How To Make Chicken Wings In An Instant Pot

Tips For Best Results

Can I Make Instant Pot Chicken Wings With Frozen Chicken

Fresh or frozen wings can be used to make Instant Pot hot wings.

For fresh meat: set the Instant Pot for eight minutes.

To cook frozen chicken wings: set the Instant Pot for twelve minutes.

Keep in mind that it will also take slightly longer for your Instant Pot to come to pressure when using frozen meat. Frozen meat will lower the temperature in the pot and as a result, the liquid will take longer to boil. Allow a little more time for meal prep if you dont thaw the chicken ahead of time.

How To Use Instant Pot Chicken Thighs

Now that you’ve got the basic technique down, get inspired with all different kinds of Instant Pot chicken thigh recipes. A little teriyaki sauce goes a long way in this Instant Pot Teriyaki Chicken Thighs recipe. Experiment with flavors like barbeque or bacon-ranch. Keep things simple with this Instant Pot Pepper Chicken Recipe. Or for a dish that will really impress, chicken cacciatore is made easier with the Instant Pot. Browse our best Instant Pot chicken recipes today.

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Can I Skip Broiling

You sure can, but I strongly recommend that you do this extra step for great-tasting and crispy chicken wings. But in case if you dont want to broil them or dont have an oven/broiler, then cook on high pressure for 5 minutes and leave the steam to naturally release for 10-15 minutes. Remember doing this wont result in crispy chicken wings.

Instant Pot Chicken Wings Ingredients

You will need:

• 2 pounds chicken wings
• 1 cup BBQ Sauce
• 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
• ½ teaspoon balsamic vinegar
• ¾ Tablespoon dry mustard powder
• ½ teaspoon chili powder
• & frac18 teaspoon cayenne powder
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch

Get the full recipe for these Instant Pot Chicken Wings in the recipe card at the end of the post. There, youll be able to easily print it as well!

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Does It Have To Be Bbq Sauce

I used BBQ sauce but make sure you just use the sauce or marinade you want, have, fancy or crave.

Or a dry rub.

Or even just salt and pepper and a bit of lemon.

What will you choose?

Oh and if you do choose BBQ sauce and have some left over, make these ribs!

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Trim Skin From Chicken Wings

A task I highly recommend for every chicken wing recipe I make is to trim any loose skin off the chicken. This makes a healthier meal and tasting the sauce on the meat is even better. Dont completely remove the skin as a little of it is necessary to hold the tender wings together after cooking. They get super tender and nearly fall off the bone so some skin is helpful. This extra step takes only a couple minutes- using your kitchen shears, cut off any excess as desired.

Other than tossing some great seasoning on the wings and trimming the chicken, into the Instant Pot or pressure cooker they go with a little bit of water. The wings should be on a trivet or steamer tray so the wings dont sit in the water. See Note in printable recipe regarding how much water to add.

For me, the Instant Pot took about ten minutes to reach pressure before it started counting down the five minute cooking time. After the cook time is up on the pressure cooker, let the pressure release naturally for five minutes. This means not to switch the release valve over to Venting until five minutes after the cooking timer goes off. As you can see by the photo above, the wings arent quite done after this short pressure time. This is where your oven-finish time comes in.

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Pressure Cooker Frozen Chicken Wings

This is what youre going to need:

Barbecue sauce use one that is not super high in sugar as those may burn If you like really spicy buffalo wings use Franks hot sauce

Frozen chicken wings in air fryer are easy too! Youll need to toss the wings like this in some sauce and sprinkle with blue cheese to add more flavor but theyre great in less than 15 minutes!

Of course you can make these as an easy Ninja Foodi recipe as well. Any brand will do.

And youll probably want some sort of yummy sauce poured on the top when they are tender and done to perfection. Buffalo or BBQ sauce are the most common.

Remember, you already have what you need right inside the pot though when you make it how I suggest below!

Time needed: 18 minutes.

Instant Pot Frozen Chicken Wings

The Best Instant Pot Chicken Wings

Theres no shortage of ways to cook chicken wings: Take your pick between deep-frying, baking, grilling, and air frying. But if you want the juiciest, most tender wings youve ever tasted, youre gonna want to reach for your Instant Pot. Not only does pressure cooking chicken wings mean theyre ready to eat in record time, but it also rewards you with wings that are way more tender than oven-baked, with meat that falls off the bone. Slather them with your favorite sauce, crisp the skin under the broiler, and dig in.

