Chicken meatloaf in the air fryer is a simple and light main course. You can stuff the meatloaf with whichever vegetables you prefer or with seasonal vegetables you have available; in this recipe I used radicchio, but it’s also excellent with spinach, mushrooms, artichokes or even potatoes. For a version without filling you can try the CHICKEN MEATLOAF in the oven and if you, like me, love meatloaves I recommend checking out all the recipes to prepare the MEATLOAF RECIPES FOR EVERY TASTE. To obtain perfect slices I suggest cutting it when cold and then reheating for a few minutes in the air fryer or in a pan, maybe adding the cooking juice so it stays moist and succulent. Now let’s see how to make the chicken meatloaf in the air fryer and if you try it let me know. Barbara
I also suggest trying these other main courses cooked in the air fryer:
- Difficulty: Easy
- Cost: Affordable
- Preparation time: 20 Minutes
- Cooking time: 40 Minutes
- Portions: 4
- Cooking methods: Oven, Stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All seasons
Ingredients
- 10.6 oz (about 2/3 lb) chicken breast
- 1 cup ricotta
- 3/4 cup (about 2.8 oz) breadcrumbs
- to taste parsley
- to taste salt
- 3 heads radicchio
- 1/2 onion
- to taste salt
- as needed extra virgin olive oil
How to make the chicken meatloaf in the air fryer
Let’s start preparing the chicken meatloaf in the air fryer. Clean the radicchio: remove the tough end of the stem and chop it into pieces. Clean the onion and chop it. Pour some extra virgin olive oil into a pan, add the onion and the chopped radicchio, cook for about 10 minutes or until softened, then season with salt and let it cool.
Remove any fat and small bones from the chicken breast and cut it into pieces. Put the chicken pieces, ricotta, a pinch of salt, the breadcrumbs and the parsley into a blender. Blend everything until the chicken becomes a smooth paste and there are no more pieces.
Take a piece of parchment paper, lay it on the work surface and put the chicken mixture on it. Spread it with your hands to form a rectangle, place the radicchio in the center, close the meatloaf using the parchment paper and shape it tightly, then twist the paper ends like a candy wrapper.
Place the meatloaf wrapped in the parchment paper into the air fryer basket. Cook at 338°F for 15 minutes. Open the air fryer basket and unwrap the parchment so the meatloaf can brown; then cook at 374°F for 5 minutes.
Once the meatloaf is cooked, remove it from the air fryer basket and let it cool so that when sliced the pieces are perfect. Reheat for a few minutes before serving if desired.
How to store cooked chicken meatloaf from the air fryer
You can keep it in the refrigerator for 2-3 days; you can also freeze it for a few months.
