If you're looking for the best tasting chicken wings you've ever had in your life, stop and try these now because nothing is better! Air fryer garlic parmesan wings are what you've been missing, and this recipe should help to feed your soul.
Recipe: $5.83 | Per Serving: $1.47 | Servings: 4
Making garlic parmesan wings in the air fryer is quick and yields crispy skin and juicy meat, cutting the cooking time in half compared to oven-baked wings like our Honey Lemon Pepper Wings or Soy Garlic Chicken Wings.
We're wing enthusiasts here, whether it's day or night, football season, or a midweek lunch craving. Homemade chicken wings are a budget-friendly must.
We've tried Beer Brine Chicken Wings, Honey Gold Wings, and Honey Buffalo Wings, with more experiments ongoing. However, these garlic parm wings steal the show for me; I'm a sucker for the garlic and cheese combo.
With minimal prep, you'll have savory, crispy wings ready to devour in no time. And thanks to the air fryer, the wait is short.
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🍯 Why This Recipe Works
- Simple ingredients. We use very simple and basic kitchen ingredients to get flavorful restaurant-quality results. Made from scratch, this chicken wing recipe is one you won't soon forget!
- Easy cleanup. We don't need too many dirty dishes or pots/pans with this recipe. Just a mixing bowl and your air fryer basket.
- Simple to follow steps. Mix some seasonings, toss in the wings, cook, flip, and add to melted butter. This recipe is so simple and basic that it's perfect for beginner chefs!
🥘 Ingredients
Ingredient Notes:
Chicken Wings: For this recipe, opt for raw unbreaded chicken wings. Thaw a large bag of frozen wings before using.
Seasonings: Create a flavorful blend using salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, and paprika.
Baking Powder: Adding baking powder to the seasoning blend will help to make the chicken extra crispy as it cooks.
Grated Parmesan Cheese: Use canned grated cheese found in the dry pantry aisles of grocery stores. This addition enhances the flavor profile without causing the cheese to burn.
Butter Parmesan Sauce:
Butter: Choose between unsalted or salted butter for the sauce, depending on your preference. I like to use salted butter.
Garlic: Add minced garlic to infuse the sauce with savory flavor. Freshly minced garlic or pre-minced garlic from a jar can be used.
Shredded Parmesan: Sprinkle shredded Parmesan cheese over the cooked chicken wings to impart a deliciously cheesy taste and appearance.
For specific ingredients and measurements, please see the recipe card below.
🔪 Instructions for Air Fryer Garlic Parmesan Wings
Step 1: Remove your thawed chicken wings from the fridge and pat dry with a paper towel. Allow to rest as you prepare the next few steps.
Step 2: Preheat the air fryer by setting it to 390F for 2 minutes.
Step 3: Add your salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, baking powder, and grated parmesan cheese to a bowl (Image 1).
Step 4: Mix well until no chunks of unmixed seasoning or powder remain (Image 2). Set aside.
Step 5: Add your chicken wings to a large mixing bowl. Add olive oil and toss well to combine (Image 3).
Step 6: Add your seasoning mixture to the chicken (Image 4).
Step 7: Toss well to coat (Image 5).
Step 8: Place the chicken wings into an even layer inside of your air fryer basket (Image 6). Try to allow space between each for the air to circulate.
Step 9: Cook at 390F for 10 minutes. Flip the wings over to reveal the bottom sides (Image 7).
Step 10: Cook for another 10 minutes (Image 8).
Step 11: Add your butter and minced garlic to a microwave safe mixing bowl (Image 9).
Step 12: Heat for 30 seconds or until the butter has melted (Image 10).
Step 13: Add in your cooked chicken wings. Toss well with a pair of tongs to combine and coat in the sauce.
Step 14: Mix in the shredded parmesan cheese (Image 11).
Step 15: Mix well to coat and cover all of the wings (Image 12).
Serve warm with fresh parsley for garnish (if desired).
Enjoy!
🍴 Recipe Tips
- When mixing sauce and chicken, use tongs instead of hands to prevent burns from hot sauce.
- To melt butter and garlic, a small saucepan can be used instead of a microwave. However, a large mixing bowl is still needed to combine the sauce with the wings.
