Air Fryer Boneless Wings no Breading

Air Fryer Boneless Chicken Wings

Do you love these when you visit Wings N Things or Hooters but wondered just how they removed the bones?? Well it’s kinda’ a trick the way they do it because they aren’t dry rub air fryer chicken wings really at all! That is right you just need a few medium chicken breasts, breading, seasonings and a sauce if you like to make these babies.

Ninja Foodi Boneless Wings

Finger foods are fun for kids and easy to eat when you’re on the go to. Protein packed and a great low carb keto option if you choose to make air fryer chicken no breading.

No Breading Boneless Chicken Wings Recipe

This method makes the cook time much less than if you used your oven. I have made crispy chicken wings before and yes those were delicious, but had bones. If you have kids you’d agree that tenders if you want to call them that are easier for those little hands and mouths to eat.

It’s just one of many air fryer chicken recipes no breading to choose from. If you want to save on calories this is the way to go.

Are boneless wings chicken nuggets?

I guess you could consider them that in a sense. These are much healthier than air fryer frozen chicken nuggets though since you’re using real meat. You could consider them to be homemade chicken nuggets though since they are cut into small bite size pieces with a crispy outer texture.

What are skinless chicken wings?

Sometimes they are literally what it says, wings with the skin just removed leaving only the meat and bones. They are less common but are sometimes used for specific dietary or cooking preferences. More often nowadays they are actually breasts cut into a similar shape, breaded and then fried.

How to bread chicken without breadcrumbs

This time the coating was parmesan cheese with some seasonings. You could opt for more of a breadcrumb mixture like we used for our air fryer fish nuggets instead. That part is up to you, the temperature and cook time would remain the same. You can save calories and make them gluten-free this way though.

The best way to test is really to use our timing. Then break the largest piece in the basket in half when done. If the meat is white vs. pink then you are good. You alternatively could check the temp. inside to ensure it reached 165 degrees F.

You don’t add the sauce until the protein is already cooked so there are many options as far as that goes. There is a buttery parsley option included in the recipe card below. Alternatively you could toss with barbecue sauce, teriyaki or hot sauce if you wanted them spicy.

Ingredients

1. Large chunks of chicken breasts or thighs
2. Olive oil or even mayonnaise works
3. Parmesan cheese is great
4. Garlic powder, salt and pepper we used for seasonings
5. Melted butter and parsley were used as a “sauce”

This is a great way of How to Bread Chicken Without Eggs if you need that as well. When done you could brush bbq sauce or buffalo sauce on the outside instead of the butter. Anything goes with these. Homemade fry sauce is kinda’ the bomb too.

Do boneless wings need to be flipped in an air fryer?

You can use any brand for this. I have a few and love my Foodi and Cosori. As always do not overlap your food, no matter what you make. There isn’t a real need to flip either as there are holes on the bottom of the basket to rotate the hot air. You can though if you want the outsides super crispy.

I mean if you’re making one of our potato recipes like fries or something they are going to sit on top of one another. You will just have to shake the basket several times to get them brown all over.

With proteins you want to make sure the hot air circulates all around the chicken pieces on all sides. It is more important for things like this to reach the right internal meat temperature so it is safe to consume. You also want that deep fried crunch which is totally possible.

Once you coat the chicken with the ingredients that stick on the outside and preheat your air fryer you’re ready to cook your boneless buffalo wings.

How to Make Air Fryer Boneless Wings No Flour

• Preheat your air fryer to 370 degrees F for 5 minutes.
• Lay small chunks of chicken on paper towels and remove moisture from the outsides. Put into a bowl and drizzle with oil, stir so every piece is coated well.
• In a separate bowl combine cheese, garlic powder, salt and pepper. Mix together.
• One at a time put chicken into coating and roll around so it is coated on all sides.
• Spray inside of basket with non stick spray and lay coated chicken pieces in one layer.
• When full close basket and cook at 370 F for 5 minutes, open to flip them over and cook another 5 minutes.
• Brush with our butter sauce or wing sauce of your choice and enjoy.

* Timing will vary depending on how large your pieces are. To check break largest piece in half to ensure inside is no longer pink.

In a bowl mix melted butter and parsley together. Use a pastry brush to brush this mix on top of cooked boneless wings and serve immediately. Looking for other ideas you will love too? Try our air fryer turkey wings while you’re at it.

In less than 15 minutes flat you can have this for lunch or dinner! High in protein and a low carb meal idea too that everyone will love at your table.

How to save leftovers

If you have some left over just throw them into a sealed bag and suck the air out. Save some sauce for when you reheat them. Brush sauce on top, microwave for 30 seconds, flip, heat again and again until they are as hot as you’d like. Not too long though or you will dry them out. Then brush on more sauce before enjoying for best results.

OR you can just dice up your leftovers the next day since there are no bones and throw them into one of our leftover chicken breast recipe ideas.