Best Air Fryer Stuffed Chicken Breast

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This Air Fryer stuffed chicken breast is the perfect recipe to try out when you’re on the hunt for easy weeknight meals that aren’t just healthy, but delicious at the same time.

This recipe takes little prep time to put together, and gets ready super easily too. It is naturally gluten free, low carb, and you can also meal prep it if you want to.

What I Love About this Recipe

Whenever I’m in the mood to put together a meal that looks fancy and yet, is low effort, I always turn to a stuffed chicken recipe.

This Air Fryer stuffed chicken breast can be a great complete meal that you can make for the entire family, and considering how versatile it is, it is sure to be a total hit with everyone in the family.

Air Fryer Stuffed Chicken Breast Cooking Time

• Prep time: 10 minutes 
• Cook time: 20 minutes 
• Yields: 3 servings 

Ingredients For the Air Fryer Stuffed Chicken Breast Recipe

To make the Air Fryer stuffed chicken breast, here’s what you’ll need.

• 3 skinless chicken breasts
• 1 teaspoon onion powder 
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder 
• 1/2 teaspoon salt 
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper 
• 1 tablespoon parsley 
• 1 cup apple cider vinegar 
• 1/2 stick butter 
• 1 apple, thinly sliced 
• 4-5 slices of Munster cheese 

How to Make the Air Fryer Stuffed Chicken Breasts

Once you have your ingredients ready, here’s what you’ll need to do to make the stuffed chicken breasts.

Step 1: Season Chicken Breasts & Air Fry

Season the chicken breast with 1/2 of the spices. Place each chicken breast in the air fryer basket and spray with oil. Cook at 400°f for 8 minutes.

Step 2: Prepare the Sauce

While cooking, melt the butter in a pan over medium heat and add the apple cider vinegar and remaining spices. Bring the sauce to a boil and stir until the sauce thickens. Set aside

Step 3: Create a Pocket in the Chicken Breast

Remove and let cool to touch. Using a sharp knife, slice a pocket into the side of the chicken breast. 

You can also experiment with other kinds of cheeses like feta cheese, cheddar cheese, pepper jack cheese mozzarella cheese or even some shredded Parmesan cheese.

Step 4: Add Cheese and Apple

Slice the Munster cheese into small triangles and stuff the chicken with the slices of apples and cheese in layers.

Step 5: Brush with Sauce and Air Fry

Return the cooked stuffed chicken to the air fryer basket, brush with the sauce and then cook for 12 more minutes. 

Step 6: Serve

Remove, let cool and enjoy. 

Tips & Tricks to Make the Air Fryer Stuffed Chicken Breast

Making this stuffed chicken breast recipe is super easy, but having these little tips and tricks handy can really make a difference.

• While chicken breasts are the perfect choice for this recipe thanks to their ideal shape, you can also choose to use chicken thighs if you want to.
• If you don’t want to use butter for this recipe, olive oil is your next best bet.
• In addition to the garlic powder and the other seasonings, I also like to use cayenne pepper to add flavor to the chicken breast.
• This dish can also be meal prepped for later if you want to. Simply stuff each of the chicken breasts and freeze it until you’re ready to cook it.
• Remember to use a freezer bag or a freezer safe container for best results.
• When you want to enjoy the dish, all you need to do is cook frozen stuffed chicken breast in the Air Fryer. An important point to note while starting off with frozen stuffed chicken is that you’ll need to cook evenly.
• You can also choose to partially cook the chicken breasts, move them to an air tight container and freeze them.
• To do this, you’ll need to flip the cooked chicken midway through the cooking process.
• You can also use a meat thermometer to check the internal temperature of the chicken breast before you serve it.

What Other Stuffings Can I Try?

I have used a simple stuffing of Munster cheese and apple slices for the chicken breasts, but you can also try out other stuffings of your choice.

Softened cream cheese, for example, can be a great choice when mixed together with fresh spinach and sun dried tomatoes.

Remember that if you’re using a softer cheese mixture like like a cream cheese mixture or feta cheese, there’s a risk of the mixture oozing out from the stuffed chicken breasts.

To tackle this, you can keep the stuffed chicken breast closed using a toothpick to hold it together.

How Do I Store the Leftovers?

If you have any leftovers, you can store them for later too.

Just transfer them to an airtight container or a regular container and cover it with some plastic wrap to keep it fresh.

This can then be reheated in the microwave or in the Air Fryer with a little drizzle of cooking oil. You can also choose to lightly spray some cooking spray on the stuffed chicken breasts.

How Do I Serve the Stuffed Chicken Breasts?

The stuffed chicken breasts can be enjoyed as a meal on their own- they’re super filling and healthy.

You can also choose to team them up with a simple pasta dish or a crunchy salad full of veggies of your choice.

More Air Fryer Recipes

Love air frying? Want to put your Air Fryer to some use with more chicken recipes? Here are a few handpicked ones you can try out.

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