Bang Bang Chicken

cooked orange chicken thighs in a white platter garnished with green cilantro.

Air Fryer Bang Bang Chicken Thighs cook up perfectly moist and juicy, all without any breading or deep frying. It’s an incredibly easy and delicious chicken featuring a lip-smacking bang bang sauce and can also be transformed into a variety of meals for dinner.

Course Dinner

Cuisine Asian

Keyword air fryer bang bang chicken, bang bang chicken, bang bang chicken thighs

Prep Time 8

Cook Time 8

Total Time 16

Servings Servings

Calories 234kcal

Author Maria Doss

Equipment

Air Fryer

Ingredients

Sauce

¼ cup + 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
3 tablespoons sweet chili sauce
¾ tablespoon Sriracha sauce use more if you like it spicy
½ tablespoon honey

Chicken

4 boneless skinless chicken thighs
1 teaspoon paprika
½ teaspoon garlic powder
½ teaspoon salt

Instructions

Make sauce - Add all sauce ingredients into a small bowl and mix to combine.
Pat the chicken thighs dry with paper towels and place in a medium bowl. Add ¼ cup of the prepared sauce, paprika, garlic powder and salt. Mix to combine.
(Refrigerate remaining sauce until serving time)
Preheat air fryer to 380°F. When hot, place chicken thighs, smooth side down into the air fryer basket and cook for 6 minutes.
Use kitchen tongs to flip the chicken over, and cook for an additional 6-8 minutes on the second side, or until chicken is cooked through and deep golden in color.
Serve with the bang bang sauce!

Video

Notes

Adjust sriracha based on your spice tolerance

To use boneless chicken breasts, lightly pound the breasts to flatten it and even out the thickness. Marinate, then cook it smooth side down at 375°F for 4 minutes. Flip and continue cooking for an additional 5 minutes, or until fully cooked through.

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