Air Fryer Bang Bang Chicken

Air Fryer Bang Bang Chicken is truly amazing. I love a great crispy chicken dish. Drizzled on top is a sweet chili sauce and it’s a great and fast meal.

This chicken dish starts with perfectly air fryer chicken tenders, and if you are looking for easy chicken tenders or nuggets, this is the recipe for you too!

Last month I shared my favorite Copycat Recipe for Air Fryer Bang Bang Shrimp from Bonefish Grill. It’s one of my favorite recipes and so easy to crisp up in the air fryer.

What is Bang Bang Chicken?

Bang Bang Chicken is characterized by a crispy chicken dish and then covered in a Bang Bang Sauce, made from mayonnaise, sweet chili, and sriracha sauce.

The air fryer does an amazing job at crisping up the chicken while keeping it moist and tender. Once you try it, it will be on your menu weekly! It is that good!

Here Is How To Make Air Fryer Bang Bang Chicken

Ingredients Needed For Bang Bang Chicken Recipe

• Buttermilk
• Chicken tenderloins
• All-purpose flour
• Panko bread crumbs
• Salt
• Ground black pepper
• Sriracha
• Mayonnaise
• Bue dragon sweet chili sauce
• Green onions

Here Is How To Cook Air Fryer Bang Bang Chicken

1. Dice chicken into 1” sections.
2. Create a station for breading the chicken. Put flour and pepper in one bowl, ½ cup buttermilk in another, and panko bread crumbs and salt in the last bowl. 
3. Dip chicken in flour. Then, dip in buttermilk, then panko bread crumbs until evenly coated.
4. Spray air fryer basket with olive oil spray. Place chicken in a basket and spray the top of the chicken with olive oil spray. Set to 390* for 5 minutes. Flip, spray with olive oil spray and cook for 5 more minutes.
5. Create bang bang sauce by mixing sriracha, mayo, and sweet chili sauce. Gently toss the chicken in sauce. Garnish with green onions and enjoy!

Some Pro Tips Of Getting The Best Air Fryer Crispy Breaded Chicken

This dish can really benefit from a crispy chicken underneath the sauce. You want to make sure that you have a great base of chicken to add the sauce to. Here are some of my suggestions for making the best dish of Air Fryer Bang Bang Chicken.

• Spray your chicken with cooking spray. If you want any breading to crisp up in the air fryer, you really need to make sure that it’s well covered in with cooking spray.
• Shake the basket throughout the cooking process so each piece of chicken gets crisped up.
• To prevent your chicken from drying out, I suggest that you use a meat thermometer to make sure the chicken is cooked throughout but not overcooked, which will tend to dry out the chicken.

Bang Bang Chicken Sauce

If you have never had Bang Bang Chicken sauce, you are in for a real treat. With only a few ingredients, you create a great sauce.

It is a combination of mayonnaise, sweet chili sauce, and Sriracha sauce. It creates a great flavor combination. All of the items are located in the Asian section of your grocery store and are readily available.

You can serve some extra sauce on the side for dipping, if you have any extra. My kids love eating this sauce on their chicken nuggets, so if you have any leftovers, store it for later.

Best Side Dishes To Serve

• Instant Pot White Jasmine Rice
• Garden Salad
• Air Fryer Spicy Green Beans
• Air Fryer Egg Rolls

Some Other Great Air Fryer Chicken Recipes-

AIR FRYER CHICKEN KEBABS

EASY AIR FRYER BBQ CHICKEN WINGS

AIR FRYER CHICKEN WITH ROASTED ARUGULA AND TOMATOES

SOME HELPFUL PRODUCTS USED IN TODAY’S RECIPE,

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