Some of our most popular content includes our best chicken dinners and our top air fryer recipes. So we thought—why not combine them!? It’s true, you can make all kinds of chicken meals in your air fryer, and not just dinners. Chicken appetizers, sides, and snacks can be made in there too. Is there anything our favorite little appliance can’t do?

The sky is truly the limit: Craving something snackier (maybe to eat for dinner on game day or at a cocktail party?) Try our chipotle chicken meatballs, our “fried” chicken (just as crispy as in oil!), our chicken tenders, our chicken taquitos, or our Buffalo chicken wings. Need something more all-encompassing for dinner? Try our orange chicken, our chicken Parmesan, our spinach and artichoke stuffed chicken, or our chimichangas. You won’t believe how delicious they come out, with SO much less effort and mess than other recipes.

Into meal prepping? Your air fryer can help you there too. Prep our cilantro-lime Cornish hen (basically just a small chicken), our panko-breaded chicken breast, our sticky glazed chicken thighs, or our rotisserie chicken in your air fryer at the beginning of the week, then add them to your meals all week long. The best part? Most of these recipes take half the time of their oven or stovetop counterparts. Skip heating up your kitchen if you like, or use that space to make one of our great side dishes, casseroles, or apps.

Want even more air fryer inspiration? Check out our favorite air fryer breakfasts, air fryer desserts, and air fryer appetizers too.

Imagine the best fried chicken you've ever had. Now imagine if it wasn't even fried. Crazy, right? Not with this easy air-fryer fried chicken recipe! The air fryer works some kind of magic on the chicken, and it crisps up into perfectly crunchy, juicy chicken. 😍

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The fact that crispy golden chicken can be achieved without the use of any oil whatsoever is amazing (not to mention how quickly the air fryer can do it!). There's no need to turn on your oven or make a whole oily mess on your stovetop: This chicken Parm tastes every bit as good as the traditional version with much less effort to get there.

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Spinach and artichoke dip is one of our all-time faves. We love it so much, we stuffed it inside boneless skinless chicken breasts for crazy-tasty results. Bonus: that creamy, cheesy filling keeps the super lean chicken moist and tender, even in the air fryer.

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Chicken breasts have a terrible reputation for drying out, but an air fryer keeps that from happening. The quick cook time means they stay nice and tender and the breading still gets extra crispy from the intense air circulation inside these powerful little machines. All without a DROP of oil. It's an actual miracle.

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Typically deep- or pan-fried in oil, the option to air fry orange chicken instead saves a ton of calories and fat. Of course, this dish is perfect over rice or whole grains, but if you are looking for a low-carb side, serve this over simple air fried vegetables, letting them soak up the extra sauce in place of grains.

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These easy chicken meatballs are snack-size for a reason: Once you pop, you won’t be able to stop. They're also just as good tucked inside a taco or smashed on a toasted slider bun.

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Fried chicken wings are delicious, but they make a big mess. These air fryer wings are super easy, and they're just as crunchy as the deep-fried kind. We're hooked!

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Think the crispiest chicken sandwich is only available at the drive-thru? Think again! We can’t believe how golden and juicy these cutlets turn out in the air fryer. They’re great in sandwich form but would be just as good on top of a salad or sliced over rice too.

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Crispy chicken tenders without the deep fryer? YES! These air fryer chicken tenders only need 10 minutes to get golden and crispy. The honey mustard dipping sauce can be stirred together during that time to make this a fast and weeknight-friendly meal.

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Turns out the absolute best way to achieve the crispiest skin on chicken thighs is using your air fryer! The quick cook time achieves the crispiest, juiciest chicken ever. The marinade also doubles as a sticky glaze that is *just* spicy enough (but feel free to add hot sauce if you're into the heat).

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We're all about a good classic roasted chicken, but it's not always practical for a weeknight dinner. This easy air fryer recipe takes most of the waiting out of roasting a chicken, with remarkably similar results. We found that even when we cooked our chicken well past 165°, it was still juicy and not at all dry. Air fryer, we love you.

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If you’ve never tried roasting a Cornish hen before, this is a great place to start. They’re really just little chickens, and they happen to fit perfectly even in petite air fryers.

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A taquito is essentially a rolled taco with many of the topping like guacamole and sour cream on the outside. They are traditionally shallow fried to get that beautifully crisp exterior. Our version is baked with an option to make them in the air fryer!

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These meatballs are a breeze to throw together and the spicy mayo takes them over the top. Bonus: These are perfect in the air fryer, which makes the outsides crispy!

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This dish is loosely inspired by two Chinese dishes: fragrant and umami-filled Cantonese soy sauce chicken and a dish that was popular in 80’s and 90’s in China, Coca Cola wings. Instead of poaching the chicken like is traditional in Soy Sauce Chicken, you'll get the soy-marinated chicken slightly crispy and perfectly tender in the air fryer. Then you'll use the reserved marinade, along with some Coke, to make a sticky, sweetish sauce. Yum!

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Chimichangas are essentially fried burritos, which, don't get us wrong, we absolutely LOVE—but sometimes we're not all about the excess oil or messy deep frying. Make these in the air fryer instead for an exceptionally crispy chicken burrito, with half the effort!

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The key to the tastiest BBQ flavor here lies in both the sauce and the technique of glazing the drumsticks. Returning them to the air fryer sets the glaze to finger-licking stickiness (a GREAT thing in our book). If you already have a favorite brand of BBQ sauce, feel free to streamline the recipe and use 1 cup of that instead of our homemade version.

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