How to air fry frozen chicken wings?

 Chicken wings are super delicious to enjoy, especially if you air fry them.

Whenever I want some quick snack, I just air fry chicken wings, and every time they turn out cooked perfectly.

Air-frying gives you the best crispy wings without having to deal with the mess of deep-frying.

So in this post, I’ll share the right way of air-frying them with some pro tips as well to get perfectly cooked chicken wings.

So let’s get started now:

Air frying of Frozen Chicken Wings- All in one guide

What you need:

• Tyson chicken wings (or any brand you’d like)
• Cooking oil (preferably cooking spray)

And yep! That’s it, you are good to go!

Required Equipment for air frying

Any air fryer. My personal favorites are:

• Ultrean Air Fryer
• Gowise USA air fryer
• COSORI air fryer

I have used them all and they all are Absolutely Amazing, I must say!

Instructions to Air fry chicken Wings

Below are easy-to-follow steps to air fry the chicken wings:

1. Preheating the Air fryer

First of all, preheat your air fryer to 400 degrees Fahrenheit for 1-2 minutes. 

2. Oil spraying the basket

 Take out the basket, and oil it with a little bit of olive oil or any other oil. You can also go for oil spray, it is even easier

3. Layering Frozen Wings

Place chicken wings in a single layer in the fryer’s basket, don’t overfill it instead keep space in between wings to ensure they’ll be cooked perfectly.

4. Air frying frozen chicken wings

Place the basket inside the fryer and Set the temperature at 400 degrees Fahrenheit for 10 minutes, then take our fryer’s basket, flip the wings, and air fry for more than 10 minutes. (total time of 20 minutes).

And yep! Air frying is done, just remove the basket and take out super yummy chicken wings to serve! 

Some pro tips to air fry frozen chicken wings 

• Air frying time of 20 minutes is more than enough but in case you feel like they are not cooked well, air fry again for 2-3 minutes.
• Oiling the basket step should never be skipped as it gives crispness to the wings
• Use tongs so you can flip the wings halfway through the air frying time to ensure that all sides are evenly cooked.
• Never crowd the fryer’s basket, instead air fry in batches if you want to cook in larger quantities. 

Sauces to try with Chicken wings 

Garlic-butter sauce, Honey Buffalo Sauce, blue cheese dressing, and Sriracha sauce, all go well with frozen air-fried wings. 

You can simply go for ketchup or chili sauce as well if you’d like.

Besides that, if you love experimenting (just like me), you can also prepare your own customized dipping sauce by adding your favorite ingredients.

I make myself a sauce for wings by mixing some Greek yogurt with a little bit of garlic sauce and black pepper. It tastes so good with chicken wings.

Side dishes to serve with Air fried frozen chicken wings

You can serve these side dishes with air-fried chicken wings:

• Air-fried potato wedges
• Caesar Salad
• Air fried Green beans
• Sweet potato fries 
• Roasted Cauliflower
• Cheese Coleslaw
•  Bacon Pasta Salad

Homemade recipe for air frying chicken wings

Preparing chicken wings at home is not a hard job, just a few ingredients and you can make yummy wings at home as well.

Preparation Time 15 minutes

Air frying time 20 minutes

Total Time 35 minutes

Course Snack/Lunch/Dinner 

Ingredients Required

1. I lb whole chicken wings
2. Salt – 1 teaspoon 
3. Pepper – half teaspoon
4. Oil- 1 tablespoon required
5. Garlic powder – 1 teaspoon
6. Baking soda – 1 teaspoon

Equipment Required

Any good quality Air Fryer

Instructions to prepare chicken wings at home

1. Dry the wings with a paper towel
2. Cut the wings into two pieces by keeping the wing part in one hand and the drumette part in the other hand and then cut it in the middle.
3. Prepare seasoning by mixing all the dry ingredients,         
4. Place wings in a large bowl and put half a tablespoon of olive oil and give it a quick mix
5. Add the seasoning and coat the wings by mixing and flipping the bowl.

And your homemade wings are ready to be air fried. For air frying follow the below steps:

1. Put the wings in a preheated and oiled air fryer’s basket. 
2. Set the temp. of your air fryer to 400 degrees Fahrenheit and air fry for 20 minutes.
3. After 10 minutes, remove the basket and flip the wings by tossing the basket and air fry for 10 more minutes.

Take out the wings and that’s it, Voila! 

Your super crispy, super healthy chicken wings are ready to be served!

Important tips to consider while making homemade chicken wings

• Make sure chicken wings are coated well, and use the large-sized bowl for mixing.
• Coat them well with olive oil so that the dry ingredients will be coated nicely.
• Use a spatula or spoon for mixing and keep tossing the bowl.
• Use tong pieces to change the sides of the wings in the air fryer.
• Never ever prepare chicken wings if they are wet because moisture will not let them cook crispier. Let them dry first before adding seasoning to them.
• You can use either a paper towel for drying or just let them air dry themselves, but the only point is they should not have any moisture in them.

Popular brands for frozen chicken wings

Some most common brands of frozen wings include

• Tyson Any’tizers Hot Wings
• Field Roast Buffalo Wings
• Foster Farms Crispy Wings 
• Perdue Buffalo Style Glazed Jumbo Wings

Besides them, there are so many others as well. I have listed the ones which I personally like the most.

Nutrition Facts of Tyson Frozen Chicken Wings

Nutritional values of Tyson chicken wings are as follows:

• Cholesterol (80mg ) – 27%
• Total Fat (16 grams ) – 25%
• Saturated Fat (4.5 grams) – 23%
• unsaturated Fat 3.5grams 
• Total Carbs (0 grams ) – 0%
• Sodium (200 mg ) – 8%
• Dietary Fiber (0 grams ) – 0%
• Total Sugars 0 grams.

The Wrap-Up on air-fried frozen chicken wings

Thanks to the air fryers, the wings get cooked in very less time, quickly, and Absolutely Perfect for last-minute cravings.

Try out the recipe listed above to air fry chicken wings and I bet you that 

when you bite into those wings, you won’t realize they weren’t deep-fried and you won’t believe how crispy they are! 

Happy Air Frying!

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