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.
Cooking for a different diet?
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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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Aldi UKyou pay £11.40 · 74% spare
£2.96
missing 2 items
Sainsbury'syou pay £8.90 · 83% spare
£1.48
missing 4 items
Tescoyou pay £12.05 · 76% spare
£2.92
missing 4 items
Morrisonsyou pay £10.09 · 53% spare
£4.72
missing 4 items
Asdayou pay £8.53 · 81% spare
£1.61
missing 5 items
£0.74a serve
from £0.74 a serve at Aldi UK · 6 of 8 ingredients priced
About £2.96 of ingredients used for 4 serves.
£14.36 across 3 shops · all 8 items priced · £3.57 more for bigger packs, 76% spare for later
Aldi UK£2.96
missing 2 items
you'll pay £11.40 · 74% of it spare
Sainsbury's£1.48
missing 4 items
you'll pay £8.90 · 83% of it spare
Tesco£2.92
missing 4 items
you'll pay £12.05 · 76% of it spare
Morrisons£4.72
missing 4 items
you'll pay £10.09 · 53% of it spare
Asda£1.61
missing 5 items
you'll pay £8.53 · 81% of it spare
Buy at Aldi UK£8.41
paprika
£17.25/1kg
need 3.8 gReady, Set…cook! Paprika 0.04kg£0.69closest match
Aldi UK£17.25/1kg£0.69·Sainsbury's£21.59/1kg£0.95·TescoN/A·AsdaN/A·MorrisonsN/A·
OcadoN/A
onion powder
£9.89/1kg
need 0.5 tspReady, Set…cook! Garam Malasa Powder 0.09kg£0.89
Aldi UK£9.89/1kg£0.89·TescoN/A·Sainsbury'sN/A·AsdaN/A·MorrisonsN/A·OcadoN/A
fine table salt
£0.01/10g
need 4.5 gReady, Set…cook! British Table Salt 750g£0.65closest match
Aldi UK£0.01/10g£0.65·Asda£4.00/1kg£0.80·Tesco£19.13/1kg£2.20·Sainsbury'sN/A·MorrisonsN/A·OcadoN/A
olive oil
£0.53/100ml
need 15 mlSolesta Olive Oil 1,000ml£5.29closest match
Aldi UK£0.53/100ml£5.29·Asda£10.92/1L£2.73·Sainsbury's£12.00/1L£3.00·Tesco£12.40/1L£3.10·Morrisons£3.10·OcadoN/A
lemon
£0.22/1 ea
need 1 itemEveryday Essentials Wonky Lemons 4 each£0.89closest match
Aldi UK£0.22/1 ea£0.89·Morrisons£2.50·TescoN/A·Sainsbury'sN/A·AsdaN/A·OcadoN/A
Buy at Sainsbury's£4.95
boneless skinless chicken thighs
£2.00/1kg
need 570 gSainsbury's Standard£4.00closest match
Sainsbury's£2.00/1kg£4.00·Aldi UK£2.99/1kg£2.99·Morrisons£3.40·Asda£2.50/1kg£5.00·Tesco£2.88/1kg£5.75·OcadoN/A
dried oregano
£79.16/1kg
need 1 gSainsbury's Oregano 12g£0.95real special
Sainsbury's£79.16/1kg£0.95·Morrisons£1.09·Aldi UKN/A·TescoN/A·AsdaN/A·OcadoN/A
Buy at Tesco£1.00
garlic powder
£22.22/1kg
need 0.5 tspTesco Standard£1.00
Tesco£22.22/1kg£1.00·Aldi UKN/A·Sainsbury'sN/A·AsdaN/A·MorrisonsN/A·OcadoN/A