Crispy Skin Chicken Thighs in the Air Fryer with Garlic

Name: Crispy Skin Chicken Thighs in the Air Fryer with Garlic
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 1 serving
Cuisine: Home cooking
Ingredients: Chicken thighs — 250 g; Garlic — 3 g; Paprika — 0.8 g; Salt — 2 g; Ground black pepper — 0.3 g; Sunflower oil — 4 ml; Lemon — 8 g

Skin-on thighs with a golden, crackling crust and juicy meat inside. The air fryer does this better than the oven—and twice as fast.

Time: 30 min
Serving: 508 kcal
Ingredients: ≈ $1.13
Protein: 43 g

High protein Hearty Quick

Ingredients

1 Chicken thighspack 900 g ≈ $3.81 250 g
2 Garlic≈ $10.00 per kg 3 g
3 Paprika to taste
4 Salt 2 g
5 Ground black pepper to taste
6 Sunflower oil 4 ml
7 Lemon≈ $4.65 per kg 8 g

Grey rows are pantry staples: salt, oil, spices. They are not counted in the serving price.

Method

Pat the thighs dry, then rub with a mix of minced garlic², paprika, salt, pepper, and oil; let marinate 15 minutes.
Preheat the air-fryer basket 3 minutes at 375°F (190°C).
Place thighs skin-side down, cook 10 minutes; flip skin-side up, cook 10–12 minutes more at 390°F (200°C) until the skin is deep golden and the juices run clear when pierced.
Drizzle with lemon⁷ before serving.

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Nutrition

Per serving and share of 2000 kcal

Calories	508 kcal	25%
Protein	43 g	57%
Fat	37 g	52%
Carbs	2 g	1%
Per 100 g	190 kcal

Cost

≈ $1.13per serving

Average supermarket prices, BLS (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics), August 2026. Your store will differ: products come in packs and each chain sets its own prices. The priciest item here is chicken thighs.