Air Fryer Teriyaki Chicken Thighs

This is the best easy teriyaki chicken cooked in the air fryer for a quick weeknight dinner! Homemade sweet teriyaki sauce is the perfect marinade and puts commercial sauces to shame. Follow this simple Air Fryer Teriyaki Chicken Thighs recipe to make an easy, flavorful, and healthier version of one of your favorite takeout meals!

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Prep Time 15

Cook Time 15

Marinating time 30

Total Time 1

Course Main Course, Main Dish

Cuisine Asian

Servings people

Calories 412 kcal

Equipment

Air fryer
9-inch cake pan Make sure the cake pan will fit inside your air fryer basket! See note below.

Ingredients

1 pound boneless chicken thighs
2 cups teriyaki sauce homemade is preferable (see link for recipe)
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon black pepper
3 tablespoons sesame seeds for garnish

Instructions

Cut the chicken into bite-size pieces and add to a large bowl. Pour teriyaki marinade over the chicken and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
Place chicken in the refrigerator for 30 minutes to marinate. This will allow the sauce to seep into the chicken to seal in the flavor and juices.
Pour the chicken and marinade into a pie pan and place in the air fryer basket.
Air fry at 350ºF for 15 minutes or until chicken is fully cooked. Stir halfway through cooking.
Serve over rice and garnish with sesame seeds. For a punch of heat, add some crushed red peppers.

Notes

I have two different air fryers. The cake pan above does fit inside the basket of one of them, and it does not fit inside the basket of the other one. So make sure your cake pan fits before you prepare the recipe!

If you're looking for an air fryer that the cake pan WILL fit inside, take a look at this one. It's the model pictured in my photos.

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Keyword air fryer, chicken, teriyaki

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