Easy Lemon Garlic Chicken Wings 🍗

📒Notes: Ingredients For Lemon Garlic Chicken Wings

Chicken wings: Look for wings that have the “wing” and “drumette” already separated. (Some grocery stores also call them “party wings”.) You’ll need at least 2 lbs. of chicken wings for this recipe!

Lemon juice: Fresh lemon juice works the best for this recipe. (Bottled lemon juice can be used if you’re in a hurry but it has a very different flavor than fresh lemon juice. It’s a little sweeter in my opinion.)

👍Pros: ( Credit to Kalefornia_kravings )

Lemon zest: Helps to bring out that lemon flavor! You’ll need the 2 teaspoons of lemon zest (about 1 lemon).

Avocado oil: 2 tablespoons of avocado oil are tossed with your wings to make them super crispy! (I LOVE using avocado oil for wing recipes because it makes them so crispy due to it’s high smoking point. A high smoke point simply means that the oil can cook ingredients at a higher temperature without burning so easily, ie. HELLO CRISPINESS!)

Garlic: You’ll need 4-5 garlic cloves for your marinade!

How To Make Lemon Garlic Chicken Wings

Chicken wings in the air fryer are my absolute favorite! They’re crispy on the outside, tender in the center and use way less oil than traditional frying methods. (Aka it’s the best way to make chicken wings!)

1. Make your marinade. Add your marinade ingredients to a food processor and blend them together until “smooth.”

2. Marinate your chicken wings. Place your wings in a large plastic bag or bowl and add your marinade. Then seal the bag or cover the bowl and let them to marinate for 1-4 hours.

3. Air fry. Preheat your air fryer to 390 degrees. Once it’s ready, remove your chicken wings from the marinade and place them in the air fryer basket in a single layer. (It’s ok to do this in batches if needed). Then air fry your wings for 18-20 minutes flipping halfway through (around the 9-10 minute mark).

4. (Optional) Make a dipping sauce. While the wings are cooking, make another half recipe of the marinade to dip your wings in later or brush over the top after they’re done cooking. (This step is completely optional step but it adds so much flavor!)

5. Serve! Serve your wings immediately with extra lemon wedges and your dipping sauce!

*Note: Every air fryer is different so your cooking time may vary slightly. I’d suggest checking the wings occasionally to make sure they’re not burning. (We have a Ninja Foodi 5-in-1 Grill and love it!)

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Dipping Sauces!

I personally love making a little extra marinade to dip or brush over the wings once they’re done. But if you’re like Charlie and need a different dipping sauce – we got you! Here are a few of our favorite dips:

Lemon Ranch Dressing: Mix your favorite ranch dressing + a squeeze of lemon!

Healthier Lemon Ranch Dip: Mix 1 cup plain Greek yogurt + 2 tablespoons ranch seasoning (1 packet) + 2 teaspoons lemon juice

Ingredients

2 lbs. chicken wings

¼ cup + 2 Tbsp lemon juice

2 tsp lemon zest

4 garlic cloves, minced

2 Tbsp avocado oil (or olive oil)

1 tsp garlic salt

½ tsp paprika

¼ tsp black pepper

Instructions

Make your marinade. Add your lemon juice, lemon zest, garlic, oil, garlic salt, paprika and black pepper to a food processor and blend them together until "smooth."

Marinate your chicken wings. Then place your chicken wings in a large plastic bag or bowl and add your marinade. Seal the bag or cover the bowl and let them to marinate for 30 minutes – 1 hour.

Air fry. Next preheat your air fryer to 390 degrees. Once it’s ready, remove your wings from the marinade and place them in the air fryer basket in a single layer. (It’s ok to do this in batches if needed.) Air fry for 18-20 minutes flipping halfway through (around the 9-10 minute mark).

(Optional) While the wings are cooking, make another half recipe of the marinade to dip your wings in later or brush over the top after they're done cooking. (See Notes section for the "Half Batch Dipping Sauce" measurements.)

Serve. Serve your wings immediately with extra lemon wedges on the side.

2 📒Notes:

Half Batch Dipping Sauce:

3 Tbsp lemon juice

1 tsp lemon zest

2 garlic cloves

1 Tbsp avocado oil (or olive oil)

½ tsp garlic salt

¼ tsp paprika

⅛ tsp black pepper

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