Whether you’re making these buffalo chicken wings for Superbowl, or just craving delicious buffalo wings but don’t want to create a mess in the kitchen with deep frying. This Air Fryer recipe is perfect to make healthier crispy home-cooked chicken wings! The result is super crispy chicken wings that are tossed in delicious homemade buffalo wing sauce, no one will believe that these aren’t deep-fried!
How to Buy Chicken Wings
I prefer buying chicken wings that are already broken down into flats and drumettes. If you can’t find them, you can buy whole wings and break them down yourself just remember to remove the tip as it tends to dry out and there isn’t any meat there. Chicken wings are either air-chilled or water chilled. For crispier wings, always go for air-chilled if possible. If the package does not say anything, then the chicken has been water-chilled and absorbed excess water during the process. Air chilling is a method to chill chicken while processing (it’s more expensive compared to water chilling), and results in crispier chicken as it loses some moisture during the process rather than absorbing water during water chilling.
How to Make Super Crispy Chicken Wings in the Air Fryer
Serve with celery sticks and blue cheese dip, or if you’re a fan of ranch then serve with a homemade ranch dip.
How to Make a Bigger Batch
The problem with overcrowding the Air Fryer basket is preventing the hot air from circulating, and that leads to uneven cooking. I always recommend arranging the chicken wings in a single layer in the Air Fryer basket (the number of wings you can fit depends on the size of your Air Fryer basket). As you work in batches, keep the crispy wings in the oven at a low temperature so they stay warm and crispy as you air fry the second or third batch. You might also like to try making chicken wings in the oven!
What to Serve With Air Fryer Buffalo Chicken Wings
Celery sticks, blue cheese dip, and beer! Ranch dip. Oven-baked fries, or rutabaga fries for a low-carb option. Onion rings. Creamy coleslaw. Mac and cheese. Macaroni salad.
Need more Buffalo-style recipes? Try my Buffalo Chicken Pizza, Buffalo Chicken Pasta, or Buffalo Chicken Sliders next!
More Air Fryer Chicken Recipes
Crispy Air Fryer chicken breast Air Fryer chicken fajitas Air Fryer whole chicken Air Fryer chicken drumsticks Crispy Air Fryer chicken tenders Air Fryer chicken and potatoes Air Fryer chicken and broccoli
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