Air Fryer Seasoned Chicken Thighs (Low Carb)
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This Air Fryer Seasoned Chicken Thighs recipe is super simple to make, and it gives you delicious chicken with crispy skin! It is so yummy! And low carb too!
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How to Make Seasoned Chicken Thighs in an Air Fryer
Aunt Lou here.
I absolutely love this recipe! We will be using this Air Fryer Seasoned Chicken Thighs recipe over and over again in my house for use! Not only is it super easy to throw together, it tastes amazing!
I do believe this is the easiest way to get crispy chicken! This recipe is perfect for a busy night when you don’t have time to stand over the stove and fry chicken to perfection. You can put this on, go do whatever it is you need to be doing around your house for the first 12 minutes of cooking. Then you just have to flip the chicken, sprinkle some more seasoning salt on and set it for another 12 minutes. Guess what?! You can go do what you need to do for the second half of cooking! It truly is one of the easiest recipes I have ever made, and this is coming from someone who sets out to make recipes as easy as possible all the time.
What You Will Need
Ingredients Needed
- 4 bone-in, skin on chicken thighs
- seasoning salt (to taste)
- 1/2 cup water
Equipment Needed
- Tongs
- Measuring cup
- Air Fryer,ย Air Fry Oven,ย Ninja Foodiย or other unit with air frying feature
- Air Fry or Crisping Basket (that comes with your air fryer)
- Optional: Dripping Pan for some makes and models
Time Needed
- Prep Time: 2 minutes
- Cooking Time: 24 minutes (12 minutes on each side)
General Notes
- The 1/2 cup of water is poured in the Air Fryer unit’s insert, underneath the basket, to help prevent smoking while cooking. If you want to do more than one batch, empty the water and grease from the insert between batches and add in an additional 1/2 cup of water for each batch made.
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Air Fryer Seasoned Chicken Thighs
Ingredients
- 4 bone in skin on chicken thighs
- Lawry's Seasoned Salt to taste
- 1/2 cup water (You will need a 1/2 cup per batch of 4 chicken thighs. Make sure you clean out the insert between each batch.)
Instructions
- Pour 1/2 cup of water into the insert of the Air Fryer and place your basket in the insert.
- Place your 4 chicken thighs in your Air Fryer basket and sprinkle with your seasoning salt.
- Cook on 360 degrees for 12 minutes.
- Pull the insert out of the Air Fryer and use tongs to flip each chicken thigh and sprinkle with seasoning salt.
- Cook on 360 degrees for 12 minutes.
- Check your chicken with a meat thermometer. If the chicken has not reached safe internal cooking temperature, cook an additional 2 minutes at 360 degrees.
Notes
- The 1/2 cup of water is poured in the Air Fryer unitโs insert, underneath the basket, to help prevent smoking while cooking. If you want to do more than one batch, empty the water and grease from the insert between batches and add in an additional 1/2 cup of water for each batch made.
- Looking for more recipes? Ourย Recipe Finderย can help you find exactly what you need.
- Check out all our favorite recommendations for cookbooks,ย slowย cookers and low carb essentials in ourย 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.ย 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 shouldย always be tested first in your own air fryerย and time adjusted as needed.
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