

Step 2

Add the chicken and coat in the mixture. Cover and place in the fridge for at least 1 hour or up to overnight (overnight is best).

Step 3

In a gallon-sized ziploc bag add the flour, powdered sugar, cornstarch, salt, and pepper. Shake it up so everything gets mixed together.

Step 4

Preheat the air fryer to 390°F.

Step 5

Place pieces of chicken into the flour mixture, close the bag, and shake to coat the chicken. I do about 1/4th batch at a time.

Step 6

Spray the basket of the air fryer with olive oil spray.

Step 7

Place the chicken nuggets not touching into the air fryer basket. Spray very well with the olive oil spray, make sure each piece is coated.

Step 8

Air fry for 8 minutes, flipping halfway through, and spray liberally with more olive oil spray. Chicken is done when an internal temperature reaches 165°F.

Step 9

Repeat with the remaining nuggets.