Air fryer Chicken Parmesan

This air fryer chicken parmesan  dinner can be on your table in 30 minutes, if your using prepared marinara sauce.

What do I mean prepared??? Here is Italian  restaurant cooking 101. Marinara sauce is used in many Italian recipes, so when I make it, I make more than I need, and freeze it in different size containers  for ready made meals.

If you don’t want to make your own marinara you can use store bought. Making your own marinara is so easy you’ll want to make it often.

Here’s how easy it is:  Marinara Sauce recipe……In a stock pot in 4 tablespoons of olive oil saute one bunch of chopped Italian parsley, with one chopped onion and 4 tablespoons of chopped garlic saute until limp add in 3  15 oz cans chopped tomatoes and 3 15 oz cans of tomato sauce, and 2 cans of  water simmer covered for 2 hours, that’s it restaurant quality marinara sauce made in your kitchen!!!

What Is An Air fryer

An air fryer is a counter top kitchen appliance that uses convection to circulate hot air around food to cook it. It produces a fried look and taste without the oil.

Hot air rushes down and around food placed in a fryer style basket. This rapid circulation makes the food crisp, much like deep frying. with a lot less guilt.

Let me tell you I was skeptical, until I tried it this Air fry chicken parmesan recipe. Guess what, this recipe made me a believer in air frying. The chicken was crispy and tender

Here’s a few tips:

• Refrigerate the chicken after coating with the bread crumbs it helps the bread crumbs stick to the chicken
• It helps if the chicken is cut in uniform pieces to insure even heating
• Pre heat the air fryer
• Bring chicken to room temperature before frying

You can also make your own Italian flavored bread crumbs. You know that stale bread that’s about to turn a different color? Don’t toss it, put it your food processor add in 1 cup parmesan cheese to every 3 cups of bread crumbs,

add  1 tablespoon each garlic, onion powder, fresh chopped Italian parsley, thyme and oregano.

There you have it, homemade Italian bread crumbs that you can freeze for ready use. the chicken parmesan can be frozen too, for weeknight family meals or

unexpected company is coming, and I need  easy, quick and delicious right now!!!

If you make this recipe please leave me a comment and don’t forget to tag me on Instagram that’s my favorite part!!!!