🍗 Air-fried chicken

Name: Air-fried chicken
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: International
Ingredients: 800 g chicken thighs or drumsticks, bone in; 1 tbsp olive oil; 1 tsp paprika; 1 tsp garlic powder; ½ tsp ground cumin; ½ tsp black pepper; 1 tsp salt; Lemon wedges and chopped parsley to serve

Origin: International

370kcal

per serving · 200 g

185kcal

per 100 g

54 gProtein27 g / 100 g

16 gFat8 g / 100 g

2 gCarbs1 g / 100 g

Air-fried chicken is chicken — usually thighs, drumsticks or wings — rubbed with spices and a little oil and cooked in an air fryer, where fast-moving hot air crisps the skin without deep-frying. The outside turns golden and crunchy while the meat stays juicy. It is served on its own with a salad, in wraps or bowls, or as a quick weeknight main.

Diets

✓

No porkfor halal, the meat must be halal-slaughtered

✓

Gluten-freeno wheat, barley or rye in a typical recipe

✓

Dairy-freeno milk, cheese, butter or yogurt in a typical recipe

✓

Keto-friendly1 g carbs per 100 g

✓

High protein27 g protein per 100 g — 58% of the calories

Not vegetarianbecause of: chicken

Not veganbecause of: chicken

Allergens

None of the 14 major allergens in a typical recipe.

What it is made of

chickenspicesolive oil

Recipe

4 servings30 min

Ingredients

800 g chicken thighs or drumsticks, bone in
1 tbsp olive oil
1 tsp paprika
1 tsp garlic powder
½ tsp ground cumin
½ tsp black pepper
1 tsp salt
Lemon wedges and chopped parsley to serve

Method

Pat the chicken very dry with paper towels — dry skin crisps best.
Mix the oil with the paprika, garlic powder, cumin, pepper and salt and rub it all over the chicken.
Preheat the air fryer to 200 °C. Arrange the chicken in one layer without crowding.
Cook for 20–25 minutes, turning halfway, until golden and the thickest piece reaches 75 °C inside.
Rest for 5 minutes and serve with lemon and parsley.

How to make it lighter

Chicken breast or skinless thighs are leaner than skin-on pieces; much of the fat sits in the skin.
An oil spray or 1 tsp of oil is enough in an air fryer — 1 tbsp oil ≈ 120 kcal.
Pair it with a big salad or roasted vegetables instead of fries to keep the plate light.

History

Air fryers — compact countertop convection ovens — became popular home appliances in the 2010s, and spiced chicken quickly became one of the most cooked recipes in them. Today air-fried chicken is an everyday home dish in many countries.

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Values are estimates per 100 g for a typical recipe; home and restaurant versions vary. Diets and allergens are worked out from the ingredients of a typical recipe — always check with whoever cooked the dish. Not medical advice. Nutrition data: Me Nutrition dish database v13. How we count →