Air Fryer Chicken Wings

Learn the secret to the crispiest baked wings. My 2-ingredient Air Fryer Chicken Wings recipe flies above the competition with ease (and with remarkably juicy chicken wing results). Toss with barbecue sauce, buffalo sauce, or anything else you love.

Course Appetizer

Cuisine American

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 1 10

Total Time 1 25

Servings servings (4 wings each)

Calories 360kcal

Author Meggan Hill

Ingredients

2 pounds chicken wings flats and wingtips removed (see note 1)
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoon paprika (see note 2)
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Barbecue sauce or Buffalo Sauce, for tossing, optional (see note 3)
Blue Cheese dressing or Ranch, for serving, optional (see note 4)

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Instructions

Preheat air fryer to 380 degrees for 3 minutes. Pat wings dry with paper towels, then add to a large bowl. Drizzle with olive oil, then sprinkle with paprika, salt, and pepper.
Arrange wings in an air fryer basket. Air fry until skin is crisp, about 10 to 12 minutes per side or 20 to 24 minutes total, flipping the wings halfway through. Increase heat to 400 degrees and cook 5 minutes longer.

Notes

Chicken wings: Flats and wings; wing tips removed. Wing tips tend to overcook and don’t have much meat on them, so remove them yourself or ask your butcher to assist with the task. Most grocery stores sell chicken wings with the tips already removed, so you may not even need to make a special request.
Paprika: Sweet or smoked; whichever you prefer. I personally adore the smoky layer of flavor the latter delivers. Feel free to substitute in another spice if you like or try a blend such as Creole Seasoning, Lemon Pepper Seasoning, Rotisserie Chicken Seasoning, or Chili Seasoning. Straight-up Lawry's is always good too!
Sauce: After cooking, I toss Air Fryer Chicken Wings in my copycat Sweet Baby Ray's Barbecue Sauce or Buffalo sauce (Franks Red Hot + butter). They're delicious plain, too!
Ranch Dressing or Blue Cheese Dressing: Classic Buffalo wings are always served with Blue Cheese Dressing for dunking. If you don’t like blue cheese, though, and do want to channel your inner Midwesterner, use Ranch instead. Or enjoy the Air Fryer Chicken Wings sans-dressing; they're perfect as-is!
Yield: My Air Fryer Chicken Wing recipe makes about 32 wings, depending on the size of the wings you buy. This is enough for 4 entree-sized servings (8 wings each) or 8 appetizer-sized servings (4 wings each).
Storage: Store leftover Air Fryer Chicken wings, covered, in the refrigerator for up to 4 days. To bring them back to juicy, warm life, you know what to do: Air fry!

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