Description
This crispy and delicious air fryer chicken sandwich is brined in pickle juice and buttermilk, seasoned to perfection, and topped with your favorite condiments.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 1 cup pickle juice
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1 tablespoon powdered sweetener
- 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper (Optional)
- 1 egg (beaten)
- cooking oil (I used peanut oil)
- 2 buns (I use brioche)
- 4 slices dill pickle chips
- 2 slices leaf lettuce (Optional)
- 4 slices fresh tomatoes (Optional)
- 1/4 cup mayo
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 2 teaspoons BBQ Sauce (hickory smoked)
- 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon yellow mustard
- 1/2 teaspoon xanthan gum
Instructions
- Brine the chicken breasts in a sealable bag or a large bowl with pickle juice and buttermilk. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
- Combine flour, paprika, garlic powder, salt, pepper, and sweetener in a large bowl.
- Add the beaten egg to another bowl.
- Spray the air fryer basket with cooking oil.
- Remove the chicken from the marinade, dredge in the beaten egg, then in the flour mixture. Place in the air fryer basket.
- Spritz the top of the chicken with peanut oil.
- Air fry at 400 degrees for 15 minutes.
- Open the air fryer, flip the chicken, and spritz with oil. Cook for another 5-7 minutes until crisp.
- Ensure chicken reaches an internal temperature of at least 165 degrees.
- For toasted buns, toast for 3-4 minutes at 400 degrees.
- Assemble the sandwich with mayo, honey, BBQ sauce, and mustard.
- To thicken the sauce, mix xanthan gum with 2 teaspoons of the sauce and add back to the mix.
Notes
- Substitute buttermilk with milk and vinegar or yogurt if needed.
- The use of the egg is optional and helps keep the breading intact.
- Adjust salt and pepper to taste.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Air Fryer
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 sandwich
- Calories: 550
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 900mg
- Fat: 25g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 15g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 50g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 32g
- Cholesterol: 150mg