Name: 15 Minute Air Fryer Chicken Thighs
Prep time: 3 min
Cook time: 15 min
Ingredients: 2 tablespoon Avocado Oil; 6 Chicken thighs; 1/4 cup Italian style bread crumbs (seasoning); 1 cup Mozzarella cheese; 1 jar Rao marinara sauce; 1 box Pasta of choice

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Convenience is everything for Crazy Busy Mamas! This 15 Minute Air Fryer Chicken Thighs recipe is one you don't want to miss! So bookmark this page or grab your air fryer because this meal is fast, easy, delicious and healthy! You can't beat that!

At my house we love a good air fryer meal! I love the ease of it, and the minimal cleanup required. Especially when I use liners for my air fryer. I mean eat on paper plates and you don't have a single dish to do? YES PLEASE!

Let’s be real—after a long day of work, errands, parenting, or just existing in this wild world, the last thing most of us want to do is spend an hour in the kitchen cooking and then 30 minutes cleaning up from dinner. Enter: the glorious, ever-trusty air fryer.

If you don't have an air fryer, get one! Here is the one I love and always use! There are so many meals that you can make in an air fryer. Everything from Stir Fry to cinnamon rolls. When you cook in an air fryer, the food comes out with the perfect crisp. Resorting to frozen nuggets because that is all your toddler wants to eat? Throw them in the air fryer instead of the oven. Trust me, they are soo much better that way!

Air fryer meals are also FAST. Like super fast! There is a certain kind of magic in a 15 minute dinner that is hard to beat. Yes, FIFTEEN. As in, faster than delivery, healthier than takeout, and way easier than scrubbing pans after a stovetop saga. But they aren't just fast. They are so delicious! The air fryer allows you to cook a meal in no time, that tastes like you spent hours cooking. That is definitely a Crazy Busy Mama hack!

Worried about sides to go with your air fryer meal? DON'T! Veggies in the air fryer are my favorite! Most only take about 10-12 minutes! Potatoes, Roasted Brussels sprouts, cauliflower bites, or zucchini fries, you name it and I am sure it will cook well in the air fryer!

Whether you are cooking for your family, or just for yourself, the cook time stays the same! So no need to stress your over stimulated brain; just pop whatever in the air fryer and get ready to enjoy the tastiest meal!

If you have read my blog before, you know I am big on meal time togetherness! It is my mission to help you reclaim the table with your sweet family. I hope that simple quick meals like these will help you have some intentional time with your family around the table. Meals like this have made our dinner time my favorite time. Don't take the table for granted! Enjoy your time together, because if there is one thing I can honestly say is you don't know what tomorrow holds.

That is a picture of our dinner time before my Husband passed away unexpectedly in April of 2024. We miss him and moments like this every day. So love your people mama! LOVE THEM HARD!!

Okay so back to the 15 Minute Air Fryer Chicken Thighs.. Grab your air fryer and let's get cooking! Here's how I did it: 15 minute air fryer chicken thighs.

Ingredients for Air Fryer Chicken Thighs

How to make Air Fryer Chicken Thighs: ingredients you need!

Avocado Oil

Chicken thighs

Italian style bread crumbs seasoning

Mozzarella cheese

Rao marinara sauce

Air Fryer Chicken Thighs Video Tutorial

For those of you who would love a visual step-by-step tutorial here is one for you!

How to Make Air Fryer Chicken Thighs

How to make Air Fryer Chicken Thighs : a step by step guide

Trim the fat off of the chicken thighs

Coat boat sides of the chicken thighs with avocado oil

Coat both sides of the chicken thighs with seasoning

Line the air fryer with a sheet like this. This is optional but trust me, it makes clean up a breeze!

Lay chicken thighs in a single layer in the air fryer basket

Cook on 400 for 12 minutes

While the chicken thighs are cooking, make the pasta!

Boil noodles

Shred cheese. This cheese grater wheel is incredible and dish washer safe!

Strain and add marinara and mozzarella cheese & stir.

ENJOY!

Air Fryer Chicken Thighs: SIDE IDEA

This Air Fryer Chicken meal is so yummy served with green beans. You could also serve it along side these incredibly tasty GREEN BEANS WITH POTATOES here! They are so yummy alone and as a side dish.

Crazy Busy Mama Tip

Use air fryer liners for easy clean up! These are a must in my Crazy Busy Life!

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