RECIPE: Air Fryer Parmesan Crusted Chicken

So...I had a few leftover chicken breasts from a package I used to make Chicken Milanese a couple days ago as well as leftover mashed potatoes, corn, and gravy that we had with it. I ran out of Ritz crackers so I used breadcrumbs that I had leftover from the meatloaf that I made last week. So I decided to use the breadcrumbs on the last few pieces of chicken and it came out really yummy! I forgot to take a picture though. Maybe next time I make it, I'll remember to take a picture and I'll come back and post it here. :P

I made this in the PowerXL 12-in-1 Air Fryer Grill. 

Air Fryer Parmesan-Crusted Chicken 

Ingredients:

3 boneless skinless chicken breast halves
1/2 cup flour

1/4 tsp black pepper

1/2 cup real mayonnaise
1/2 tsp garlic salt 
1/2 tsp paprika
3/4 cup breadcrumbs

3 tbs parmesan cheese

1/2 tsp onion powder

1/4 tsp garlic powder

1/4 tsp salt

1 tsp dried parsley

1/2 tsp Italian seasoning 

Directions:

1. Remove fat from chicken breasts and pat dry. 

2. Mix flour and pepper in shallow bowl. 

3. Mix mayonnaise, garlic salt, and paprika in a shallow bowl. 
4. Combine bread crumbs, parsley, Italian seasoning, parmesan cheese, onion powder, garlic powder, and salt in a shallow bowl. 

5. Coat chicken completely in flour, then the mayonnaise, then the bread crumb mixture. Set each piece on the grill plate. 

6. Set to Air Fry at 385 degrees F for 10 minutes. 

7. Flip the chicken over, then set to air fry at 375 degrees F for 10-18 minutes depending on the size of the chicken breasts (until it reaches 165 degrees F). 

RECIPE: Grilled Chicken Sandwich

I haven't posted a new recipe in awhile! I've mostly just been making the same recipes that I already have but Johnny requested something new tonight so...here it is! I served these on Brioche buns with real mayo (Ashlyn had Miracle Whip) and you can add lettuce, pickles, or whatever toppings you like. :) Also, I made this recipe in my PowerXL Grill Air Fryer Combo but you could make it out on the grill (it's too hot outside for me...I prefer the air conditioning). ;) These tasted amazing. Even picky Ashlyn ate her entire chicken breast! She and I cut ours in half to make two sandwiches.  

PowerXL Grill Air Fryer Chicken Sandwich

Ingredients:

3 chicken breast halves, trimmed and pounded to uniform thickness

3/4 cup milk

1/2 cup pickle juice

1 tbs powdered sugar

1 tsp garlic salt

1/2 tsp black pepper 

1 tbs vegetable oil

Directions:

1. Whisk together milk, pickle juice, powdered sugar, garlic salt, and black pepper in a 1 gallon freezer bag. Place chicken in bag and let marinate in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes. 

2. Place the grill plate in the PowerXL. Set to grill setting at 450 degrees and let preheat for 10 minutes. Coat the grill plate with the oil so the chicken won't stick.  

3. After it has preheated, add the chicken to the grill plate. 

4. Cancel the grill function and turn the PowerXL to Air Fry at 400 degrees for 5 minutes and press start. Set to Air Fry at 400 degrees for 8 minutes and press start. Cook until the chicken reaches an internal temperature of 165 degrees. 

5. Remove the chicken to a plate and let it sit for 5 minutes. 

6. Make your sandwiches! :) 

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RECIPE: Grill Air Fryer Combo Meatloaf

I realized that I actually don't have a meatloaf recipe on here! I actually tried meatloaf in my PowerXL Grill Air Fryer Combo last night for the first time and it was PERFECT. Honestly, I make it so much better in there than in the oven. I can cook it in the oven for two hours and it still comes out pink in the middle. Drives me CRAZY. But...I've since bought a digital thermometer with a probe that you can leave in the meat while cooking...and it's a game changer. I highly recommend one. I got mine for less than $20 on Amazon. You can even set an alarm that will beep at you when it gets to the desired temp. No more under/over cooked food! I forgot to take pictures the first night we had it...so I took pictures of my leftovers. Still yummy! :)   