- This sauce is also perfect for coating or dipping Air Fryer Pizza Rolls! It's a game-changer—I've witnessed countless pounds of pizza rolls devoured after this discovery.
- Chicken is cooked properly when an instant-read thermometer 165 degrees F. The meat and juices may still have a slight pink color but should not appear raw.
🍳 Reheating
Microwave- I recommend laying chicken wings on a microwave-safe plate between two sheets of slightly dampened paper towels. Heat for 2 minutes or until warmed through. The paper towels will keep the chicken from drying out.
Oven- Preheat your oven to 350F and lay your chicken wings onto a foil-lined baking sheet. Bake for 10-20 minutes or until fully heated through and crispy.
Air fryer- Reheat chicken wings in the air fryer by laying them in an even layer in the basket and cooking at 360F for 5 minutes. You may wish to flip them over halfway so that they can cook evenly.
🥗 Side Dishes
Serve up these chicken wings with a side of Spicy Deviled Eggs, or Jiffy Jalapeno Cornbread. Even some Tomato Jalapeno Salsa and Air Fryer Tortilla Chips would be a great idea!
👩🏻🍳 Storage
You can store your leftover chicken wings in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days. For the best tasting results, I recommend eating within 2 days and reheating again before serving.
💭 Recipe FAQs
It's not necessary, but it does make for fantastic results! Baking powder helps make a nice crispy crust around the wings. It does not give it any difference in taste as the results are all textural.
Raw unbreaded chicken wings do not contain any carbs. Carbs are usually added through breading and added ingredients. Our recipe only contains 3 carbs per serving.
Depending on the size of the chicken wings or drummettes, you can usually find about 8 wings per pound.
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📖 Recipe
Air Fryer Garlic Parmesan Wings
Ingredients
- 1.5 pounds chicken wings, thawed ($4.47)
- ½ teaspoon salt ($0.01)
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper ($0.04)
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder ($0.04)
- ½ teaspoon onion powder ($0.04)
- ½ teaspoon paprika ($0.04)
- 1 Tablespoon baking powder ($0.15)
- 2 Tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese ($0.19)
- 1 Tablespoon olive oil ($0.14)
Butter Parmesan Sauce:
- ¼ cup butter ($0.25)
- 2 teaspoon minced garlic ($0.13)
- ¼ cup fresh grated Parmesan cheese ($0.37)
- fresh parsley, for garnish
Instructions
Crispy Wings
- Remove your thawed chicken wings from the fridge and pat dry with a paper towel. Allow to rest as you prepare the next few steps.
- Preheat the air fryer by setting it to 390F for 2 minutes.
- Add your salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, and baking powder, and grated Parmesan cheese to a bowl.
- Mix well until no chunks of unmixed seasoning or powder remain. Set aside.
- Add your chicken wings to a large mixing bowl.
- Add olive oil and toss well to combine.
- Add your seasoning mixture to the chicken. Toss well to coat.
- Place the chicken wings into an even layer inside of your air fryer basket. Try to allow space between each for the air to circulate.
- Cook at 390F for 10 minutes.
- Flip the wings over to reveal the bottom sides.
- Cook for another 10 minutes.
Garlic Butter Sauce
- Add your butter and minced garlic to a microwave safe mixing bowl.
- Heat for 30 seconds or until the butter has melted.
- Add in your cooked chicken wings. Toss well with a pair of tongs to combine and coat in the sauce.
- Mix in the shredded parmesan cheese. Mix well to coat and cover all of the wings.
- Serve warm with fresh parsley for garnish (if desired). Enjoy!
Notes
- Use tongs for tossing to prevent burns when combining sauce and chicken.
- Melt butter and garlic in a saucepan if not using a microwave; still need a large mixing bowl.
- Microwave: Heat wings between damp paper towels on a microwave-safe plate for 2 minutes.
- Oven: Preheat to 350°F, bake wings on a foil-lined sheet for 10-20 minutes until heated and crispy.
- Air Fryer: Reheat wings in a single layer at 360°F for 5 minutes; flip halfway for even cooking.
- Store leftover wings in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days. Consume within 2 days for optimal taste; reheat before serving.
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