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Honey Mustard Chicken Thighs

Juicy, caramelized chicken thighs glazed with a sweet-tangy honey mustard sauce, air-fried until the skin is crispy and meat is fall-apart tender.

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📋 Prep: 10 min 🔥 Cook: 22 min ⏱️ Total: 32 min 🍽️ Serves: 4 📊 Easy
Cooking Parameters
TOP OVEN • Zone 1
10 MIN22 MIN380°F5 MINLOWER AIR FRYTOP OVENPREPCOOKTEMPREST
LOWER OVEN • Zone 2
10 MIN0 MIN0°F0 MINLOWER AIR FRYLOWER OVENPREPCOOKTEMPREST
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What You'll Need
Dish & pan requirements for your Ninja Double Stack XL
Zone 2 • Lower Rack
Air fry basket (included)
Size: Standard
⭐ Ninja
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Zone 2 • Lower Rack
8x8 ceramic dish
✅ Fits perfectly
✅ Guaranteed Fit — Max dish size per rack: 12"W × 11.5"D × 4"H. All our recipes use dishes that actually fit your Ninja Double Stack XL DCT401.
💡 Air fry basket — thighs fit 4-6 in single layer. Line with parchment for easy cleanup. Use a solid pan (not the basket) — this recipe contains liquids.
gluten-free high-protein
🥘 Ingredients
Chicken
  • 6 bone-in chicken thighs (skin on, about 2 lbs)
Sauce
  • 1/4 cup Dijon mustard
  • 3 tbsp honey
  • 2 tbsp olive oil (extra virgin)
  • 3 cloves garlic (minced)
  • 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
  • 1 tsp smoked paprika
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp black pepper (freshly ground)
📝 Instructions
  1. Whisk Dijon, honey, olive oil, garlic, vinegar, paprika, salt, pepper. Reserve 2 tbsp for basting. Shared 💡 Reserve some sauce before raw chicken touches it.
  2. Coat chicken in remaining sauce. Marinate 15 min at room temp or up to 4 hours refrigerated. Shared 💡 Even 15 minutes makes a flavor difference.
  3. Preheat Ninja on Air Fry at 380°F for 3 minutes. Shared 💡 Hot basket = crispy skin from the start.
  4. Place thighs skin-side down. Air Fry at 380°F for 12 minutes. Top Oven 💡 Skin-down first renders fat, prevents sticking.
  5. Flip skin-side up. Brush with reserved sauce. Air Fry 10 more minutes until 175°F internal. Top Oven 💡 175°F is ideal for thighs — dark meat benefits from higher temp.
  6. Rest 5 minutes. Drizzle with pan juices. Shared 💡 Resting redistributes juices — do not skip.
💡 Ninja Tips

Marinate even briefly for flavor. Skin-down first renders fat. 175°F internal is ideal for thighs. Rest before serving. Line basket for easy cleanup.

Scaling: Double: Two batches or second rack. Half: 3 thighs; reduce cook 3 minutes.

Servings: 1
Scale:
📊 Nutrition (per serving)
Calories380 cal
Protein28g g
Carbohydrates12g g
Total Fat24g g
Dietary Fiber0g g
Sugars10g g
Sodium520mg mg
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