PowerXL Grill Air Fryer Combo Meatloaf 

Ingredients:

2 lbs ground beef

2 large eggs

1/2 cup milk

1 tbs dried, minced onion 

2/3 cup bread crumbs

1/2 tsp garlic salt
Glaze:

1 cup ketchup 

1/4 cup brown sugar

1 tsp worcestershire sasuce 

1/2 tsp ground mustard

Directions:

1. Mix together all of the ingredients together for the meatloaf.  

2. Form into a square "loaf" and place on a plate and put in the fridge. 

3. Turn the PowerXL on and set to bake for 1 hour at 350 degrees and press start. Let it preheat with the empty grill plate. 

4. Once preheated, remove the meatloaf from the fridge and carefully place it on the grill plate. Close the air fryer lid. It will still say "add food" until you press start again.

5. I checked the meatloaf after about 20-30 minutes and covered it with aluminum foil as it was getting too brown on top. 

6. I use a thermometer with a probe that I can use inside the air fryer while it's cooking to keep track of the temperature. 

7. Mix all the ingredients together for the glaze. 

8. When the thermometer reads 150 degrees, top the meatloaf with the glaze. Continue cooking until the temperature in the middle reaches 160 degrees. 

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RECIPE: Air Fryer Potato Chip Chicken

I'm seriously obsessed with using my Power XL Grill Air Fryer Combo to make chicken for dinner. It comes out so tender and juicy...definitely the best chicken I've cooked! Today I put together another chicken recipe...so we can finish off the baked beans and potato salad from the Smokehouse Maple Chicken we had the other night. 

Air Fryer Potato Chip Chicken 

Ingredients:

3 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1 can of Sour Cream and Onion Pringles

1/2 cup real mayonnaise 

1/2 tsp smoked paprika  

Directions: 
1. Preheat Air Fryer at 375 degrees F for 3 minutes. 

2. Crush the potato chips with a rolling pin. Pour them into a shallow container.

3. In another shallow container, mix the mayonnaise and smoked paprika. 

4. Cover the chicken breast in the mayonnaise and then cover completely with the chips. 

5. Put all three pieces of chicken in the Air fryer. Air Fry at 375 degrees F for 12 minutes. 

6. Flip the chicken and set to Air Fry at 375 degrees F for 12 minutes (or until the center of the chicken breasts reaches 165 degrees F). 

You could really use any kind of chips you want for this recipe. I was originally going to use Doritos, but we were out. You could also switch the mayonnaise out and use eggs...I just prefer the mayo because the end result is super tender and juicy chicken. :) 

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Edited to add: I finally made this with Doritos too! It turned out yummy! :)

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RECIPE: Grilled Smokehouse Maple Chicken

Honestly, this isn't so much a recipe as much as it is explaining the settings I used on the PowerXL Grill Air Fryer Combo. But I'll go ahead and write it up as a recipe anyway since tonight is the second time I've made it and it turned out SO yummy! :)  

Grilled Smokehouse Maple Chicken 

Ingredients:

3 boneless, skinless chicken breasts

McCormick Grill Mates Smokehouse Maple Seasoning 

KC Masterpiece Original BBQ Sauce

Directions:

1. Place the grill plate in the pot and set to Air Fry at 375 degrees F for 3 minutes to preheat. 

2. Sprinkle the Smokehouse Maple Seasoning liberally on both sides of the chicken. I press it in to make sure it sticks really well. 

3. Place the chicken on the grill plate. Pour the BBQ sauce on top of the chicken and use a silicone brush to evenly coat it. 

4. Shut the lid and set to Air Fry at 375 degrees for 12 minutes. 

5. After the timer goes off, flip the chicken, pour on more BBQ sauce, and close the lid again. Set to Air Fry at 375 degrees F for 10 minutes.

