Keto Simple Grilled Chicken w Air Fried Apsaragus
How to Make It
Step 1
Prepare a chicken breast by patting it dry with a paper towel on a clean surface. Each breast should have no more than a 1-inch thickness. If necessary, place a piece of parchment or plastic wrap over the chicken and pound it to a thinner thickness. Season the chicken breast with salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, and Italian seasoning.
Step 2
Heat the first amount of olive oil in a small pan to medium-high on your stove. Once the oil is hot, place the chicken in the pan, seasoned side down. Cook the chicken for about 4-5 minutes per side. The seasoning should be blackened and the other side should finish with a golden brown char. Leave the chicken aside to keep warm in the pan and rest off the stove.
Step 3
To make the air fried asparagus, select 6 pieces of asparagus per serving. Choose pieces that are similar in thickness and length. Try to avoid particularly thin pieces. Cut off any hard, purple ends, and add the asparagus to a mixing bowl. Toss the asparagus with the second amount of olive oil until they are completely coated and shiny with olive oil. There shouldn’t be so much that the oil is dripping or pooling.
Step 4
Turn on your air fryer and preheat it to 350 degrees for at least 5-7 minutes. Line your air fryer tray with parchment paper, if necessary. Meanwhile, arrange ground pork rinds on a plate or clean, flat surface. You can turn pork rinds into a crumbly breading by pulsing them in a food processor or blender. One by one, roll each piece of oiled asparagus in the pork rind breading and place them on the sheet tray. You should have approximately ½ TB of pork rinds coating each piece of asparagus.
Step 5
Place the tray of asparagus in your air fryer and cook for 7 minutes. Then, rotate or flip the asparagus over and cook for an additional 7 minutes. To check for doneness, the breading on the asparagus should be dark and adhered to the asparagus. The asparagus itself will be quite soft and tender. Serve the fried asparagus immediately with your grilled chicken.
Ingredients
- Chicken Breast Boneless Skinless Raw – 3.5 oz
- Salt – ¼ teaspoon
- Black Pepper – ⅛ teaspoon
- Garlic Powder – ⅛ teaspoon
- Onion Powder – ⅛ teaspoon
- Italian Seasoning – ¼ teaspoon
- Olive Oil – ¼ teaspoon
- Asparagus, Raw – 6 medium – spear – 5 1/4″ to 7″ long
- Olive Oil – ¼ teaspoon
- Fried Pork Rinds – ½ ounce