Air Fryer Fried Chicken {Easy Air Fryer chicken recipe} (2024)

Juicy Air Fryer Fried Chicken Legs – made with only 3 Tbsp butter but full of flavor and really easy to make. They’re tender and juicy inside and crispy on the outside. You have to try them!

These air fried chicken thighs are crispy on the outside and so juicy and tender on the inside! They taste like real fried chicken but are made using a healthier method with much less fat. Perfect for every fried chicken lover who whats to eat a bit healthier without losing flavor!

My husband loves fried chicken, especially the one from a chain with three letters. You know what I mean! I love it too but since we’re trying to eat healthier I experimented a bit with our new AirFryer and came up with this delicious recipe.

It tastes so good you won’t believe it’s made with much less fat! My husband loves this airfriedchickenrecipe!

More Air Fryer Chicken Recipes

• Air Fryer Chicken Wings
• Air Fryer Chicken Tenders
• Air Fryer Chicken Breast

Our AirFryer (we own this one) is one of the most used appliances in our kitchen! It gets hot much quicker than the oven and it makes fries taste so much better than making them in the oven. Just put the fries in the basket, shake it every 5 minutes or so and you get delicious crispy fries.

What is an Air Fryer?

An air fryer is a small kitchen appliance that cooks food by circulating hot air around it with a mechanical fan at high speed, cooking the food and producing a crispy texture similar to frying, but without all the oil. It cooks food with 70% to 80% less oil than a traditional deep-fryer.

The Air Fryer is perfect for making small things like fries, fish fingers, or frozen chicken strips in it. You could even make a whole roast in it but I haven’t tried that yet.

You can preheat the AirFryer but I often don’t do that, it gets hot so quickly, so I don’t think it’s necessary. To clean it, I just put the basket which holds the food in the dishwasher or Iclean it quickly with some hot water and pat it dry with kitchen towels. It’s really easy and quick! The basket is big enough for fries for 2-3 people, so if you are more you might need to do it twice but thin fries only take about 10 minutes.

How to make fried chicken in Airfryer

These air fried chicken legs are made with buttermilk and have a crispy and slightly spicy breadcrumb crust. They are so juicy and tender inside and make a great dinner or party snack. We often have them with Creamy Crock Pot Mashed Potatoesand homemade coleslaw.

Making homemade fried chicken in an Air Fryer is super easy and quick:

• Put chicken with buttermilk in a ziplock bag and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• Combine spices and breadcrumbs in a bowl. Dip chicken pieces in the breadcrumb mixture.
• Put the chicken pieces in a single layer in the air fryer (don’t overcrowd the basket) and fry for 20 minutes.
• Brush with butter after 10 minutes.
• Check for doneness and serve.

Looking for more healthier dinner ideas?

• Easy Vegetarian Spinach Lasagna
• Healthier General Tso’s Chicken
• Strawberry Baked Oatmeal Cups

Tools used for making this air fryer recipe:

Air Fryer: This is the model I use and love! It has a big enough basket for a family of 3 or four and is easy to use.
Panko Breadcrumbs:Panko Breadcrumbs work best for this recipe.

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