Garlic Lime Air Fryer Chicken Legs

If you are looking for the best Air Fryer Chicken Legs you are going to love these Garlic Lime Air Fryer Chicken drumsticks! With only a handful of ingredients you probably already have in your pantry these chicken legs take just 20 minutes to cook to perfection after marinating.

Garlic Lime Air Fryer Chicken Legs

These garlic lime chicken legs start with an easy to make garlic lime chicken marinade and then are cooked to perfection in the air fryer. They have the perfect crispy chicken skin with no breading and the most delicious chili lime flavor. I am sure they will become a part of your weekly meal planning!

I shocked my family with this garlic lime chicken recipe. I have an air fryer and I have had it for a while but I have not been using it to its full potential and I am greatly kicking myself for that right now. I kept seeing people post about all the amazing things that they are cooking and I wanted to make them too. First that meant actually using my air fryer. I started my air fryer love when I made air fried steak and now I just keep on going.

I do have to let you all know that all it took was making these amazing air fried chicken legs for me to be hooked and there is a lot more tasty air fryer recipes coming your way. Be prepared because the air fryer is amazing and makes delicious food easily!

What to Serve with Chicken Legs

There are so many different options when you are having chicken legs for dinner when it comes to the sides. The great thing about these low carb chicken legs is they are so flavorful that even those who are not eating low carb will love them. You can make low carb side dishes for yourself and your family’s favorite sides and have a meal everyone will love.

• Cauliflower Mac and Cheese
• Broccoli Slaw
• Microwave Sweet potato
• cauliflower fried rice
• Mashed Cauliflower
• Whole Roasted Cauliflower

What is the best Air Fryer?

There are many different air fryers out there, amongst our team of foodies our favorites are the Cuisinart Air Fryer and convection oven combo and the Ninja Foodi 9-in-One. If you don’t have either of them you can use the air fryer you have, but if you are looking to get started with cooking food in an air fryer then our suggestion is that you want to get one of those.

What temperature do you Air Fry Chicken Legs?

For the best air fried chicken legs you want to cook them at 400° for 20 minutes.

How long do chicken legs take in the air fryer?

When you place the chicken legs in the air fryer in a single layer you will cook them for 10 minutes, then flip them and cook them for another 10 minutes. It is important that the chicken reaches an internal temperature of 165F.

Can you stack chicken legs when cooking in the air fryer?

When you are cooking them it is important that they are only in a single layer. For the perfect crispy skin on the chicken legs to happen there needs to be enough air flow ini the air fryer. Placing the chicken in a single layer will ensure that the chicken drumsticks cook evenly and thoroughly.

Garlic Lime Air Fryer Chicken Legs Ingredients

• 6 chicken legs 
• 1 lime, juiced
• 2 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 teaspoons garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper

How to Make Garlic Lime Air Fryer Chicken Legs

Mix all the ingredients in a gallon-size Ziploc bag. Seal the top and shake well until the chicken is well coated. 

Place the bag with the garlic lime marinade and chicken legs in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes to marinate.

Remove the chicken and place the chicken drumsticks in a single layer in the air fryer pan.

Set the air fryer to 400° and cook the garlic lime chicken legs for 10 minutes, then flip the chicken legs and cook for another 10 minutes.

Remove chicken legs from the air fryer with tongs and serve as the main dish with your favorite sides.

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