This is one of my favorite recipes. It is also one of my go-to meals. I love that I can great a filling meal in my air fryer in no time. The skin crisps up so nicely in the air fryer. The season while simple is really, really good. It is the perfect Air Fried Chicken Drumsticks Recipe!
When I make chicken drumsticks or legs, my kids absolutely love them, I have been playing around with drumsticks for a while since they are such a budget-friendly meal. I usually can find drumsticks/legs on sale for about 99 cents a pound. Since I have two hungry teenagers, this meal comes in very handy.
If you are not familiar with chicken legs, they are the lower leg of the bird, that has dark meat, along with the thigh.
Easy Air Fryer Chicken Drumstick Recipe
Ingredients:
- 1 teaspoon of salt
- 1 teaspoon of black pepper
- 2 tablespoons Montreal Chicken Seasoning
- 1 1/2 pounds of chicken drumsticks
- oil, to rub on the chicken, I didn’t measure
Simple Directions:
- First rub your oil, over the chicken.
- Then season both sides of the chicken with the seasonings above, or use your own blend.
- Preheat the air fryer to 390 F, for about 4 minutes.
- Place your chicken into the air fryer basket, and air fry for 10 minutes, then flip to the other side and air fry for another 10 minutes.
- Check with a meat thermometer that your chicken has an internal temperature of at least 165 degrees F., if not add a few minutes to the cooking time.
- Let the chicken rest for a couple of minutes and then plate and serve and most importantly enjoy!
Common Questions About Air Frying Fried Chicken Drumsticks
Can I Make This In The Oven?
Yes, of course, simply preheat your oven to 425 degrees F, and bake for about 40-50 minutes, flip them about halfway. Check your meat with a meat thermometer.
How Can I Tell When The Chicken Drumsticks Are Done?
Easy, use your meat thermometer and check the internal temperature, which should reach 165 degrees F.
Some Tips for Making Air Fryer Chicken Drumsticks-
- Try to buy the same size drumsticks, as they will air fry at the same time.
- Do not crowd the basket, as they will not cook evenly. Make sure the chicken drumsticks are in a single layer in the basket.
- If you want crispy skin rub some baking powder over the chicken leg.
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Air Fryer Chicken Drumsticks
This is one of my first air fryer recipes. It has a ton of flavor and it’s easy to prepare, it’s one of my budget meals because I usually stock up on drumsticks (legs) when they are about 99 cents a pound. My kids love them, and they are so easy to make and absolutely delicious. Easy and fast.
- Prep Time: 10
- Cook Time: 20
- Total Time: 30
- Yield: 6 Servings 1x
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Air Fryer
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon of salt
- 1 teaspoon of black pepper
- 2 tablespoons Montreal Chicken Seasoning
- 1 1/2 pounds of chicken drumsticks
- oil, to rub on the chicken,
Instructions
- First rub your oil, over the chicken.
- Then season both sides of the chicken with the seasonings above, or use your own blend.
- Preheat the air fryer to 390 F, for about 4 minutes.
- Place your chicken into the air fryer basket, and air fry for 10 minutes, then flip to the other side and air fry for another 10 minutes.
- Check with a meat thermometer that your chicken has an internal temperature of at least 165 degrees F., if not add a few minutes to the cooking time.
- Let the chicken rest for a couple of minutes and then plate and serve and most importantly enjoy!
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Great recipe….Its definitely going to be a go to in our home from now on. The only thing I chose to do differently was after cooking for 6 minutes at 300 dgrees F, I did step 1 of cooking at 390 for 10 minutes allover again as my chicken was not crispy enough as I used larger organic drumsticks that we managed to come across on sale for $2.33 for 5 puece at our lical neighborhood wal-mart grocery.
Same thing here. The walmart drumsticks we had in the 4lb bag are huge. Temp was only 137F so put in another 8 mins on 390F. Tasted great
Do you put parchment or aluminum foil under the basket in your air fryer?
Always use parchment paper.
It makes clean up a snap, and you won’t damage the coating in your basket from scrubbing it clean.