Ninja Foodi Air Fryer Chicken Wings
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Crispy chicken wings can only happen with deep frying. Unless you have this 30-minute Ninja Foodi Air Fryer Fried Chicken Wings recipe. It only needs a little bit of butter to make fried chicken without all the mess. Another great Ninja Foodi Air Fryer chicken recipe you’re going to love!
I love experimenting in the kitchen and I’m southern, so I LOVE fried foods. But I HATE to make them! It makes SUCH A MESS!
The air fryer changes everything and brings “fried” food into the realm of everyday enjoyment. A super-powered convection oven, the air fryer creates healthy versions of foods that are typically fried.
I use mine to make all kinds of air fryer recipes for meats and vegetables. I use it for a little easy bake oven type dinner. It’s so easy to use, doesn’t heat up my kitchen like the big oven, and has all these wonderful settings my oven doesn’t have.
Ninja air fryer chicken wings
Chicken wings have the highest skin-to-meat ratio of any chicken part. This makes wings ideal for air frying, because all of that skin can become deliciously crisp.
For more crispy air fried chicken recipes, check out these chicken thighs and chicken breast recipes. You’re going to love them!
If the fat doesn’t properly render out of your wings, they will be soggy and greasy. They need 25-30 minutes in the air fryer to turn out nice and crispy.
- If your wings are especially large or small, adjust the time by a few minutes.
For even more summer air fryer recipes to make your meals great without heating up the kitchen very much, check these out.
Ninja Foodi chicken wings
Lemon Pepper Air Fryer Chicken Wings
Ingredients
- 12 Chicken Wings
- 1/2 teaspoon Salt
- 1/8 teaspoon Pepper
- 1/4 Cup Melted Butter
- 1 tablespoon Lemon Zest
- 1 tablespoon Lemon Juice
Instructions
- Pre-heat air fryer to 400 degrees.
- Take the chicken wings out of the refrigerator and let them come to room temperature.
- Pat them dry with a paper towel.
- Coat with melted butter and lemon juice and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- Place on air frying rack and air fry for 20 minutes.
- Remove from air fryer and lightly coat with more melted butter and sprinkle with lemon zest.
- Place back in air fryer for 5-10 minutes or until wings reach your desired crispy-ness.
Ninja Foodi frozen chicken wings
If your chicken wings are frozen, you’ll need to cook them for 35 minutes.
What can you serve with lemon pepper air fried chicken wings to make a meal? Well, first of all, a great dipping sauce is super great to have. We love making this homemade ranch dressing that is better than any you’ve ever had. It makes a great dipping sauce.
You can just have the wings with carrot and celery sticks or a side salad for a fresh yummy meal. Or you could make some french fries or a baked potato to a great chicken dinner. We love to eat our chicken wings with some cucumber salad too.
Air fried vegetables are a wonderful complement to any meat, but especially the chicken wings because you can cook them at the same temperature on a sheet pan on a different rack in the air fryer oven and most kinds of veggies will get done at the same time. Some may have to be taken out sooner, but you can watch and see. Check them when you check your wings to add zest.
