Air Fryer Gluten Free Chicken Wings

Air fryer gluten free chicken wings are better and healthier than deep fried. Crispy appetizer or finger food everyone loves. If you loved our air fryer chicken wings baking powder these will be a hit at your house too.

Air Fryer Gluten Free Wings Recipe

Of course you can easily deep fry anything to make it super crispy and crunchy but that isn’t very healthy. Believe it or not, dry rub air fryer wings come out just as crispy without that weird aftertaste or added calories.

If you haven’t tried this method of cooking you are in for a serious surprise. The same goes for our fried chicken in air fryer without flour that is GF chicken as well. We will explain both methods below though.

Ninja Foodi Gluten Free Wings

If you have only made “regular” Ninja Foodi chicken wings or baked in the oven, stop it. I will open your eyes to a whole new world with this method. If you have a Foodi you are going to use the lid that is attached to make these ultra crispy with the black basket that comes with your machine.

It really is the preparations and way you cook these babies that gets them crunchy or kinda’ ehhhhh as far as consistency and texture goes. There is NO excuse for flimsy wings, nobody is going to rave about those. Getting really crispy chicken skin is a big part of why this part of the bird is so popular.

Are Chicken Wings Gluten Free?

I mean left alone with just some salt and pepper yes they are. It is the toppings and coating that transition it to something that may have Gluten on them. Typically they are dredged in egg and then breadcrumbs which wouldn’t work for some people. Instead you can find variations like Panko that are safe, and sometimes crunchier than others.

There IS a trick to getting the outside just perfect. If you follow it just right they will taste just like the gluten free Buffalo Wild Wings you’ve had there. Don’t rush, there’s a method to the madness and it doesn’t take very long to do it right. Here are the must dos;

How to get chicken skin extra crispy in air fryer

1. It is not necessary to rinse them off. Some swear you must, and others yell if you do. Just do whatever floats your boat.
2. Either way you need to lay out a few paper towels and lay wings on top in one single layer.
3. Grab a few more paper towels and lay on the top of those.
4. Gently press down to remove as much moisture on the outside as you possibly can.
5. Getting the skin dry before you add breading ingredients or leave naked with just some olive oil spray will ensure the crispiest outcome ver.

Ingredients

• Wingettes and drumette wings
• You’ll need some gluten free cornstarch and seasonings in one of them
  • Add at least salt and pepper but Lawrys seasoned salt ingredients are great too
• Whisk a few eggs in another
• Use Panko bread crumbs in the 3rd to get that CRISP

To make it more and more golden brown of course more time helps but a light spritz of olive oil or avocado oil will speed up the crispy skin process too. So when you flip them spray the tops again to get that color and crunch you want all the way around.

Ok so now you have an explanation let’s move on to a quick step by step. there is a printable recipe card at the bottom you can print out when game day nears, or just come back. 😉 Much faster than how long to bake wings in oven, and the outcome is even crispier so win win.

How to Air Fry Chicken Wings with No Flour

• Remember you always want to preheat air fryer for 5 minutes at 380 degrees F.
  • Beat together eggs and salt in a shallow bowl.
  • In another separate shallow bowl, combine cornstarch and garlic powder and mix well.
• In a third shallow bowl, add Panko.
  • Blot chicken wings with paper towels to dry skin as much as possible.
  • Dredge into cornstarch, coating all sides.
  • Then dredge into your whisked egg, coating all sides and finally into crumbs, coating all sides.
• Place into air fryer basket. Repeat, working in batches, to fill the air fryer basket without overlapping. Spray top of wings with nonstick cooking spray.
• Air fry and cook the wings for 22-25 minutes total cook time at 380 degrees F, flip halfway thru. OR deep fry for about 8 min.

Sauces

Remove and serve in a large bowl for everyone to enjoy with all sorts of dipping sauces for wings sauces. Of course bbq sauce and Ranch is a given but there are so many other great toppings. Pair with some fries or a side salad and it will transition from an appetizer to a full on meal. Kids love finger foods so you’ll be the hero at dinner with these.

Can you bread frozen chicken wings with Panko?

No, you would have to follow the instructions in our Frozen Chicken Wings in Air Fryer post first. After halfway thru the cook time they will be thawed enough to sprinkle on some for a bit of crisp, or add seasonings of your choice. You will not get the same coated outcome though.

How do you save cooked chicken wings?

I will say they are best eaten fresh and right after being cooked. But if you hate to waste food like I do and there are some leftovers you should save. In order to not get a weird outside wait until they are at room temperature. Transfer into a sealed container with a paper towel in between layers.

Then the best way to reheat wings in air fryer is here to read. If you don’t have that you could throw back into the fryer for a minute or so. Third way which isn’t as great is to just microwave a batch. Put a new paper towel on a plate and heat for 30 seconds, flip over and 30 sec. again until warmed.