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!
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.
How to make Bang Bang Sauce?
How to make Bang Bang Chicken in Air Fryer?
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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📖 Recipe
Bang Bang Chicken Recipe
Equipment
Ingredients
Bang Bang Chicken Sauce
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons raw honey
- ½ tablespoon sriracha sauce or to taste
Bang Bang Chicken Batter
- 1 cup buttermilk
- ⅔ cup all-purpose flour more if needed
- ½ 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.
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.
- 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.)
- Drizzle the sauce over the chicken and serve with leafy greens or Fried Rice Recipe with Eggs and Green Onion. Enjoy!
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.
Nutrition
Q. Do YOU like this Air Fryer Chicken Recipe?
Let me know in the comments below, I would love to hear from you!
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Happy Cooking!
This recipe was updated June 3, 2021 - recipe didn't change, we added a how-to video.
rejekibet
I made this Bang Bang Chicken recipe last night, and it was a hit! The air fryer made it so crispy without all the oil. Can't wait to try it again and maybe add my own twist with some extra spices. Thank you for the easy-to-follow video!
Munchkin Time
I'm so glad to hear you loved the Bang Bang Chicken recipe! It’s amazing how crispy things can get in the air fryer, isn’t it? I can’t wait to see what twists you come up with—adding extra spices sounds like a fantastic idea! Thanks for sharing your experience, and happy cooking! 😊
y2mate website
This recipe looks amazing and so easy to follow! I love that it takes only 30 minutes, and using the air fryer makes it even better. Can't wait to try it out for dinner tonight. Thanks for sharing the video!
Munchkin Time
Thank you for your lovely comment! I’m so glad you’re excited to try the recipe. It’s one of my favorites, and the air fryer really does make it a breeze. Enjoy cooking, and I can’t wait to hear how it turns out for you! 🍽️😊
Kari
All the flavor without all the oil from deep frying. It was so crispy I shook the second batch in the sauce and we liked that better. Great dinner with air fryer green beans.
Munchkin Time
Thank you, Kari! We love using air fryer when craving deep frying foods like this bang bang chicken, I am so happy you liked our recipe!
Jennifer
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!!!
Munchkin Time
Thank you Jennifer for your amazing recipe review! So happy you got to adjust this recipe so your hubby can try it!
Supriya Kutty
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.
Munchkin Time
Wow, this is awesome! Love hearing stories like this, thank you for sharing!