These Air Fryer Buffalo Chicken Thighs are super simple to make and taste oh so savory! The inside of the chicken stays tender and moist, while the skin gets nice and crispy!
Does anyone else here try to win give-aways on Instagram? I don’t do a lot of them if there are certain stipulations, like ‘follow everyone they follow’. Ummm yeah, I’m not going to follow like a thousand people. And how do they really check to see if you are following all of them? It’s a mystery to me.
Anyway what I’m trying to say is, I only enter the ones I feel are authentic. A few months ago one of my blogger friends had an Instant Pot Air Fryer give-away, so I immediately signed up since I have always wanted an air fryer!
I was super stoked when she messaged me to tell me I won an Instant Pot Air Fryer! (affiliate link) I mean I hardly ever win anything!
The very first thing I made were these Air Fryer Buffalo Chicken Thighs, so I just had to share this super easy recipe with you guys!
First of all, I love buffalo wings, but have yet to find the perfect flavor at wing joints. My bf is a fan of the Hooters buffalo sauce, but me not so much.
After trying several different sauces, Frank’s RedHot is definitely my fav! But hey, you do you and use whatever your favorite go-to buffalo sauce is! That’s the joy of cooking! 🙂
One thing I learned is that you don’t want to over crowd your air fryer. I fit two chicken thighs in the bottom rack and 2 on the top rack of my Instant Pot Air Fryer. So if you’re feeding a crowd you would just need to do these in batches.
Please note that cooking time can vary depending on the size of your chicken thighs. Always cook chicken until the internal temperature is 165 degrees Fahrenheit.
Man oh man, I was so impressed by the way everything cooked so evenly. The skin on the thighs gets nice and crispy while the chicken stays super moist!
I cannot wait to make these again!
What to serve with Buffalo Chicken
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Cheers!
More Chicken Recipes:
- Creamy Chicken Sausage and Spinach Pasta
- The Best White Chicken Chili
- Grilled Mojo Spatchcock Chicken
- Asian Chicken Lettuce Wraps
- Instant Pot Chicken Fajita Soup
- Spinach and Provolone Stuffed Chicken Breast
- Greek Lemon Chicken Rice Soup
- Prosciutto Wrapped Chicken Stuffed with Brie and Rosemary
Air Fryer Buffalo Chicken Thighs
These Air Fryer Buffalo Chicken Thighs are super simple to make and taste oh so savory! The inside of the chicken stays tender and moist, while the skin gets nice and crispy!
- Prep Time: 5
- Cook Time: 30
- Total Time: 35 minutes
- Yield: 2 1x
- Category: Appetizer
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
- 4 Chicken Thighs with bone in and skin on
- Sea Salt and Pepper
- 1 Tbs Butter melted
- 1/2 cup Frank’s RedHot Original Cayenne Pepper Sauce
- Blue Cheese Dressing for dipping and Celery if desired
Instructions
- Sprinkle salt and pepper over chicken thighs
- Place chicken thighs in basket of air fryer
- Cook at 400 degrees for 25 minutes flipping half way through
- Add Frank’s RedHot sauce and butter to a bowl and mix
- Dip chicken thighs in the sauce and place back in the air fryer basket
- Cook 5 minutes or until thighs are cooked through to an internal temperature of 165 degrees Fahrenheit
- Serve with blue cheese dressing and celery
- Enjoy!
Notes
Depending on the size of your chicken thighs will determine the cooking time. Always cook chicken until internal temperature is 165 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Quick question: I’m presuming you’re starting worth frozen thighs — 400 for 25 minutes from room temperature would be chicken thigh jerky in my air fryer. Any idea. for room temp thighs? (Yes, I know until 160° it temp) but wondering
I used thawed chicken thighs for this. Cooking time will depend on the size of the thighs, mine were on the larger side.