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Crispy Air Fryer Chicken Wings

These Crispy Air Fryer Chicken Wings are so easy to make and taste juicy and delicious. Cooked to perfection, their texture and flavor are much better than deep-fried wings.
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
marinate (optional) 3 hours
Servings 6
Calories 224kcal
Author Dina

Ingredients

Instructions

  • If your chicken wings are frozen make sure to thaw them thoroughly and Pat them dry with a paper towel.
  • Now Place the chicken wings, pressed garlic, salt, pepper, paprika, and oil in a large bowl.
  • Using your clean hands, toss all the ingredients around until thoroughly combined. Then cover the chicken with plastic wrap and refrigerate for three hours to marinate. If you don't have time to marinate the chicken, you can still cook it right away.
  • Place the marinated chicken in the bottom of your air fryer basket and cook at 390 degrees Fahrenheit for 12 minutes flipping halfway through. 
  • Then cook for another 8 minutes at 400 degrees Fahrenheit to get the outside of the skin nice and crispy.

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Notes

Flavor Variations
LEMON PEPPER- Add the chicken wings to a large bowl along with 1 pressed garlic clove, 1/2 tsp salt, 1/8 tsp pepper, 1/2 tsp paprika, and 2 tsp olive oil. Then mix it up. Preheat the air fryer to 390 degrees Fahrenheit and cook the chicken wings for 12 minutes flipping halfway through. Then pick the heat up to 400 and cook for another 8 minutes. Then melt unsalted butter in a saucepan with garlic powder, onion powder, and lemon pepper seasoning and pour it over the crispy wings.
BBQ- Mix the wings with 1 pressed garlic clove, 1/2 tsp salt, 1/8 tsp black pepper, 1/2 tsp paprika, and 2 tsp olive oil and cook the wings the same exact way you did with the lemon pepper flavor. But at the end, brush barbecue sauce onto both sides of the wings and cook at 400 degrees Fahrenheit for 2 more minutes.
BUFFALO- Toss the chicken wings with 1/4 tsp salt, 1 tsp garlic powder, 1/2 tsp onion powder, and 1/2 Tbsp baking powder, then cook for 12 minutes at 390 degrees Fahrenheit flipping halfway through. Then cook at 400 degrees F for 8 more minutes. Then mix the buffalo sauce with melted butter and pour it over the wings.

Nutrition

Calories: 224kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 63mg | Sodium: 254mg | Potassium: 127mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 214IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 10mg | Iron: 1mg