Air Fryer Chicken Thighs

Air Fryer Chicken Thighs – Super Crispy!

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.

My method for crispy chicken thigh skin

I start by pre-heating the air fryer before I spray with cooking spray. I do this only when I want my food to be really crispy. I make sure the chicken thighs are patted dry and any excess skin is cut away. Then I mix the chicken thighs with all of the seasonings. chicken thighs in a zip top bag with seasonings Now we can place the chicken thighs in the air fryer basket skin side down. I do this so the skin can start to render the fat without browning the skin too much. I also do this with my Air fryer whole chicken recipe. chicken thighs in the air fryer basket

My Air fryer has a 6 quart basket so 4 chicken thighs fit perfectly. If your air fryer is smaller you would need to cook these in batches. After the chicken 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.

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.