How to Prepare Chicken Meatballs with an Air Fryer Oven

A chicken lover always wants to try some new chicken recipes on a regular basis for their family and friends. That’s why you’re here. Right. So you will know about a chicken recipe that is not only juicy and crispy but also tender and attractive. The recipe is of chicken meatballs that you can prepare with an air fryer oven. Yes, you’ll know the steps in detail regarding how to prepare chicken meatballs with an air fryer oven in today’s post. Well, I focused on Cuisinart 9 Qt Air Fryer Oven (Air-220) for the chicken meatball recipe because it is efficient, looks elegant, and has a high food capacity. You can also read its whole review on my website to know more about the appliance.

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First of all:

Ingredients for Making Chicken Meatballs with an Air Fryer Oven:

Well, you have to collect the following ingredients to prepare 20-24 chicken meatballs with an air fryer oven:

1 lb ground chicken (a mixture of dark and white meat is good for the flavour and fat)
½ cup Panko breadcrumbs
¼ cup finely grated Parmesan cheese
1 large egg (lightly beaten)
3 cloves of garlic (minced)
2 tablespoons of fresh parsley (finely chopped)
1 teaspoon of dried oregano
½ teaspoon of onion powder
1 tablespoon of whole milk or olive oil
1 teaspoon of kosher salt
½ teaspoon of freshly ground black pepper
Serving options: Your favourite marinara sauce, polenta, BBQ sauce, pasta, spaghetti, and sub rolls for a meatball sandwich

Now let me discuss:

Steps of Preparing Chicken Meatballs with an Air Fryer Oven:

The following are the steps that you should apply in order to prepare chicken meatballs with an air fryer oven or Cuisinart’s air fryer oven:

Preparation of a Mixture:

Pick a large mixing bowl and add some ingredients inside it. Yes, add the ground chicken, Panko breadcrumbs, Parmesan cheese, egg, garlic, parsley, oregano, onion powder, milk or oil, salt, and pepper. Then, mix all of these ingredients with your hands. When you mix the ingredients with your hands, it’s far better as you can evenly mix them without overmixing the meat with your manual effort. Mix these ingredients until these are combined. Yes, if you overmix the ingredients, this can result in tough and dense meatballs.

Creation of the Meatballs:

Now you should make chicken meatballs with your hands. So first of all, pick a portion of the mixture and gently roll it into 1 or 1.5 inch meatball. Well, the equal size is important to maintain while forming balls so that the air fryer oven can evenly cook your meatballs. You can make 20-24 meatballs with the quantity of the ingredients mentioned in the post. Plus, you have to place each ball on a plate after creating it.

Preheating the Air Fryer Oven:

Suppose you turn on the air fryer oven of Cuisinart. Now move the dial to the “air fry” option, set its temperature to 375°F (190°C), and set its time for three minutes to let the appliance preheat. Well, preheating the appliance isn’t compulsory; however, for the best crisp of your meatballs, this step is worth taking.

Arrangement of the Meatballs:

Once the appliance is preheated, arrange the chicken meatballs in the basket. However, make sure these balls do not touch each other. This is essential so that the hot air could circulate around each meatball, and the crispy exterior could be evenly formed that everyone likes. Plus, you can add all the meatballs inside the spacious air fryer oven, Air-220, in one batch.

Cooking of the Meatballs:

Now close the door of the appliance, select the “air fry” option, and set the timer for 10-12 minutes. When these balls are being cooked, you’ll have to flip the balls in the middle so that the cooking could be done evenly for these meatballs. Plus, these balls are fully cooked when these become golden brown on the outside.

Step of Serving Meatballs:

This is the final step during which you have to lift these meatballs with tongs and place them on a dish one by one. Well, you can serve these balls after tossing them in a pot of warm marinara sauce and spreading them over spaghetti or polenta. You can also serve the balls after spreading them over some home-made pasta. Another interesting way to serve is to make several sandwiches by adding some meatballs and marinara sauce in toasted sub rolls and place the sandwiches on your dining table. One final point. You can insert a toothpick inside each meatball and place these meatballs with BBQ sauce on some plates.

Conclusion:

So that’s all what I have to share with you regarding how to make chicken meatballs with an air fryer oven. I hope you like my post. And if you really like this blog post, please share it with your connections. In this way, they can also know about the recipe and get Cuisinart air fryer oven, Air-220, for their kitchen.