Amazing Buttermilk Air-Fried Chicken

Take your fried chicken to a healthier level with this buttermilk air fryer recipe. The chicken thighs come out wonderfully moist and crisp with lots of flavor.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 35 mins
• Calories: 335 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 egg
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 pound skinless, boneless chicken thighs
• 0.5 teaspoon paprika
• 0.5 cup all-purpose flour
• 0.125 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 0.5 teaspoon onion powder
• 0.25 teaspoon black pepper
• 0.5 teaspoon garlic salt
• 0.5 teaspoon hot sauce
• 0.33333334326744 cup tapioca flour
• 0.25 teaspoon oregano
• 1.5 teaspoons brown sugar

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Combine buttermilk and hot sauce in a shallow dish; mix to combine.

Step 2

Combine tapioca flour, garlic salt, and 1/8 teaspoon black pepper in a resealable plastic bag and shake to combine.

Step 3

Beat egg in a shallow bowl.

Step 4

Mix flour, salt, brown sugar, garlic powder, paprika, onion powder, oregano, and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper in a gallon-sized resealable bag and shake to combine.

Step 5

Preheat an air fryer to 380 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line the air fryer basket with parchment paper.

Step 6

Dip chicken thighs into prepared ingredients in the following order: buttermilk mixture, tapioca mixture, egg, and flour mixture, shaking off excess after each dipping.

Step 7

Place coated chicken thighs in batches into the air fryer basket and fry for 10 minutes. Turn chicken thighs and fry until chicken is no longer pink in the center and juices run clear, an additional 10 minutes.