by Maike Corbett
I can’t wait to share this deliciously easy chicken recipe with you! This air fryer coconut chicken is the perfect marriage of sweet coconut and fried chicken goodness. Plus, it has become a favorite weeknight meal for my picky eaters. Once you find a recipe that makes the picky eaters happy every time, it becomes a staple.
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Air Fryer Coconut Chicken
I’m happy to keep this easy dinner recipe in the rotation because the air fryer makes it a really quick meal that’s healthy and delicious too. This coconut chicken recipe has a sweet and savory crispy coating that tastes like a fancy restaurant appetizer and it’s ready to go quickly for a weeknight meal. I don’t have to spend a lot of time on it.
Ready to add this easy air fryer recipe to your family’s meal plan?
Keep scrolling to see the ingredients list and an easily printable recipe.
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Frying Chicken the Healthy Way
Who knew fried chicken could be healthy! I loved fried food, so this easy chicken recipe is definitely one of my favorites. Add the sweetness of the coconut and this air fryer recipe is irresistible! Try it at home and I know you’ll think so too.
Did you know air fryers can cut the calories in your dinner recipes by up to 70%? Cutting out all that oil removes a lot of extra fat too. Plus, air fryers are efficient!
This easy dinner recipe will save you a lot of time in the kitchen and cut down on the clean up that follows frying chicken in oil too.
That makes this easy air fryer recipe easy to make and easier to enjoy!
Air Fryer Coconut Chicken Tenders
This coconut chicken in the Air Fryer is just delicious! It's so easy to make and is done in no time. Pair this with Orange Marmalade, and you've got a fabulous flavor sensation going on. Everyone is going to love this recipe, so make sure you put it in your favorites.
Ready to get started on your air fryer coconut chicken today? Here’s a list of ingredients you’ll need - There are only 5:
- Chicken breasts tenders
- milk
- 1 egg
- Ritz crackers - crushed into crumbs
- shredded coconut
This simple coconut chicken recipe is crispy, crunchy, and still moist and tender inside. Can’t wait to get started creating your own air fryer coconut chicken dinner?
Just follow these simple steps and you’ll be enjoying this easy dinner recipe soon:
- First, place the cup of milk in a shallow dish, add the egg and whisk it together until it's blended.
- Pulse the Ritz crackers in a blender until they're crumbs, and place them in a shallow dish.
- Place the shredded coconut in a shallow dish, and place all three dishes close.
- Sprinkle the Chicken tenders with garlic salt and pepper.
- Dip the tenders one at a time into the egg/milk mixture, and then into the cracker crumbs, and back into the egg/milk mixture, and into the coconut.
- Place the tenders in the Air Fryer basket, and spray them with the Olive oil.
Place the basket in the Fryer, and set the temperature to 380, and the time to 5 minutes.
- When the Air Fryer goes off, turn the tenders, and spray the other side with the Olive oil, and set the time to 10 minutes.
- Halfway through the cooking (at 5 minutes) turn the tenders again and let them finish cooking.
When the Air Fryer goes off, plate the tenders, and serve them with Orange Marmalade or any other sauce of choice, on the side.
Easy Air Fryer Coconut Chicken
Easy Recipe Side Dishes
Looking for something easy to make alongside this easy weeknight chicken recipe? Try one of my sidedish recipes:
- Instant Pot Baby Carrots
- Easy Corn Fritters
- Gluten Free Cheesy Biscuits
I love having a quick weeknight recipe on the list that’s healthy for my kids and pleases the picky eaters. This easy air fryer recipe is all those things! Still, I’m pretty sure my kids’ favorite part of eating chicken tenders for dinner is enjoying dipping them in their favorite sauce.
Do your kids love dip too?
This coconut chicken is delicious without any added sauce, but if your kids are big dip lovers too, you can try these tasty additions:
Or, if your kids are like mine, the answer to the dipping sauce question can only be ranch or ketchup. They put it on everything! What’s your favorite dipping sauce?
Air Fryer Chicken Tenders
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Air Fryer Coconut Chicken Recipe
Air Fryer Coconut Chicken
This is The Best Air Fryer Coconut Chicken and it's an easy to dinner idea.
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Ingredients
- 1 - 2 pounds of chicken breasts tenders
- 1 cup of milk
- 1 egg
- 1 sleeve of Ritz crackers - crushed into crumbs
- 1 cup of shredded coconut
- Garlic salt - to season
- Pepper - to season
- Spray Olive oil
Instructions
First, place the cup of milk in a shallow dish,
add the egg and whisk together until blended.
Pulse the Ritz crackers in a blender until they're crumbs, and place them in a shallow dish.
Place the shredded coconut in a shallow dish, and place all three dishes close. Sprinkle the Chicken tenders with the garlic salt and pepper.
Dip the tenders one at a time into the egg/milk mixture, and then into the cracker crumbs, and back into the egg/milk mixture, and into the coconut.
Place the tenders in the Air Fryer basket, and spray them with the Olive oil.
Place the basket in the Fryer, and set the temperature to 380, and the time to 5 minutes.
When the Air Fryer goes off, turn the tenders, and spray the other side with the Olive oil, and set the time to 10 minutes.
Halfway through the cooking (at 5 minutes) turn the tenders again and let finish cooking.
When the Air Fryer goes off, plate the tenders, and serve with Orange Marmalade on the side. Enjoy!
Notes
When you're dipping the tenders in the egg/milk/cracker crumbs and shredded coconut, place a large piece of waxed paper on the counter, and set your shallow dishes on the waxed paper, so you keep the raw chicken off your countertop. Place the Air Fryer just at the edge of the waxed paper so you have it handy to place the tenders in. If you only have 1 pound of chicken tenders, you'll probably only have one batch of tenders to cook.
If you have 2 pounds, you'll probably have two batches to cook in the Fryer.
1 pound makes 2 servings
2 pounds makes 4 -5 servings
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