Air Fryer Chicken Drumsticks
A crispy and delicious recipe with minimal and simple ingredients and ready in under 20 minutes! These Air Fryer Chicken Drumsticks are the perfect meal to serve any day of the week!
A KID-FRIENDLY AIR FRYER RECIPE
If you love quick and easy dinner recipes then you need to make these Air Fryer Chicken Drumsticks. They come out crispy, flavorful and serve a whole family. They are one of our favorite recipes to make when we want something fast and easy that requires minimal ingredients. These Chicken Drumsticks have become a family staple and are on our monthly menu rotation. Plus, who doesn’t love finger licking good chicken!
TIPS FOR MAKING AIR FRYER CHICKEN DRUMSTICKS:
- We use chicken drumsticks for this recipe but you can use wings as well. With wings, you will need to cut down on cooking time.
- Use any type of oil that you like, we enjoy the flavor of olive oil but if you do not keep that on hand ,vegetable and canola work fine.
- Do not overcrowd your air fryer, this keeps the chicken from getting crispy and cooking properly.
- You’ll want to make sure that your chicken reaches an internal temperature of 165F degrees. I recommend getting a kitchen thermometer if you don’t already own one.
- Pat the drumsticks dry with paper towels before seasoning. This helps the seasoning stick onto them better.
- You can easily double this recipe for larger families, just make more batches. As stated above, do not overcrowd the air fryer.
- You can adjust the seasonings to your liking. This is the flavor we like best, but you can adjust to your preference.
- Make sure to preheat your air fryer before cooking. It’s just like preheating your oven, it will help them cook faster and evenly.
- Don’t forget to check out my Air Fryer Chicken Breast recipe if you enjoy these drumsticks!
INGREDIENTS NEEDED: (FULL RECIPE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE POST)
- chicken drumsticks
- garlic powder
- onion powder
- paprika
- salt and pepper
- olive oil
HOW TO MAKE AIR FRYER CHICKEN DRUMSTICKS:
Preheat your air fryer to 400F degrees. Pat the chicken dry and place in a large Ziploc bag. Pour in the olive oil and the spices. Seal the top. Move the chicken around to coat with the spices.
Place chicken in the air fryer basket (leaving space between the drumsticks) and set it to 20 minutes (flipping the chicken halfway through cooking.)
Cook any remaining chicken drumsticks following the same process.
Remove the chicken from the air fryer basket, allow to cool slightly and enjoy.
HOW TO STORE:
- These Chicken Drumsticks are so good, you’ll be lucky too have any left to store! But if you do the best way to store these are in a ziptop bag or an airtight container in the refrigerator, they will last in the refrigerator for up to 3 days, to reheat place back in air fryer and cook for 10 minutes.
- These can also be frozen, place in freezer safe containers of freezer bags and they should keep for up to 3 months. To reheat let them defrost in the refrigerator and again place in air fryer for 10 minutes to heat through.
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Air Fryer Chicken Drumsticks
Ingredients
- 6-10 chicken drumsticks
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon paprika
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
- 1 Tablespoon olive oil
Instructions
- Preheat the air fryer to 400F degrees.
- Pat the chicken dry and place in a large Ziploc bag.
- Pour in the olive oil and the spices. Seal the top. Move the chicken around to coat with the evenly with the spices.
- Place chicken in the air fryer basket (leaving space between the drumsticks) and set it to 20 minutes (flipping the chicken halfway through cooking.)
- Cook any remaining chicken drumsticks.
- Remove the chicken from the air fryer basket, allow to cool slightly and enjoy.
- Serve with hot sauce, buffalo sauce or ranch dressing!
Notes
- We use chicken drumsticks for this recipe but you can use wings as well. With wings, you will need to cut down on cooking time.
- Use any type of oil that you like, we enjoy the flavor of olive oil but if you do not keep that on hand ,vegetable and canola work fine.
- Do not overcrowd your air fryer, this keeps the chicken from getting crispy and cooking properly.
- You’ll want to make sure that your chicken reaches an internal temperature of 165F degrees. I recommend getting a kitchen thermometer if you don’t already own one.
- Pat the drumsticks dry with paper towels before seasoning. This helps the seasoning stick onto them better.
- You can easily double this recipe for larger families, just make more batches. As stated above, do not overcrowd the air fryer.
- You can adjust the seasonings to your liking. This is the flavor we like best, but you can adjust to your preference.
- Make sure to preheat your air fryer before cooking. It’s just like preheating your oven, it will help them cook faster and evenly.
Nutrition
Nutritional Disclaimer
“The Country Cook” is not a dietician or nutritionist, and any nutritional information shared is an estimate. If calorie count and other nutritional values are important to you, we recommend running the ingredients through whichever online nutritional calculator you prefer. Calories and other nutritional values can vary quite a bit depending on which brands were used.
These smell great cooking! Came out perfect. Thank you!
Hi. My air fryer has two slots to put the chicken on. Should I rotate the trays during cooking, add more time? Thanks.
Brandie, I love your recipes. So many are healthy and taste good too! 🙂 What size air fryer do you have. Mine is quite small, so I am wondering what size will work best for the chicken legs. Thank you! Rhoda Smith, Barbados, West Indies
Hi Rhoda! A 5-quart air fryer is the ideal size. They make them larger but I think a 5 quart is all most people need! There is a brand called Cosori that I usually recommend if you’re looking for a specific brand recommendation. 🙂