Your Favorite Fried Foods That Are Low-Carb Friendly With an Air Fryer

One of the hardest things for people to get over when they switch to a low-carb diet is 
the idea they will have to eat grilled, baked, or broiled options. That all fried foods must 
go to the wayside and you will never be able to have fried chicken or fish again. The 
truth is, with the right appliances, you can still have those things in a low-carb way and 
have the them taste good. One appliance that makes this happen is the air fryer. Here 
are some fried foods that are low-carb and air fryer friendly.

Buffalo Chicken 

You may think that you will never be able to have the crispy and crunchy texture of a 
buffalo chicken bite or breast again if you go on a low-carb diet. This isn't true. With an 
air fryer, you can cut out the carbs and still get the crispy chicken that you need for the 
chicken. The trick is to use crunched up pork rinds for the breading. This is a no carb 
option and still gives you the fried texture you are looking for. When done, remove the 
chicken and toss in a buffalo wing sauce or buffalo sauce. 

Carb Free Chicken Parm

Chicken parm is one of the dishes that many people love and think they cannot have 
once they go low-carb. The truth is, you still can have it with just a few tweaks to the 
original recipe. As with any fried chicken that is no carb, go with a no carb coating like 
pork rinds or something similar. Once coated, cook the chicken on the normal setting in 
the air fryer. For the pasta, just use a vegetable option like squash or zucchini noodles. 
Use a regular pasta sauce to cover and parm cheese to dress and complete the dish. 

Vegetarian Fries (No Carb Fry Alternative)

When you think of low-carb the first thing you usually think about removing are the fries. 
You can keep the fries while staying low carb and healthy. Just replace the potato fries 
with a vegetarian option like zucchini or carrots. Cut the vegetable into slices like a fry, 
coat with pork rinds or similar no carb option and fry in the air fryer like you would 
traditional potato fries.

The air fryer can give you the same frying texture that you grew to love from traditional 
fried oil methods. You use very little oil and you still come out with low-carb options. In 
fact, for many people, an air fryer is one of the appliances that help many people make 
the transition from their normal eating habits to low-carb. 
