We love a superb hen parm and this recipe provides you a restaurant-quality dish in half the time! Air fryers are simply too dang handy. Particularly when you’re solely cooking for 2, this recipe is a no brainer. Merely bread the hen, throw it within the air fryer, and prime off with tangy marinara and gooey mozzarella cheese!
Attempt our unique Baked Chicken Parmesan or our Eggplant Parmesan for a vegetarian choice.
Why Our Recipe
- A traditional hen parmesan made simple within the air fryer, and able to eat in simply 25 minutes.
- Nonetheless get completely crispy breaded hen with out the surplus oil.
- It’s the right dinner for one or two.
Rooster Parmesan, also referred to as Rooster Parmigiana, is a traditional Italian dish that has been round since what appears like ceaselessly. Historically, it’s made by breading and frying hen cutlets, topping them with marinara sauce and mozzarella cheese, after which baking them within the oven. This time, we’re utilizing an air fryer as a substitute. Skip the frying and baking and nonetheless get a crispy exterior. It’s quicker and makes use of far much less oil.
Ingredient Notes
- Rooster Breasts: Use boneless, skinless hen breasts for one of the best outcomes. Chopping and pounding them into skinny cutlets ensures they prepare dinner rapidly and evenly.
- All-Function Flour: Used as the bottom for breading the hen.
- Breadcrumbs: We use a mix of Panko and Italian for a conventional Italian herb taste and that crunchy, crispiness you get from the Panko breadcrumbs.
- Parmesan Cheese: Freshly grated parmesan works greatest for optimum taste.
- Mozzarella Cheese: Use recent mozzarella for one of the best melting and taste. If you happen to can’t discover recent mozzarella, thick slices of normal mozzarella may even work. Shredded can work too, simply you should definitely make a superb pile of it for melting.
- Marinara Sauce: You possibly can simply use store-bought as this recipe solely makes use of a 1/2 cup for the topping.
- Contemporary Basil: That is the traditional garnish for hen parm and it’s extra than simply fairly, it additionally provides taste. You would additionally use 1 teaspoon of dried basil for comfort.
Spritzing Oil
Whereas air frying is a method to get issues crispy with out frying, you continue to want a little bit oil to get issues golden and crisp.
Use olive oil, avocado oil, vegetable oil, or a top quality cooking spray.
Relating to making use of the oil, a lightweight spritz with an oil mister is all you want. Or simply gently brush it on. You’re aiming to flippantly coat the floor of the meals, not soak it.
Why Pound Out Rooster?
Pounding out your hen is an additional step that’s tempting to skip. I imply, positive, you can skip it, however the motive why you do it’s so that your hen will prepare dinner extra evenly. That thinner finish that tapers off cooks lots quicker than the thick finish. Since air fryers prepare dinner quicker than a skillet or oven, pounding them into a fair thickness does lots to ensure that no a part of your hen is overcooked.
Air Fryer Suggestions
Use a Liner: Cleansing up is a breeze when you use air fryer parchment liners. Much less scrubbing, extra having fun with.
Don’t Overcrowd: Give your meals some respiration room within the air fryer basket. In case your air fryer isn’t big, prepare dinner in batches—it’s value it for these completely golden outcomes. And don’t overlook to toss or shake all the things midway by way of so all of it cooks good and evenly.
Maintain an Eye on Issues: Air fryers work quick, and no person needs overcooked hen. Use a meat thermometer when you can (to achieve a protected inside temperature of 165°F) and verify on issues towards the tip so that you nail that excellent doneness.
Serving Recommendations
Pasta: We advocate a protracted noodle like spaghetti, linguini, or fettuccini. Nevertheless, you may completely use your favourite pasta with this dish. Penne or farfalle (bowtie) are nice choices.
Salad: Add a little bit inexperienced to your meal with a simple facet salad. We love a traditional Caesar Salad or a easy Arugula Salad.
Bread: Full this Italian meal with some scrumptious, buttery garlic bread or breadsticks.
Dessert: You already know we needed to embrace dessert! Go all out and make our decadent Chocolate Tiramisu.
Storage and Reheating Directions
Refrigerate leftovers in an hermetic container for as much as 3 days.
Microwave on excessive in 30-second increments, till warmed by way of.
Reheat within the air fryer at 350°F. Place the hen within the basket and warmth for 3-5 minutes, or till heat.