Air Fryer Bacon-Wrapped Chicken Thighs

Dinner doesn't get any simpler than this air fryer bacon-wrapped chicken recipe. Chicken thighs are sprinkled with garlic, stuffed with herbed butter, and wrapped in bacon before being air-fried.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 25 mins
• Total Time: 35 mins
• Calories: 453 Calories

Ingredients

• freshly ground black pepper
• 2 teaspoons minced garlic
• 0.25 teaspoon dried thyme
• 0.25 teaspoon dried basil
• 1.5 pounds boneless skinless chicken thighs
• 0.5 stick butter, softened
• 0.5 clove minced garlic
• 0.125 teaspoon coarse salt
• 0.33333334326744 pound thick-cut bacon

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat an air fryer to 370 degrees F (190 degrees C).

Step 2

Combine softened butter, 1/2 clove minced garlic, thyme, basil, salt, and pepper in a bowl. Place butter on a piece of wax paper and roll up rightly to form a butter log. Refrigerate until firm, about 2 hours.

Step 3

Lay a bacon strip flat on a piece of wax paper. Place a chicken thigh on top of bacon and sprinkle with some of remaining minced garlic. Open up chicken thigh. Place 1 to 2 teaspoons of cold butter mixture in the middle of chicken thigh. Tuck one end of bacon into the middle of chicken thigh. Fold over chicken thigh and roll bacon around thigh. Repeat with remaining thighs and bacon.

Step 4

Place chicken thighs in the basket of the air fryer and cook until chicken is no longer pink and the juices run clear, about 25 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted in the center of thighs should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).