The Best Easy Crispy Air Fryer Chicken

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This is my EASIEST Crispy Air Fryer Chicken recipe that is SO juicy and easy to make!

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 15

Total Time 20

Equipment

Air Fryer

or Oven

Ingredients

▢ 2.5-3 lbs Chicken (I used boneless skin on thighs)
▢ 1 .5 teaspoon Garlic Salt
▢ 1 teaspoon Onion Powder
▢ 1 teaspoon Kosher Salt
▢ .5 teaspoon Black Pepper
▢ ¾ tablespoon Baking powder Aluminum free (Not baking soda- orange box)
▢ Serve with Ginger scallion sauce or any dipping sauce of your choice

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Instructions

Combine the following ingredients with the chicken and mix together
1 .5 teaspoon Garlic Salt, 1 teaspoon Onion Powder, 1 teaspoon Kosher Salt, .5 teaspoon Black Pepper

Air Fryer Cooking Instructions (Oven Cooking instructions below)

Preheat air fryer to 380, and add in the chicken skin side up. I used boneless chicken thighs with the skin on. Check at the halfway point on the progress. Depending on your air fryer , it may take 15-18 minutes to cook fully.
**Please see below for cooking times for other cuts of chicken.
Drumsticks:
Air Fryer (20-25 minutes total) - 380°F for 6 minutes, flip over and cook another 6 minutes and flip again and cook for another 8-10 minutes.
Bone In Chicken Thigh:
Air fryer (20-25 minutes total) – 380°F for 5 minutes skin side down, flip over and cook an additional 15-20 minutes skin side up.
Boneless Chicken Thigh:
Air Fryer (15-18 minutes total) – 380°F for 15-18 minutes skin side up.
Chicken Breast:
Air Fryer (16-19 minutes total) – 360°F for 10 minutes, flip and cook another 6-9 minutes.
Once your chicken reaches internal temperature of 165 deg, It's ready!
Enjoy!

Oven Cooking instructions

Preheat your oven to 380°F and cook for 35-40 minutes
Boneless Chicken thigh:
(20-25 min total) – 380°F for 10 minutes skin side down, flip over and cook an additional 10-15 minutes skin side up.
Bone in Chicken Thigh:
(30-35 minutes total) – 380°F for 10 minutes skin side down, flip over and cook an additional 20-25 minutes skin side up.
Drumsticks:
(30-35 minutes total) – 380°F for 20 minutes and flip over and cook another 10-15 minutes.
Chicken Breast:
(20-25 minutes total) – 380°F for 10 minutes, flip and cook another 10-15 minutes.
Once your chicken reaches internal temperature of 165 deg, It's ready!
For extra crisp skin, turn up the heat to 400 until desired brownness is reached
Enjoy!
Once your chicken reaches internal temperature of 165 deg, It's ready!

Serve with:

Ginger scallion sauce or any dipping sauce of your choice

Notes

Baking powder helps crisp up chicken skin by raising its pH level. This higher alkalinity breaks down proteins and promotes better browning. It also helps to draw moisture away from the skin, allowing it to dry out more effectively during cooking, which results in a crispier texture. For best results, baking powder is typically mixed with salt and applied to the skin before air drying the chicken in the fridge, which intensifies the crispness when baked or fried

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