Air Fryer Frozen Chicken Nuggets

You might also wonder why you’d want to use this method versus throwing them into the oven. Let me tell you that cooked in hot air is WAY better than the “old fashioned” method. Not only is is one of our fastest lunch air fryer recipes but even teens can do it for an after school snack (and not heat up the house during the summertime.

Yes you can make Homemade Chicken Nuggets with Ground Chicken but when you’re in a hurry this kitchen hack is the best. You get really tender chicken with the perfect crispiness on the outside. It is as crunchy as frying chicken without the oil. It is a game changer for sure.

How Long to Cook Frozen Chicken Nuggets in Air Fryer

You’ll want to preheat air fryer for 5 minutes to begin with to get the ideal crispy texture. Beyond that the cook time is about 12 minutes for dino nuggets or regular round pieces. A quick lunch or dinner kids love. We will share step by step directions below so they come out perfect every time.

How Long to Cook Frozen Dino Nuggets in Air Fryer

These would take about the same time. They are slightly larger but misshapen so not that much wider and certainly not thicker. I would use the same timing listed below. The only real difference between all of these is how crispy and golden you want the outsides. A spray of olive oil will intensify this as well as more time.

If you want even crispier add an additional minutes or just leave them in for a few minutes instead of immediately removing them. If you spray the chicken nuggets with a bit of olive oil during the last 2 minutes it makes your chicken pieces extra crispy

Tips

Just like when you are making frozen chicken wings in air fryer there is no need to thaw first. Get out your bag of frozen nuggets and put as many as you’d like into your air fryer basket (there’s no need to preheat the air fryer for this). If you want them very crispy do not overlap them.

Now don’t walk away because you’re going to want to flip them halfway through to get them as crispy as possible. You will want to flip each one over after minute 5 and close lid again until the timer is up.

Dipping Sauces

Ok so I had so many questions about this that I made an entire lineup of possibilities. My little ones always liked lots of choices and I would add a few to different mini Dixie cups and they loved it. Try this with a few of our dipping sauces for chicken wings.

Ketchup is a given for these and chicken tenders Fry sauce is the bomb! Barbecue sauce works too. A light sprinkle of parmesan cheese on top of them is yummy too. I will admit that many times I will just eat them plain wrapped in a paper towel as I jet out the door to pick up kiddos. Take your pick, any way you slice it they’re great this way.

How to Reheat Chicken Nuggets in Air Fryer

If you made too many or have leftovers from McDonalds and want to eat them the next way, make sure to throw them in to crisp again! 400 F for 3 minutes should do the trick for ya’.

Other easy air fryer dinner recipes you’ll love

Other Ninja air fryer recipes you’ll love after making these are many. A few of our favorites are below though: We have lots of air fryer dinner recipes here like air fryer fish nuggetsand more. Make brussel sprouts in air fryer to serve as a side dish. Air fryer frozen corn dogs are so good this way

Serve air fryer fried pickles with your nuggets for a treat, and Air fryer chicken wings are fab.