Air Fryer Frozen Chicken Wings are our favourite snack or appetizer to serve at fun family gatherings.
Cooking frozen chicken wings in an air fryer produces crispy skin and tender and moist meat. Air fry frozen wings and you’ll consume less calories and fat than if you deep fried them. This healthy cooking method also takes less time to cook than in a traditional oven. Who doesn’t love saving time in the kitchen?
We suggest serving Air Fryer Frozen Chicken Wings with crunchy carrot and celery sticks alongside dips like ranch dressing or creamy blue cheese sauce.
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What Are Air Fryer Chicken Wings?
Chicken Wings have become ubiquitous with sports and beer drinking culture, but they’re well-worth your time on any occasion as a snack or appetizer.
They’re simple, easy to cook, full of protein, budget-friendly and a fun finger food for parties and weeknight dinners. Enjoy chicken wings air fried, baked, deep fried, smoked, or grilled on a barbecue.
There are three types of wings you’ll find at the butcher of meat aisle of your grocery store: whole wing, the flat, and the drumette (which looks like a mini-drumstick). When you see these two parts together, it’s easy to imagine the wing of a bird. Before the wing is broken apart, the drumette comes attached to the breast.
Chicken wings are made of tender white meat, even though they’re juicier and have a more concentrated poultry flavour, like dark meat.
Crispy, juicy, and effortlessly easy, Air Fryer Frozen Chicken Wings are the ultimate game-day snack or weeknight treat. No need to thaw or spend hours in the kitchen—your air fryer does all the work, turning frozen wings into golden, crispy perfection in under half an hour.
Best Frozen Chicken Wing Brands
Take a stroll down your grocery store freezer aisle and you’ll find many brands selling frozen chicken wings that you can cook at home in an air fryer.
In the US and Canada popular frozen chicken wing brands include Schneider’s, President’s Choice, Maple Leaf Prime Chicken, Maple Lodge Farms, Janes, Costco, Trader Joe’s, Tyson, TGI Fridays and Perdue.
If you’re looking for specialty frozen chicken wings be sure to visit the health food aisle in your grocery store where you’ll find gluten free, organic, and free-range frozen chicken wings sold in a variety of finger-licking-good flavours!
My Family Loves Chicken Wings
My family is obsessed with chicken wings! My father is well known for his obsession with crispy wings, which he likes to orders with a side of fries or poutine at pubs and sports bars.
As a kid I would always order chicken wings at family restaurants like Swiss Chalet or Wild Wing, dipping them in creamy ranch dressing.
We’d often order a basket of wings as an appetizer for everyone to share before our entrees arrived at the table. My parents can not handle spicy food so never grew up eating hot wings slathered in barbecue sauce. We’d always order sweet Honey Garlic Wings, which are still our favourite!
As an adult I still enjoy eating chicken wings but mostly make them at home as a quick & easy snack or appetizer to serve when I’m entertaining guests. Air Frying Frozen Chicken Wings take just minutes to cook, offering the perfect finger food for Super Bowl and Academy Award Oscar parties.
Now that we’ve upgraded our kitchen with the trendiest new gadget we love making Frozen Chicken Wings in an Air Fryer.
Why You’ll Love Air Fryer Wings
- Super easy: No thawing required, just air fry and serve
- Crispy without the mess: No deep-frying, minimal cleanup
- Fast: Ready in 25–30 minutes
- Versatile: Toss with your favorite sauces or seasonings after cooking
How To Make Frozen Chicken Wings In An Air Fryer
Our air fryer frozen chicken wings recipe is so easy to make you’ll have it ready to serve in under 30 minutes!
There are two methods to making frozen wings in an air fryer, which depend on the style of device you are using.
- Traditional Basket: air fryers with a removable basket are still the most common. In order to make Air Fryer frozen chicken wings in these machines, simply lower each wing into the basket. Ensure the wings aren’t crowded or touching. This will ensure the wings are crispy and uniformly cooked.
- Toaster Oven Tray: modern air fryers featuring a glass door and tray configuration make it easy to prepare frozen chicken wings in an air fryer at home. Simply place them on the air fryer tray and watch them brown and get crispy through the glass door.
Instructions
- Preheat the air fryer: Set your air fryer to 400°F while you prepare the wings.
- Arrange the wings: Place the frozen chicken wings in the air fryer basket in a single, even layer to ensure they cook evenly.
- Cook: Air fry for 25–30 minutes, flipping the wings a couple of times during cooking to achieve golden, crispy perfection on all sides.
- Serve: Enjoy immediately while hot with carrot sticks, celery, or your favorite dipping sauce like ranch, blue cheese, or buffalo sauce.
Air Fryer Wings Recipe Tips
- You do not need to thaw frozen chicken wings before putting them in the air fryer. Cook them directly out of the freezer.
- Place the frozen chicken wings in one flat layer without any overlap or touching, otherwise you’ll end up with an unevenly cooked and potentially soggy product.
- It’s option to lightly mist chicken wings with cooking spray to ensure they are extra crispy.
- Flip halfway: This ensures even cooking and browning on all sides
- Serve immediately: Air fryer wings are crispiest right out of the basket
What to Serve with Air Fryer Chicken Wings
These crispy wings pair perfectly with a variety of sides to complete your meal or snack:
- Fresh carrot and celery sticks with ranch or blue cheese dip
- French fries or sweet potato fries for a hearty side
- A simple green salad to balance the richness of the wings
- Coleslaw for a tangy, crunchy contrast
Dips For Chicken Wings
We love serving Air Fryer Frozen Chicken Wings as a quick & easy snack or appetizer.
You can play things simple by enjoying them on their own, or offer guests a variety of dips for dunking. Be sure to have lots of napkins or paper towels handy to avoid kids wiping their sticky hands on your couch!
Our favourite chicken wing dips are:
- Creamy Blue Cheese Dip
- Ranch Dressing
- Sweet & Sour Sauce
- Plum Sauce
- Garlic Aioli
- Barbecue Sauce
- Honey Mustard
- Hot Sauce
- Thai Sweet Chili Sauce
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Air Fryer Frozen Chicken Wings
Equipment
- Air Fryer
- Tongs or Spatula Flipper
Ingredients
- 1 lb Frozen Chicken Wings
Instructions
- Preheat air fryer to 400 F.
- Place the frozen chicken wings in the air fryer basket and spread in an even layer.
- Air Fry frozen chicken wings in the basket for 25-30 minutes, flipping the wings a couple times while cooking.
- Serve crispy air fried chicken wings hot with carrot sticks and dip.
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