Spread the chicken thighs on a single layer and season the skin lightly with a little extra salt and pepper. Place the chicken thighs skin-side down in the air fryer basket and cook for 10 minutes at 370 degrees F. Once the 10 minutes are up, flip the chicken over and cook for an additional 10 minutes.
Fresh or frozen chicken thighs can be cooked in the air fryer. How long to cook chicken thighs in an air fryer? For 6 oz chicken thighs, they will typically take around 12-14 minutes to be completely cooked. Larger or smaller thighs would have different cooking times.
Since you’re not technically frying food in an air fryer, it’s a much healthier and lower-calorie way to cook according to the Cleveland Clinic. Instead of immersing the food in oil, you use a fraction of the amount you’d typically use when you fry food. It’s also much faster than more traditional cooking methods.
Boneless chicken thighs should be fully cooked after about 18 minutes in an air fryer preheated to 400 degrees F. Make sure you check the internal temperature before you serve — an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read 165 degrees F.