6. At the end of the cook time, I left the chicken on the grill plate and turned the setting to Grill at 450 for 1 minute. It actually pre-heats first and I took it out about 2-3 minutes after it started (while it was still preheating).

These settings made for very tender and juicy chicken breasts! And as always, make sure they reach an internal temperature of 165 degrees F! :) 

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RECIPE: Air Fryer Cheez-It Chicken Fried Steak

I used my Power XL Grill Air Fryer Combo to make my Cheez-It Chicken Fried Steak and it turned out great! It's much more convenient than frying in oil AND it's healthier! :) Only 3 of them would fit in my air fryer, which worked out well since there were three of us eating. 

Air Fryer Cheez-It Chicken Fried Steak 

Ingredients:

3 cubed steaks
Box of Cheez-Its 
1/2 cup flour

1/4 tsp paprika 
1/4 tsp garlic salt

1/4 tsp ground pepper 

2 eggs 

1/2 cup milk 

Directions: 
1. Preheat Air Fryer at 400 degrees F for about 5 minutes (I put my Power XL Grill Air Fryer combo on grill to preheat). 

2. Finely crush the Cheez-Its with a rolling pin. Pour them into an 8x8 container and set aside.

3. Whisk together flour, paprika, garlic salt, and ground pepper in a shallow dish. Set aside. 

4. Beat together eggs and milk in a shallow dish. Set aside. 

5. Set up an assembly line of flour mixture, egg mixture, and Cheez-Its. 

6. For each steak, pat it with a paper towel to remove moisture. Dredge each steak in the flour mixture, then the egg mixture, then press firmly into the Cheez-Its to make sure it's well-coated. 

7. Arrange the steaks on the grill plate in the air fryer so they overlap as little as possible. 

8. Set to Air Fry at 400 degrees for 4 minutes. 

9. Flip and set to Air Fry at 400 degrees for 5 minutes. 

Then that's it! Super easy! :) 

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**Preheating isn't necessarily required, but you will likely have to adjust the cook time if you don't preheat. 

RECIPE: PowerXL Smoked Mozzarella Chicken CopyCat

I used to get the Smoked Mozzarella Chicken dish from Olive Garden...but they haven't had it available in a long time. Back in 2019 I came up with my Creamy Tuscan Chicken recipe and it's really tasty. So with my new PowerXL Grill Air Fryer Combo, I tweaked the recipe a little bit to make everything in one pot (except the noodles that I'd cooked ahead of time). It turned out delicious! Johnny said it's even better than Olive Garden! :) Oh and I did NOT pre-heat the air fryer before cooking the chicken...I laid the strips on the grill plate as I finished coating them. 

PowerXL Smoked Mozzarella Chicken CopyCat 

Ingredients:

1 lbs boneless skinless chicken breast tenderloins
1 large egg

1 quart heavy cream
1/2 cup flour
1/2 tsp garlic salt
1/2 tsp paprika
1 can chicken broth
1 tsp garlic powder 
1 1/2 tsp Smoked Paprika 
1 cup Parmesan cheese
2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
1 cup spinach
3/4 cup sun-dried tomatoes
16 oz cooked penne pasta 

Directions: 
Mix flour, garlic salt, and paprika in a shallow bowl. 

Beat egg and 1/4 cup of the heavy cream together in a separate shallow bowl. 
Cover the chicken tenderloins in the egg mixture then lightly coat with the flour mixture. 
Arrange the chicken in a single layer on the grill plate in the inner pot of the PowerXL. 

Turn the PowerXL to Air Fryer at 375 degrees for 10 minutes (should be 165 degrees when finished). 

Using oven mitts, carefully remove the grill pan. Transfer chicken to a plate and cut into bite-size pieces.  

In the inner pot, add chicken broth, the remainder of the heavy cream, garlic powder, smoked paprika, parmesan cheese, mozzarella cheese, and sun dried tomatoes. 

