Air Fryer Chicken Drumsticks

Making air fryer chicken drumsticks, or chicken legs, is so easy with this simple seasoning and a little bit of olive oil.

All you need for equipment is an air fryer and small and medium size mixing bowls.

Looking for easy air fryer recipes: Also try Blackened Air Fryer Shrimp.

Ingredients for air fryer chicken legs

All you need to make this air fryer. Chicken recipe is the chicken, a few seasonings, and a little bit of olive oil. Here are the exact ingredients:

• 5 – 6 chicken drumsticks
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• ½ teaspoon paprika
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon black pepper
• ½ teaspoon garlic powder
• ½ teaspoon onion powder

How to Make Chicken Legs in the Air Fryer

First, preheat an air fryer to 400° for about five minutes or so.

Then, use paper towels to pat the chicken legs dry and place them in a mixing bowl or on a large plate — basically a place where you can season them.

Drizzle a little olive oil on the chicken legs to coat them well. You can use a brush to ensure the olive oil is coated evenly.

Next, add your spices to a little bowl and simply mix them up. In a small bowl combine: paprika, salt, black pepper, garlic powder and onion powder. Sprinkle the seasoning on the chicken legs evenly so each piece has a good amount of the spices.

Once the air fryer has preheated, you can add the chicken legs to the air fryer basket. If you have a small air fryer, you may have to do two batches. Make sure they don’t touch so the air fryer heat can cook them all evenly and thoroughly.

Cook for about 9 minutes then use tongs to flip the chicken drumsticks over to cook another 9 minutes. Use a meat thermometer to ensure the chicken legs have cooked to 165°. Once they reached that temperature, they’re done!

The last step is to simply put your air fryer drumsticks on a serving platter and serve them warm. You can serve them with any side you’d like from steamed or roasted vegetables, to rice and potatoes.

For other great chicken recipes try:

• Coconut Lime Chicken Thighs
• Baked Chicken Tenders with Marsala
• Hoisin Marinade for Chicken
• Chicken Tenders Marsala With Shiitake