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Spicy Chicken Jerky in the Air Fryer

Total Time
1h 16m
9m prep · 67m cook
Servings
4 people
Rating
Difficulty
Hard
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🌾 Gluten-Free 🥛 Dairy-Free 🥜 Nut-Free ☪️ Halal ✡️ Kosher

Chicken jerky? Who knew? And who knew you could make jerky in an air fryer? Plan ahead for this spicy snack as the chicken needs time to marinate and air-fry.

Ingredients

  • 2 , 5 ounce
  • 0.5 cups mojo criollo marinade , such as Goya®
  • 2 teaspoons Cajun seasoning
  • 6 woodens skewers

Instructions

  1. 1

    Combine chicken strips, marinade, and Cajun seasoning in a resealable plastic bag. Refrigerate for 8 hours to overnight.

  2. 2

    Measure skewers to fit across the air fryer basket, slightly overlapping the edge. Trim off excess length.

  3. 3

    Preheat the air fryer to 180 degrees F (80 degrees C) for 10 minutes.

  4. 4

    Thread chicken strips onto skewers, leaving room in between each strip, while the air fryer is preheating.

  5. 5

    Air fry for 1 hour 15 minutes. Adjust cooking time as most air fryers have a maximum setting of 30 minutes. Rearrange the skewers during the reset time.

  6. 6

    Increase temperature to 200 degrees F (95 degrees C) and air fry for an additional 15 minutes.

  7. 7

    Remove strips to a paper towel-lined storage container. Seal. Allow to rest overnight before serving.

Nutrition Facts

Per serving

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