Ninja Foodi Fried Chicken. How to cook delicious crispy fried chicken in the Ninja Foodi. Using the air fryer function the Ninja Foodi does an amazing job of perfectly cooking chicken drumsticks. Much lower in calories to the deep fryer this is a family air fryer favourite.
Ninja Foodi Fried Chicken
In the Milner house it feels like a wonderful romance that we have been having with our Ninja Foodi. We went from Ninja Foodi hard boiled eggs for our first recipe and less than a month later we are publishing recipe #10 which is the best crispy southern fried chicken ever. And all thanks to the Ninja Foodi. I gave the hubby a list in a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet of all the recipes I wanted to cook in the Ninja Foodi. Some had been requested by our readers and others were ones I just wanted to make. He skimmed down the list which had about 40 Ninja Foodi recipe ideas on it and what caught his attention was Ninja Foodi Fried chicken. My hubby is a HUGE fried chicken fan, but sadly can’t go to KFC to have them because of a food allergy. He is allergic to both sage and to tarragon. Both seasonings that are heavily featured in traditional Kentucky fried chicken when you eat out. Though, I love to make air fryer fried chicken because it is much lower in the calories and you can choose what seasonings you put in the chicken. You also don’t have to limit it to JUST chicken drumsticks either.
Can You Make Fried Chicken In The Ninja Foodi?
Absolutely and fried chicken in the Ninja Foodi is amazing. I was a little nervous about it at first. After all the air fryer we normally use adds a much better crisp to it. Plus, I had tried it with the Mealthy Crisplid and it was not as good as I would have thought. But the Ninja Foodi impressed me and produced delicious fried chicken that we all loved.
Ninja Foodi Fried Chicken Legs
While over in Europe they would call it chicken drumsticks, in America, you might call what we are making today Ninja Foodi fried chicken legs. To us Europeans it would only be a chicken leg if the thigh was included. So, if you are reading this and wondering why we call them Ninja Foodi fried chicken drumsticks then you know now!
Ninja Air Fryer Fried Chicken
When we cook Ninja fried chicken, we use the air fryer button. This way we can focus on achieving perfectly crispy chicken. You can of course pressure cook it for a little while first to make it more tender, but we found the results from the air fryer were amazing on their own.
How To Cook Fried Chicken In A Ninja Foodi?
The quick version of cooking fried chicken in Ninja Foodi goes as follows:
Bread chicken in flour, egg, and breadcrumbs.Load into air fryer basket.Air fry + enjoy.
There is a little more to it than that, but those are the simple basics!
Ninja Fried Chicken Production Line
Organisation is key when making Ninja Foodi Fried Chicken. You want to create a bowl system that way you can bread your chicken drumsticks quickly and get them cooking. Have one bowl for your beaten egg, another bowl for your flour and a third with your breadcrumbs. I also keep a stock of breadcrumbs in the freezer. Each time I have spare stale bread I will load it into the blender. Then blend and load into my freezer bag. Then when I make fried chicken, I have a good supply. Also note that you can only cook a small amount of chicken drumsticks at once because the cooking pot for the air fryer is not that big. Instead get the next batch ready, while another batch is cooking.
Ninja Foodi Recipes
You can follow along with our Ninja Foodi series at Recipe This. Simply click through to the links below and see what else we have to say and recommend for the Ninja Foodi.
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