Juicy Air Fried Chicken Cutlets: I Am Such A Newbie!

Adding Oil can really enhance the flavor

I used Canola Oil, but any oil can work.

Juicy Chicken Cutlets Quick Guide

Oh, I am such an air fryer newbie!!! 😜

I decided to start with something simple, like chicken cutlets. 🍗

(Recipe at bottom)

My new kitchen air fryer gadget was all ready for use, and I felt some trepidation about starting all over with a new way to cook.

Click Here to read about my new Farberware air fryer

After all, I am not a natural cook and have pushed myself over the past few years to learn how to actually cook because I have 3 kids who need to eat, too. I knew take out wasn’t great for them, but we needed more variety so I had to increase my recipe repertoire. Soooo…since January, 2016, my Weight Watchers weight loss journey has encouraged me to take chances in the kitchen so I can know exactly what I am eating when I am home. I cook more now, than I have ever cooked in my life, but I am by no means a chef.

❤️But, I LOVE TO EAT!😍

Chicken Cutlets have always been my downfall because I always overdo them or undercook them whether it is on the cooktop, oven, toaster oven, or microwave, so I was excited to see if an air fryer could change my luck…and it did!

👍Yes! I made some thinly sliced chicken cutlets two ways & both came out juicy and delicious. 👍We enjoyed the ones brushed with canola oil, more than the ones without, but both were delish! 👍

Here’s the simple recipe:

🔹Easy-Peasy Air Fried Chicken Cutlets🔹

Cook Time: 10 minutes (adjust for your own unit)

🔘Ingredients:

• 2 thin cutlets (5.5 oz total)
• seasonings of your choice (I used onion powders, garlic powders, and paprika)
• canola oil, 1 teaspoon (can work for 4 cutlets as well, but I used it all on the two)
• basting brush is useful

🔘Instructions:

1. Preheat Air Fryer to 360.
2. With Oil: Prepare chicken cutlets by brushing both sides with 1 tsp canola oil & then add the seasonings of your choice. I used my favorites: garlic powder, onion powder, & paprika. That’s it!
3. Take basket out of air fryer and spray with non-stick or canola oil spray so the cutlets do not stick.
4. Gently lay 2 cutlets into basket
5. Cook for approx. 10 minutes or until cooked.
6. Omitting the oil doesn’t change the cook time.

🍗😊Enjoy perfectly juicy chicken cutlets! Total Yum!

Note:  Spray Oils can work well and can save you calories/SmartPoints, but I really like to measure my oils out when I can.  I also think that with chicken, I get more flavor when I use actual oil vs. the spray.

👩‍🍳SmartPoints Info: 3 sp for two 5.5 ounce chicken cutlets with 1 tsp of canola oil or 2 sp for the same cutlets without the oil. Always put your own ingredients into the recipe builder on the app for accuracy & then you can save your individual recipe.

Nom Nom! I am so thrilled to finally have something that can help me make juicy chicken cutlets, a lean meat and high in protein!  Just love them, but never mastered them, until now!

Will I use it more than my ovens?  Time will tell. I will use it for Chicken cutlets though!