Dill Pickle Pasta Salad and Air Fryer Seasoned Chicken Thighs Hybrid Meal

Season 4, Episdoe 23: Dill Pickle Pasta Salad and Air Fryer Seasoned Chicken Thighs Hybrid Meal. This meal feels like a summer vibe! Any pickle salad screams summertime and with this tasty combo you can feed both the vegetarians and the meat lovers at your table! There are several versions for how to cook the chicken with this seasoning sauce mix, one for chicken thighs, one for drumsticks, and also one to cook chicken breasts in the oven... with a trick! It involves using mayo to keep the chicken juicy! Or so my family says... since I don't eat meat, you will have to take their four words for it!

What will you need?

Ingredients for Dill Pickle Pasta Salad:

12 oz. rotini pasta, Garden Delight veggie pasta, or any rotini 1 c. sliced baby dill pickles 1/4 c. olive oil 1 package of dry Ranch dressing seasoning (1 oz.) 1/4 c. feta cheese 1/2 tsp. dried dill weed 1 c. sliced grape tomatoes 1/2 c. thin sliced baby carrots Directions:

Whisk dry Ranch dressing packet contents with olive oil, feta cheese, dill weed. Add to cooked and drained pasta (cooled), baby carrots, and sliced pickles. Stir. Chill. Serve. Ingredients for Chicken Thighs prepared in the air fryer:

12 chicken thighs, without skin on 3 Tbsp olive oil 1.5 tsp Kosher salt 3 tsp dried oregano leaves 3 tsp paprika 3 tsp black pepper 3 tsp garlic powder Directions:

Combine all ingredients and stir, brush onto chicken on all sides. Cook chicken thighs in the air fryer at 360 degrees for 12 to 15 minutes, flipping halfway through, until internal temp reaches 165. Amounts for this seasoning for grilling 17 drumsticks (about 5.33 lbs)

4 Tbsp. olive oil 17 chicken drumsticks 2 tsp kosher salt 4 tsp dried oregano leaves 4 tsp paprika 4 tsp black pepper 4 tsp garlic powder Directions:

Combine all ingredients and brush on chicken. Marinate or grill immediately. Done at 165 internal temp.

Oven preparation for 8 Chicken Breasts:

Do the same ingredients as for chicken thighs, but add 1/2 cup mayo. Spread mixture on chicken breasts. Can substitute Italian seasoning for oregano if desired.

Cook at 400 degrees until internal temp if chicken breasts is 165. Serve.