Chicken and potatoes seasoned with rosemary and fresh lemon wedges cook in less than 30 minutes in the air fryer. Air Fryer Chicken Thighs and Potatoes is a quick and easy air fried chicken dinner!
Dinner will be on the table quickly when your air fryer does the cooking.
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Lemon Rosemary Chicken and Potatoes
Seasoned chicken thighs and potatoes cook into deliciousness quickly in the air fryer.
A perfect dinner on busy weeknights, chicken and potatoes will surely become a family favorite dinner.
Just add a tossed salad and green beans and you’re all set!
I love how the air fryer cooks the chicken thighs into tender juicy pieces with the crispiest skins. The potatoes are soft inside with browned crispy edges on the outside.
Rosemary and lemon flavor every forkful and it all just tastes so good.
So get out your air fryer, it’s time to make Rosemary Lemon Chicken and Potatoes for dinner tonight,
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How to make air fryer chicken thighs recipe
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- Preheat the air fryer to 400F.
- Toss the potatoes with half of the oil and half of the seasoning blend.
- Toss the bone-in thighs with the remaining oil and seasonings.
- Arrange the chicken thighs and potatoes in the air fryer basket.
- Air fry for 12 minutes.
- Toss the potatoes and add the lemon wedges.
- Air fry for an additional 13 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through
Recipe Tips
- For best results, add the lemon wedges halfway through air frying.
- Sprinkle with chopped fresh parsley after cooking
- You can add some onion powder to the seasonings if you'd like.
- Always check the internal of the chicken with an instant-read thermometer to be sure that it is cooked through
- Add smoked paprika for a smoky flavor
Substitutions
- Chicken - You can substitute boneless skinless chicken thighs for the bone-in skin on chicken thighs, however, you won’t get crispy chicken thighs with that delicious crispy skin.
- Seasonings - Dried thyme, dried marjoram or dried Italian seasoning can be used in place of
- Potatoes - I made this recipe with small multi-colored potatoes and also with small Yukon gold potatoes You can also use small red potatoes to make this recipe too.
Equipment
Storage
- Any leftover chicken and potatoes should be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
- The leftover chicken will stay fresh for 3-4 days.
- As always, I find it helpful to visit the FDA website for food storage guidelines
Ingredients
Ingredients for bone-in chicken thighs and potatoes:
- bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs
- olive oil
- small potatoes
- dried rosemary
- garlic powder
- kosher salt
- black pepper
- lemon
- fresh rosemary, optional garnish
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Air Fryer Lemon Chicken and Potatoes
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Ingredients
- 4 bone-in skin-on chicken thighs
- 2 Tablespoons olive oil divided
- 1 pound small potatoes cut into bite size pieces
- 1 teaspoon dried rosemary
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 1 lemon cut into 8 wedges
- fresh rosemary for garnish
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Instructions
- Preheat the air fryer to 400F.
- Combine the rosemary, garlic powder, kosher salt and pepper.
- Toss the potatoes with 1 Tablespoon olive oil and half of the spice mixture until evenly coated.
- Combine the chicken pieces with the remaining 1 Tablespoon olive oil and remaining spice mixture, tossing until evenly coated.
- Place the chicken thighs in the basket of your air fryer.
- Arrange the potatoes around the chicken pieces.
- Air fry for 12 minutes.
- Toss the potatoes and add the lemon wedges.
- Air fry for an additional 13 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through and registers 165F on a meat thermometer.
- Transfer the chicken, potatoes and lemon to a serving dish, pouring any juices over the chicken and potatoes.
- Garnish with fresh rosemary, if desired.
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