Make an easy meal all in one-dish with Air Fryer Chicken Drumsticks with Vegetables. This complete meal features chicken drumsticks, sweet potatoes, and green beans all in one air fryer basket. This is a crispy, tender meal packed with delicious flavor!
Air Fryer Chicken Drumsticks with Vegetables is ready to eat in just about 30 minutes, plus it’s minimal prep and clean-up making your life a little bit easier too. This has been our go-to weeknight meal for YEARS, not only that it’s a very frugal meal too.
What you’ll love about Air Fryer Chicken Drumsticks with Vegetables:
- Naturally Gluten-Free!
- One-dish dinner!
- Crispy chicken with tender vegetables all in one.
- Healthy, Low-Carb dinner!
- Minimal prep!
- Everyday pantry style ingredients!
This recipe is also easy to make in the Ninja Foodi too! If you do this in the Ninja Foodi, you can use the wire rack and put the vegetables on the bottom and the chicken on top.
Ingredients for Chicken Drumsticks with Vegetables:
- Chicken Drumsticks
- Large Sweet Potatoes
- Frozen Green Beans
- Rosemary
- Garlic Salt
- Salt
- Pepper
- Olive Oil Cooking Spray
Step-by-Step Instructions:
- Turn the Air Fryer on to 390 degrees F for 5 minutes while you slice the sweet potatoes just to get it preheated a bit.
- Once the potatoes are sliced, spray the basket with olive oil cooking spray, remember it may be hot.
- Add the potatoes and beans to the basket.
- Place the chicken drumsticks right on top of the potatoes and beans.
- Add a coat of olive oil spray to the ingredients in the basket.
- Then, add a dash of rosemary, garlic salt, salt and pepper.
- Cook in the air fryer for 20-25 minutes at 390 degrees F or until the chicken is cooked all the way to at least an internal temperature of 165 degrees F. I suggest checking on it around 20 minutes and then continue cooking if needed. Ours take 25 minutes.
- Once the chicken is cooked to your preference, remove and then stir up the vegetables.
- If the vegetables are done to your liking, remove.
- If they still need additional time, stir them up and add an additional 5 minutes.
- Serve warm.
How do you make Air Fryer Chicken Drumsticks with Vegetables?
The first thing to do is to cut the sweet potatoes and get the beans ready. We like to use a frozen bag of green beans for this, I actually prefer the ones from Aldi the best but any will do.
Once you have the sweet potatoes sliced, spray the basket of your air fryer with olive oil cooking spray.
Next, add both the potatoes and green beans to the basket and place the drumsticks right inside the basket as well. It will all be made right together.
At this point, I spray them again with olive oil cooking spray and add garlic salt to them too along with rosemary.
How long do you cook the chicken drumsticks in the Air Fryer?
Cook the chicken and vegetables on 390 degrees F for 25 minutes. The chicken needs to reach an internal temperature of at least 165 degrees.
I use a quick read thermometer to check the internal temperature. All air fryer machines heat differently, so it is very important to monitor the temperature, add an additional 5 minutes if needed.
Once the chicken is done remove it and stir up the vegetables, these will be crispy similar to being roasted. If needed, you can stir up the vegetables, spray with olive oil spray and cook for an additional 5 minutes.
Tips for Making Air Fryer Chicken with Vegetables:
- Do not overcrowd the basket, be sure you still have room around the sides for air to circulate.
- Use a meat thermometer to be sure your chicken is well done.
- Cut the veggies evenly for even cooking.
- Flip the chicken halfway and check on the vegetables, all air fryers heat differently.
How to store leftovers:
Once fully cooled, store the leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days. When ready to serve, reheat at 375 degrees F for 4 minutes in the air fryer or microwave on a microwave-safe plate for 1-2 minutes until heated through.
If you prefer to use the pressure cooker method, you can make these Air Fryer Teriyaki Chicken Drumsticks too!
Air Fryer Chicken Drumsticks and Vegetables make for the best EASY one-dish meal to make in the air fryer, being naturally gluten-free and a frugal meal too!
Air Fryer Chicken Drumsticks with Vegetables
Ingredients
- 6 Chicken Drumsticks
- 2 Large Sweet Potatoes Halved & Sliced
- 12 oz Frozen Green Beans
- 1/2 Tbsp Dried Rosemary
- 1/4 Tsp Garlic Salt
- Salt/Pepper
- Olive Oil Cooking Spray
Instructions
- Turn the Air Fryer on to 390°F for 5 minutes while you slice the sweet potatoes just to get it preheated a bit.
- Once the potatoes are sliced, spray the basket with olive oil cooking spray, remember it may be hot.
- Add the potatoes and beans to the basket.
- Place the chicken drumsticks right on top of the potatoes and beans.
- Add a coat of olive oil spray to the ingredients in the basket.
- Then, add a dash of rosemary, garlic salt, salt and pepper.
- Cook in the air fryer for 20-25 minutes at 390°F or until the chicken is cooked all the way to at least an internal temperature of 165°F. I suggest checking on it around 20 minutes and then continue cooking if needed. Ours take 25 minutes.
- Once the chicken is cooked to your preference, remove and then stir up the vegetables.
- If the vegetables are done to your liking, remove.
- If they still need additional time, stir them up and add an additional 5 minutes.
- Serve warm.
Notes
Nutrition
Valerie Lawrance says
Hi, I do like sweet potato so could I use white potatoes or pumpkin instead please.
Kristy says
Either of those would work.