Air Fryer Chicken and Broccoli
Quick air fryer chicken with broccoli and mushrooms in a savory-sweet sauce. Serve over rice and top or serve on the side with creamy sriracha mayo.
Servings: 2 servings
Ingredients
Ingredients
- ?1 lb 450 g2-3 mediumchicken breastscut into 1-inch pieces
- ?1 teaspoonsoilpeanut vegetable, or canola
- ?7 oz 200 gbroccoli floretsabout 2 cups, cut into small bite size pieces
- ?1 cupmushroomssliced 3 mm/ ?" thick
- ?2 clovesgarlicminced
- ?2 teaspoonsfresh gingergrated or minced
- ?1 teaspoonhoney
- ?2 teaspoonssesame oil
- ?1 tablespoonsoy sauceall-purpose or light
- ?1 teaspoonsriracha or hot sauce
- ?Rice
- ?Creamy sriracha mayo
Instructions
Instructions
- Preheat the air fryer to 400°F (205°C).
- If not already, cut the 1 lb (450 g) chicken breasts into 1-inch pieces and slice the mushrooms to about 3 mm thick.
- In a large bowl combine the minced garlic (2 cloves), grated or minced fresh ginger (2 teaspoons), honey (1 teaspoon), sesame oil (2 teaspoons), soy sauce (1 tablespoon), and sriracha or hot sauce (1 teaspoon). Stir to make the sauce.
- Add the chicken pieces, broccoli florets (7 oz / 200 g), and the 1 cup sliced mushrooms to the bowl with the sauce. Add the 1 teaspoon oil (peanut, vegetable, or canola) and toss everything until the chicken and vegetables are evenly coated.
- Arrange the coated chicken and vegetables in a single layer in the preheated air fryer basket. Avoid overcrowding; cook in batches if necessary so items are in a single layer.
- Air fry at 400°F (205°C) for 10 minutes total, flipping or shaking the basket halfway through cooking (about at 5 minutes) to ensure even browning.
- Check that the chicken is cooked through — internal temperature should reach 165°F (74°C) — and that vegetables are tender and slightly charred. If needed, continue cooking in 1–2 minute increments until done.
- Let the chicken and vegetables rest in the basket for 2–3 minutes after cooking.
- Serve the chicken and broccoli over rice (cook rice according to package instructions) and offer the creamy sriracha mayo on the side or drizzled on top.
Equipment
- Air Fryer
Notes
If your Air Fryer basket is small, cook the chicken and vegetables in batches as overcrowding the basket will result in steamed chicken and vegetables and they won’t char.
This recipe makes 2-3 generous portions.
Nutritionis calculated per serving assuming 2 servings, excluding rice.
To make a sauce (optional):After air frying, you can make a sauce to toss the chicken and vegetables in. Here’s how you make it: double the marinade amounts, take half of it and mix with¼cup of water and 1 tablespoon of cornstarch. Then in a small saucepan on the stovetop, simmer the sauce until it thickens. Toss the Air Fryer chicken and broccoli in the sauce and serve over rice.
This recipe makes 2-3 generous portions.
Nutritionis calculated per serving assuming 2 servings, excluding rice.
To make a sauce (optional):After air frying, you can make a sauce to toss the chicken and vegetables in. Here’s how you make it: double the marinade amounts, take half of it and mix with¼cup of water and 1 tablespoon of cornstarch. Then in a small saucepan on the stovetop, simmer the sauce until it thickens. Toss the Air Fryer chicken and broccoli in the sauce and serve over rice.