These Instant Pot Chicken Wings turn out perfect in the Instant Pot – tender and juicy chicken with a nice, crispy skin thanks to a quick stint under the broiler. We like to toss these wings in homemade buffalo sauce before serving.
Do I have a chicken wing obsession? I mean, maybe? Am I worried about it? Nah, I’m too busy eating wings and being happy.
I am really big on our baked chicken wings, but there is something to be said for these Instant Pot Chicken Wings. They are unbelievably tender and a quick stint under the broiler crisps the skin up beautifully.
Now, you can really go for any sauce you like on these, but I do love our homemade buffalo sauce here. It’s a classic for a reason.
Serve with my keto ranch dressing or keto blue cheese dressing, maybe some keto coleslaw on the side, and it’s just one of my top 5 meals.
These are perfect for football season, because they’re simple to make, football fans tend to love them, and they’re naturally low carb so you can feed a crowd without any complaints!
Not a fan of buffalo sauce? Try the sauce from our baked lemon pepper wings or these baked bbq chicken wings!
3 Reasons You’ll Love This Recipe:
Ready in about 30 minutes: The Instant Pot makes cooking the chicken a super quick and easy! Super juicy, super crispy, no deep-frying needed.
Easy to customize: You can really toss these in any sauce you like. Wings never have to be boring.
Fresh or Frozen Wings: Forgot to thaw your chicken? LIterally no worries. The Instant Pot has you covered.
Ingredient Notes:
Chicken Wings – You’ll need fresh or frozen and thawed chicken wing pieces. We like to use both the drumettes and the flats which is generally how they come in the package.
Buffalo Sauce – Try out my homemade buffalo sauce recipe! It’s great for saucing up these wings. Or grab a bottle of your favorite buffalo wing sauce or hot sauce from the store. Any kind should work as long as it is low carb.
Salt & Black Pepper – For seasoning. You can use any other spices and seasonings you might like here too to change the flavor up such as garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, or cayenne pepper. You could also make a spicy dry rub to go on before the buffalo sauce!
How To Make Instant Pot Wings:
Prepare – To begin you’ll need to add the steamer basket or rack insert into your Instant Pot along with a cup of water. Season the chicken wings with the salt and pepper and then place those into the Instant Pot. Pressure cook for 12 minute and then natural release for 5 minutes.
Broil – These chicken wings will be perfectly tender after pressure cooking but we also want crispy skin! To do that, you’ll remove the chicken wings to a wire rack or cooling sheet over a baking sheet and then place them under the broiler for about 3 to 4 minutes. It won’t take long, so keep an eye on it and remove the wings when they are as browned and crispy as you like!
Sauce – To finish off these Instant Pot buffalo chicken wings you’ll toss them in the buffalo sauce! Add the wings to a bowl and pour the buffalo sauce over the top. Toss or stir to coat the wings in the sauce. You can use more or less sauce to your liking.
Serve – We like to serve these Instant Pot wings with some of my favorite keto ranch dressing or keto blue cheese dressing for dipping! They’re also pretty great when served up with some celery sticks and sweet peppers.
When using the Instant Pot, a natural release means that you let the pressure release on it’s own until it’s either fully released and the pin drops or for the length of time called for. This recipe calls for a 5 minute natural release, so after 5 minutes are up, you’ll carefully turn the vent to release the remaining pressure.
Recipe FAQs:
You can keep these buffalo chicken wings in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 3-4 days. Reheat in an air fryer or a hot oven for the best texture. Reheating in the microwave will cause the skin to lose it’s crispness.
This is an Instant Pot recipe, but I’ve also got a great crock pot chicken wing recipe that you can check out! It’s fairly similar, slow cook the wings and then broil the skin to crispy perfection!
If you have frozen chicken wings and don’t have the time to thaw them, you can go ahead and just add them to the Instant Pot frozen for the same amount of time. It will take longer for the pot to come to pressure, but the cook time will be the same.
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Ingredients
- 2 pounds fresh or frozen chicken wing pieces see notes
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cracked pepper
- ¾ cup buffalo sauce
Instructions
- Add the steamer or rack insert to the Instant Pot along with 1 cup of water.
- Season the chicken wings with salt and pepper and place in the Instant Pot.
- Cover, set the vent to sealing, and pressure cook on high for 12 minutes.
- Let steam release naturally for 5 minutes and then do a quick release.
- Place a wire rack or cooling sheet over a baking sheet and remove the wings to the rack.
- Place the wings under the broiler for 3-4 minutes or until as browned and crisp as you’d like.
- Add the wings to a bowl and pour the buffalo sauce over the top and toss or stir to coat.
- Serve wings with ranch or blue cheese for dipping.
Tips & Notes:
Nutrition Information:
Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and calculated automatically – it’s an estimate, not a guarantee. Values can vary depending on the brands and ingredients you use, so if you’re tracking closely, I’d recommend calculating with your own preferred tool. Net carbs are total carbs minus fiber and any sugar alcohols.
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