Air Fryer Chicken Thighs
Recipe from Lindsay Ostrom · original post · full recipe on pinchofyum.com
These air fryer chicken thighs are SO good. Super juicy, deeply golden, and ready in 15 minutes! Such an easy recipe that my whole family loves.
Ingredients
- boneless skinless chicken thighs570 g
- paprika — 1 ½ tsp3.8 g
- dried oregano — 1 tsp1 g
- garlic powder0.5 tsp
- onion powder0.5 tsp
- fine table salt — ¾ tsp4.5 g
- olive oil15 ml
- lemon — to finish1 ea
Method
- Optional: trim off the chunkier strips of fat from the edges of the chicken thighs.
- Toss the chicken thighs with the spices, a few cracks of black pepper and the olive oil. For the best flavour, marinate from 15 minutes up to 2-3 hours in the fridge (fine to skip if you're short on time).
- Air fry at 375°F (190°C) for 11-13 minutes, until deeply golden and a bit crisp outside and at least 165°F (74°C) inside.
- Transfer to a cutting board, rest for a few minutes, then cut into bite-sized pieces. Squeeze lemon over the top.
- Serve with your favourite sauce, a baked potato or roasted veggies, in a rice bowl or on a salad.
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Pescatarian
Air Fryer Salmon
- 600 g Salmon fillets instead of boneless skinless chicken thighs
Air fry the salmon at 190°C for 8 to 10 minutes until it just flakes; skip cutting it into pieces and squeeze lemon over the fillets.
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$24.78
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$27.52
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Woolworths NZyou pay $28.85 · 57% spare
$12.52
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About $24.01 of ingredients used for 4 serves.
$43.99 across 3 shops · all 8 items priced · $0.26 more for bigger packs, 44% spare for later
Pak'nSaveBest choice$24.78
no items missing
you'll pay $43.88 · 44% of it spare
New World$27.52
no items missing · $2.74 more
you'll pay $48.89 · 44% of it spare
Woolworths NZ$12.52
missing 1 item
you'll pay $28.85 · 57% of it spare
Buy at Pak'nSave$37.25
boneless skinless chicken thighs
$24.98/1kg
need 570 g2 × Pams Free Range Boneless Skinless Chicken Thighs 400g$9.99
Pak'nSave$24.98/1kg$9.99·New World$27.48/1kg$10.99·Woolworths NZN/A
paprika
$0.57/10g
need 3.8 gMrs Rogers Naturals Eco Ground Paprika 40g$2.29closest match
Pak'nSave$0.57/10g$2.29·Woolworths NZ$2.70·New World$0.88/10g$2.89
onion powder
$0.57/10g
need 0.5 tspMrs Rogers Naturals Eco Onion Powder Fine 40g$2.29closest match
Pak'nSave$0.57/10g$2.29·Woolworths NZ$2.70·New World$0.66/10g$2.89
olive oil
$1.60/100ml
need 15 mlPams Extra Light Olive Oil 100ml$7.99closest match
Pak'nSave$1.60/100ml$7.99·New World$1.78/100ml$8.89·Woolworths NZ$8.95
lemon
$4.49/1kg
need 1 itemLemons 1kg$4.49 1 pack assumed, quantity unknown (sold by weight)
Pak'nSave$4.49/1kg$4.49·New World$4.99/1kg$4.99·Woolworths NZ$5.78
Buy at New World$4.04
dried oregano
$1.63/10g
need 1 gPams Oregano 10g$2.45
New World$1.63/10g$2.45·Pak'nSave$2.29/10g$2.29·Woolworths NZ$2.70
fine table salt
$0.02/10g
need 4.5 gPams Iodised Table Salt 1kg$1.59closest match
New World$0.02/10g$1.59·Pak'nSave$0.01/10g$1.49·Woolworths NZ$2.89
Buy at Woolworths NZ$2.70
garlic powder
$2.70
need 0.5 tspWoolworths garlic powder 50g
Woolworths NZ$2.70·Pak'nSave$0.57/10g$2.29·New World$0.64/10g$2.89