Well, I admit it. I had no idea how good wings made in an air fryer could be. I figured, meh, air fryer wings… But, like my convection oven wings, they came out moist, tender, and with great crunchy skin! These wings make for the perfect quick lunch, which is why they’ve quickly become a standard dish around our house. I didn’t need any help with my wing addiction, these just made it worse!
Skip the sugary seasonings
I recommend that you use a rub or seasoning that doesn’t contain sugar when you make air fryer wings. Now, you can certainly add a sweet rub after the wings are cooked, but that seasoning will tend to burn (or at least char) if you have it on the wings while they cook. Just good old salt is fine. The salt won’t overpower the wings and will let you add any sauce or seasoning later without having to worry about the tastes conflicting with each other.
Air Fryer wings rock!
I actually had no plans to get an air fryer. Our neighbor gave me her spare after receiving a new one for Christmas. It took one batch of wings to convince me that I was missing out. I eventually wore it out so I bought the exact same model to replace it. It easily makes enough wings for two people.
Also try my duck fat air fryer wings! If you prefer your wings baked, my garlic Parmesan wings made in the oven are also fantastic.
Perdue makes a line of already-breaded ready-for-the-air-fryer wings that are devour-worthy! Give their hot ‘n spicy, lemon pepper and roasted wings a try!
Check out my always-growing list of over 200 favorite store-bought wing sauces and seasonings!
Air Fryer Wings
Equipment
Ingredients
- 6 chicken wings flats and drumettes separated, tips saved to make stock
- Your favorite wing seasoning avoid seasonings containing sugar
- Your favorite wing sauce warmed, if refrigerated
Instructions
- Lightly spray the basket of your air fryer with non-stick spray. Preheat per manufacturer’s recommendation.
- Toss the wing flats and drumettes with the seasoning.
- Add the wings to the basket (be careful it’s hot!). If you have trouble fitting them without overlapping, stand the drumettes along the sides of the basket.
- Cook at 360 F for 12 minutes.
- Carefully flip the wings (rotate the drumettes if they are standing) and cook another 12 minutes again at 360 F.
- Flip the wings one last time. Cook another 6 minutes at 400 F.
- Remove and toss with your favorite wing sauce. Click here for our guide on how to sauce your wings.
Nutrition
Nutritional values are approximate and will not include any store-bought wing sauce or seasoning nutritional values.