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How To Make Chicken Wings From Frozen In An Instant Pot Pressure Cooker

Frozen will need a little extra time, but you can find some really amazing, meaty, already broken down wings in the freezer aisle. Simply cook frozen wings time and a half, which means for this recipe you’ll cook them for 8 minutes, with a full natural pressure release.

FYI: A natural pressure release is when you simply allow the pressure to come down on its own, without flipping the pressure release knob. When the pressure is gone, you will hear a quiet click, and the lid will twist off with ease. For wings, this process will take less than 10 minutes.

Tip: When cooking from frozen, I like to check the temperature of the meat. The best way to know if the chicken is undercooked is to use a meat thermometer. The proper temperature for chicken is 165°F.

Air Fryer Crispy Buffalo Wings

Instead of broiling to achieve crispy skins, you could also use your air fryer.

1 Once the wings are finished cooking through in the Instant Pot, coat them in baking powder and a light coating of cooking spray.

2 Place wings in air fryer basket without overcrowding the basket . Cook at 380 degrees until the skins crisp . Toss wings in sauce and then return to air fryer for an additional 2 to 3 minutes or until wings are crisped to your liking.

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How To Make Extra Crispy Instant Pot + Air Fryer Chicken Wings

It is very simple to make these amazingly crispy wings! Here is how:

1. If you have fresh wings, or you already defrosted your frozen wings, cut the wings into two parts. If you are working with frozen wings, separate them as much as you can. You probably wont be able to cut them into halves yet. That is ok, as you will be able to cut them once they cook in the Instant Pot. Put the chicken wings into the steamer basket.

2. Add water to the Instant Pot. Put the trivet inside, and then put the steamer basket on top of it.

3. Place the lid on the Instant Pot, use the manual setting, and cook the wings. Please note that you need to cook frozen wings for longer than fresh wings. Please see the recipe on the bottom of this post for all the times.

4. Once the wings are cooked in the Instant Pot, and cooled, you can proceed with air frying. But first, if you used frozen wings, make sure to cut the wings into two parts now. Make sure that wings are dry. Coat them with cooking oil and sprinkle with Rotisserie Chicken Rub.

5. Cook using the Instant Pot Air Fryer Lid, until they are extra crispy.

Thats it, you can now enjoy your crispy air fried chicken wings!

Crispy Air Fryer Chicken Wings Step :

There are a couple of secrets when it comes to air frying extra crunchy chicken wings. First, make sure to pat each wing dry with a paper towel. Next, lightly dust the wings with a coating of baking powder, salt and pepper. Is the baking powder absolutely necessary? Well, no. But after testing the wings with and without I prefer them with.

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What Is An Instant Pot

An Instant Pot is a small, multifunctional kitchen appliance that acts as a pressure cooker, a slow cooker, a steamer, a frying pan, and even a rice cooker.

As a pressure cooker, the Instant Pot uses steam pressure to quickly cook your food. Unlike a slow cooker, you won’t need to wait all day to eat your meal. Some recipes can be done in as little as 10 minutes. And there is very little clean up involved when using an Instant Pot.

Chef Dan loves the Instant Pot for its convenience and speed. “If you don’t have the time, then you’ll need to use less traditional cooking methods,” Chef Dan says. “I think it’s a great convenience and I think it’s a viable alternative for home cooking to a fryer.”

How To Make Instant Pot Chicken Wings With Your Favorite Wing Sauce

These Instant Pot Chicken Wings are so good, you dont even need a reason or occasion to make them! Let your Instant Pot do all the hard work with this simple wings recipe!

Let me just start off by sayingI love good chicken wings. Not too spicy, not too sweeta little bit of seasoning and a dipping sauce on the side that I can dip into or not is all I really need. This is part of the reason why I fell in love with these Instant Pot Chicken Wings.

So many people tend to shy away from cooking chicken because it can be hard to get that internal temperature just right. But trust methe Instant Pot knows how to handle chicken. Once these wings were added, I literally didnt have to worry about a thing.

