Air Fryer Chicken Legs
These air fryer chicken legs with lemon garlic are great as party snacks or turned into a main meal when served with roasted vegetables, crispy potato wedges, French fries, or Mexican street corn. Enjoy maximum flavor in your crispy drumsticks; fried the healthy way!
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INGREDIENTS
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 large garlic clove, if garlic is not strong enough, use 3 or even 4 cloves I used 2 quite large ones
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon Black pepper or to taste
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 large lemon, juiced
- Lemon zest from one larger lemon
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- 1-2 teaspoon brown sugar
- 4 pieces Chicken drumsticks , (drumsticks) or sub with 6-7 chicken wings, or 4 thighs
INSTRUCTIONS
- Mix all the marinade ingredients in a bowl.
- In a large bowl (or you can use a zip lock bag for this) massage the chicken drumsticks with the marinade and leave it in the fridge for 30 minutes or 1-2 hours if you have more time.
- Preheat air fryer to 375 degrees Fahrenheit according to manufacturer instructions. (Mine was 375 degrees Fahrenheit for 5 minutes) Cosori 5.8 quart
- Once the air fryer is preheated, transfer the chicken into the basket and air fry for 10 minutes (discard the leftover marinade or reheat in a pan until gently simmering to drizzle on top when serving), and flip the chicken for the last 10 minutes. Total air frying time 20 minutes. Chicken should be darkened, browned and very crisp on the outside.
- You can garnish with extra lemon zest, lemon slices/wedges and fresh oregano or parsley.
- Enjoy with dipping sauces.
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