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by Diane
We love Asian stir fries like chicken and broccoli stir fry. Our new favorite is healthy air fryer chicken and broccoli in the air fryer. With such little oil, this low fat dish “stir fry” dish is easily our best air fried chicken broccoli dish.
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Healthy Air Fried Chicken and Broccoli “Stir Fry”
It’s a fantastic quick and easy chicken dinner for weeknights when you need an easy healthy dinner. Best of all, there’s little clean up and all finished in one vessel. The hot circulating air cooks the broccoli crispy and the chicken has a nice crisp sear with very little oil. Once you cook it, you can even add your personal favorite bottled sauces on top for more flavor. This is a great healthy air fryer chicken recipe with so many possibilities for additions and substitutions.
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Video: Air Fryer Chicken And Broccoli
Less Oil, Great Texture and Flavor
The flavor of the chicken and broccoli from the air fryer is fantastic. It’s crispy, with toasted edges and super flavorful. The texture is more like roasted chicken and broccoli, which is just as fantastic. This healthy air fryer chicken recipe is low fat and fantastic when served with some wild rice or brown rice. It’s not greasy and the broccoli is wonderful crispy and flavorful. Give it a try and you’ll be obsessed with air fryer recipes from now on. Dinner comes together so quickly and easily. Again, the benefit is that there’s such little oil when it comes to healthy air fryer recipes!
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How to Make Air Fried Chicken and Broccoli
- Combine chicken, broccoli and onions in bowl. Add marinade and toss evenly with ingredients. Add all ingredients to air fryer.
- Gently toss and stir ingredients once during cooking. Do this twice if needed.
- Check one last time, if chicken need more time, stir and cook for additional 3 minutes.
- We have a second method for less crispy broccoli. All recipe details are below with step by step photos. Enjoy!
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Air Fryer Chicken & Broccoli
Yield: 4 Servings
Prep Time: 10 minutes mins
Cook Time: 15 minutes mins
Total Time: 25 minutes mins
The chicken and broccoli will cook down and shrink, so if it the basket feels full at first, there will be less volume aftereverything is cooked. DO NOT pre-heat the air fryer for this recipe.
There are two methods for Air Frying: Cooking the chicken halfway, then adding the veggies will cook the broccoli moderately. The other option is to air fry them all together from the beginning which makes the broccoli extra crispy. Or you can add the broccoli at anytime that cooks it to your preference. After your first batch, you'll know better what method works for your air fryer and personal liking.
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Ingredients
- 1 pound (454 g) boneless skinless chicken breast or thighs , cut into 1-inch bites sized pieces
- 1/4-1/2 pound (113-226 g) broccoli , cut into florets (1-2 cups)
- 1/2 medium onion , sliced thick
- 3 Tablespoons (45 ml) olive oil or grape seed oil
- 1/2 teaspoon (2.5 ml) garlic powder
- 1 Tablespoon (15 ml) fresh minced ginger
- 1 Tablespoon (15 ml) low sodium soy sauce , or to taste (use Tamari for Gluten Free)
- 1 Tablespoon (15 ml) rice vinegar (use distilled white vinegar for Gluten Free)
- 1 teaspoon (5 ml) sesame oil
- 2 teaspoons (10 ml) hot sauce (optional)
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt , or to taste
- black pepper , to taste
- serve with lemon wedges , optional
Equipment
Instructions
Option 1: Regular Cooked Broccoli
Make the Marinade:In a bowl, combine oil, garlic powder, ginger, soy sauce, rice vinegar, sesame oil, optional hot sauce, salt, and pepper.
Place the chicken in one bowl. Place the broccoli and onions in another. Divide the marinade between the two bowls, stirring to coat each completely.
Air Fry: Add just the chicken to the air fryer basket/tray. Air Fry at 380°F/195°C for 10 minutes. Stir in the broccoli and onions with the chicken (make sure to include all the marinade). Continue to Air Fry at 380°F/195°C for 8-10 minutes, or until the chicken is cooked through. Make sure to stir halfway through cooking so broccoli gets cooked evenly.
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Option 2: For Crispy, Charred Broccoli
In a large bowl, combine chicken, broccoli and onion. Toss ingredients together.
Make the Marinade:In a bowl, combine oil, garlic powder, ginger, soy sauce, rice vinegar, sesame oil, optional hot sauce, salt, and pepper. Add the chicken, broccoli and onions to the marinade. Stir thoroughly to combine the marinade with chicken, broccoli and onions.
Air Fry: Add ingredients to air fryer basket/tray. Air Fry 380°F/195°C for 16-20 minutes, shaking and gently tossing halfway through cooking.Make sure to toss so thateverything cooks evenly. Check chicken to make sure it’s cooked through. If not, cook for additional 3-5 minutes.
Add additional salt and pepper, to taste. Squeeze fresh lemon juice on top and serve warm.
Notes
- Recipes were cooked in 3-4 qt air fryers. If using a larger air fryer, the recipe might cook quicker so adjust cooking time.
- Do not pre-heat the air fryer for this recipe.
- Remember to set a timer to shake/flip/toss the food as directed in recipe.
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Nutrition Information per Serving
Calories: 224kcal, Carbohydrates: 4g, Protein: 25g, Fat: 11g, Saturated Fat: 2g, Trans Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 73mg, Sodium: 619mg, Potassium: 551mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 1g, Vitamin A: 214IU, Vitamin C: 29mg, Calcium: 24mg, Iron: 1mg
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American, Asian
Calories: 224
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Gina — Reply
This was really good! Even my VERY picky husband mm’d his way through his dinner!
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Jennifer — Reply
This was delicious but almost all my broccoli burned. I used the version that had you add the veg in after the chicken cooked for 10 minutes. Any tips on preventing this from happening next time or things I possibly could have done wrong?
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Diane — Reply
Hi Jennifer, it could be that the broccoli was too close to the heating element and there’s too much food in the air fryer.
Next time, it might be better to just cook the broccoli separately. Some air fryers are smaller than what we use in our test kitchen. Thanks so much!
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