This easy air-fryer chicken recipe is my favorite quick dinner, and I usually have most of the ingredients in my pantry

Melissa WellsJan 13, 2024, 23:30 IST

Dry ingredients of chicken recipe; air-fryer and finished chicken.Melissa Wells/Insider

I love a nice crispy chicken dinner, and my air-fryer is the perfect way to make it.
When I want something quick but finger-licking good, I make this easy recipe.

I might have a slight obsession with my air fryer, and I find a way to use it to cook practically anything, from toasting bread to reheating pie. But I also use it to make my favorite, quick dinner.

With just chicken drumsticks, a few spices, a plastic bag, and my trusty air fryer, I make what I would argue is the tastiest, easiest dinner that will surely be your next go-to.

Here's how I make it.

First, the recipe calls for eight dry ingredients, including ground mustard and brown sugar. You might have them in your pantry already.

Ingredients for air-fryer chicken recipe in bowl.Melissa Wells/Insider

Of course, it also requires chicken. The recipe works for six drumsticks, but it can easily be doubled or tripled.

Trader Joe's chicken drumsticks.Melissa Wells/Insider

Once you've measured out all of the ingredients, put everything into a large plastic bag.

Chicken drumsticks in a plastic bag.Melissa Wells/Insider

Ideally, you'd leave the chicken to marinate overnight, but, in a pinch, you can just leave it for a half-hour.

The chicken marinating.Melissa Wells/Insider

Place the chicken into your air fryer and drizzle the remaining marinade over the drumsticks.

Marinated chicken in the air fryer.Melissa Wells/Insider

I set the air fryer to cook at 400 degrees Fahrenheit for 30 minutes.

Air fryer set to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.Melissa Wells/Insider

And there you have it: crispy, juicy chicken without so much as a grill or a mess.

Chicken out of the air fryer.Melissa Wells/Insider

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