Air Fryer Honey Garlic Chicken Easy Weeknight Dinner
Air Fryer Honey Garlic Chicken is a simple and tasty option for an easy dinner or weeknight meal. This family-friendly honey garlic recipe delivers crispy, flavorful chicken that cooks quickly in the air fryer.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 18 minutes
- Total Time: 40 minutes
- Yield: Serves 8
- Category: dinner, Main Course, Side Dish
- Method: Air Fryer
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Standard
Ingredients
Scale
- 7–8 bone in chicken thighs
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- ¾ teaspoon paprika
- ½ teaspoon roasted garlic powder
- ½ tablespoon Coastabile olive oil (use code 15GOLDENGK for 15% off)
- 1 ½ tablespoon garlic olive oil (use code 15GOLDENGK for 15% off)
- ¼ cup honey
- ¼ cup coconut aminos
- 1 ½ tablespoon lime juice
Instructions
- Rinse the chicken and pat dry, then place in a large bowl.
- Add both olive oils, honey, coconut aminos, lime juice, paprika, salt, pepper, and roasted garlic powder to the bowl and mix thoroughly to coat the chicken evenly.
- Transfer the mixture into a resealable bag and refrigerate to marinate for at least 30 minutes or overnight for deeper flavor.
- Heat the air fryer to 400 ℉ and lightly oil the basket with a pastry brush to prevent sticking.
- Arrange the chicken thighs skin side down in the basket, ensuring they have room to crisp without crowding.
- Cook the chicken for 10 minutes, then turn each piece over and air fry for another 8 minutes.
- Check the internal temperature and continue cooking in 3-minute increments with flips until the chicken reaches 165 ℉ internally.
Notes
- For enhanced flavor, brush some of the marinade onto the chicken thighs each time you flip them during cooking
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 318 kcal
- Sugar: 9g
- Sodium: 485mg
- Fat: 21g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g + 9g
- Trans Fat: 0.1g
- Carbohydrates: 11g
- Fiber: 0.1g
- Protein: 21g
- Cholesterol: 124mg