Air fryer chicken thighs with potato wedges
Crispy air fryer chicken thighs and potato wedges — an easy, hands-off high-protein dinner. Juicy, golden and perfect for beginner cooks.
Best for air-fryer cooks and beginners.
- High Protein
- Gluten Free
- Dairy Free
Quick tips
Short on time? Do these first — small moves, big flavour.- Pat the thighs bone-dry and rub with a little baking powder (not soda) — the skin crisps like it was deep-fried.
- Soak the wedges in hot water 10 min then dry well — crisp outside, fluffy inside.
- Ready in
- 45 min
- Hands-on
- 10 min
- Cook
- 35 min
- Ingredients
- 6
- Serves
- 4
Ingredients
- 800g potato
- 120g green salad bag
- 800g chicken thighs
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tsp smoked paprika
- 1 tsp garlic powder
Method
- 01Toss wedges with oil, paprika and garlic powder; air fry 20 minutes at 200°C.
- 02Season the chicken thighs with the same spices.
- 03Add chicken to the basket; air fry 15 more minutes until crisp and cooked through.
- 04Serve with a green salad bag, dressed.
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories560 kcal
- Protein36 g
- Carbs42 g
- Fat26 g
Equipment
- Air Fryer
Storage
Refrigerate 3 days; re-crisp in the air fryer 5 minutes.