It's easy to make Chicken thighs in the Ninja Foodi! Ninja Foodi Chicken Thighs are air fried in the foodi to make them tender and juicy with perfectly crispy skin.
Prep Time5 minutesmins
Cook Time18 minutesmins
Total Time23 minutesmins
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: American
Diet: Gluten Free
Keyword: chicken thighs in ninja foodi, ninja foodi chicken thighs
Collect and measure your ingredients, mixing the onion powder, garlic salt, basil, oregano, and red pepper flakes together to create a spice rub.
Pre-heat the Ninja Foodi to 390°F/199°C on the air fryer setting. (pre-heating is important in this recipe, it's what gives us super crispy chicken skin!)
Rub each chicken thigh with a thin layer of olive oil, then sprinkle the spice mix over the top of each thigh.
Place two chicken thighs in the air fryer and cook as directed in the recipe card below. Check on the chicken every 5 minutes or so to ensure that the skin does not burn.
Allow the chicken to rest for 5 minutes to finish cooking. Repeat with the remaining chicken thighs.
If your chicken becomes too crispy before the internal temperature reaches 160°F you can cover the chicken with foil to avoid the skin burning. You can also reduce the temperature of the Ninja Foodi to 375°F t0 finish the cooking time.
Red pepper flakes give this chicken a delicious mild amount of heat, but you can leave it out if you prefer your chicken to be less spicy.
Feel free to adjust the seasonings on your ninja foodi chicken thighs. Paprika, dill, chili powder, or cumin are all delicious with chicken.
Store leftover chicken in the fridge for 3-5 days.
Pro Tip: This recipe can be made in the air fryer unit with a basket or the air fryer oven. If you are using the air fryer oven, use the middle rack and select the "Air Fry" function.
Pro Tip: Check your food as it cooks. Each air fryer runs a bit differently. Sometimes air frying is a trial and error process. Check your food as it cooks to learn your air fryer better! When cooking a new recipe or food items be sure to check your food often to help avoid over/under cooking.
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Air Fryers can vary greatly. Please take the time to learn your specific air fryer. You may need to adjust times and temperatures based upon your air fryer. All though this website attempts to provide accurate nutritional information, the information should only be considered an estimate. Varying factors such as different product types, different brands, etc. can change nutritional information. It is your responsibility as a consumer to read all labels to make sure the ingredients fit your dietary needs as well as calculate your own nutritional information as a double check.