Air Fryer Chicken Legs Recipe

plate of chicken legs with potatoes and carrots

Air Fryer Chicken Legs Recipe

These air fryer chicken legs are tender and juicy on the inside and crispy on the outside. It only takes 30 minutes and dinner is served!

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 20

Servings legs

Calories 296kcal

Ingredients

6 Chicken Legs skin on
1 tsp Olive Oil or Olive Oil Spray
1 tbs Brown Sugar
1 tsp Smoked Salt
1 tsp Garlic powder
1 tsp Smoked Paprika
1 tsp Minced Dried Onions may sub onion powder
½ tsp Black Pepper
½ tsp Dried Thyme

Instructions

Start by giving the chicken legs a nice pat until dry.
Lightly drizzle or spray with olive oil and sprinkle with mixed seasonings.
Fill air fryer basket making sure to not over crowd the legs.
Air fry at 390F for 10 minutes, flip legs over, then cook for another 7-8 minutes.

Notes

Vegetables:

If you want to add potatoes and carrots to this dish as shown, all you need to do is buy small potatoes and cut up some carrots. Toss the potatoes in about 1 tablespoon of olive oil and air fry for about 15 minutes at 400F. Then remove them back to a bowl and add salt and pepper or desired seasoning. Add another tablespoo of olive oil. Air fry for an additional 10 minutes until carrots are tender and potatoes are crispy.

Reheat by air-frying for 8 minutes on 375F when refrigerated
Store in air tight container for up to 4 days in fridge

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