Air fryer Chicken Wings Dry Rub

These air fryer chicken wings dry rub are a crispy and delicious appetizer. It is an easy newbie-friendly recipe needs no breading, cornstarch or baking powder.

Chicken wings done in air fryer are among my favorite appetizers to have. I have stopped eating the greasy, deep fried stuff.

These wings taste like a bomb, and are absolutely easy to do. You can prepare them in large batches for a party or get together.

You can try my favorite garlic parmesan wings in air fryer, frozen wings in air fryer, Buffalo wings in air fryer and air fryer crispy lemon pepper wings.

Tips for Making Best Dry Rub Chicken Wings

1. Choose fresh or frozen chicken wings. I prefer to cut them into drumettes and wingettes.

2. Use any rub of your choice. I have mixed basic spices and used.

3. You can add a little brown sugar to your rub for sweet and sticky wings.

4. Make sure that the wings don’t overlap when air frying or they won’t cook evenly.

5. Some people using baking powder for crisping up the wings but I feel it is not needed.

Stepwise Pictures

Wash and pat dry your chicken wings.

Assemble salt, pepper, garlic powder, chili powder and Italian seasoning.

Toss the wings with the spice mix.

Make sure that the dry rub gets on all the wings. There is no need to use any oil.

For Air frying

Pre-heat the Air fryer at 390 C or 200 C for about 4 minutes.

Arrange chicken wings on the basket in one layer. Make sure they are not overlapping.

Air fry for about 16-20 minutes at 390F or 200C till crispy and well cooked.

You can flip the wings midway during air frying.

You will see chicken fat starts rendering and the skin crisps up well and good.

Unless your wings are very meaty you will not need more air frying time.

Serve the wings hot with a dip of your choice like Ranch, honey mustard or Chipotle mayo.

For Baking

Preheat the oven to 400 F for 15 minutes.

Arrange wings on the rack so that they are not touching.

Bake for 45 minutes  till crispy and done.

Here's the recipe card:

Crispy Air fryer Chicken Wings Dry Rub

Rachna Parmar

Delicious crispy chicken wings dry rub done in air fryer is a wonderful appetizer.

5 from 10 votes

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Prep Time 2 mins

Cook Time 22 mins

Total Time 24 mins

Course Appetizer, Main

Cuisine American

Servings 4

Calories 263 kcal

Equipment

• Air fryer
• Chef's knife

Ingredients

 

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• 1 lb. chicken wings or 500 gm.
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. pepper
• 1 tsp. garlic powder
• ½ tsp. chili powder
• ¾ tsp. Italian seasoning

Instructions

 

• Wash and pat dry your chicken wings.
• Mix together salt, pepper, garlic powder, chili powder and Italian seasoning.
• Toss the wings with the spice mix. Make sure that the dry rub gets on all the wings. There is no need to use any oil.

For Air frying

• Pre-heat the Air fryer at 390 C or 200 C for about 4 minutes.
• Arrange chicken wings on the basket in one layer. Air fry for about 16-20 minutes till crispy and well cooked.
• You can flip the wings midway during air frying.
• You will see chicken fat starts rendering and the skin crisps up well and good.
• Unless your wings are very meaty you will not need more air frying time.

For Baking

• Preheat the oven to 400 F for 15 minutes.
• Arrange wings on the rack so that they are not touching. Bake for 45 minutes till crispy and done.

Notes

1. The wings may look slightly dry but are very crispy outside and succulent inside.
2. You can vary the seasonings as per taste. You can also use ready seasoning mixes like Cajun spice, Old Bay seasoning etc.
3. You can use parchment paper to line air fryer basket for easier clean up.
4. Serve hot with ranch, Chipotle mayo, honey mustard or any dip of your choice.
5. You can make these from frozen. First suitably thaw the wings in the air fryer. Toss with the dry rub and then air fry.

Nutrition

Calories: 263kcalCarbohydrates: 3gProtein: 21gFat: 18gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 87mgSodium: 572mgPotassium: 232mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 372IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 37mgIron: 2mg

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