698 kcalAir Fryer Copycat KFC Chicken
60 min serves 4
48gprotein23gcarbs45gfat
Ingredients
- •8 chicken legs
- •½ cup panko
- •½ cup flour all purpose
- •2½ tsp pepper
- •1 tsp salt
- •½ tsp cayenne pepper
- •½ tsp oregano
- •1½ cups buttermilk
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Method
From pinkwhen.com — read the original
- Add chicken legs to the buttermilk and allow to soak for at least 30 minutes.
- Combine panko, flour, and seasonings to a bowl.
- Mix well.
- Remove chicken from the buttermilk and place in a separate bowl.
- Dip the chicken into the flour mixture, into the buttermilk, and back into the flour mixture.
- Lay chicken legs on a sheet as you coat them.
- Place a liner into the air fryer to help keep the chicken from sticking.
- Preheat the air fryer to 390°F.
- Spray both sides of the chicken with olive oil and then place in the air fryer once it has preheated..
- Cook the chicken legs for 10 minutes, then flip and spray with oil again before cooking for the remaining 10 minutes. Make sure the temperature of the chicken has reached 160 degrees Fahrenheit before removing it from the Air Fryer.
- Serve warm!
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Recipe and photo via Spoonacular · original recipe at pinkwhen.com