Air fryer teriyaki chicken recipe

5 from 4 votes

Air fryer teriyaki chicken with crispy chicken nuggets, tossed in homemade sugar free teriyaki sauce. Easy, healthy, and full of flavor!

Prep Time15

Cook Time12

Total Time27

Course: Main

Cuisine: American, Japanese

Keyword: air fry teriyaki chicken, air fryer teriyaki chicken

Servings: servings

1.25 lb chicken thighs skinless and boneless
0.5 tsp coarse sea salt
0.5 tsp garlic powder
6-8 tbsp Tapioca starch arrowroot, potato starch, or whey protein isolate for keto
Avocado oil spray
0.5 cup keto teriyaki sauce
2 bulb spring onions diced
Sprinkle toasted white sesame seeds

Preheat the air fryer to 400°F (204°C) for 5 minutes. In the meantime, dice the chicken into 1-1.5 inches (2.54-3.8cm) chunks.
In a large ziplock bag, add the chicken, salt, garlic powder, and starch. Seal the bag and shake it to coat the chicken pieces evenly.
Spray the air fryer basket with avocado oil and place the chicken in a single layer into the basket with a little space between each piece. Spray more oil on top of the chicken.
Air fry for 8 minutes on the first side, open the basket, shake, spray with more oil, and cook another 2 to 4 minutes.
In the meantime, prepare the teriyaki sauce. Set it aside to cool to room temperature.
When cooking time is done, transfer the chicken to a large serving plate. Combine and toss with teriyaki sauce. Garnish with spring onions and sesame seeds. Serve hot.

Whey protein isolate: The chicken color is more golden orange than using starch. However, the chicken pieces tend to stick to the air fryer basket more than using starch.
Cook in 2 separate batches. Leave a little space between each piece.
Because the Teriyaki sauce adds extra salty flavor to the chicken, we intentionally season the chicken on the less salty side.
The nutritional label is estimated using keto teriyaki sauce and the chicken is dusted with tapioca starch.