Turn the PowerXL to Simmer and whisk until thickened.   
After sauce has thickened, stir in spinach and chicken. 

Serve over cooked penne pasta. 

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RECIPE: Air Fryer Smoky Cornbread Ranch Chicken

I used my new Power XL Grill Air Fryer Combo to make a very yummy variation of my Cornbread Ranch Chicken. It was so tender and juicy with a wonderful flavor. My weird, picky 16 year old wanted a piece of chicken without the breading, so I made hers without and apparently it still tasted good, because she ate it all. ;) 

Air Fryer Smoky Cornbread Ranch Chicken 

Ingredients:

3 large boneless skinless chicken breast halves
1/4 cup real mayonnaise  

1/2 tsp smoked paprika 

1 pkg Jiffy corn muffin mix

1 envelope of dry ranch dressing mx

Directions:

1. Mix the mayonnaise and smoked paprika in a shallow dish. 

2. Whisk together the corn muffin mix and ranch dressing mix. 

3. Coat the chicken in the mayonnaise mix and then the dry mix. Place the chicken on the grill plate. 

4. Set the air fryer to 400 degrees F for 10 minutes. 

5. Flip the chicken over and cook at 375 degrees for about 12 more minutes or until chicken reaches 165 degrees. 

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RECIPE: Air Fryer Grilled Pork Chops

I used my new PowerXL Air Fryer Grill Combo to make the best pork chops last night. They're the most tender and juicy pork chops I've ever made and they had a wonderful flavor. And once again, picky Ashlyn cleaned her plate! I served these with mashed potatoes, corn, pork gravy, sliced carrots, and some Stouffer's Mac & Cheese. 

Grilled Pork Chops 

Ingredients:

4 1 1/2"-2" thick pork chops (fresh, not frozen) 

2 tbs brown sugar 

1 tbs smoked paprika

1 tsp garlic salt 

1 tsp ground mustard

1/2 tsp onion powder 

1/2 tsp black pepper 

Directions:

1. Place the grill plate in the pot and set to Air Fry at 400 degrees F for 5 minutes to preheat. 

2. Mix all the spices together with a whisk. Make sure to break up any chunks of brown sugar. 

3. Rub a plentiful amount of spices onto both sides of each pork chop to make sure they are fully coated. 

4. Place the pork chops on the grill plate and close the lid. Set to Air Fry at 400 degrees F for 7 minutes. 

5. After the timer goes off, flip the pork chops and close the lid again. Set to Air Fry at 400 degrees F for another 7 minutes. 

6. About 2 minutes after the time goes off, remove the pork chops from the grill plate and serve. 

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RECIPE: Air Fryer Chicken Milanese

I used my air fryer for the first time tonight. I'm loving it! I had some fresh (not frozen) chicken breasts so I decided to make some breaded chicken (much like my Ritz Baked Chicken recipe). It turned out SO good! The chicken was cooked perfectly...and I was totally just winging it! But it was tender and juicy...so yummy! 

Chicken Milanese 

Ingredients:

2 large boneless skinless chicken breast halves
1/2 cup flour

1/4 tsp black pepper

1/2 cup real mayonnaise
1/2 tsp garlic salt 
1/2 tsp paprika
1 cup crushed Ritz crackers (1 roll) 

1 tbs parmesan cheese
1 tsp dried parsley

1/2 tsp Italian seasoning 

Directions:

1. Remove fat from chicken breasts and pat dry. 

2. Mix flour and pepper in shallow bowl. 

3. Mix mayonnaise, garlic salt, and paprika in a shallow bowl. 
4. Combine Ritz cracker crumbs, parsley, and Italian seasoning in a shallow bowl. 

5. Coat chicken completely in flour, then the mayonnaise, then the cracker crumbs. Set each piece on the grill plate. 

6. Set to Air Fry at 400 degrees F for 10 minutes. 

7. Flip the chicken over, then set to air fry at 375 degrees F for 10-18 minutes (until it reaches 165 degrees F). 

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