Name: Crispy Air Fryer Salt and Pepper Chicken Wings
Prep time: 2 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 17 min
Ingredients: 2 lbs chicken wings (drumettes and wingettes); 2 tsp salt; 2 tsp fresh ground black pepper

Crispy Air Fryer Salt and Pepper Chicken Wings

This recipe for Air Fryer Salt and Pepper Chicken Wings is makes the most crispy and delicious chicken wings. Only 3 ingredients and ready in 15 minutes! Perfect for game day parties.

4 servings

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Chicken wings made in the air fryer are the best! These Crispy Air Fryer Salt and Pepper Chicken Wings are crispy and so flavourful. Perfect for an appetizer or addition to dinner.

About this recipe:

This recipe is for Salt and Pepper Chicken Wings made in the air fryer (with no oil!), I won’t make chicken wings any other way! Air frying is so much tastier and less messy than deep frying. And the wings come out SO flavourful, crispy and crunchy on the outside, perfectly tender and juicy on the inside. Truly awesome.

So simple, so good.

This recipe for crispy air fryer wings is SO simple, with only 3 ingredients and ready in 15 minutes! These wings are perfect for game day parties served with fresh cut veggies and dip, and all of your favourite party food. Crispy chicken wings are also great for dinner!

Filling the air fryer basket.

You can load up the air fryer basket, but be careful not to overload it. There needs to be enough space so that the hot air circulating through the inside of the air fryer cooks the wings evenly, so if you can, place the wings in a single layer. If you have the basket filled quite a lot, just shake it a couple of times to make sure everything is cooking evenly. If you’re cooking for a big crowd, you may have to make wings in batches, but everyone will wait for fresh hot wings!

Air Fryer Chicken Wings Recipe Tips

CHICKEN: Use fresh chicken wings cut into drumettes and wingettes (cut off the wing tips).
SEASONING: This recipe uses basic salt and pepper. You can also use seasoning salt instead. You can also use lemon pepper seasoning to make lemon pepper wings!
NO OIL? That’s right! There’s no need to use oil in the air fryer for these wings.
COOKING TEMP INFO: Chicken is cooked when the internal temperature is 165 degrees F.
COOKING TIME: These chicken wings take about 15 minutes from start to finish.
LEFTOVERS: Store any leftover wings (I’m sure there won’t be any!) in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 2 days.

Serving Suggestions:

Serve these wings with a side of carrot sticks and celery sticks and with your favourite dipping sauces like ranch, buffalo sauce, blue cheese dressing, bbq sauce or favourite hot sauce.

Crispy Air Fryer Salt and Pepper Chicken Wings

Jo-Anna Rooney

This recipe for Air Fryer Salt and Pepper Chicken Wings is makes the most crispy and delicious chicken wings. Only 3 ingredients and ready in 15 minutes! Perfect for game day parties.

5 from 6 votes

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Prep Time 2

Cook Time 15

Total Time 17

Course Appetizer

Servings servings

Ingredients

▢ 2 lbs chicken wings drumettes and wingettes
▢ 2 tsp salt
▢ 2 tsp fresh ground black pepper

Instructions

Preheat the air fryer.
Combine the salt and pepper in a large bowl.
2 tsp salt, 2 tsp fresh ground black pepper
Toss the wings in the salt/pepper mixture, until all the wings are evenly coated.
2 lbs chicken wings
Now you’re ready to cook! Add the wings to the preheated air fryer basket, about 8 – 10 at a time for best results. You can add more at a time if you like, just make sure to shake the basket a few times if you do. Slide the basket into the air fryer.
Slide the basket into the air fryer.
Cook for 15 minutes at 350 degrees F, or until the chicken wings are golden brown, crispy and the juices run clear, with no traces of pink.