While these Instant Pot Chicken Wings are perfect for party food, tailgating and game days, theyre also an amazing meal to make for your family as well!

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Why Does An Instant Pot Work So Well For Chicken Wings

Chicken wings have a decent amount of fat on the skin, which makes the chicken wings really flabby and soggy if you bake them. You can get them more crisp, but it takes a lot more time in the oven.

Frying the chicken wings takes care of that and makes the wings super crisp and crunchy. Using an Instant Pot cooks the chicken wings in record time after it comes to pressure, only 5 minutes and they are cooked through. The chicken wings are also essentially steaming while they are pressure cooking, since they are not submerged in the cooking liquid and this method helps to render off a lot of that excess fat which drips down through the steaming basket and into the liquid below.

Lastly, putting the chicken in a hot oven to crisp up for another 15 minutes will give you a nice golden and crunchy exterior too.

Equipment Needed To Make Pressure Cooker Chicken Wings

You will need the following:

• A Pressure Cooker
• A trivet, or a trivet with handles or a steamer basket . Any of these work well, although the steamer basket is probably the best for the job. Instant pot wings become very tender and lifting them with the help of the steamer basket makes it easier.
• A baking sheet with a wire rack to broil the buffalo chicken wings!

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How To Bake Frozen Wings:

I use to think frozen breaded chicken wings were the only way to enjoy a crispy wing. Boy, was I wrong. The wire rack is the key to crispy chicken wings.

Place on the bottom of the Instant Pot before adding the chicken. The purpose of the rack is to elevate the chicken in the Instant Pot so that it does not touch the bottom of the pot. This prevents the wings from soaking in the sauce and getting soggy.

INSTANT POT TIP: Use the wire rack in your Instant Pot if you are steaming vegetables to prevent the veggies from soaking in the water and becoming soggy.

Arrange chicken wings onto the wire rack in the instant pot.

I will buy fresh chicken wings when they are on sale and separate the wings before placing in the freezer. This allows me to arrange the wings in the instant pot so they can look prettier when cooked.

However, the recipe will work perfectly fine if you buy your chicken wings pre-frozen or do not feel like separating the wings.

If you had remaining sauce in the bottom of the large bowl with the chicken, pour into the instant pot. Remember to keep the other 1/4 of the sauce to the side.

Cover the Instant Pot with the lid, set to sealing, and cook on high pressure.

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Are Air Fried Wings Healthy

It depends on what you consider healthy because eating healthier doesnt look the same for everyone. But air-fried wings are healthier than the deep-fried ones. You dont need to use oil to get them nice and crispy.

Some people try to avoid wings because of the oil when they are deep-fried but using the air fryer you wont need almost anything like you need when deep-frying wings.

How Long To Bake Frozen Chicken Wings In Oven To Crisp:

Broil for 3-5 minutes or until the chicken wings start to brown.

Enjoy your crispy chicken wings with your favorite dipping sauces. Serve hot with ranch, buffalo sauce, sriracha, or blue cheese. You could even try one of these 10 Best Wing Sauce Recipes.

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How To Make Pressure Cooker Chicken Wings:

Get ready to enjoy chicken wings, Instant Pot style! Add drumettes and/or wings to a large mixing bowl, then toss with garlic powder, onion powder, and 1 teaspoon salt.

Place a cup of water in the bottom of the Instant Pot, then place the trivet in the bottom, add the chicken to the Instant Pot, and close the lid.

Pressure cook on high pressure for 6 minutes . Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 525 degrees with the oven rack in the middle.

When pressure cooking is complete, do a quick release. It will take 2-3 minutes to release pressure.

Remove wings from the IP and place in a large bowl. Add melted butter, olive oil, minced garlic and salt to a small bowl and mix. Then pour over cooked chicken wings and fold the sauce onto the wings.

Place chicken skin-side down on a parchment-lined sheet pan and bake for 8 minutes. Then switch to broil without removing from the oven for 3 minutes.

Remove and toss with parmesan cheese, salt and parsley while still hot. Serve and enjoy!

I can assure you these garlic parmesan chicken wings will be gone in 60 seconds. They are super tasty and the perfect meaty snacks / appetizers.

You may be wondering if you can cook frozen chicken wings in the Instant Pot the answer is absolutely!