Ninja Air Fryer Chicken Thighs
A delicious, quick & easy Dry Rub Air Fryer Chicken Thighs recipe that takes less than 30 minutes to make. Pair with an air fryer vegetable side dish.
Servings: 4
Calories: 316kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 lb Chicken Thighs bone-in and skin-on
- 2 tbsp Best Chicken Dry Rub Seasoning click for recipe
- 2 tbsp avocado oil or olive oil
Instructions
- Pat the chicken dry with a paper towel. Add the chicken to a large bowl or Ziploc bag
- Add the Chicken Dry Rub seasoning and oil to the bowl with the chicken. Then, evenly coat it with the seasoning and oil
- Add the chicken to the air fryer cooking basket skin side up.
- Air Crisp the thighs at 400 degrees for 22-24 minutes.
Notes
- Switch up the spice mix: these chicken thighs taste great with my homemade chicken dry rub, but you can also use my bbq seasoning or cajun seasoning.
- Swap the oil and spices with a garlic butter: add flavor and cook your air fryer chicken thighs at the same time, by swapping the oil and seasonings for a full flavored garlic butter. Some options from the site are lemon garlic butter sauce, cajun garlic butter, and garlic herb parmesan butter. You can use the same directions and steps from my air fryer garlic butter chicken thighs
- Use 1-2 tablespoons of dry rub: I prefer 2 tablespoons per pound of meat, but you can start with 1 tablespoon if you're unsure. You can always add extra dry rub at the end after cooking (in the same way that you'd use a finishing salt).
Nutrition
Calories: 316kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 19g | Fat: 26g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 13g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 111mg | Sodium: 88mg | Potassium: 246mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 141IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 29mg | Iron: 1mg