What matters
Keep butter logs smaller than chicken and leave a border.
Everyday cooking Recipe
Air fryer chicken Kyiv
Air fryer chicken Kyiv with chilled garlic butter inside. Close the thin chicken edges carefully, coat with crumbs and chill before cooking.
Total time
1 hr 25 min
Calories
445 kcal
Servings
2 servings
Difficulty
Easy
Why this recipe works
Seal in cold butter
Two filled chicken pieces without sides. This is a baked adaptation, not the classic deep-fried method. Preparation includes 20 minutes chilling butter and 15 minutes chilling coated chicken.
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Recipe
Air fryer chicken Kyiv
Air fryer chicken Kyiv with chilled garlic butter inside. Close the thin chicken edges carefully, coat with crumbs and chill before cooking.
Ingredients
2 servings
Method
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1
Prepare
Mix butter, garlic and parsley, form two small logs and chill firmly about 20 minutes. Butterfly fillets and pound between film to about 5 mm. Discard film. Do not wash raw poultry. Clean hands and utensils after handling raw meat.
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2
Fill and assemble
Season chicken. Centre butter, fold sides in and close firmly without exposed filling. Coat in flour, egg and crumbs, covering seams. Chill about 15 minutes, then brush thinly with oil.
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3
Cook
If required by the manufacturer, preheat for 3 minutes at 180 °C. Cook seam down in a shallow dish about 22 minutes at 180 °C. Do not stack. Measure thickest meat beside butter. Some butter may escape through a seam; the dish catches it. Use a heatproof dish suitable for the appliance, leaving space around it for airflow. Do not preheat with loose paper. Check that the thickest part reaches at least 70 °C for 2 minutes; continue cooking if needed.
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4
Check and serve
Lift with a broad spatula and cut carefully. Hot butter may escape on cutting. Melted filling alone does not prove the meat is cooked.
Kitchen know-how
Tips for Air fryer chicken Kyiv
Serving guidance
All coating and butter are included, sides are not.
Variations
How to adapt this recipe
Equally thin turkey works as a variation; cook fully.
Mix lemon zest into butter, not extra juice.
Nutrition per serving
445kcal
21.0 gCarbohydrates
41.8 gProtein
21.1 gFat
Values are estimates per serving and may vary depending on the ingredients, brands, portion size and preparation method used.
Frequently asked questions
FAQ about Air fryer chicken Kyiv
It can be enclosed before melting. Soft butter smears into seams.
In thickest meat, not only the butter pocket, which can be hot before adjacent meat is cooked.
Not necessarily; seams may not seal fully. Check meat doneness separately.
No, size, filling and starting temperature differ. Follow their instructions.
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