How to Cook Frozen Chicken Wings in the Air Fryer - delicious Canadian chicken recipe
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37 min4450 cal

This is the honest recipe — the one you make at 6pm on a Tuesday when you forgot to defrost anything and the kids are asking what's for dinner. Frozen wings, straight from the bag in your chest freezer in the basement, into the air fryer at 380°F. No thawing, no prep, no guilt. They come out crispy every single time if you follow two rules: shake the basket at the 15-minute mark, and don't stack them in layers. The total cook time is longer than fresh wings — about 30-35 minutes — but since there's literally zero prep time, you're still eating faster than if you'd ordered delivery. Season them with whatever's in the cupboard or toss in sauce when they come out.

Ingrédients

Portions :
4

Instructions

Valeur nutritive par portion

Calories450 kcal
Protéines36 g
Lipides30 g
Glucides4 g
Fibres0 g
Sucre0 g
Sodium600 mg

Conseils de pro

  • 💡Don't overcrowd the basket — air needs to circulate or you'll get steamed wings instead of crispy ones. Two lbs in a standard basket usually means two batches.
  • 💡Season halfway through, not at the start — the seasoning slides off frozen wings. Once they've thawed and started rendering fat, the spices stick.
  • 💡Every air fryer runs differently. The first time you make these, check at 28 minutes and adjust your time for future batches.

Variantes

  • 🔄Buffalo: toss finished wings in 3 tbsp melted butter mixed with 3 tbsp Frank's RedHot.
  • 🔄Honey garlic: use the honey garlic sauce recipe from this site — it takes 5 minutes while the wings cook.
  • 🔄Lemon pepper: toss in melted butter and fresh lemon pepper seasoning (from the lemon pepper wings recipe).

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