Best 8 Air Fryer Chicken Drumettes Recipes

AIR FRYER CHICKEN DRUMSTICKS

Steps:

• If the chicken drumsticks are wet, place the legs on a plate and pat them dry with a paper towel. If they don't have too much excess moisture, there is no need to dry them first.
• Place the drumsticks in a medium-sized mixing bowl and add in the oil, salt, pepper, paprika, garlic powder, and cayenne pepper (optional). Toss until the chicken drumsticks are evenly coated in the oil and spices.
• Preheat the air fryer to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Once heated to temperature, place the chicken drumsticks in the air fryer tray. They should be in a single layer on the tray to make sure that they cook evenly and air fry to a nice crisp. If your air fryer is too small to accommodate this amount of drumsticks, cook them in two batches.
• Cook the chicken for a total of 20-22 minutes. Flip the drumsticks over after about 10 minutes. Since every air fryer is different (and the drumsticks might be slightly different sizes), your total cooking time may vary.
• Once the chicken drumsticks are cooked through and crispy on the outside, remove them from the tray. Serve them with a side like rice, fried potatoes, or French fries.

THESE AIR-FRIED SPICY CHICKEN WING DRUMETTES ARE SUPER CRISPY

Steps:

• Place chicken in single layer in air fryer basket; coat well with cooking spray. Cook at 400°F until skin is very crispy, 30 minutes, turning drumettes over halfway through cooking.
• Meanwhile, stir together vinegar, honey, stock, soy sauce, oil, crushed red pepper, and garlic in a small skillet. Bring to a simmer over medium-high; cook until slightly thickened and almost syrupy, 6 minutes. Place drumettes in a medium bowl. Add honey mixture, and toss to coat. Sprinkle with peanuts and chives.

AIR FRIED CHICKEN DRUMSTICKS

Steps:

• Put chicken legs in a bowl, add buttermilk, and mix well.
• Marinate for at least 30 minutes in the fridge.
• Combine the spices and breadcrumbs in a shallow bowl.
• Dip chicken pieces in the breadcrumb mixture.
• Preheat at the air fryer at 400°F for 3 minutes.
• Lightly oil the air fryer basket.
• Put the chicken drumsticks in a single layer in the basket (don't overcrowd the basket)
• Use an oil mister or brush, to coat the chicken very lightly (all over) with olive oil.
• Cook the chicken for 25 minutes.
• Shake the basket halfway through. Apply some oil onto the chicken if necessary.
• Check for doneness and serve.

AIR FRYER CHICKEN WINGS

Steps:

• Coat the basket of a 3 quart or larger air fryer with nonstick spray.
• Trim off the wing tips (you should be able to feel the joint soft spot). It should separate fairly easily, but if not, put the blade in place, then carefully but firmly hit the top of your knife to apply extra pressure. Discard. Next, split the drumette side of each wing from the flat side at the joint: slice down through the skin feeling for the "soft spot" and wiggle your knife as needed.
• Pat the wings very dry. Sprinkle all over with salt.
• Place the wings in the air fryer in a single layer, making sure they do not touch (if needed, stand up the drumettes along the side). Set the air fryer to 360 degrees F. Cook the wings for 12 minutes, then remove the basket and with tongs, flip the wings over. Return to the air fryer at 360 degrees for 12 additional minutes.
• Slide out the basket, flip the wings once more, then return them to the air fryer. Increase the air fryer temperature to 390 degrees F. Cook the wings for 6 minutes, flipping once more halfway through. The skin should look nice and crisp (if your wings are on the larger side, they may need a few more minutes).
• While the wings finish up, melt the butter in a large microwave safe bowl in the microwave or a saucepan on the stove. Stir in the hot sauce, garlic, and vinegar until smooth.
• Transfer the wings to the bowl with the hot sauce mixture. Toss to throughly coat the wings. Transfer the wings to a serving plate. Sprinkle with chives as desired. Enjoy warm with blue cheese sauce and celery.

EXTRA CRISPY AIR FRYER CHICKEN DRUMSTICKS

Steps:

• Pat drumsticks with paper towel to remove some of the moisture.
• Lay out the drumsticks to season them. I use a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper.
• sprinkle the seasonings all over the chicken, flipping and doing both sides.
• Rub the seasonings and baking powder very well into the chicken.
• Let the seasoning sit on the chicken for 10-20 minutes. This is so the baking powder can absorb some of the moisture on the chicken and will help get the outside super crispy.
• Pre-heat your air fryer. Best temp is 380-400 degrees.
• Once chicken is ready to go in, lightly spray the air fryer basket with cooking spray or lightly brush with oil.
• Arrange on a single layer as best you can. A slight overlap is ok. Lightly mist the chicken with cooking spray.
• Cook the chicken for 35-40 minutes, flipping halfway through.
• When finished, the skin of the chicken should be very crispy.
• Serve when hot out of the air fryer.

AIR FRYER GARLIC PARMESAN CHICKEN WINGS

Steps:

• If your chicken wings (drumettes and wingettes) are quite moist, place them on a plate and use a paper towel to pat them dry. If your chicken wings are without excess moisture, then you can skip this drying step.
• Preheat the air fryer to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Add the wings into a medium mixing sized bowl. Then also add in oil, salt, and pepper. Toss everything until the wings are evenly coated.
• Once the air fryer is hot, add the wings to the air fryer. The wings should be in one even layer in the tray so that they can cook and crisp evenly. If this amount of wings is too much for your air fryer, cook the wings in two batches.
• Cook the chicken wings for 14 minutes (they won't be done yet!). Flip the wings halfway through the cooking time.
• While the wings are cooking, grate the parmesan cheese and melt the butter.
• Once the 14 minutes are up, remove the chicken wings from the air fryer and place them into a clean bowl. Don't turn the air fryer off yet! Drizzle the melted butter on top of the wings then sprinkle the parmesan cheese and the garlic powder on top, too. Toss the wings in these new ingredients to coat them.
• Place the chicken wings back into the air fryer and cook for another 4-6 minutes until fully cooked and the parmesan cheese has slightly browned.
• When cooked, remove the chicken wings and serve them with cut-up carrot and celery sticks as well as your favorite dipping sauce (optional).

AIR FRYER CHICKEN WINGS

Steps:

• Spray the basket of a 3.5-quart air fryer with cooking spray and set aside. Pat the chicken wings dry and sprinkle generously with salt. Place the wings in the fryer basket so they are not touching (if necessary to fit, line up the drumettes standing upright along the sides). Set the air fryer to 360 degrees F and cook for 12 minutes, then flip the wings with tongs and cook for 12 minutes more. Flip the wings again, increase the heat to 390 degrees F and cook until the outsides are extra-crispy, about 6 minutes more.
• Meanwhile, warm the butter in a microwave-safe bowl in the microwave until melted, about 1 minute. Whisk in the hot sauce.
• Toss the wings with the butter mixture to coat in a large bowl and serve with dressing on the side.

BEST DAMN AIR FRYER CHICKEN WINGS

Steps:

• Mix all dry ingredients. Set aside.
• Add chicken wings to a large bowl or zip-top bag and toss with vegetable oil. Add seasoning mix and toss to coat all the chicken well.
• Preheat air fryer for 5 minutes at 390°(F).
• Add chicken wings to tray or basket of air fryer. Air fry at 390°(F) for 20-24 minutes. Shake basket/turn wings 2-3 times during cooking for even crisping.
• When done, remove wings to a large bowl and toss with and drippings from bottom of air fryer basket or drip tray.