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Smoky chicken thighs and broccoli
Keto · 4 servings · US measures · 12 min active per original four-serving batch
Smoky chicken thighs with roasted broccoli.
Start broccoli five minutes after chicken; shake broccoli once.
The listed pan and basket capacity, cook times, and thermometer endpoint are for four servings.
Ingredients are scaled; keep food thickness, spacing, settings and safe endpoints fixed. Timings assume the four-serving batch and specified shortcuts. More food can require additional batches.
These newly designed recipes have not been cooked, tasted or stopwatch-tested. Nutrition is an ingredient estimate, not laboratory analysis. Sources support safety, labels or comparable methods; they do not validate this exact recipe.
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| Preheat both air fryers to 390°F. Start chicken first; start broccoli 5 min later. | |||
| Use uncrowded baskets; thighs must be unfolded and no more than ¾ inch thick. | |||
| Coat unfolded thighs with oil, paprika, garlic, oregano, salt and pepper. Then: Chicken basket: smooth-side up, no overlap; air fry at 390°F for 16–22 min; thickest pieces must reach 165°F. | Plate cooked chicken and finished broccoli as separate components. | ||
| Toss 1½-inch broccoli florets with oil and salt; load without crowding. Then: Broccoli basket: start 5 min after chicken; air fry at 390°F for 10–14 min, shake once halfway; stems fork-tender, crowns lightly browned. | Finish cooked broccoli with lemon juice and nutritional yeast. | ||
Ingredients
- 680g Boneless skinless chicken thighsraw, thawed, unfolded; no more than ¾ inch thick
- 454g Broccoli floretsabout 1½ inches across
- 27g Olive oilas purchased · Half to broccoli; half to chicken.
- 2g Smoked paprika
- 3g Garlic powder
- ½ tsp Dried oregano
- 5g Fine saltUse the proportional split described in the method.
- to taste Black pepper
- 15g Lemon juiceunsweetened
- 8g Nutritional yeastflakes · Add after cooking.
Before you start
- Two air fryers with uncrowded baskets
- Instant-read thermometer
- Separate raw-poultry bowl and clean serving tools
Prepare cold sides first. Keep raw-poultry tools separate; use clean serving utensils. Probe more than one thick piece. A timer is not a doneness test.
Cook
- Prepare
Preheat both fryers to 390°F. Toss broccoli with half the oil and one third of the salt; load one basket without crowding. In a separate bowl coat chicken with the remaining oil and salt, paprika, garlic, oregano, and pepper.
- Cook
Put unfolded thighs smooth-side up in the other basket without overlapping. Start chicken. Five minutes later, start broccoli.
- Finish
Shake broccoli once halfway through its 10–14-minute cook. Chicken usually needs 16–22 minutes; check the thickest pieces for 165°F. No chicken flip is required, though the underside browns less. Finish broccoli with lemon and nutritional yeast. Broccoli is ready when stems are fork-tender and crowns are lightly browned; time alone is not its endpoint.
Where your attention goes
- Preheat and load chicken · 7–9 min
Start chicken first; preheat overlaps prep.
- Start broccoli · 5 min after chicken
Load broccoli basket.
- Cook · Chicken 16–22 min; broccoli 10–14 min
Shake broccoli once halfway; check chicken thickest pieces for 165°F.
- Finish · 2 min
Add lemon and yeast after cooking.
Stages can overlap. Do not add every row as separate elapsed time. Safe endpoints and actual appliance behavior override the estimate.
Capacity fallback
If baskets cannot hold the batch, use two oven pans at 425°F for about 20–25 min; allow 35–40 min total and check chicken for 165°F.
Why this works
Smoked paprika and oregano season the thighs while lemon and yeast sharpen the broccoli after cooking.
- Chicken underside browns less without a flip.
- Keep yeast out of the fryer to avoid scorching.
Nutrition per serving
317 kcal · 38 g protein · 10 g total carbohydrate · 4 g fiber · 6 g net carbohydrate
- Thiamin (B1)
- 1.7 mg · 145% DV
- Vitamin B12
- 3.3 mcg · 137% DV
- Riboflavin (B2)
- 1.7 mg · 133% DV
- Vitamin C
- 103 mg · 114% DV
- Vitamin K
- 126 mcg · 105% DV
- Niacin (B3)
- 16 mg · 103% DV
- Vitamin B6
- 1.7 mg · 103% DV
- Folate
- 324 mcg DFE · 81% DV
- Selenium
- 42 mcg · 77% DV
- Cholesterol
- 160 mg · 53% DV
- Phosphorus
- 408 mg · 33% DV
- Zinc
- 3.4 mg · 31% DV
- Sodium
- 640 mg · 28% DV
- Choline
- 114 mg · 21% DV
- Copper
- 0.2 mg · 20% DV
- Total fat
- 14 g · 18% DV
- Potassium
- 833 mg · 18% DV
- Vitamin E
- 2.4 mg · 16% DV
- Magnesium
- 66 mg · 16% DV
- Saturated fat
- 2.9 g · 15% DV
- Iron
- 2.5 mg · 14% DV
- Manganese
- 0.3 mg · 13% DV
- Vitamin A
- 61 mcg RAE · 7% DV
- Calcium
- 70 mg · 5% DV
Listed allergens: None in the specified ingredients. Check purchased labels and cross-contact.
First-cook checks
- Smaller fryer baskets require the oven fallback or extra batches.
- Check every packaged ingredient label for additional allergens; this data is not an allergy guarantee.
Leftovers
Refrigerate in shallow containers within two hours, or one hour above 90°F. Use within 3–4 days or freeze; reheat to 165°F. Keep cold greens and yogurt separate.
Sources
- USDA FoodData Central source data
https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/download-datasets/ - FoodSafety.gov safe minimum temperatures
https://www.foodsafety.gov/food-safety-charts/safe-minimum-internal-temperatures - Bob's Red Mill nutritional yeast label
https://www.bobsredmill.com/product/nutritional-yeast - USDA poultry handling guidance
https://www.fsis.usda.gov/food-safety/safe-food-handling-and-preparation/poultry/chicken-farm-table
Sources support safety, labels or comparable methods. They do not validate this exact newly designed recipe.