Air Fryer Chicken Thighs

Chicken recipes don’t get any better than this air fryer chicken thigh recipe. In just minutes of hands-on time, you get juicy chicken with crispy skin.

• Prep Time10minutes mins
• Cook Time16minutes mins
• Marinating Time2hours hrs
• Total Time2hours hrs 26minutes mins

Ingredients:

• ⅓ cup mayonnaise
• ¼ cup avocado oil
• 2 tablespoons spicy brown mustard
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 2 teaspoons dried thyme
• 2 teaspoons sea salt
• ¼ teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 2 ½ pounds bone-in skin-on chicken thighs

Instructions:

1. In a small bowl combine the mayonnaise, avocado oil, brown mustard, lemon juice, thyme, salt, and pepper.
2. Place the chicken thighs in a shallow dish and pour the marinade over it.
3. Refrigerate for 2 to 4 hours.
4. Place the chicken on a wire rack on top of a baking sheet and allow excess marinade to drip off for 15 minutes.
5. Preheat the air fryer to 400° F.
6. Working in batches, place the chicken thighs skin side down in the air fryer.
7. Cook for 8 minutes.
8. Flip and cook for another 8 minutes, or until the internal temperature reaches 160° F.
9. Allow to rest for 5 to 10 minutes before serving.

Notes:

For perfectly crispy chicken, make sure you spray both sides with oil. I use avocado oil.

Let the excess marinade drip off before cooking to avoid a big mess in your air fryer.

Make sure that you flip the chicken halfway through to allow both sides to crisp up.

One of the biggest reasons that your chicken may not crisp up is if you overcrowd your air fryer. Cook in batches if necessary!

Preheating most air fryers is an important step to achieving the ultimate crispy air fryer bone-in chicken thighs

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