Air Fryer Chicken Wings – Hooter’s Copycat Recipe

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This is a recipe for Hooter’s wings cooked in the air fryer. They’re crispy, a little spicy, and definitely juicy! Perfect as an appetizer for parties or as a meal at home.

Air fryer wings are already super delicious and a tad healthier than deep-frying, but how about trying a Hooter’s copycat wing recipe?

The coating gives them a nice crunch and the sauce adds a little kick of heat.

Ingredients for Hooter’s Copycat Wings:

• Thawed Wings (Tips Removed) or Wingettes/Drumettes
• Flour
• Smoked Paprika
• Garlic Powder
• Cayenne Pepper
• Salt

For Hooter’s Wing Sauce You Will Need:

• Frank’s Red Hot Sauce -or- Lousiana Hot Sauce
• Butter

How to Make Hooter’s Air Fryer Wings:

• Combine all dry ingredients in a bowl and toss your wings to coat them.

• Allow them to chill in the refrigerator for 1 hour to let the coating adhere to the chicken wings. Otherwise, it does come off rather easily when you handle them.

Can you use Pam nonstick spray in an air fryer?

It’s best not to. Air fryer baskets actually do not tolerate the aerosol spray. It begins peeling the coating off the basket.

How do you get the food to stop sticking? Use a non-aerosol spray bottle of olive oil, or you can rub coconut oil directly on the basket.

Also lightly spraying your chicken before cooking it allows the chicken to crisp up.

• Cook the chicken at 400 degrees Fahrenheit for 10 minutes, flip and cook for another 10 minutes.

• While they cook in the air fryer, melt your butter and add your hot sauce to it. You can use either Frank’s Red Hot Sauce or Lousiana’s Hot Sauce. Both are great choices!

• Once your chicken is done cooking in the air fryer, toss them with your buttery hot sauce mixture. They’re great for dipping in ranch or this homemade blue cheese sauce!

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• Chicken Parmesan
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• French Fries
• Juicy Steak
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• Naked Chicken Wings
• Stuffed Mushrooms

Enjoy!

Air Fryer Chicken Wings – Hooter’s Copycat Recipe

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Recipe by Simply HappeningsCourse: AppetizersCuisine: American

Servings

4

servings

Prep time

10

minutes

Refrigeration Time

1

Hour

Cooking Time

20

Minutes

This is a recipe for Hooter’s wings cooked in the air fryer. They’re crispy, a little spicy, and definitely juicy! Perfect as an appetizer for parties or as a meal at home.

Ingredients

• 1 lb Chicken Wings (Tips Removed) -or- Wingettes/Drumettes, thawed

• 1/2 cup Flour

• 1/2 tsp Smoked Paprika

• 1/4 tsp Garlic Powder

• 1/4 tsp Cayenne Pepper

• 1/2 tsp Salt

• Wing Sauce

• 1/4 cup Frank’s Red Hot Sauce -or Lousiana Hot Sauce

• 1/4 cup Butter, melted

• Optional Dipping Sauce

• Blue Cheese Sauce

• Ranch Dressing

• Nonstick Options

• Spray the basket with olive oil

• Coat the basket with coconut oil

Directions

• Mix flour, paprika, garlic powder, cayenne pepper, and salt in a medium sized bowl. Toss wings in bowl to coat. Place wings in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour to adhere coating prior to cooking.
• Once ready to cook, spray air fryer basket with olive oil or coat with coconut oil to prevent sticking, add a single layer of chicken wings. Lightly spray wings with oil to help crisp during cooking.
  Set temperature to 400 degrees Fahrenheit and timer to 10 minutes. Flip wings, and cook for an additional 10 minutes.
• Melt butter in a microwave-safe dish and add Frank’s Red Hot Sauce. Once wings are done cooking, coat with sauce. Serve with blue cheese or ranch dressing for dipping.

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