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Air Fryer Chicken Burger Recipe

Our air fryer chicken burger recipe needs only 25 minutes of your time to turn out an easy, laborless meal. Once the buttons are pressed, it's hands-free.
  • cook TIME 20 mins
  • prep TIME 5 mins
  • total TIME 25 mins
Course: Main CourseCuisine: Global
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 479 kcal
Author: Tuyet Pham, Luna Regina

Ingredients (12)

  • 16 oz boneless chicken thighs about 4 medium
  • 4 hamburger buns
  • 4 oz tomatoes about 1 medium, sliced
  • 2 oz romaine lettuce
  • 1 oz red onion about half 1 medium, sliced
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 1/2 tbsp unsalted butter room temp
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • 1/2 tsp garlic powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
  • 2 tbsp parsley finely chopped

INSTRUCTIONS

1

Rub 16 oz chicken thighs with 1 tbsp olive oil, 1 tsp paprika, 1/2 tsp garlic powder, 1/2 tsp salt, and 1/2 tsp pepper.

2

Cook the thighs skin-side up in the air fryer at 400°F for 20 minutes.

3

In the meantime, slice the buns in two and butter them using 2 1/2 tbsp unsalted butter. When the chicken’s finished, cook the buns flat side up for 2 minutes.

4

Assemble the burger: bun, lettuce, tomato, red onion, chicken, parsley, and the top bun. Use as much of the vegetables as you want.

Nutrition

Serving: 1 serving | Calories: 479kcal | Fat 31g | Saturated Fat 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat 5g | Monounsaturated Fat 12g | Cholesterol 130mg | Sodium 554mg | Potassium 377mg | Carbohydrate 26g | Fiber 2g | Sugar 3g | Protein 19g | Vitamin A 1975IU | Vitamin C 8mg | Calcium 26mg | Iron 1mg