Amazing Buttermilk Air-Fried Chicken

This buttermilk air-fried chicken recipe takes fried chicken to a healthier level. I used boneless, skinless chicken thighs, so if you use bone-in, the cooking time will be different.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 35 mins
• Calories: 335 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 egg
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 cup buttermilk
• ½ cup all-purpose flour
• ½ teaspoon onion powder
• ⅛ teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• ½ teaspoon paprika
• ½ teaspoon garlic salt
• 1 ½ teaspoons brown sugar
• ¼ teaspoon black pepper
• ½ teaspoon hot sauce
• 1 pound skinless, boneless chicken thighs
• ¼ teaspoon oregano
• ⅓ cup tapioca flour

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Combine buttermilk and hot sauce in a shallow dish; mix to combine.

Step 2

Combine tapioca flour, garlic salt, and 1/8 teaspoon black pepper in a resealable plastic bag and shake to combine.

Step 3

Beat egg in a shallow bowl.

Step 4

Mix flour, salt, brown sugar, garlic powder, paprika, onion powder, oregano, and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper in a gallon-sized resealable bag and shake to combine.

Step 5

Preheat an air fryer to 380 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line the air fryer basket with parchment paper.

Step 6

Dip chicken thighs into prepared ingredients in the following order: buttermilk mixture, tapioca mixture, egg, and flour mixture, shaking off excess after each dipping.

Step 7

Place coated chicken thighs in batches into the air fryer basket and fry for 10 minutes. Turn chicken thighs and fry until chicken is no longer pink in the center and juices run clear, an additional 10 minutes.