If you’re looking for crispy and addictively delicious chicken thighs, give this Air Fryer Chicken Thighs recipe a try!
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When it comes to chicken, it doesn’t get much more delicious than these Air Fryer Chicken Thighs! Coated in a delicious seasoning and crisped to perfection in the air fryer, this may just become your favorite chicken recipe,
Why You’ll Love Air Fryer Chicken Thighs
- Thanks to a secret ingredient (baking powder!), these thighs are extra-crispy. After you try them this way, you won’t want them any other!
- They pair perfectly with your favorite sides like green beans, fries, mashed cauliflower, and oven-roasted vegetables.
- This recipe is so easy to make and takes only 25 minutes!
Ingredients Needed to Make Chicken Thighs in Air Fryer
Ingredient quantities for this homemade chicken thighs recipe are located in the recipe card at the end of the post.
- Chicken thighs
- Olive oil
- Paprika
- Garlic powder
- Pepper
- Cumin
- Salt
- Baking powder
Air Fryer Needed for This Recipe
To make this recipe, you will need an air fryer of your choosing. While there are a wide variety of air fryers out there, I personally use the Ninja Foodi because it has twelve different cooking functions, including an air fryer and an electric pressure cooker (I replaced my Instant Pot!).
More Air Fryer Ninja Foodi Recipes
Learn to make bacon in the air fryer Ninja, and you can learn to make air fryer chicken legs. Both are sensationally delicious and can help to change your eating and cooking habits they are so delicious!
How to Make Air Fryer Chicken Thighs {Quick Overview}
This is just a quick overview of some of the steps involved in making the low carb chicken thighs recipe. For the recipe in detail, including exact measurements used at each step, scroll to the recipe card at the end of the post.
In a small bowl, combine all dry ingredients. (Photo 1)
Place chicken thighs on a clean plate. Pat them dry, then coat them evenly with olive oil.
Sprinkle the seasoning mixture evenly onto the chicken thighs and rub in to coat evenly. (Photo 2)
Place the chicken thighs into the basket of the air fryer (Photo 3) and cook for 10 minutes at 400 F.
Use tongs to flip the chicken legs over and cook for an additional 6-10 minutes until the outside is browned and crispy. (Photo 4)
Using a meat thermometer, check the internal temperature to ensure a temperature of at least 175 F.
TIP: The chicken is technically “done” at this point, but some people (including me!) prefer to heat to 185-195 F for the best taste.
If needed, cook until the desired temperature is reached.
Serve warm and enjoy!
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Nutrition Facts for This Chicken Thigh Air Fryer Recipe
Per serving (3 total servings):
- 401 calories
- 32g fat
- 26g protein
- 1.6g net carbs
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Air Fryer Chicken Thighs
Ingredients
- 3 bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs (about 1 1/4 lbs)
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 1/2 tsp cumin
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tbsp baking powder
Instructions
- If your air fryer has the option, preheat it to 400 F.
- Combine all the dry ingredients in a small bowl.
- Dry the chicken thighs with a paper towel and coat them evenly with olive oil.
- Sprinkle the seasoning mixture onto the chicken thighs and rub it in to coat evenly.
- Put the chicken thighs into the air fryer basket and cook for 10 minutes at 400 F.
- Flip the chicken over with tongs and cook for an additional 6-10 minutes until the outside is crispy and brown.
- Use a meat thermometer to check the internal temperature, ensuring it’s at least 175 F. (Tip: Although the chicken is technically “done” at this point, some people, myself included, prefer to heat it to 185-195 F for the best taste.)
- If necessary, further cook the chicken until it reaches the desired temperature.
- Serve the chicken warm and enjoy!
Nutrition Disclaimer
Nutrition facts are included as a courtesy only. They are accurate to the best of our knowledge based on the ingredients and brands used, but their accuracy is not guaranteed. If applicable, sugar alcohols have already been removed from the total carb count.
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Excellent recipe!
Just when you think you have tried every good chicken recipe out there, along comes this one. Just wow!
This tasted amazing! I love the crispy skin!
We made this as a football game day recipe. Wow!
Can’t wait to make it again. I like how crispy it was and your seasoning was really good.
Thank you for the high praise!
Easy recipe to make. Super delicious and I made it with your oven roasted vegetables recipe. Thanks for the suggestion, it was a great combo.
Wow superb recipe! Haven’t found many that are this good.
These turned out sooooo crispy!
I made this with your oven roasted vegetables and it was great together. I really like your chicken seasoning. I’ll be making this a lot going forward.
I was very delighted how well this turned out. I kinda feel like a professional cook!