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Air Fryer Marinated Chicken Wings

This air fryer marinated chicken wings recipe uses a healthy, homemade marinade & cooks in under 20 minutes. The perfect game day snack or weeknight dinner, these wings can be served any day of the week! Don’t have an air fryer? No problem. You can also grill or bake the wings.  

Air Fryer Marinated Chicken Wings

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It’s no secret I love chicken wings. I love chicken in general but wings are my favorite cut hands down. Using an air fryer to cook wings produces crispy yet healthy chicken wings without the fuss of frying.

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Ingredients For Air Fryer Chicken Wings

The ingredients in air fryer marinated chicken wings are simple and hopefully easy to find. 

  • Chicken Wings: Use up to 2 pounds of chicken wings.  
  • Oil: Oil is one of the main ingredients in the marinade. You can use the oil that fits your lifestyle or dietary restriction. Suggestions include olive oil, avocado oil, or vegetable oil. 
  • Red wine vinegar: Vinegar is another main ingredient to the marinade. I like to use red wine vinegar. Balsamic or even white vinegar can be substituted.  
  • Coconut aminos or low-sodium soy sauce: Coconut aminos is a gluten-free substitute for soy sauce. I’m not gluten-free but I use is on a regular basis because it’s also paleo and whole30 compliant. 
  • Seasonings: Dried oregano or another herb like basil along with garlic powder, pepper, and a pinch of salt.  

marinate minimum 30 minutes

How To Make Air Fry Chicken Wings

Cooking chicken wings in the air fryer is not only healthy but very easy.  

  1. In a small bowl, mix together the marinade ingredients until well blended.
  2. Add the chicken wings to a large bowl or plastic bag. Pour the prepared marinade on top of the wings. Ensure all the pieces have been coated. Cover/seal & refrigerate minimum of 30 minutes to 24 hours.
  3. When ready to cook, preheat the air fryer to 370 degrees.
  4. Remove the wings from the marinade and place in the air fryer basket. Discard any remaining marinade. Do not overlap or stack the chicken. You may need to cook this in batches depending on the size of your air fryer.
  5. Cook 10 minutes, flip the chicken and cook an additional 6-8 minutes, or until the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees. Your chicken may need to cook less or longer depending on the cut & thickness.
overhead shot of raw, uncooked marinated chicken wings in the air fryer basket

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What Is An Air Fryer?

An air fryer is an appliance that circulates hot air around food at high-speed, cooking the food and producing a crispy ‘fried’ layer. Air fryers come in various sizes. What size air fryer you should get depends on your needs. I’m a household of two so most days I usually cook 2 pounds of food and under which can go in my 5.8-quart without having to do more than 1 batch. 

overhead shot of cooked marinated chicken wings in the air fryer basket

A Healthy, Homemade Marinade

The star of this healthy air fryer chicken recipe is the homemade marinade. The marinade is what I call the trifecta meaning it’s low-carb, paleo, and whole30 compliant. The ingredients are basic & hopefully you already have them in your pantry. If you don’t have coconut aminos, you can use low-sodium soy sauce in its place however the recipe will no longer be gluten-free, paleo, or whole30 compliant.

cooked marinated air fryer chicken in a white bowl

Tips & FAQs

  • Can you use frozen wings? Technically yes. Should you….no. One of the benefits of using the air fryer is that you can cook chicken directly from frozen but personally I do not recommend it when a marinade is involved. Marinades don’t stick well to frozen wings so you won’t get the same amount of flavor that you normally would if you used defrosted chicken. If you do choose use frozen chicken for the recipe, add an additional 5-7 minutes to the cooking time.
  • How long should you marinate the chicken? Marinate the chicken between 30 minutes to 24 hours. Anything longer then 24 hours, the meat will start to break down.
  • How do you store leftovers? Leftover marinated chicken should be stored in the refrigerator in an airtight container. Leftover will keep for up to 4 days when stored properly.
  • Extra crispy wings? I like to cook air fryer chicken wings to the point of them being very crispy. I’ll admit I probably like them crisper than most people. To achieve your desired amount of crisp, you’ll need to turn up the degrees on the air fryer the last few minutes of cooking. How long you crisp your wings is up to you; in part, it will depend on your air fryer and how well it heats. I suggest you check on them every few minutes the first time you make this recipe.
  • I used a 5.8-quart air fryer for this recipe.

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cooked marinated air fryer chicken garnished with parsley in a white bowl

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overhead shot of cooked marinated chicken wings in the air fryer basket

Air Fryer Marinated Chicken Wings

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Ingredients

Units Scale
  • 1 1/22 pounds pounds wings

Marinade

  • 1/2 cup oil of your choice
  • 1/2 cup red wine vinegar
  • 1/3 cup coconut aminos or low-sodium soy sauce
  • 1 1/2 dried teaspoon oregano
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  • Pinch of salt (or more)

Instructions

  1. In a small bowl, mix together the marinade ingredients until well blended.
  2. Add the chicken wings to a large bowl or plastic bag. Pour the prepared marinade on top of the chicken. Ensure all the pieces are have been coated. Cover/seal & refrigerate minimum of 30 minutes to 24 hours.
  3. When ready to cook, preheat the air fryer to 370 degrees.
  4. Remove the chicken wings from the marinade and place in the air fryer basket. Discard any remaining marinade. Do not overlap or stack the wings. You may need to cook this in batches depending on the size of your air fryer.
  5. Cook 10 minutes, flip the chicken and cook an additional 6-8 minutes, or until the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees.
  • Author: Shannon Epstein

 

 

 

 

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Sandy

Monday 11th of March 2024

Can I use apple cider vinegar in place of the red wine vinegar?

Shannon Epstein

Thursday 14th of March 2024

You can, however it will alter the taste. I would recommend substituting balsamic vinegar or half apple cider and lemon juice.

Gizzy

Sunday 25th of February 2024

I think you also need to put the temperature in metric

Elizabeth

Monday 15th of August 2022

These wings are excellent! Just a really delightful flavor; not overwhelming, but flavorful. Great recipe!

Tina

Friday 22nd of July 2022

1 1/2 oregano… teaspoon? Tablespoon?

Shannon Epstein

Friday 22nd of July 2022

Thank you for catching that. It's *teaspoon*.

Sally Millisson

Friday 22nd of July 2022

These came out perfect. Thank you!

Shannon Epstein

Friday 22nd of July 2022

I'm so glad you enjoyed it!