Frozen Chicken Patties in Air Fryer

Want your chicken patties to be crispier? Cook your frozen chicken patties in air fryer for the best result. Chicken patties are perfect for lunch or dinner.

Frozen chicken patties are easy and quick to make. You can serve this with salad, burger buns, fries, and many more. Crispy chicken patties can be a good alternative to chicken nuggets.

Today I’m going to share what chicken patties are, how to cook frozen chicken patties in air fryer, homemade chicken patties, serving ideas, and many more. For that please keep reading.

What are chicken patties made of?

Frozen chicken patties are mince of chicken turned into patties. Frozen patties are then fully breaded, cooked, frozen, and sold in the stores.

Yes, frozen chicken patties are pre-cooked, you just need to warm them up and eat. To find out, if the frozen chicken patties are pre-cooked or not look at the package and find out. Not all frozen patties are pre-cooked.

How to make frozen chicken patties in air fryer?

Cooking frozen chicken patties in an air fryer is easy and quick. You just need a package of frozen chicken patties. You can use any preferred brand. This cooking instruction is for precooked frozen chicken patties in air fryer. Here’s how you make frozen chicken patties in air fryer.

Ingredient:

• 1 package chicken patties (Tyson)

Instructions:

1. Preheat your air fryer at 380F degrees for 3-5 minutes. This process helps to cook the patties evenly.
2. Place the frozen chicken patties in air fryer oven or basket in a single layer.
3. Cook your chicken patties at 380F degrees for 6-8 minutes, flip halfway through the cooking process.
4. If you’re serving the frozen chicken patties with a bun then you can place the buns in the air fryer for 2 minutes.
5. Remove the chicken patties and serve with your desired toppings and dipping sauce.

You can find the frozen chicken patties recipe in the printable card below.

 

How to cook frozen breaded chicken patties in air fryer?

Cooking frozen breaded chicken patties in the air fryer is simple and easy. This instruction is for uncooked frozen breaded chicken patties in air fryer. The time may vary for precooked and uncooked patties.

1. Preheat your air fryer at 400F degrees for 5 minutes.
2. Place the frozen breaded chicken patties in air fryer basket in a single layer. This helps to cook them evenly.
3. Cook your frozen breaded chicken at 400F degrees for 10 minutes or until the internal temperature reaches 170F. You can measure the internal temperature with a meat thermometer. If you don’t have a meat thermometer then you can break the patties and check if they are fully cooked by analyzing the color of the chicken patty. Fully cooked chicken patties will turn white whereas undercooked are pinkish in color.
4. You need to flip the frozen breaded chicken patties halfway through the cooking process.
5. Serve and enjoy.

 

Are Frozen chicken patties healthy?

Most of the frozen meat falls under the category of processed meat. This kind of food should only be eaten occasionally. You should not include frozen food in your daily diet. But you can enjoy them on your busy days or on weekends.

For those who don’t prefer frozen food, I’ve also come up with the homemade chicken patties in the air fryer recipe.

 

Homemade chicken patties in air fryer:

Homemade chicken patties are tasty and easy to make. If you have kids at home, they’ll love them. Homemade food is healthy and you can include your desired ingredients as preferred.

Here are the ingredients that I included in my homemade chicken patties and cooked in the air fryer.

Ingredients:

• ½ lb ground chicken
• ½ chopped onion
• Olive/vegetable oil spray
• 1 egg
• 2-4 cloves crushed and chopped garlic
• Salt and pepper to taste
• Chopped parsley

Instructions:

1. Take a shallow bowl and mix ground chicken, onion, egg, garlic, parsley, salt, and pepper well.
2. Take a large spoonful of chicken mixture roll and press gently into patties. If they don’t get intact you can also use flour.
3. Spray a thin layer of oil to prevent sticking. Place the chicken patties in the air fryer basket and cook at 400F degrees for 10-15 minutes and flip the patties halfway through the cooking process. Cook your patties until no longer pink in the center and golden brown on the outside.
4. Remove the chicken patties, serve and enjoy.

 

Serve your chicken patties with.

My family loves chicken patties with fries and bbq sauce but they can be served in different ways. Chicken patties are very versatile.

• Frozen chicken patties in a burger bun with mayo or bbq sauce
• Chicken patties with fries, salad with bbq sauce
• Serve them in almond flour bread as they are gluten-free and keto.
• You can serve chicken patties with ketchup for your kids.

 

How long do you cook frozen chicken patties in an air fryer?

Frozen chicken patty in air fryer time varies according to the thickness of the patty you cook. Usually, precooked frozen chicken patties in air fryer time are 6-8 minutes at 380F.

For uncooked frozen breaded chicken patties/ cooking frozen raw chicken patties in air fryer time is 10 minutes at 400F.
If your cooking homemade chicken patties you need to cook at 400F for 10-15 minutes.

You can also follow a similar direction of frozen chicken patties in air fryer for frozen spicy chicken patties in air fryer and frozen grilled chicken patties in air fryer.

 

How to reheat chicken patty in the air fryer?

Reheating chicken patties in the air fryer is better than the microwave. The chicken patty is crispy as the fresh ones when reheated in the air fryer.

1. Preheat the air fryer at 380F degrees for 2 minutes.
2. Place the leftover chicken patties in the air fryer basket and cook for 2-3 minutes or until warm.
3. Remove the chicken patties and serve.

Equipment

• Air Fryer

Ingredient:

• 1 package of frozen chicken patties

Instructions:

1. Preheat your air fryer at 380F degrees for 3-5 minutes.
2. Place the frozen chicken patties in air fryer oven or basket in a single layer.
3. Cook your chicken patties at 380F degrees for 6-8 minutes, flip halfway through the cooking process.
4. Remove the chicken patties and serve with your desired toppings and dipping sauce.

 

Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American

Prep Time: 1-2 minutes
Cook Time:8 minutes

Nutrition Facts, per serving
Calories- 415kcal, Sodium- 1980mg, Fat- 24g, Iron-1mg, Cholesterol- 211mg, Protein- 31g, Saturated Fat- 2g, Trans Fat- 0g, Unsaturated Fat- 15gm, Sugar- 2g, Carbohydrate- 18g, Fiber- 2g.

If you like frozen chicken patties in air fryer, look what else you can air fry:

• Dumplings in air fryer

 

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