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Hooter’s 3 Mile Island Wings

Yeah, they're spicy!

Prep Time45

Cook Time15

Course: Appetizer

Cuisine: American

Keyword: very spicy, wings

Servings:

Calories: 537kcal

Ingredients

For the wings

3-4 pounds chicken wings flats and drumettes separated, tips saved to make stock
Hooter's Wing Breading
Oil for frying
Hooter's 3 Mile Island Wing Sauce
dressing Ranch or blue cheese, for dipping
carrot sticks for serving
celery sticks for serving (note: I like to shave my celery with a vegetable peeler first)

Instructions

Place wings in a large resealable container or baggie.
Add half the bag of breading. Seal and shake vigorously to coat the wings. Add more breading if needed to ensure that the wings are well coated.
Place the wings in the fridge for 30 minutes.
Add enough oil to a deep fryer or Dutch oven to cook the wings. Bring to 350 F.
Working in batches if needed, fry the wings 8-10 minutes or until golden brown.
Transfer the wings to a paper towel-lined plate or wire rack to drain while cooking the remaining wings.
Transfer wings to a resealable container and add half a jar of the wing sauce.
Seal and shake to coat well.
Serve with dressing and carrots and celery.

Notes

Note: If your wing sauce is refrigerated, place into a microwavable bowl and microwave for 20 seconds to melt.

Nutrition

Nutritional values are approximate and will not include any store-bought wing sauce or seasoning nutritional values.

Oh yes! Give me a plate (or two) or air fryer Hooter’s hot wings and I am one happy guy! Sure, the traditional method involves deep frying and that’s the way to do up the classic if you have the time, deep fryer and oil. If not, the air fryer makes for some mighty respectable wings that are just hot enough, just crunchy enough, and are oh so delicious! These wings are the way wings should be, and they’re crazy easy to make!

Air fryer Hooter’s hot wings take me right back to the first time I visited a Hooter’s. I went to the original store in Clearwater, FL and ordered up a big ole plate of wings and proceeded to get at it! Man, did I ever fall in love with wings right there and then. And so here I am, many years later, still enjoying Hooter’s great wings! Stop by one of the restaurants to purchase some breading and sauce (and heck, get some wings while you’re there). You can also order them online.

Hooters Breading Wing (pack of 3)

Hooters Sauce Wing Hot

I love wings out of my air fryer. I never thought I would, but the ease and flavor and crunchy skin made a believer out of me!

Print Recipe

4.50 from 2 votes

Air Fryer Hooter’s Hot Wings

An air fryer version of the restaurant classic!

Prep Time45

Cook Time20

Course: Appetizer

Cuisine: American

Keyword: air fryer, Buffalo wings, wings

Servings:

Calories: 13kcal

Equipment

Ingredients

6 chicken wings flats and drumettes separated, tips saved to make stock
Hooter's Wing Breading
Hooter's Hot Wing Sauce
dressing Ranch or blue cheese, for dipping
carrot sticks for serving
celery sticks for serving (note: I like to shave my celery with a vegetable peeler first)

Instructions

Place wings into a resealable container. Add 1 tablespoon of the breading. Seal and shake to coat. Open the container and check for breading that isn't adhering to the wings. If there isn't any (i.e. it's all stuck to the wings!) you might want to add bit more breading, seal, and shake again. If there's a bit of breading in the container that isn't stuck to the wings, you're good to go as as much is stuck as is gonna stick!
Place the sealed wings into the fridge for 30 minutes.
Lightly spray the basket of your air fryer with non-stick spray. Preheat per manufacturer's recommendation to 400 F.
Lightly spray all sides of the wings with non-stick spray.
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 wings for 10 minutes.
Flip the wings and cook another 10 minutes.
Remove wings from fryer and place in a bowl. Toss with the sauce.
Serve with dressing and carrots and celery.

Notes

Note: If your wing sauce is refrigerated, place a few tablespoons of the sauce into a microwavable bowl and microwave for 20 seconds to melt.

Nutrition

Nutritional values are approximate and will not include any store-bought wing sauce or seasoning nutritional values.

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