Searching for the perfect air fryer snack or appetizer? Frozen popcorn chicken in the air fryer would be a good answer!
With nothing but your air fryer and your favorite brand of frozen popcorn chicken, you’ll be dipping away in minutes.
Popcorn chicken goes great with dipping sauces like plum or sweet and sour – and can be part of a quick and easy dinner!
Recipe Tips
- You don’t have to add any extra oil to the frozen popcorn chicken. Most brands will have a breading that is ready to get crispy.
- There’s also no need to defrost the popcorn chicken first – just take it out of the freezer and place it in the preheated air fryer.
- Be sure to spread out the frozen popcorn chicken in the air fryer basket so that they all have room to cook and crisp evenly.
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Step-by-Step Instructions
To be honest, frozen popcorn chicken in the air fryer is really simple to make. However, if you’d like to see exactly how we make ours, you can have a look at the process photos below.
First, preheat the air fryer to 400 degrees Fahrenheit (205 degrees Celsius).
Then place the frozen popcorn chicken in the air fryer. Be sure to spread them out in one layer so they can cook and crisp up evenly.
If you can’t fit this amount of popcorn chicken into your air fryer, cook it in two batches or just make less.
Cook the popcorn chicken for about 10 minutes total. Remember to give the air fryer basket a shake halfway through the cooking time.
If you want the popcorn chicken extra crispy, you can cook it for a bit longer.
When done, remove the popcorn chicken from the air fryer and serve it with your favorite dipping sauce. We like plum or sweet and sour sauce!
Storage Tips
Air fryer frozen popcorn chicken is best served hot out of the air fryer. You can store any leftovers in a sealed container in the fridge for up to 3 days.
Depending on the brand, leftovers should stay relatively crispy but will likely soften in the fridge over time. You can eat leftovers cold (we did this and they were still good the next day) or heat them again in the air fryer!
Related Recipes
If you enjoyed this recipe, here are some other great air fryer chicken recipes you might also like. And if you’re looking for more frozen things to make in the air fryer, try these:
Air Fryer Frozen Popcorn Chicken
Instructions
- Preheat the air fryer to 400 degrees Fahrenheit (205 degrees Celsius).
- Place the frozen popcorn chicken in the air fryer basket in one layer so they can cook and crisp up evenly. If you can't fit this amount of popcorn chicken into your air fryer, cook it in two batches or just make less.
- Cook the popcorn chicken at 400 degrees Fahrenheit (205 degrees Celsius) for about 10 minutes total, shaking the air fryer basket halfway through the cooking time. If you want the popcorn chicken to be extra crispy, you can cook it for a bit longer.
- When done, remove the popcorn chicken from the air fryer and serve it with your favorite dipping sauce. We like plum or sweet and sour sauce.
Notes
- The exact cook time can vary by brand of popcorn chicken and the air fryer you have.
- There’s no need to spray the chicken with oil or defrost the popcorn chicken first. Simply place the chicken into the air fryer from frozen.
Nutrition
This nutritional information has been estimated by an online nutrition calculator. It should only be seen as a rough calculation and not a replacement for professional dietary advice.
You never mentioned the temperature to set when leaving the chicken in air fryer for 10 minutes after preheating. Thanks
You preheat the air fryer to 400 degrees Fahrenheit and then cook the popcorn chicken at that temperature. Hope that helps! 🙂
It would be nice to have the option to print without the image. Thank you!
Thanks for your feedback, Bea! Unfortunately printing the recipe without the image is not an option in the plugin we are using to display the recipe card, otherwise, we’d be more than happy to make this possible.
Perfect instructions.
Thank you so much!
Thanks For Sharing this amazing recipe. My family loved it. I will be sharing this recipe with my friends. Hope they will like it.
my air fryer only goes to 200 so cooked it for 20 mins
Is it possible that your air fryer is set to Celsius instead of Fahrenheit? It seems pretty unusual to have 200 degrees Fahrenheit as the maximum temperature.