Make juicy chicken cutlets with a sweet and spicy honey sriracha glaze in your air fryer. This main course comes together in about 15 minutes, making it perfect for busy nights!
When the timer is done (make sure the chicken is near 160°F by this point, and add a few more minutes if not) dunk it into the sauce (use a fork or tongs) so that it’s well coated
Return the chicken to the air fryer basket
Increase the temperature to 400°F and cook for an additional 3-5 minutes, until sauce is thickened, edges are browned, and chicken reaches 165°F in the middle
Garnish with green onions or toasted sesame seeds and serve
1 Green onion
Notes
The sauce portion of the recipe may be translated to any cut of chicken so if you don’t like breast cutlets, feel free to swap it in. Larger cuts will require more cooking time
You can reduce the sriracha for less heat. It may also be swapped out for other spicy options, such as buffalo sauce, gochujang, or other similar sauces
If you have a soy allergy, swap soy sauce for coconut aminos
The honey can be replaced by maple syrup, brown sugar, or even agave syrup
If your chicken was fully cooked (165°F) at time of saucing, you can use any extra sauce as a topping if you’d like (there may also be sauce in the bottom of the air fryer basket to dump out)
Also feel free to reserve a small amount of sauce (2-3 Tbsp) before coating the chicken. You can warm it in the microwave for a minute or so to thicken it slightly if you do that for a nice finishing glaze
Make sure to try and keep your chicken cutlets as even in thickness as possible to promote even cooking. Use a meat mallet if needed to pound very thick sections down
Store leftover cooked honey sriracha chicken in the refrigerator for up to 4 days, or freeze for up to 4 months
Reheat leftover chicken cutlets in the air fryer for 3-5 minutes (depending on thickness) at 350°F, or until chicken reaches 165°F again
Exact nutritional values will vary based on brand of ingredients, any swaps, sides added, and quantity consumed, so please consider this a guideline only