Air Fryer Chicken Thighs - Super Crispy! • Low Carb with Jennifer (2024)

Pull those bone in, skin on chicken thighs out of the refrigerator and make these air fryer crispy chicken thighs tonight! In under 30 minutes you will have a delicious family friendly dinner.

Air Fryer Chicken Thighs

This is the perfect way to cook juicy chicken thighs for that extra crispy skin and no need to heat up the oven.

• Just 5 ingredients - chicken thighs, smoked paprika, garlic powder, oregano, and onions powder (plus salt and pepper but those don't count!)
• Cooks quickly thanks to the air fryer - These take about 25 minutes in the air fryer...which is great!
• No splatter on the stove top!

Personally, I think the air fryer is the best invention besides a home coffee maker. I use mine just about everyday!

I love to make burgers, pork tenderloin, crispy pork chops, and even crispy Brussels sprouts.

My method for crispy chicken thigh skin

I start by pre-heating the air fryer before I spray with avocado oil cooking spray. I do this only when I want my food to be really crispy.

I make sure the chicken thighs are patted dry with a paper towel and any excess skin is cut away.

Then I mix the chicken thighs with all of the seasonings.

Now we can place the chicken thighs in the preheated air fryer basket in a single layer skin side down.

I do this so the skin can start to render the fat without browning the skin too much. It gives the best results!

I also do this with my Air fryer whole chicken recipe.

My Air fryer has a 6 quart basket so 4 bone-in chicken thighs fit perfectly.

If your air fryer is smaller you would need to cook these in batches.

After the bone-in thighs cook skin side down, we can flip them over and continue to cook them until the skin is nice and crispy and the internal temperature is 165F using an instant read thermometer.

The result is the juiciest chicken with the crispiest skin.

Making this a complete meal

I like to serve these air fryer chicken thighs with cauliflower Mac and cheese, keto green beans with bacon, or a broccoli salad.

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