Air Fryer Chicken Cutlets

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INGREDIENTS

– boneless skinless chicken breasts – flour – eggs – panko bread crumbs – garlic cloves – kosher salt – cracked black pepper – Lemon wedges (optional) Get Recipe

Cooking these chicken cutlets in the air fryer gets the breading crisp and browned without the mess or added calories of deep-frying them. Get Recipe

To make air fried chicken cutlets, start by pounding the chicken out.

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Once your chicken cutlets are pounded to an even thinness, dust the chicken with flour.

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Next dip the chicken in beaten eggs. Then, press the cutlets into a shallow dish filled with panko bread crumbs.

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Spray the chicken cutlets with cooking spray or brush them with a little oil.

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