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30-minute Bang Bang Chicken Recipe in Air Fryer (VIDEO)

30-minute Bang Bang Chicken Recipe in Air Fryer – incredibly crispy air fried chicken nuggets. They taste AMAZING!!! Crispy, juicy and delicious, made in just 30 minutes. This CRISPY Chinese Bang Bang Chicken recipe is out of this world delicious! 

When YOU make this Chicken Recipe, take a picture & tag me on Instagram @MunchkinTimeBlog  I would love to see your creation! 

Easy Chicken Recipe in Air Fryer

Quick Notes

  • This is a quick chicken recipe, prepare all ingredients and read the instructions first for stressless cooking.
  • Cut chicken breast or thighs into 1 inch pieces.
  • Store left over bang bang chicken by placing it in the airtight container inside the fridge.
  • If you like spicy chicken add more sriracha sauce, if you like less spicy chicken then add less.
  • Grease Air Fryer with any oil of your choice before adding chicken.

Bang bang chicken sauce recipe.

How to make Bang Bang Sauce?

Combine all ingredients in a mixing bowl. Whisk until everything is combined. Set aside.
 

Chicken Batter ingredients.

How to make Bang Bang Chicken in Air Fryer?

1. To make chicken bang in air fryer, first make buttermilk batter by combining buttermilk, flour, corn starch, egg, sriracha sauce, salt and pepper. Then whisk until combined.

Chicken pieces coated in buttermilk batter.

2. Next, working in batches, dip chicken pieces in buttermilk batter then breadcrumbs and add it into the Air Fryer.

Chicken coated in breadcrumbs.

Air fryer bang bang chicken.

 
3. Air Fry at 375F for 8-10 minutes or until chicken is cooked thru.

Air fryer bang bang chicken.

4. Flip the chicken pieces on the other side once. (Make sure not to crowd the chicken pices inside the air fryer.)

Baked Chicken recipe.

5. Drizzle the bang bang sauce over the chicken and serve with leafy greens or Fried Rice Recipe with Eggs and Green Onion. Enjoy!

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Easy Bang Bang Chicken Recipe in Air Fryer

Bang Bang Chicken Recipe

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30-minute Bang Bang Chicken Recipe in Air Fryer - incredibly crispy air fried chicken nuggets. They taste AMAZING!!! Crispy, juicy and delicious, made in just 30 minutes.
5 from 4 votes
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Course Main Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 4
Calories 601 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients
  

Bang Bang Chicken Sauce

Bang Bang Chicken Batter

  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 2/3 cup all-purpose flour more if needed
  • 1/2 cup cornstarch
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon sriracha sauce or to taste
  • salt & pepper to taste
  • 1 lb boneless & skinless chicken breast or chicken thighs - cut into bite size pieces
  • 1 cup Panko bread crumbs more in needed
  • oil of your choice for greasing air fryer

Instructions
 

How to make Bang Bang Chicken Sauce

  • To make bang bang chicken sauce, combine all ingredients in a mixing bowl. Whisk until everything is combined. Set aside.
    Bang bang chicken sauce recipe.

How to make Bang Bang Chicken in Air Fryer

  • To make bang bang chicken in air fryer, first make buttermilk batter by combining buttermilk, flour, corn starch, egg, sriracha sauce, salt and pepper. Then whisk until combined.
    Chicken pieces coated in buttermilk batter.
  • Grease Air Fryer with any oil of your choice before adding chicken. Next, working in batches, dip chicken pieces in buttermilk batter then breadcrumbs and add it into the Air Fryer. Air Fry at 375F for 8-10 minutes or until chicken is cooked thru. Flip the chicken pieces on the other side once. (Make sure not to crowd the chicken pices inside the air fryer.)
    Air fryer bang bang chicken.
  • Drizzle the sauce over the chicken and serve with leafy greens or Fried Rice Recipe with Eggs and Green Onion. Enjoy!
    Baked Bang Bang Chicken.

Video

Notes

  • This is a quick chicken recipe, prepare all ingredients and read the instructions first for stressless cooking.
  • Cut chicken breast into 1 inch pieces. 
  • Make chicken EXTRA JUICY, marinate the meat in a batter for 30 minutes inside the fridge.
  • Store left over bang bang chicken by placing it in the airtight container inside the fridge. 
  • If you like spicy chicken add more sriracha sauce, if you like less spicy chicken then add less. 
  • Grease Air Fryer with any oil of your choice before cooking.
When YOU make this Bang Bang Chicken Recipe, take a picture & tag us on Instagram @MunchkinTimeBlog!
 
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Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 601kcalCarbohydrates: 53gProtein: 32gFat: 28gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 14gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 132mgSodium: 569mgPotassium: 583mgFiber: 1gSugar: 13gVitamin A: 215IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 115mgIron: 3mg
Keyword air fryer, chicken
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Air Fryer Chicken recipe.

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This recipe was updated June 3, 2021 – recipe didn’t change, we added a how-to video.

29 Comments

  1. 5 stars
    Had to make a few adjustments because hubby cant have corn starch and doesn’t like buttermilk. Used regular milk and omitted corn starch. My sauce was a mixture of tom yum sauce and spicy honey. We can’t stop eating this! Thank you!!!

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  3. This bang bang chicken really reminded me of my college days as always during my lunch break it was an eating stall that made this recipe. Anyways I could make my memories fresh again all because of your post and everyone in my family also loved it a lot.

  4. Letting my chick marinate in the buttermilk mixture, but went ahead and made the sauce, it is really good, adding liquid pepper sauce at a time, think it’s going to be a winner, I never allow sizes of meat or vegs, etc, recommended limit me, always love playing with recipes, tastes outcomes are limitless, will post chicken cooked later

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  6. Anyone look at the nutritional info? I am thinking it’s a typo and would like to know what is the true macros for a serving. Can anyone help?

    • Arlene C Kreuder

      I too did a double take on the calories! Substituting Greek yogurt for the Mayo will make a huge difference. 1/2 cup of even full fat yogurt is 110 calories whereas 1/2 cup of Mayo is 771 calories. I subbed Greek yogurt and it turned out great!

  7. What would you suggest serving this dish with?

  8. As when it says flip the chicken do I cook another 8 minutes or flip at 4-5 minutes?

  9. Is there any substitute you can use instead of buttermilk?

  10. 5 stars
    My favourite food is chicken and your bang bang chicken recipe is awesome Thank you so much.

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  13. Great and Easily Recipe Thank u So much

  14. 5 stars
    Great and easy recipe. 👍🏻

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  17. I like this recipe, but is 213 carbs correct? That seems excessive.

    • Hi Debbie! I am so happy you like this recipe, as for Nutrition I am using a program that automatically does Nutrition for each recipe, I am not sure why it shows 213 carbs, it does seems excessive.

  18. 5 stars
    I loved having this chicken and enjoyed making it. You just made it very easy for us if followed step by step. Thank you so much

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