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Grilled chicken with lemon slices on a white plate, prepared using an air fryer.
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Easy Air Fryer Lemon Chicken Recipe

Easy Air Fryer Lemon Chicken Recipe - a simple five ingredient recipe for crisp and juicy air fried lemon chicken that everyone loves!
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time25 minutes
Course: Recipes
Cuisine: American
Keyword: air fryer, chicken, keto, lemon chicken, main dish
Servings: 6
Calories: 325kcal
Author: Courtney ODell

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Add all ingredients - except sliced lemon - to bowl or bag, toss to coat chicken.
  • Let marinate for 30 minutes to overnight.
  • Remove chicken and let any excess oil drip off (does not need to be dried, just not dripping with tons of excess oil.)
  • Set air fryer to 350-400 degrees (as high as your air fryer will go) and preheat for 10 minutes.
  • Arrange chicken thighs and lemon slices in air fryer basket, taking care to not push chicken thighs too close to each other.
  • Cook at 350 or 400 (again, as high as you can), for 8 minutes.
  • Remove fryer basket and flip chicken thighs to other side.
  • Cook again at 350 for another 6 minutes - gauge temperature, and continue to air fry until reaching 165 degrees internal temperature.
  • Chicken thighs will be crispy, with clear juices, and reach 165 degrees internal temperature when checked with a digital thermometer inserted in the thickest part of the thigh.
  • Serve and enjoy!

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Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 325kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 31g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 16g | Cholesterol: 166mg | Sodium: 679mg | Fiber: 1g