These Air Fryer Buffalo Chicken Legs are perfect for a weeknight treat for yourself or to take to a party to share! The flavor is amazing!
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How to Make Buffalo Chicken Legs in an Air Fryer
Aunt Lou here.
If you love our Air Fryer Buffalo Wings but want a cheaper way to make them, I highly recommend this Air Fryer Buffalo Chicken Legs recipe! Around here, chicken legs are a little more than half the cost of chicken wings. So, if you are looking for a way to get more bang for your grocery buck, this is the way to go.
Do not worry about missing out on the taste and texture of some good ol’ buffalo wings. I have you covered. The skin on these legs crisps up perfectly, just like with wings, and you use the same sauce. So, it is just as awesome!
If you need to make these for a bigger crowd, you can easily double or triple up the recipe. You will just need to make them in batches. The ingredients and times before are for one batch of legs.
What You Will Need for Air Fryer Buffalo Chicken Legs
Ingredients Needed
- 6 bone-in chicken legs
- Garlic salt to taste
- 1/4 cup butter, melted
- 1/3 cup hot sauce
Equipment Needed
- Paper towels
- Measuring cups
- Tongs
- Small microwave safe bowl or large coffee cup
- Stirring spatula
- Medium container with tight lid (You will use this to toss your wings in the sauce at the end.)
- 7 Quart Air Fryer
Time Needed
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cooking Time: 14 minutes at 400 degrees Fahrenheit, flip 12 minutes at 400 degrees, flip 2 minutes at 400 degrees
- Tossing Legs: 2 minutes
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- Finally, all air fryers cook differently, so cooking times are always a basic guideline. Recipes should always be tested first in your own air fryer and time adjusted as needed.
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Air Fryer Buffalo Chicken Legs
Ingredients
- 6 bone-in chicken legs
- garlic salt to taste
- 1/4 cup Butter melted
- 1/3 cup hot sauce
Instructions
- Preheat your air fryer to 400 degrees Fahrenheit (We usually do 3 minutes at 400.)
- Pat your chicken legs dry while the air fryer is preheating.
- Place your chicken legs in the basket so that they are touching as little as possible and sprinkle with garlic salt.
- Cook at 400 for 14 minutes.
- Flip your chicken legs over and cook for an additional 12 minutes at 400.
- Flip your chicken legs again and cook for an additional 2 minutes at 400.
- While your chicken legs are cooking, mix together your melted butter and hot sauce in a small microwave safe bowl or large coffee cup.
- Remove your chicken legs from your air fryer and place in a container that has a tight lid.
- Pour your hot sauce mixture over the chicken legs, close the lid securely and toss until they are well coated.
- If desired, pour sauce from container over chicken legs after plated for serving.
Notes
- Looking for more recipes? Our Recipe Finder can help you find exactly what you need.
- Check out all our favorite recommendations for cookbooks, slow cookers and low carb essentials in our Amazon Influencer Shop.
- As with any of our recipes, carb counts, calorie counts and nutritional information varies greatly. As a result, your nutritional content depends on which products you choose to use when cooking this dish. The auto-calculation is just an automated estimate and should NOT be used for specific dietary needs.
- Finally, all air fryers cook differently, so cooking times are always a basic guideline. Recipes should always be tested first in your own air fryer and time adjusted as needed.
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I am a huge fan of buffalo chicken legs. I am always on the lookout for new, unique recipes for buffalo chicken legs. When I found this recipe, I was blown away by how good it tasted! The recipe is easy to follow and the results are delicious!
Yay! I’m so glad you enjoyed it as much as we do. Thanks for letting us know. I love hearing when our readers like a recipe I have posted.
Can you this in a air fryer oven
I haven’t tried this in an air fryer oven and do not own one. So, I cannot test this recipe in one to know the changes needed for the timing. If you give it a try, let me know how it goes!