Homemade Boneless Buffalo Wings | Easy Chicken Thigh Recipe with Homemade Hot Sauce | Quick Lunch

buttermilk

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: milk + vinegar

Greek yogurt adds creaminess with fewer calories.

hot sauce

🥗Healthier: homemade hot sauce

💰Cheaper: sriracha

Sriracha is often less expensive and still flavorful.

blue cheese dressing

🥗Healthier: yogurt-based dressing

💰Cheaper: ranch dressing

Ranch dressing is a more common and budget-friendly option.

Cut boneless skinless chicken thighs into pieces about the size of chicken wing pieces.

Dry the chicken pieces on a double layer of paper towels.

Add 1 tablespoon of baking powder per pound of chicken (about 2 lbs) to the chicken.

Add 1 tablespoon of favorite seasoning per pound of chicken to the chicken.

Drizzle a couple tablespoons of olive oil over the chicken and mix to coat.

Place the chicken in the air fryer on double racks, ensuring a gap between the pieces for even cooking.

Set the air fryer to 400°F and cook for 12 minutes, then swap the racks and cook for another 12 minutes.

While the chicken is cooking, prepare the wing sauce by softening 1 stick of salted butter and mixing it with 1/4 cup of hot sauce and 1 tablespoon of crushed or minced garlic.

After the chicken is done cooking, toss it in the wing sauce mixture until fully coated.

Serve with homemade blue cheese dressing on the side.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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