When it comes to texture and taste, an air fryer beats a microwave any day. Using an air fryer is also a fast, easy way to reheat restaurant chicken nuggets, chicken tenders, or french fries your little one couldn’t finish while you were eating out. Cooking frozen chicken nuggets in the air fryer will never be a disappointment. It’s definitely worth the extra twelve minutes to prep these in the air fryer, which is still 8-10 minutes faster than baking them in the oven, not including the time it takes for your oven to preheat. In the microwave, chicken nuggets take around a minute to heat up, which is convenient, but the texture of most frozen-to-microwave products really disappoints me. These nuggets, which come in T-Rex, Triceratops, and Apatosaurus shapes, taste great, and they are relatively healthy, as far as chicken nuggets go.

We purchase them by the box at our neighborhood Aldi for around $6.99. Carefully turn the chicken nuggets over and cook for an additional 5 minutes until they are golden brown and crispy. Lightly spray the chicken nuggets with cooking oil. We often use Kirkwood’s Dinosaur shaped nuggets, which are my four-year-old son’s favorite. Place the Tyson Panko chicken nuggets in a single layer in the air fryer basket. However, when you cook frozen chicken nuggets in the air fryer, you can deliver crisp, great-tasting nuggets every time.

The struggle I always have with chicken nuggets isn’t about the shape or the lack of diversity it brings to the menu, but rather, the texture of a soggy, rubbery microwaved chicken nugget.

If you have children or ever were one, you understand the pleasure of a great-tasting chicken nugget, preferably one that comes in amazing shapes–like dinosaurs. As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.

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