Air Fryer Chicken Meatloaf

This Air Fryer Chicken Meatloaf makes a family favorite in only 30 minutes with a short list of simple ingredients, including ground beef, savory seasonings, breadcrumbs -and a sweet and tangy glaze made in your air fryer

Ingredients You’ll Need

• Ground Chicken – I recommend ground chicken with a ratio of 85% meat to 15% fat to create the best texture.
• Minced onion & garlic – Gives the meat a delicious savory flavor. I used dried seasonings, but feel free to use fresh, finely minced onion and garlic.
• Salt & black pepper – Balances the meaty, savory, and umami flavors.
• Worchestershire sauce – Enhances and enriches the chicken mixture with a dynamic and delicious blend of flavors. You can also use steak sauce.
• Breadcrumbs – Plain or seasoned breadcrumbs are the filler ingredient that brings it all together. Feel free to use gluten-free breadcrumbs here.
• Egg – The proteins and moisture from an egg bind everything together, creating a tender but sturdy chicken meatloaf that will hold its shape as it cooks.
• Meatloaf glaze – A simple mixture of ketchup, brown sugar, and Worchestershire (or steak sauce) makes the BEST tangy, sweet, and sticky topping.

How To Make Chicken Meatloaf In Air Fryer

Preheat the air fryer: Program your air fryer temperature to 350°F, and let it preheat for 3-5 minutes.

Mix and shape into a loaf: Add the ground chicken, breadcrumbs, onion, garlic, Worchestershire sauce, egg, salt, and pepper to a large mixing bowl. Use your hands to mix until the ingredients are incorporated (without overworking). Then form the meat mixture into a loaf shape using your hands.

Air Fry: Place the meatloaf on a piece of parchment paper (for easy removal) and place it in the preheated air fryer basket. Set the timer for 30 minutes.

Brush with glaze: While the meatloaf cooks, make the glaze by combining ketchup, brown sugar, and Worcestershire. Once the timer reaches the 15-minute mark, brush the glaze over the surface of the loaf.

Finish cooking: Continue cooking for the remaining 15 minutes or until the chicken meatloaf reaches an internal temperature of 165°F.

Rest and serve: Remove the chicken meatloaf from the air fryer and let it stand for 5-10 minutes before slicing and serving with your favorite side dishes.

Air Fryer Chicken Meatloaf

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This Air Fryer Chicken Meatloaf makes a family favorite in only 30 minutes with a short list of simple ingredients, including ground chicken, savory seasonings, breadcrumbs -and a sweet and tangy glaze made in your air fryer or Ninja Foodi!

• Author: Julia
• Prep Time: 10 minutes
• Cook Time: 20 minutes
• Total Time: 30 minutes
• Yield: 4 1x
• Category: Chicken

Ingredients

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• 1 pound ground chicken 85/15
• 1 cup breadcrumbs plain or seasoned
• ¼ cup minced onion
• 2 teaspoons minced garlic
• 1 tablespoon Worchestershire sauce or steak sauce
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon black pepper

For the glaze:

• ¼ cup ketchup
• ¼ cup brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon Worchestershire sauce or steak sauce

Instructions

1. Program the air fryer temperature to 350°F, and let it preheat for 3-5 minutes.
2. Meanwhile, add the ground chicken, breadcrumbs, onion, garlic, Worchestershire sauce, egg, salt, and pepper to a large mixing bowl. Use your hands to mix until the ingredients are incorporated (without overworking). Then mold the meat mixture into a loaf shape using your hands.
3. Place the raw chicken meatloaf on a piece of parchment paper for easy handling, and place it in the preheated air fryer basket. Set the timer for 30 minutes.
4. While the chicken meatloaf cooks, add the glaze ingredients to a small bowl and whisk to combine. Then, once the cooking time reaches the 15-minute mark, brush the glaze over top of the meatloaf.
5. Continue to cook for the remaining 15 minutes or until the chicken meatloaf reaches a safe internal temperature of 165°F.
6. Remove the chicken meatloaf from the air fryer and let it stand for 5 minutes before slicing and serving with your favorite side dishes.