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2-Ingredient Crispy Air Fryer Chicken Thighs - Inspired by the America’s Test Kitchen Recipe

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If you’re looking for a weeknight dinner that tastes indulgent but takes almost zero effort, these 2-Ingredient Crispy Air Fryer Chicken Thighs will be your new obsession. This simple, foolproof technique—adapted from America’s Test Kitchen—gives you shatteringly crisp skin and juicy meat with nothing more than chicken and salt. It’s the kind of recipe that makes you wonder why you ever bothered with complicated marinades or long oven times.

  • Total Time: 25 minutes
  • Yield: 4 servings 1x

Ingredients

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  • 4 (5-7 oz) bone-in chicken thighs, trimmed
  • 4 tsp Old Bay Seasoning

Instructions

  1. Poke the skin side of each thigh 10 to 15 times with a metal skewer. Pat chicken dry with paper towels, then sprinkle all over with Old Bay
  2. Arrange chicken thighs skin side up in the air-fryer basket, spaced evenly apart. Place the basket in air fryer and set the temperature to 375 -400 degrees.
  3. Cook until skin is well browned and crisp and chicken registers at least 185 degrees, 20 to 25 minutes, rotating chicken halfway through cooking (do not flip).
  4.  Transfer chicken to a large plate and let it rest for 5 minutes. Serve
  • Author: Cat
  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 20 minutes
  • Category: Dinner
  • Method: Air Fryer
  • Cuisine: Keto, sugar-free, low carb
  • Diet: Gluten Free

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 cooked chicken thigh
  • Calories: 313
  • Sugar: 0
  • Fat: 17
  • Carbohydrates: 0
  • Fiber: 0
  • Protein: 27
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