Crispy air fryer turkey legs are a great protein packed low carb dinner idea for the holidays or year round. Made with a dry rub that’s tasty.
Air fryer turkey legs are great for a quick protein packed low carb dinner. During the holidays it’s perfect when there are only a few of you at home. Air fryer recipe success tonight. (originally published 12/20, affiliate links present)
Turkey Legs in Air Fryer
With the right rub you can make air fry everything perfectly and make it come out amazingly out of this world.
There wasn’t really a question as to how I was going to season these babies. I made this turkey dry rub a while back and it’s always been SO popular, so I just halved that recipe (made for the whole bird).
This is what you’re going to need to get out in order to get these ready:
- 2 turkey legs – this is what will fit in your air fryer basket at a time
- if you want less meat you can make air fryer turkey wings instead
- Olive oil spray
- Sea salt
- Chili powder
- Garlic powder
- Paprika
- Basil
- Old Bay is my favorite secret ingredient for “all the things”
Just mix the seasonings together, rub it on and you’re ready to cook once your machine is preheaed. Start Instant Pot garlic mashed potatoes once you pop these in and everything will be done at the same time to enjoy.
Air Fryer Turkey Legs
We have made this as an easy Ninja Foodi recipe as well as making them in our Cosori air fryer too. It doesn’t really matter the brand you have. The main difference is the size. Mine is rather large and comfortably fits 2.
If you have a smaller one with a round basket you may have to do one at a time. I thought I may need to flip them halfway through like I do with our air fryer wings but no need.
- Of course there will be a slight difference in cook times depending on how large your legs are but 20 minutes to 22 minutes is pretty dead on.
Turkey leg in Ninja foodi, very tender
FAQ
How long does it take to cook turkey legs in a Ninja Foodi?
Can you cook a turkey in the Ninja Foodi?
What temperature should a turkey leg be cooked to?
Why do turkey legs take longer to cook?
How do you Crisp a Turkey in Ninja foodi?
Remove the turkey and strain the liquid into a bowl. If your turkey is small enough, you can put the turkey back into the Ninja Foodi to crisp up the skin using the AC function. Or, you can always transfer the turkey to a roasting pan and crisp it up with the broil setting (or high heat setting) in the oven just before serving.
How long do you Pressure Cook turkey legs?
Notes: Instant Pot Turkey Legs and Gravy, Pressure cook turkey legs: Place the turkey legs into the pot, then close lid. Pressure cook at high pressure for 18 minutes – 20 minutes ( Festival of the State in a Pressure Cooker Recipe for Turkey Drumsticks, or huge turkey legs like you’d find at a fair or a carnival.
How do you cook turkey legs in an air fryer?
Preheat air fryer to 390 degrees F. Mix together dry rub ingredients in a bowl. Rub on all sides of legs. Spray inside of air fryer basket with olive oil spray and lay legs inside. Spray top of legs with olive oil spray. Close drawer and air fry turkey legs at 390 degrees F for 21 minutes.
How do you Pressure Cook a ninja foodi?
You simply throw the brine ingredients into the inner pot with some water and pressure cook for zero minutes. This means that you set the time on the Ninja Foodi to zero and once the Ninja Foodi comes up to pressure, the display will read done and you can immediate release the pressure.