Air-Fryer Chicken Thighs Recipe (2024)

Very confusing recipeHeader says cook for 20 total and body days cook for 15, flipping half way through at 15 minutes. So is it 20 or 39 minutes total cooking time?

I air fry bone-in skin-on thighs frequently, usually with nothing but olive oil rubbed on and seasoning, and they are crispy and delicious. For my fryer (a small and inexpensive Proctor Silex), I do 11 minutes skin side down at 400°, then flip and do another 11 minutes. I don’t think 15 minutes at 375° would get me to 165°. I am always interested in new things to cook in this handy little appliance and am looking forward to trying this marinade.

I made these tonight. I did 10 minutes and then turned them over for 9 minutes. I stuck them in the oven at 175 to stay warm while I cooked potatoes in the air fryer. Absolutely delicious.

20 minutes includes prep time, not counting if you choose to marinate for a long time.15 minutes is cook time, turning halfway through (7 and a half minutes).I would have said “cook chicken about 15 minutes, flipping halfway through”.

Could not for the life of me figure out why my thighs would not get close to 165 even after 40 mins of air frying at 400 and then baking at 350 for 10 mins... then realized my instant read was set to C instead of F. Skin was remarkably crispy and thankfully, meat was still edible. Lesson learned : )

CHICKEN THIGHS (boneless or bone in) are the easiest dinner you can make. Simply marinate them in Italian salad dressing/marinade for 2 hours or over night. Place them in a shallow baking pan, skin down, with the marinade. Bake them in a 375 degree oven for 45 minutes, turning them once when then topside browns. When the skin side browns they are done. 165 degrees is the test.Serve them with any side you might have in the closet.

I would never have thought to combine these ingredients to marinate chicken...EVER. Boy, am I glad I did. I used bone in chicken drumsticks, left in the marinade at room temp for about an hour. Air fryer on chicken settings until 165 temp reached. Dusted with Aleppo pepper before serving. Fabulous! For all the angst in the comments about cooking times, follow the directions for your air fryer for the cut of chicken because it will vary.

Try this: Rub the thighs in pure sesame oil on the skin side only. Place the non-skin side in teriyaki sauce and put them in the fridge for an hour. Set the air fryer to 400F Cook them skin side down for 10 minutes. Flip and cook for approximately another 10. That's the ticket in my machine. Yours may vary. Remove when done. Crunchy sesame skin on top, salty/sweet teriyaki flavor infused in the meat.

This was such a great flavor combination! I marinated 4 thighs in a bowl for 7 hours, and set the bowl on the counter for about an hour before cooking. I used a Cosori 6-quart air fryer set to 380 degrees. I cooked for 8 minutes, skin side down, and then flipped and cooked for 15 minutes to bring them to 165 and get that beautiful color! Chicken in the air fryer can get repetitive, so this was a delicious way to add some variety.

Loved this one, more than I thought I would. I used Greek yogurt instead of sour cream, and apple cider vinegar instead of rice vinegar. Marinaded for ~2hrs before cooking in my air fryer (and followed my air fryer instructions - 23min at 380C, flipping halfway through). Nice and crispy skin, so delicious. Served with rice and broccoli.

This was soooo good! Last minute decision, so I only marinated for a little over an hour. After reading comments on lacking flavor, I sprinkled the chicken (bone in, skin on thighs) with a Middle Eastern seasoning mix. Perfect!! Air fried in my Ninja countertop model (and now searching YouTube on how to clean the interior...eeek) for 12 minutes per side at 400. Served with fresh corn and roasted zucchini and sweet peppers. Keeper!

This was surprisingly delicious! I thought the marinade might not work well together but it did and the thighs came out crispy and delicious in my Ninja 5 in 1. Cook time was 22 minutes for three thighs, turning after 15 minutes. I marinated for about 6 hours and left at room temperature for an hour before cooking. All good!

This was a winner! Easy to put together, super tasty. The skin on the thighs was perfect.I used the recipe directions but adopted the advice to cook at 400 for 24 minutes in my Ninja air fryer.Cooking on parchment paper in the air fryer makes it easy to clean, but sometimes it causes food to boil in its own juices. I tried putting parchment paper UNDER the grate of the air fryer. It wasn't a big win for cleanup, though.

I don’t have an air fryer but tried these in the oven on broiler. First on 375 then increases to 400 once it was taking a while and not quite hot enough. Also used greek yogurt and it was amazing. Will definitely make again. So simple and delicious.

More like 20-21 minutes. Delicious

Came out delicious - I marinaded the thighs in harissa, honey, melted butter, lemon, cumin, smoked paprika and turmeric. Coated chicken in salt and pepper prior to marinading.Cooked in the air fryer on 400 at 11 mins a side. Skin came out mahogany and crispy. One larger thigh wasn’t thoroughly cooked so might do 1-2 mins longer next time.

This marinade was interesting and good, but could be spicier. I used chicken legs as they were on sale. The recipe took longer than listed. I preheated then I air fried in my ninja for 8 minutes. I flipped them and fried 8 more minutes. They were done inside , but were not browned. I turned the heat up to 400 and cooked for 5 minutes more. They browned, but were not crispy. Next time I would cook at a higher temperature the whole time.

The most confusingly written recipe. Is the total time 15, flipping halfway through at 7, or is it 30 flipping halfway through at 15 ??? why did they write it like this

It only take a few minutes to de-bone the chicken thighs, but it elevates the dish.

This is my favorite marinade!

For thighs, I've actually found 195 degrees internal temp to be best

Love this marinade. I used 2 skinless boneless thighs that I had left from a different recipe so I adjusted the marinade quantities a bit. I added black pepper and a little bit of mirin. I’m a novice at the air fryer but they turned out great at 425 for about 14 minutes, turning them after 7 minutes. Crispy edges and moist, tender inside. Ate with a side of homemade barbecue beans and a green salad. Delish.

Great! I found 15 minutes each side more than enough. I think only 10 minutes in the second side. So easy & delicious!

Okay - preheat and cook at 380. Cook skin side down 10 min. Skin side up 15. Added the little bit of leftover marinade when I flipped. it. Wasn’t as crispy as I would have liked, but was well cooked.

I doubled the recipe, used mayonnaise, hot pepper sauce instead of sour cream and vinegar. Bone in thighs for 15 on one side, 20 on the other side. My husband was all over it!

I love this marinade - played with different flavor profiles and also did crispy chicken (dip in flour, then beaten egg, then seasoned panko) for really easy, juicy air fried chicken.