WHY YOU’LL LOVE THIS RECIPE
These Air Fryer Chicken Tacos are filled with chicken, sweet potatoes, buffalo sauce and arugula and made in the air fryer! They are easy to throw together and make for a perfect, spicy dinner! These tacos are spicy and smothered in buffalo sauce and ranch dressing. These Air Fryer Chicken Tacos are gluten free, dairy free and nut free! They are also oil free and butter free so they are low in saturdated fat.
These Air Fryer Chicken Tacoss are healthy and fried in the air fryer, without oil. Super easy to make! Especially if you prep the air fryer chicken cutlet ahead of time for the tacos.
TASTE & TEXTURE
These Air Fryer Chicken Tacos are crunchy since they are made with gluten-free chicken cutlets and air fried corn tortillas! They also have air fryed sweet potato cubes in them for more crunch. Crunch on crunch on crunch and I’m here for it! They are spicy since they are smothered with buffalo sauce and you can add as much ranch as you want to offset the spiciness.
INGREDIENTS & SUBSTITUTIONS
Air Fried, Gluten-free chicken cutlets
You can make these ahead of time or purchase gluten-free chicken tenders if you want to make your life easier. See the note below if you want to make the cutlets yourself at home in the air fryer! They do not use any oil or any butter.
The gluten-free chicken cutlets in these Air Fryer Chicken Tacos get really crispy in the air fryer. If you prefer a more crispy option continue to air fry until bread crumbs reach desired cirspiness.
Corn tortillas
These Air Fryer Chicken Tacos are made with corn tortillas because they are naturally gluten-free. I use soft corn tortillas for the tacos but you can also use hard corn shells. You can also sub cauliflower tortillas or any other type of gluten-free tortillas! If you are not gluten-free you can use flour tortillas.
If using corn tortillas they must be warmed before serving. Corn tortillas straight out of the package are not good. They are hard and dry and difficult to work with. Make sure you warm them for a few minutes in the air fryer to make them easier to work with!
Sweet Potatoes
To offset the buffalo flavor in these tacos, I added crispy sweet potato cubes. They’re crispy and really help these tacos not end up too spicy. To prep ahead of time, cut the sweet potato into 1/2″ cubes. Store in an air tight container until ready to air fry. Spray with olive oil cooking spray, top with garlic powder and air fry on 390 for 7-10 minutes until the edges are crispy!
HOW TO MAKE THE CHICKEN CUTLETS
- 2 Chicken Breasts
- 1/2 cup Gluten free breadcrumbs
- 1/2 cup egg whites
- Sandwich the chicken beasts between 2 pieces of parchment paper and pound until 1″ thin.
- Combine breadcrumbs in a bowl.
- In a separate bowl add the egg whites.
- Dip the chicken breasts into the egg whites, then into the breadcrumb mixture, coating the whole piece.
- Dip back into the egg white and coat piece in breadcrumb mixture for a second time.
- Air fry on 390 for approx 15-17 minutes until chicken is cooked through. Flip overhalf way to make sure all breading is getting crispy.
HOW TO MAKE THE TACOS
DIRECTIONS
STEP 1
At the same time, cut the sweet potato into 1/2″ cubes. Spray with olive oil cooking spray, top with garlic powder and air fry on 390 for 7-10 minutes until the edges are crispy! You can air fry the chicken cutlets at the same time as the sweet potato cubes.
Cut gluten-free chicken cutlet into 1” cubes. Toss with buffalo sauce and add to frying pan or air fryer for 3-5 minutes to heat up. If cooking at the same time as the sweet potatoes, wait until the potatoes have 3-5 minutes left before adding the chicken cutlets since they have different cooking times.
STEP 2
Preheat oven to 350. While the chicken is warming, Add corn tortillas to preheated oven and warm for 3-5 minutes so the tortillas are easier to work with. It is OK to add to a pan or just right on the oven rack.
STEP 3
Remove corn tortillas from the oven and place onto serving plate. Top the Air Fryer Chicken Tacos with avocado crema, buffalo chicken cutlet cubes. Add red onion, cherry tomatoes, and arugula on top.
EXPERT TIPS & TRICKS
These Air Fryer Chicken Tacos are full of fresh healthy flavor and packed with spicy buffalo taste. They are topped with ranch dressing to offset the buffalo spice but you can make them as spicy or mild as you want! For a spicier taste, add more buffalo sauce. For a more milder tasting taco you can add less buffalo sauce.
If using corn tortillas they must be warmed before serving. Corn tortillas straight out of the package are not good. They are hard and dry and difficult to work with. Make sure you warm them in an oven or on the burner for a few minutes so they are easier to work with!
To make the recipe easier you can prepare the chicken cutlets ahead of time and store in an air tight container in the fridge for 3 days.
Looking for other taco ideas!? I have a taco casserole right up your alley!
https://kaylacappiello.com/gluten-free-taco-casserole-dairy-free/
Or check out these black bean vegan tacos:
How to make these lower carb?
You can decide to make these Air Fryer Chicken Tacos healthier, low carb or grain-free by making them in lettuce wraps. For this option, feel free to use any lettuce or leafy green carrier you want! You can sub romaine, bib, or butter lettuce, endives or green leaf lettuce. This forms a carrier for the wraps that is grain free! Green leafy vegetables provide vitamins, minerals and fiber and are also low in calories.
How to make these healthier?
You can skip the breaded chicken and just use grilled or shredded chicken!
HOW TO SERVE & STORE
Leftovers of the Air Fryer Chicken Tacos can be store in an air tight container in the fridge for up to 3 days.
I like to warm my corn tortillas up in the oven at 350 for 2-4 minutes to get them warm and easy to work with! Warm tacos are the best tacos!
Air Fryer Chicken Tacos (Gluten free, Dairy free)
Ingredients
- 1 chicken cutlet
- ½ cup diced cherry tomatoes
- 1 cup arugula
- ¼ cup diced red onion
- 1/2 cup air fried sweet potato cubes with garlic
- 2 tbsp Buffalo sauce
- 3 corn tortillas
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Cut the sweet potato into 1/2" cubes. Spray with olive oil cooking spray, top with garlic powder and air fry on 390 for 7-10 minutes until the edges are crispy! You can air fry the chicken cutlets at the same time as the sweet potato cubes.Cut gluten-free chicken cutlet into 1” cubes. Toss with buffalo sauce and add to frying pan or air fryer for 3-5 minutes to heat up. If cooking at the same time as the sweet potatoes, wait until the potatoes have 3-5 minutes left before adding the chicken cutlets since they have different cooking times.
- While the chicken is warming, Add corn tortillas to preheated oven and warm for 3-5 minutes so the tortillas are easier to work with. It is OK to add to a pan or just right on the oven rack.
- Remove corn tortillas from the oven and place onto serving plate.
- Top with avocado crema, buffalo chicken cutlet cubes. Top with red onion, cherry tomatoes,and arugula.
Delicious and so easy!
Delicious and so easy
These looks delicious but the instructions don’t mention how or when to cook the sweet potato.
Hi Jade, My sincerest apologies. It is now updated with the sweet potato information for you!!
Love Buffalo chicken everything and this recipe is an ideal way to get your Buffalo chicken fix in a healthier way!