Why You’ll Love These Breaded Chicken Wings
When it comes to cooking appetizers and party foods with ease, the Air Fryer reigns supreme. It makes finger foods just a crispy as a deep fryer without soaking your food in fattening oils! Equally important, the Air Fryer won’t fill your house with an overbearing deep-fried oil smell. the Air Fryer won’t fill your house with an overbearing deep-fried oil smell. My Air Fryer Chicken Wings recipe is perfect for your next sports event, party, Netflix binge session, or even as a full-on meal! It’s great comfort food that is made healthier and easier with your Air Fryer. These breaded chicken wings are ready to eat in less than half an hour and are dairy free, egg-free, and high in protein.
Ingredients You’ll Need
Chicken wingsVegetable OilAll-Purpose FlourSmoked Paprikaon (0.5 teaspoon) Garlic PowderKosher SaltCrushed peppercorn
How Do You Get Breading To Stick To Chicken Wings?
The blend I use to make the flour mixture for these chicken wings is a combination of flour, smoked paprika, garlic powder, and salt and pepper. The smoked paprika gives it such a great flavor paired with the garlic and makes an awesome base for added sauces later. You can also use lemon pepper seasoning instead, or really any other dry rub that you like. Note that if you use garlic salt and not garlic powder, adjust the salt accordingly.
How To Make Breaded Chicken Wings
Follow these directions to make this delicious air fryer recipe:
Tips And Tricks
Here are a few things I can tell you that you will NOT need to get the best breaded chicken wings–and I know this because I tried all of them. I found it entirely useless to use baking powder, baking soda, or corn starch. Air frying dries the wings just fine without them. Similarly, there is zero need for olive oil or any kind of cooking spray. Chicken wings have more than enough fat without all that. This chicken recipe is perfect to serve as an appetizer with a dip. You can also serve them as a main course along with my rosemary roasted potatoes, apple zucchini salad or with a side of cauliflower rice.
Place the chicken wings in a single layer in the air fryer basket. Fry them in two batches if needed.Be sure to flip the wings during cooking.You can reheat leftover wings in the air fryer. Cook them at 360°F for 4 minutes. Turn the heat to 400°F and cook for 5 more minutes. Want to make these crispy chicken wings into hot wings? Simply remove from the air fryer, and toss with your favorite hot sauce.
Can I Cook Frozen Wings In The Air Fryer?
Can you? Yes. Are they as good as unfrozen wings? No. Are they still spectacular? Yes, actually they are. Here’s the small issue I found. To get the crispiest, fried chicken texture, you need the wings to be as dry as possible. With frozen wings, they have so much moisture from the ice crystals, that by the time you’ve dried off the moisture, your wings are a teeny bit overcooked. Of course, frozen wings won’t take any type of breading or dry rub at all, so there’s also that. But one of the advantages of Air Fryer Wings is that the moisture dissipates faster than in the oven, due to the hot air circulating. So it’s not the worst thing in the world–and it’s a lot better than no chicken wings!
How To Make Chicken Wings From Frozen
If you want to use frozen chicken wings in your air fryer instead of fresh ones, here are a few things to try:
How Long Do They Last?
These chicken wings are best enjoyed the day theyr’re made or the day after. Too far after that, the breading on the outside becomes too soggy, even when reheating the proper way in the air fryer. If you’re not concerned about the texture of your wings, they can last up to 4 days after they are initially made.
Want More Air Fryer Recipes?
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Whether you choose to toss these Breaded Chicken Wings in sauce, or eat them plain, you’re going to fall in love. You’ll never eat deep fried chicken pieces again once you make these crispy chicken wings! If you enjoy this recipe, share it with your friends on Facebook or Pin it to make again later.
