Crispy Air-Fried Chicken

Bone-in, spice-rubbed chicken breasts are cooked in the air fryer with a tasty sherry- and lime-based basting sauce, resulting in moist chicken with deliciously crispy skin.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 40 mins
• Total Time: 50 mins
• Calories: 436 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 2 tablespoons dry sherry
• 2 tablespoons lime juice
• 1 tablespoon ground paprika
• 2 (8 ounce) bone-in, skin-on chicken breast halves
• 0.5 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 0.5 teaspoon ground sage
• 0.125 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 0.5 teaspoon dried marjoram
• 0.25 cup coconut oil, at room temperature

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Mix paprika, salt, onion powder, garlic powder, marjoram, sage, pepper, and nutmeg together in a small bowl. Spread spice rub on all sides of chicken breasts and under the skin.

Step 2

Place chicken, breast-side down, in the air fryer basket and cook for 15 minutes. Brush chicken with reserved basting oil. Flip chicken, reduce heat to 360 degrees F (182 degrees C), and cook for another 15 minutes. Baste chicken again with remaining oil and cook until no longer pink at the bone and the juices run clear, 6 to 12 more minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted near the bone should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).

Step 3

Preheat an air fryer to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C) according to manufacturer's instructions. Mix coconut oil, sherry, and lime juice together in a small bowl; set aside.