Crispy and easy homemade chicken nuggets with a delicious barbecue flavor. These easy barbecue chicken nuggets are made crispy in the air-fryer. Everyone will love these tasty homemade chicken nuggets served with ketchup, ranch dressing or more barbecue sauce for dipping.
You only need four simple ingredients to make these chicken nuggets. Just chicken, an egg, barbecue sauce, and some dry breadcrumbs. First cut the chicken into chicken nuggets into 1-inch pieces. Coat each chicken nugget in a mixture of egg and barbecue sauce. Then cover the chicken nuggets fully in a dish of dry breadcrumbs. Air-fry the chicken nuggets in batches until crispy.
Crispy Air-Fryer Barbecue Chicken Nuggets
Ingredients
- 1 pound chicken, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 cup barbecue sauce
- 1 cup breadcrumbs
Instructions
- Preheat the air-fryer to 400 F. In a shallow dish, combine egg and barbecue sauce. Place the breadcrumbs into another shallow dish.
- Coat each chicken nugget into the barbecue mixture, then fully coat in the breadcrumbs. Air-fry in batches for 8-10 minutes.
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