Air Fryer Chicken Thighs

I know you have heard me sing praises about the air fryer (click to see the one I own) so I won’t go on and on here, but really, you should be cooking your meat in the air fryer! It is so easy and fast and best of all – the meat comes out tender and juicy. Don’t worry, it won’t be some weird mushy texture – just all around good meat.

This recipe is for chicken thighs. The cook time is less because chicken thighs are on the smaller side. 10 minutes on one side and 5 on the other. 15 minutes total and you are done. This recipe includes a simple marinade – oil, salt and pepper. You can jazz that up with some lemon, soy sauce, hot sauce – whatever you like. So many possibilities. I am a little old school and love to serve meat with potatoes. I have a great scalloped potato recipe, twice baked potatoes, or good old mashed potatoes. Give it a try!

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Air Fryer Chicken Thighs

Chicken thighs cooked in the air fryer produces tender and juicy meat.

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Keyword air fryer, air fryer chicken legs, air fryer chicken thighs, chicken thighs

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes

Servings 6

Ingredients

• 2-3 lbs chicken thighs
• oil, vegetable or olive
• salt and pepper

Instructions

1. Trim fat off the chicken thighs. Place in a bowl. Pour a splash of your choice of oil, enough to coat all of the chicken. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Stir to coat. Cover and place in the refrigerator for an hour.

2. Set your air fryer temperature to 400°F. Set the time to 10 minutes. Place the chicken in the basket, close, and press start.

3. Turn chicken over and set for 5 more minutes. When done, check temperature – make sure it has reached 165°F. Enjoy!