Air Fryer Chicken Wings-Dry Rub Recipe

This is a great alternative version to traditional, oil fried chicken wings. These Air Fryer Chicken Wings are much healthier and still have that crispiness we all love in our wings. With this smoky dry rub flavor, they aren’t as messy to eat and are completely delicious.

Air Fryer Chicken Wings

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Air Fryer Chicken Wings-Dry Rub Recipe

I absolutely love Chicken Wings!  They are one of those great dishes that can be an appetizer or a main meal.  Full disclaimer: there are also a wonderful late-night snack when I know I should NOT be eating them.

Here is a great recipe for Air Fryer dry rub wings.  This recipe is fantastic because it solves two problems I sometimes have with Chicken Wings:

1. I DO NOT like my Chicken Wings to be “too saucy”-I don’t like too much buffalo (or whatever I choose) sauce on my wings.  It makes them extremely messy to eat and it is just too much flavor overload.
2. I DO feel guilty about how bad they are for my body-Let’s face it, these things are usually thrown into boiling hot oil to be fried. This is NOT good for you.  After I eat about a dozen of these guys, my stomach is not feeling too great and have I have that guilty feeling we all get when we eat something we know we shouldn’t have.

Dry Rubbed Wings Are The Way To Go!

So, the thing I love about this recipe is that, first of all, they are “dry rubbed” wings.  These are my favorite kind of wings.  They aren’t too messy to eat and I just usually love the smoky hot flavor of most rubs. The second things I love about this recipe is that they are made in possibly one of the greatest inventions to grace humanity since the Instant Pot: The Air Fryer.

So, without further ado, here is the dry rub recipe for Air Fryer Chicken Wings!

What Is An Air Fryer?

An Air Fryer is a small electrical appliance that cooks your food with fast moving hot air. By using even just a small amount of oil, you can get “deep fried” results that are much healthier for you. You can deep fry just about anything, from vegetables to rice dishes. Basically, if  you can think of a favorite “fried food”, you can make it healthier by Air Frying it! Air Fryers are usually pretty small, so they are easy to store and easy to use. I have two of them that I love to use for slightly different reasons. The first is my Ninja Foodi, that is great because it is a bit larger and is both an Air Fryer and a Pressure Cooker:

I also have this Black + Decker Air Fryer, this is less expensive and smaller. There aren’t any frills on this one but it works great!

What Ingredients Will You Need For Air Fryer Dry Rub Chicken Wings?

• Chicken Wings – fresh or frozen then thaw
• Paprika
• White sugar
• Basil
• Oregano
• Garlic
• Onion
• Thyme
• White Pepper
• Black Pepper
• Cayenne Pepper

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Air Fryer Chicken Wings

This is a great alternative version to traditional, oil fried chicken wings. These Air Fryer Chicken Wings are much healthier and still have that crispiness we all love in our wings. With this smoky dry rub flavor, they aren't as messy to eat and are completely delicious.

Course Appetizer

Cuisine American

Keyword Air Fryer, Chicken Wings

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 12 minutes

Marinate 45 minutes

Servings 4 People

Calories 318 kcal

Ingredients

• 1 lb. Chicken Wings - fresh or frozen then thaw
• 2 TBSP Paprika
• 2 TBSP white sugar
• 1 TBSP Basil
• 1 TBSP Oregano
• 1 TBSP Garlic
• 1 TBSP Onion
• 1 TBSP Thyme
• 1 TBSP White Pepper
• 1 TBSP Black Pepper
• 1 TBSP Cayenne Pepper

Instructions

1. Preheat air fryer to 400 degrees for 4-5 minutes.
2. Add spices and sugar together in a bowl.
   
3. Stir well.
4. Dip each wing into the mix and rub both sides of the wings.
   
5. Place the wings in a bowl and allow to marinate for 30-45 minutes.
6. Arrange chicken wings in a single layer in the air fryer.
7. Air fry at 400 degrees for 12 minutes.
8. At the half way point flip the wings for even cooking

Recipe Notes

Makes 4 servings.

I’ve got so many more great Air Fryer Recipes.  Try out my Loaded Air Fryer Potato Wedges and my Blueberry Hand Pies!