{"id":3643,"date":"2026-04-14T21:59:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T21:59:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=3643"},"modified":"2026-04-14T21:59:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T21:59:09","slug":"kfc-air-fryer-chicken-legs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/14\/kfc-air-fryer-chicken-legs\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00a0KFC Air Fryer Chicken Legs"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>\u00a0KFC Air Fryer Chicken Legs<\/h2>\n<h3>\u00a0Ingredients<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>2\u20136 chicken legs (drumsticks)<\/li>\n<li>1 cup buttermilk<\/li>\n<li>1 cup all-purpose flour<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp paprika<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp garlic powder<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp onion powder<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd tsp dried thyme<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd tsp dried basil<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd tsp dried oregano<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd tsp salt<\/li>\n<li>\u00bc tsp black pepper<\/li>\n<li>Cooking spray (or oil spray)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Instructions<\/h3>\n<p><strong>1. Marinate the chicken<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Put chicken legs in a bowl<\/li>\n<li>Pour buttermilk over them<\/li>\n<li>Cover and refrigerate for <strong>at least 30 minutes (or overnight for best flavor)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>2. Prepare the coating<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In another bowl, mix:\n<ul>\n<li>flour<\/li>\n<li>paprika<\/li>\n<li>garlic powder<\/li>\n<li>onion powder<\/li>\n<li>thyme, basil, oregano<\/li>\n<li>salt &amp; pepper<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>3. Coat the chicken<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Remove chicken from buttermilk<\/li>\n<li>Let excess drip off<\/li>\n<li>Coat well in the flour mixture<\/li>\n<li>Press coating so it sticks nicely<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>4. Air fry<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Preheat air fryer to <strong>190\u00b0C (375\u00b0F)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Spray basket with oil<\/li>\n<li>Place chicken in a single layer (don\u2019t overlap)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>5. Cook<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Air fry for <strong>20\u201325 minutes<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Flip halfway through<\/li>\n<li>Cook until golden and fully done (internal temp 75\u00b0C \/ 165\u00b0F)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>6. Serve<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Let rest for a few minutes<\/li>\n<li>Serve hot with your favorite sauce<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Tips for extra crispy KFC style<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Spray chicken lightly with oil before cooking<\/li>\n<li>Add a bit of cornstarch to flour for more crunch<\/li>\n<li>Don\u2019t overcrowd the air fryer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0KFC Air Fryer Chicken Legs \u00a0Ingredients 2\u20136 chicken legs (drumsticks) 1 cup buttermilk 1 cup all-purpose flour 1 tsp paprika&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3644,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3643","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3643","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3643"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3643\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3645,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3643\/revisions\/3645"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3644"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3643"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3643"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3643"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}