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Easy, quick, and crispy Buffalo Chicken Wings are another great reason to own 1, 2, or 5 Instant Pots. This pressure cooker version is sooooo much healthier than the deep fried. Slather them in buffalo or barbecue sauce, cook from fresh or frozen. Get ready to be blown away!

At the top of the list of things I never thought I would eat, let alone like: Chicken Wings. Followed closely by Halibut, Pork Ribs, and Butternut Squash. Sushi’s gonna stay on the “not goin’ there” list though. I’m 99% sure of it.

I was floored by how amazing these chicken wings turned out. Fa-LOORED! Even more shocking was that my daughter devoured my husbands share while he was napping. I even had to deal with her snickering at my fork and knife method of eating them. “Come on mom, eat em’ like a man!” Whoa, wait. What did you just say to me?

Never have I eaten such tender, juicy, crispy baked, not deep-fried, chicken wings.

One caveat, if you’re new to the world of wings. Don’t be like me and just grab whatever package looks decent. I was sure I had bought the right thing. But to my dismay, when I opened the package I realized I had bought WHOLE wings. As in the drumette, wingette, and tip.

Typically when you order wings from a restaurant, you are getting just the wingette. I dreaded how hideous the pictures would look if I just cooked them as they were. I knew I was gonna have to break these babies down.

I channeled a past segment of Master Chef and broke them down into 3 pieces as quickly as I could. It was not easy, it was mostly gross (cracking bones and all), and I’m shocked I still ate the final product, after all was said and done.

If you want the adventure, check out this video tutorial on How to Break Down a Chicken Wing. Or just cut yourself a break and make sure you buy the meatiest looking WINGETTES on the grocery store shelf. You’ll be so glad you did.

WHY YOU WILL LOVE INSTANT POT CHICKEN WINGS

Make 1 pound or make 3. Cook time and effort will remain the same
Healthier, crispy, tender wings, without the deep fry. Translation: you can eat more wings
You’ll be the talk of the town at football game parties . . . so I hear anyway. I don’t go to those. I’ll ride motorcycles instead, thank you very much
It just might convince a chicken nugget only crew (lookin’ at you kids) that there is life beyond the nugget
Buffalo sauce below, WOW it’s good! I’ll put it on salads, on wraps, on pasta, or in a small dixie cup for sipping. I’m not ashamed
Blue Cheese Dip below, again, WOW, it’s good and good for you! Not even kidding.

HOW TO MAKE HEALTHIER CHICKEN WINGS

Season wings and place on a trivet inside the pot
Let the pressure cooker cook them to perfection
Sauce em’ generously
Place them on a cooling rack on top of a sheet pan
Throw them under the broiler until both sides are browned and crisp
Devour! Either with a knife and fork like myself or “like a man” like my daughter

BEST CHICKEN WINGS EVER!

My proof:

I don’t like wings and I LOVED these
My daughter is a fast food hamburger lovin’ vegetarian and she LOVED these
My husband is a chicken wing snob and typically shares his food. He LOVED these and was slappin’ hands that were trying to steal his wings

Make them for game days, birthdays, or plain ol’ weekdays. They’re easy enough to whip out for all three and beyond.

TIP: HOW TO MAKE CHICKEN WINGS FROM FROZEN IN AN INSTANT POT PRESSURE COOKER

Frozen will need a little extra time, but you can find some really amazing, meaty, already broken down wings in the freezer aisle. Simply cook frozen wings time and a half, which means for this recipe you’ll cook them for 8 minutes, with a full natural pressure release.

VARIATIONS

Keep your wing game strong by switching up the flavors or even better, have a party with several trays of differently sauced wings! Here are some of my favorite sauces that I believe would be amazing on wings

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TOOLS USED TO MAKE INSTANT POT BUFFALO CHICKEN WINGS

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