Can you cook chicken in tin foil in an air fryer?

If you are looking for a no-frill, delicious, easy foil pack meal, this is it. Grab this recipe for lemon pepper foil pack chicken and cook it up in just half an hour in your air fryer. We love making air fryer meals in our RV and this one requires minimal prep! (Plus there is no mess to clean up after dinner!)

A few years ago we thought to pack our air fryer from our kitchen into our camper before leaving home. We ended using the air fryer several times during that trip. Eventually, the air fryer became one of our top RV must-haves! We finally bought an air fryer for the RV and now it stays in there on a permanent basis.

There are so many different air fryer recipes out there and the ones that we make range from full-blown meals (like these foil packs!) to desserts.

Air Fryer Recipes

Here are some of our favorite air fryer recipes that we have posted:

• Buffalo Ranch Chicken Foil Packets Air Fryer Recipe
• Air Fryer Apple Filled Donut Holes Recipe
• Homemade Air Fryer S’mores Pop Tarts Recipe
• Air Fryer Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup Treats
• How to Make S’mores in the Air Fryer

Foil Pack Meals

There’s a lot to love about a foil pack meal!

• So many flavor combinations possible!
• You can include meat, veggies or meat and veggies to your pack.
• Foil packs cook great in air fryers, in ovens, on campfire grates or on grills.
• EASIEST CLEANUP! There are no dishes to clean after a foil pack meal. Simply toss the foil and you’re good to go!

Let’s get cooking!

Use the recipe card below to make these delicious lemon pepper chicken foil packets.

Note: You can use any brand of lemon pepper seasoning that you prefer. The version in this recipe is from ALDI. We also like the McCormick version.

Lemon Pepper Chicken Foil Pack Air Fryer Recipe

Cook up this succulent foil pack dinner in your air fryer. Enjoy the delicious taste of the lemon pepper chicken, and no dishes to clean up afterwards!

Print Recipe

Prep Time 10 mins

Cook Time 28 mins

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Servings 2

Equipment

• air fryer

• Aluminum Foil

Ingredients  

• 2 chicken breasts cubed
• lemon pepper seasoning
• lemon slices
• 20 asparagus tips
• cooking spray

Instructions 

• Preheat air fryer to 360 degrees.

• Place 2 large pieces of aluminum foil on your workspace.

• Divide asparagus tips evenly and place half on the center of each piece of foil.

• Add the chicken to the asparagus.

  

• Give the chicken a light spritz with cooking spray.

• Sprinkle lemon pepper seasoning over the chicken.

• Place a lemon slice or two on top.

  

• Fold up the foil and place packs in the air fryer basket.

• Cook for 25-30 minutes or until the chicken has fully cooked.

• Serve and enjoy!

  

Keyword air fryer

That’s it!

So easy and delicious.

If you give this recipe a try, let us know how it turns out for you! Do you have a favorite foil pack recipe? Leave a comment and tell us about it!

We are t-minus one week from the start of another school year. It’s honestly hard to believe. And, with the new school year in sight, I’m trying my best to come up with new, quick and easy recipes for busy weeknights. One of our favorite new recipes in our dinner rotation is this weeknight air fryer foil pack Italian chicken recipe!

What you’ll need for this recipe

Because this is a weeknight recipe, it’s short on two things: ingredients and time!

• Chicken Breasts (one pound, cubed)
• Italian Seasoning
• Your choice of frozen vegetables
• Cooking Spray 
• Foil
• a few pinches of salt
• and your air fryer! (PS. If you don’t have one, this is the one I use!)

That’s all! If you’re looking for other quick recipes, check this out here!

Why cooking on a weeknight is important

The one constant in my life growing up was dinnertime. For four out of 5 weeknights, my mom made a home cooked meal. Every night, when we would sit down for dinner, we would connect, chat, and enjoy our food. I’d like to think that I am striving to do the same; but, in reality, I’m struggling.

That connection over mealtime is so important for every family. So what makes it easier? Easy weeknight meals. Take the guesswork out of dinner and spend time where it really matters — connecting with your family!

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