Today I’m bringing you ActiFry Chicken Thighs! (Air Fryer Chicken Thighs). Whether you’re a busy mum or dad there are days when you simply don’t have the energy to cook but the thought of a ready meal depresses you for its lack of freshness and nutrients.
I had such a night recently when my energy levels had hit rock bottom after a busy day and the last thing I wanted to do was cook. Yes I’m sure even Jamie Oliver doesn’t feel like cooking when he gets home after a day in the kitchen and the same can be said for food bloggers! So with a packet of chicken thighs in the fridge I tried to think of the easiest and quickest option for them. Yes I could roast them in the oven but I have grown a little weary of the mess that causes and the billows of burning chicken fat that it causes when next using the oven!
Then bingo the Tefal ActiFry caught my eye and I knew that it would be perfect for the job of roasting my chicken thighs in a really efficient way and with minimal mess. Its usual to add a spoon of oil to food being fried but as the chicken thighs had their skins on I knew this would be necessary so just coated them in paprika and onion granules for a bit of flavour. You could use any spices you wish or simply salt and pepper but the paprika did give a nice colour.
To go with our succulent and tasty chicken thighs I simply heated up some rolls in the oven and prepared some salad ingredients including avocado. Once the chicken thighs were cooked I simply removed the bone and placed the chicken meat in the buns with the salad and some mayonnaise. If I’d had some oven chips I might have cooked some to go on the side too.
This really was minimal effort food using fresh ingredients and far better than resorting to a ready meal and also much cheaper! I bought my chicken thighs in Aldi for £1.99 so this was an extremely cheap meal. I also got my rolls reduced from Tesco for 25p and had them in the freezer. And if you want to know the cheapest place to get avocados then go to Morrisons where they are 99p for 4.
More Recipe Ideas for when you’re too tired to Cook!
- Yogurt & Parmesan Chicken Breasts from Fab Food 4 All
- Quick Ciabatta Pizzas from Fab Food 4 All
- Best Baked Feta Pasta from Fab Food 4 All
- Leek Mushroom and Goats Cheese Tart from Planet Veggie
- One Pot Creamy Sausage & Tomato Spaghetti from My Fussy Eater
- Cherry Tomato Bread & Butter Pudding from Farmersgirl Kitchen
- The Easiest Dinner Traybake from It’s Not Easy Being Greedy
- Veggie Sausage & Roasted Vegetable Tray Bake from family-friends-food
- Puff Pastry, Cheese, Courgette & Mint Tart from Kavey Eats
- Spaghetti Alla Puttanesca from Elizabeth’s Kitchen Diary
- Spicy Chorizo and Egg Fried Wholegrain Rice from Anne’s Kitchen
- Easy Crab Chilli & Rocket Pasta from Cook Sister
As each of my ActiFry Chicken Thighs in a bun cost about 70 p a serving I’m entering them into Credit Crunch Munch which I run with Fuss Free Flavours which is being hosted by Jo’s Kitchen this month.
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ActiFry Chicken Thighs
Ingredients
- 750 g approx 4 - 5 pieces Chicken thighs, skin on, bone in
- Paprika
- Onion granules
Instructions
- Trim any excess skin from the chicken thighs.
- Dust both sides of the thighs with onion granules and paprika.
- Place in ActiFry equally spaced apart and set to cook for 35 minutes. (No oil needed).
- You will have to keep an eye on the thighs for the first few minutes as they might get caught on the paddle and need a gentle shove with a wooden spoon to get them back on their way! (This just happened once to me).
- Check the meat is cooked and not pink and serve as required. I put my boned thighs in rolls with salad and mayonnaise.
Sarah, Maison Cupcake
They’ve browned up nicely. I need to find a home in my kitchen for the multifryer as it’s quite useful but takes up a lot of space.
Camilla
I bet you have lots of kitchen gadgets but I have used my ActiFry so often now it sits in the corner where my slow cooker used to be.
Jo of Jo's Kitchen
I must try this. I use my Actifry all the time but have never done chicken thighs in it
Camilla
Nor had I Jo until exhaustion led me to this beautiful outcome LOL:-)
Karen @ Karen's Kitchen Stories
That looks really tasty!
Nayna Kanabar (@SIMPLYF00D)
I have an actifry and find it really useful too. I am looking to find more vegetarian recipes I can make in it.
Camilla
They are fab aren’t they Nayna, I bet it could do a really good ratatouille:-)
Sarah Cooper
I have an actifry – I must try these.
Camilla
Great, I love mine:-)
hdh74
Looks delicious. Got me coveting an actifry now. And a bigger kitchen – I love gadgets – but where to put them?
Camilla
I know what you mean about a bigger kitchen! We use the ActiFry so much that it’s taken the spot where the slow cooker was:-)
Janice
Great idea! Thanks for including my recipe in your round up, so many quick and easy recipes.
Camilla
Thanks Janice and I’m definitely going to try to remember to make your lovely savoury bread and butter pudding:-)
Tracy
You have made me want an actifry just so that I can make this! Looks delicious, and much better than reaching for a ready meal.
Camilla
Thanks:-) Exactly and far healthier:-)
Ciara (My Fussy Eater)
Yum , this looks delicious. Thanks for the mention! x
Camilla
Thanks Ciara, a pleasure:-)
Kavey
Always good to be armed with some quick and simple dinner ideas!
Camilla
Exactly:-)