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Instant Pot Chicken Wings

Published May 8, 2018 By Julia 18 CommentsThis post may contain affiliate links.

These Instant Pot Chicken Wings can be enjoyed with your favorite wing sauce, like a spicy buffalo hot sauce or a BBQ sauce. A keto friendly, low carb appetizer.

low carb instant pot chicken wings served on a gray plate
These chicken wings are finger lickin’ good! The meat is flavored with dry seasonings and pressure cooked until deliciously tender. Then they’re tossed with a spicy buffalo sauce and broiled for a crisper finish. Just before serving, they’re tossed again with additional sauce for extra flavor. Yum!

step by step how to make chicken wings in the pressure cooker with buffalo sauce

Chicken Wing Prep

The most time consuming part of this recipe is preparing the chicken wings. I like to cut off most of the fat, but I leave the skin on. This is mostly due to my taste preferences, so you can trim as much or as little of the fat and skin as you like, depending on how you like your wings. I find that kitchen shears are very useful for this job.

The next step is tossing the trimmed wings with dry seasonings. I use a simple mix of smoked paprika, salt, pepper, and garlic powder (similar to what I used for Instant Pot Pulled Pork). To get the spices evenly distributed over the wings, I add everything to a gallon-sized ziplock bag and toss until the wings are well-coated. Easy!

Sauce Ideas

I use buffalo sauce because that’s what I prefer on my chicken wings. They usually come in mild, medium, and hot varieties, so you should be able to find something suitable for your taste buds. Sometimes they’re sold with labels like “wing sauce.”

Read the ingredients before buying — check that there’s no added sugar and that it’s just hot sauce (peppers, salt, water, vinegar). There should be about 1g carbs per 1 tablespoon serving, which is what the below nutrition information assumes.

Other hot sauce ideas include sriracha, chipotles in adobo, gochujang (Korean chili sauce), and coconut curry.

For those of you that can’t handle the heat, grab a bottle of your favorite BBQ sauce for this recipe. If you’re low carb, you can make your own keto friendly BBQ sauce.

Other non-spicy sauces include teriyaki, fruit glazes, herby green sauces, and creamy tomato sauces.

pressure cooker hot wings that can be made from fresh or frozen wings

Pressure Cooker Details

I used a 6 quart Instant Pot. There was plenty of room for the two pounds of chicken wings. You can easily double the ingredients if you’re cooking for a crowd. If you do so, keep the pressure cooking time the same.

This recipe also works for smaller or larger pressure cookers.

I use fresh chicken wings. I haven’t tried cooking frozen ones, but it should work if you add another 2 minutes to the pressure cooking time.

Serving

Just before serving, toss the chicken wings with extra sauce to give them another coating of flavor. This is optional, but it gives the wings a nice shine.

You can serve them alongside baby carrots and celery sticks. If you want some kind of dip to help neutralize the spicy flavors, prepare ranch or blue cheese dressing.

Enjoy!

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Instant Pot Chicken Wings

These Instant Pot Chicken Wings can be enjoyed with your favorite wing sauce, like a spicy buffalo hot sauce or a BBQ sauce.

Course Appetizer
Cuisine American
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings 4 servings
Calories 450 kcal

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds chicken wings (about 18)
  • 1 cup water
  • 1/4 cup your favorite hot sauce, plus more if desired

Dry seasonings:

  • 1 tablespoon smoked paprika
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

Instructions

  1. Prepare chicken wings by trimming off most of the fat but leaving the skin on; kitchen shears are helpful. If moist, pat dry with paper towels. Add to a gallon-size resealable bag.

  2. In a small bowl, combine all seasoning ingredients and stir together. Add the seasoning mix to the resealable bag with the wings. Toss until the wings are well-coated.

  3. Add 1 cup water to the pressure cooker pot. Place a trivet inside and the seasoned wings on top.

  4. Secure and seal the lid. Cook for 10 minutes at high pressure, followed by a manual pressure release.
  5. While waiting for the wings to cook, prepare a foil-lined baking sheet fitted with a baking rack. Spray with nonstick cooking spray and set aside.
  6. Position an oven rack about 8 inches from the broiler element. Set the broiler on high.

  7. When the wings are done pressure cooking, transfer them to a large bowl. Toss with hot sauce until well-coated. Place on the prepared baking rack, arranging in a single layer.

  8. Broil the wings until they start to blacken on top, about 5 minutes. Flip and broil until the other side starts to blacken, 3 to 5 minutes.

  9. Transfer the wings to a large bowl and toss with additional sauce if desired. Serve while hot.

Nutrition Info

This recipe yields 2 g net carbs per serving.

Nutrition Facts Per Serving
Calories 450  
Total Fat 19g 29%
   Saturated Fat 5g 24%
   Trans Fat 0g  
Cholesterol 170mg 57%
Sodium 1000mg 42%
Potassium 50mg 1%
Total Carb 2.5g 1%
   Dietary Fiber 0.5g 3%
   Sugars 0g  
Protein 63g  
Vitamin A 19% · Vitamin C 2% · Calcium 0% · Iron 10%

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Filed Under: Keto Instant Pot Recipes, Low Carb Appetizers and Sides, Under 5g Net Carbs Per Serving Tagged With: 31-60min, 6-10ingredients, chicken wings, gluten free, instant pot, paleo, paprika, whole30, wing sauce

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Beth

I made this tonight for the Superbowl. It was delicious. Thank you for the recipe. It does need to be crispier, but it had lots of flavor and fall off the bone deliciousness.

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18 days ago
Angelina Falzarano

Just pulled out the wings and the meat is falling off the bone. Cant wait to try them.

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18 days ago
Lisa

Can you use an air fryer instead of the broiler?

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20 days ago
Lauren

What if I don’t have a trivet for my
Instant pot? Is there something else I coilild use?

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5 months ago
Julia

Do you have a steam rack? That should work as well.

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5 months ago
Judy

I am making these tonight, but have 4 lbs. should it still be 10 minutes?

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5 months ago
Julia

Yep, the cooking time stays the same.

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5 months ago
Beth

I cooked 3 frozen lbs. for 15 min. Came out great.

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18 days ago
Arriana

Do you add the dry seasonings and the sauce?

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5 months ago
Julia

See step 2 of the recipe — that’s when the dry seasonings are added. Step 7 is when the sauce is added.

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5 months ago
Karina

Did you just throw all the wings to broil?

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6 months ago
Julia

Correct. After pressure cooking, I toss them with hot sauce to coat them, and then place them on a baking rack for broiling. I spread them out on the rack so they’re not touching and so they can get an even broil. After broiling, sometimes I toss with more hot sauce again.

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6 months ago
Catherine

Touchdown! These were fantastic. The only downside was that I did not make enough,😉

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6 months ago
Julia

Haha I know the feeling!! Hope you get to make these again soon, with 2x or 3x the amount 😉

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6 months ago
Judy

I made these with Costco frozen wings and still used a rub. I added 3 min to the time but think it was too long. The wings were so tender and definitively put on broil after to get a nice crisp. Just maybe too fall of the bone.

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7 months ago
Julia

Thanks for your feedback, Judy! Yeah, 3 minutes extra sounds too long. Glad you still enjoyed them 🙂

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7 months ago
John

Can’t wait to try this recipe. I did another Instant Pot frozen wing recipe, they were okay, but this looks like a much better way of doing it.

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9 months ago
David

I had all of these ingredients and decided to make this for dinner tonight. Superb! The broiler really enhances the texture and taste. If you’re on the fence about it, don’t skip that step!

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9 months ago

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