Air fryer Garlic Parmesan Wings

Delicious air fryer garlic parmesan wings are a perfect appetizer for game day or get together. Looks fancy and tastes like the bomb.

Course Side

Cuisine American

Keyword air fryer garlic parmesan chicken wings, garlic parmesan chicken wings air fryer, garlic parmesan chicken wings in air fryer

recipe air fryer appetizers

Servings

Calories 436kcal

Author Rachna Parmar

Equipment

Air fryer

Ingredients

1.5 lb. chicken wings or 750 gm.
½ tsp. salt
¾ tsp. pepper
1 tsp. garlic powder

Garlic Parmesan Sauce

2 tsp. Butter
2 tbsp. grated parmesan
1 tsp. chopped parsley
2 cloves garlic minced

Instructions

Wash chicken wings and pat them dry. Toss them with salt, pepper and garlic powder till they are well coated.
Be cautious with the quantity of salt as the final sauce has butter and cheese both of which contain salt.

Air frying Instructions

Pre-heat the Air fryer at 390 F or 200 C for 4 minutes.
Arrange the wings on the basket in one layer. I could fit 1.5 lbs. at one go. If they overlap a little, that is fine.
Air fry at 390F or 200C for about 17-20 minutes till crispy and well cooked.
You will see chicken fat rendering during air frying. The skin starts crisping up as air frying progresses and starts turning darker.
You can flip the wings once during the air frying cycle.
I take out one wing and check it for crispness and doneness.
Air fry for a couple of minutes more if needed.

Prepare the sauce

Meanwhile prepare the garlic parmesan sauce by mixing together 2 tsp. butter with 2 tbsp. grated parmesan, 2 cloves minced garlic and 1 tsp. finely chopped parsley..
Mix well and pour on the crispy wings. Toss and serve hot with a dip or sauce of choice.
These garlic parmesan wings are so delicious that you will not really need any sauce with them either.
The entire batch was gone very quickly.

Storage

You can air fry large batches and make the sauce and keep aside. Then you can reheat them for about 2-3 minutes and toss in the sauce and serve.
This is perfect for get togethers or for game night.

Baking Instructions

In the oven you can bake these wings in a preheated oven at 425F for about 20-25 minutes each side. Then flip and cook the other side. Once done toss in the sauce and serve.

Notes

1. Choose wings with skin. Skin crisps up nicely when air fried. 2. Add the seasoning just before putting the wings for air frying. This ensures that the salt in the seasonings does not make the wings wet which then becomes difficult to crisp up.3. Pat your wings dry before applying any rub to them. 4. Always add the sauce immediately after air frying and before serving the wings to ensure that they do not get soggy. Don’t keep them sitting for long. 5. You can reheat chicken wings in air fryer by heating them for 2-3 minutes at 390F or 200C. 6. You can make crispy wings from frozen as well. Once they are thawed enough, you can take them out and cut into smaller parts and then continue with the recipe like that for fresh wings. 7/ Any seasoning works well on the wings. Try different ones as per your liking. Same is with sauces that you can toss them in after air frying.
8. You do not need baking powder, soda, flour or cornstarch for crispy wings. I used them earlier as well but I realised that they are not needed. The wings turn out crunchy enough on their own.

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