Air Fryer Asian-Glazed Boneless Chicken Thighs
These Asian Glazed Chicken Thighs come out so juicy and delicious in the air fryer!
Air Fryer Chicken Thighs
When you think of air fryers you typically think of air fryer french fries or air fryer chicken nuggets and recipes with breading. This chicken thigh recipe uses boneless chicken thighs, no breading at all. The air fryer does so much more as it’s essentially an oven on steroids! These thighs come out so juicy, they are perfect over rice with steamed veggies like bok choy or snap peas.
Because a lot of you bought my latest cookbook, Skinnytaste Air Fryer Cookbook (thank you!) and the Skinnytaste Vremi Air Fryer I promised I would share more air fryer recipes each week. If you don’t have an air fryer, cook this in the oven or on the grill, adjusting the cook time to make sure they are cooked through in the center.
More Air Fryer Recipes:
- Air Fryer Hard Boiled Eggs
- Air Fryer Cajun Shrimp
- Air Fryer Parmesan Salmon
- Air Fryer Avocado Egg Rolls
- Air Fryer Chicken Parmesan
Air Fryer Asian-Glazed Boneless Chicken Thighs
Ingredients
- 32 ounces 8 boneless, skinless chicken thighs, fat trimmed
- 1/4 cup low sodium soy sauce
- 2 1/2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 3 cloves garlic, crushed
- 1 teaspoon Sriracha hot sauce
- 1 teaspoon fresh grated ginger
- 1 scallion, green only sliced for garnish
Instructions
- In a small bowl combine the balsamic, soy sauce, honey, garlic, sriracha and ginger and mix well.
- Pour half of the marinade (1/4 cup) into a large bowl with the chicken, covering all the meat and marinate at least 2 hours, or as long as overnight.
- Reserve the remaining sauce for later.
- Preheat the air fryer to 400F.
- Remove the chicken from the marinade and transfer to the air fryer basket.
- Cook in batches 14 minutes, turning halfway until cooked through in the center.
- Meanwhile, place the remaining sauce in a small pot and cook over medium-low heat until it reduces slightly and thickens, about 1 to 2 minutes.
- To serve, drizzle the sauce over the chicken and top with scallions.
I had an impromptu gathering of preteen and teen boys at my house tonight and didn’t expect them to even try the chicken. I was wrong!! They all loved it and some of them even had a second serving! I was very glad I had doubled the recipe! This one is a keeper for sure!!
This was awesome! The entire family gave 2 thumbs up.
I made these tonight and followed the recipe to a T. I think the only thing I would change next time is maybe leave them in a minute or two longer so they have more of the yummy black crispness on the outside.
Made this tonight and it was absolutely delicious! I made a few adjustments to the recipe. I didn’t have ginger or Siracha so I used ginger juice and Tabasco sauce in the measurements called for in the recipe. I also left the skin on the thighs. My husband had a rough day at work delaying him over 3 hours in coming home. But when he finally walked in the door at the end of his day, within 20 minutes he was enjoying this delicious meal served with snap peas and roasted cauliflower rice. Definitely one for the meal rotation! Thank you, Gina! You always knock it outta the park, ALWAYS!!
Absolutely the tastiest Chicken recipe. I love to cook it for the drinks, when I am with my friends.
You weren’t kidding about how juicy these thighs are in an air Fryer… who knew?? And the spice flavoring was amazing. Thank you!
These are beyond AMAZING. Simple ingredients, easy to make with outstanding results. The best chicken I have eaten in many, many years. Caution, the sticky sauce makes cleaning the air fryer difficult as it seems to bake onto the very bottom of the fryer under the layer that holds the food. It took many hours of soaking in very hot sudsy water to clean but so worth the effort because these are so marvelous. Next time I might try some cooking spray at the very bottom of the fryer.
So glad you liked it, yes this one is a little messy.
Thank you for this tip! Made clean up SO much easier!
The ingredients in this aren’t keto, was this misplaced into the wrong catergory?
Hi Gina,
Looks delish! How did you make the Bok Choy? It looks so good.
I accidentally bone in thighs, how would I adjust the cook time?
Just add more time, maybe 10 more?
Love this recipe, cooks nicely in the air fryer…
Looks like another great recipe! Would I need to adjust the cooking time and temperature for the Cuisinart style air fryer? A huge thanks to you for including the temp adjustment in the Air Fryer cookbook!
Dying for your Air Fryer to be released in Canada so I can try this!
Gina, I would like to use bone in, skiness chicken thighs. Will this change the points value? I know I will need to adjust the cooking time.
Same as long as it’s 4 oz raw meat, if larger points will change.
This sounds delish. I don’t have an air fryer. Would it work on the grill or in a 425 oven?
Yes, either will work just make sure they are cooked through in the center.
Yes, I mentioned that above in the post.
I don’t have an air fryer but would love to try this in the oven. Do you think just add a couple minutes to the cooking time? Thanks!
Sure 425, maybe broil at the end to brown.
Thank you for the oven temp! I’m trying it in my regular oven tonight!
Marinated the chicken thighs for 2 hours and cooked in my airfryer. Delicious! I have the leftovers for lunch and I am looking forward to it! Thanks for the recipe!
Awesome!!
Looks fabulous, but have you considered switching to Coconut Aminos instead of Soy sauce? Many studies support soy products in any form are not healthy choices for woman as they get gracefully age.
Sure you can always swap that for any recipe.
Have all your books, love seeing recipes on Facebook. But only view Facebook on phone, so usually email your recipes to my phone to save and print. No longer an option to email recipes to myself. Why have you eliminated this option?
I see, the widget was creating other problems. I will look into this.
This looks so yummy can’t wait to try it. As I do not have an air fryer will probably try it on the bbq
Hi Gina,
Will this work with chicken or turkey breast instead of thighs? Thanks!
yes, but I would do it less time.
This looks amazing-can’t wait to try in my skinnytaste vremi air fryer! Do you have a recipe for the bok choy that you made with the chicken?
My husband really dislikes thigh meat. Do you think this would works with breast meat?