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Crispy Chicken Skins - Easy Air Fryer Recipe
Stop! Don’t throw away that extra chicken skin! Instead, Throw it into the air fryer for a tasty Keto friendly snack. Surprisingly, chicken skin (in moderation) isn’t bad for you due to the high level of unsaturated (heart healthy) fats !
Ingredients
- 8 chicken skins (I usually remove from chicken thighs if not cooking with them)
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ¼ teaspoon onion powder
- ¼ ¼ garlic powder
- ¼ ¼ black pepper
- ¼ ¼ smoked paprika (or regular)
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Instructions
Air Fryer instructions:
- Remove chicken skins from chicken, and pat dry.
- Place skin side down in air fryer or cooking rack if you have one, and season with only salt. Additional spices added during cooking will burn.
- Air fry at 400 for 12 min and flip halfway.
- If there are some fattier parts of the skins that look like they need more cooking, cook an additional 1-2 minutes.
- This skins will not be completely hard until they have cooled down, but should be golden.
- Remove to a wire rack or paper towel to drain oil and cool down.
- Season with garlic salt, onion powder, black pepper and paprika, or your preferred spices.
- Before cooking the next batch, empty out the oil in air fryer bin to prevent smoking.
- Enjoy!
Oven Cooking Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 400F for Convection Bake. For non Convection mode preheat to 425F.
- Remove chicken skins from chicken, and pat dry.
- Prepare a cooking rack on a baking sheet, and line with foil for easier clean up.
- Place skin side down on cooking rack and season with only salt. Additional spices added during cooking will burn.
- Bake for 20 minutes, and flip halfway.
- If there are some fattier parts of the skins that look like they need more cooking, cook an additional 1-2 minutes.
- This skins will not be completely hard until they have cooled down, but should be golden.
- Let cool for a few minutes and season with garlic salt, onion powder, black pepper and paprika, or your preferred spices.
- Enjoy!
Notes
**Go light on the salt since the skins shrink while air frying. You can also sprinkle on salt after air frying.
Nutrition
Calories: 1kcalCarbohydrates: 0.1gProtein: 0.02gFat: 0.003gSodium: 315mgPotassium: 2mgFiber: 0.03gSugar: 0.01gVitamin C: 0.03mgCalcium: 1mgIron: 0.01mg
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