Gluten Free Chicken Wings

These gluten free chicken wings are dressed in a savory sweet chili sauce and come together in just 20 minutes in the air fryer. These sweet chili chicken wings come out crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. With only 20 minutes needed to get these done, they are perfect for a weeknight dinner or game day snack. 

This sweet chili glaze is guaranteed to become a new favorite in your home. It’s a savory, sweet, and tangy sauce that makes the perfect blanket for these crispy, air-fried, gluten free chicken wings. 

Cooking chicken wings in the air fryer helps them come out extra crispy without all the hassle and unwanted fats of using a deep fryer. If you don’t have an air fryer, you can find instructions below on how to make these sweet chili chicken wings on the grill. No need to order takeout when you can have these air-fried chicken wings done in just 20 minutes. The best part is you can make the sauce while the wings are in the air fryer.

Why You'll Love These Gluten-Free Chicken Wings

• Simple Ingredients: It only takes a few basic ingredients to make these wings.
• Easy to Make: You just toss the wings with the other ingredients and air fry them to perfection.
• Better for You: Air frying the wings cuts the fat by half!
• Perfect for Parties: It's not a party until someone brings out the chicken wings!

Ingredients

Chicken Wings

• Chicken Wings: I prefer Springer Mountain Farms ready-to-cook chicken wings. They're meat and juicy, and the company is committed to using no antibiotics or hormones or adding meat by-products to their feed.
• Baking powder: Baking powder helps to get the wings crispier. 
• Seasonings: A blend of pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, and paprika gives the wings a rich, bold flavor.

Sauce

• Gluten Free Soy Sauce: Gluten free soy sauce adds a salty, bold Asian kick to the wings.
• Sesame Oil: Sesame oil adds deep, nutty, authentic Asian flavor.
• Gluten Free Teriyaki Sauce: Teriyaki sauce gives the chili sauce a sweet tang.
• Brown Sugar: Brown sugar adds sweetness to the sauce.
• Seasonings: A blend of minced garlic, garlic powder, and lime juice adds bold flavor with a bit of bite.

See the recipe card at the end of the post for a full list of ingredients and their exact amounts.

Flavor Variations

• Soy Sauce: If you want to cut down on the salt, use coconut aminos, instead.
• Brown Sugar: Honey or coconut sugar work well in place of brown sugar.
• Chicken Thighs: This sauce is a delicious way to add flavor to air-fried chicken thighs, as well.
• Spicy: Add red pepper flakes to the chicken wing seasoning blend for a kick of heat.
• Broil: Try broiling the coated wings for a couple of minutes to caramelize the outside.

How to Make This Chicken Wings Gluten Free Recipe

Wings

1: Preheat the air fryer to 400 degrees and spray the air fryer rack with cooking spray.

2: Rinse the wings and pat them dry. Then, add them to a resealable bag with the baking powder and spices and shake until evenly coated.

3: Place the wings in a single layer on the rack and cook for 18 to 20 minutes, flipping the wings after about 10 minutes.

Sauce

1: Bring all the sauce ingredients to a boil over medium-high heat.

2: When the sauce is boiling, make a slurry of the water and cornstarch and pour it into the sauce.

3: Reduce the heat and simmer, stirring until the sauce thickens.

4: Let the wings cool for about 3 minutes, then toss them with the sauce.

Hint

It's a complete myth that you don't have to preheat your air fryer. It only takes about 5 minutes to do, and it ensures that your food cooks evenly and quickly and gives you the best coatings and crispiest skin.

Storage

Refrigerate these wings in an air-tight container for up to 3 days. For longer storage, you can freeze them for up to 3 months in an air-tight, freezer-safe container.

To reheat the wings, defrost them overnight in the fridge if frozen. Then, microwave them at 30-second intervals until heated through or air fry them at 370 degrees for about 5 minutes.

What to Serve with Crispy Gluten Free Chicken Wings

Serve these wings at parties alongside other delicious appetizer recipes like taquitos with guacamole, gluten free spinach dip, and sweet potato fries.

Tips for the Best Gluten Free Air Fryer Chicken Wings

• Be sure your wings are completely dry before coating them with the seasonings. This allows the mixture to cling to the wings more readily and gets them as crispy as possible.
• Make sure to lightly coat your air fryer in olive oil or your choice of oil. This will prevent the chicken wings from sticking to the bottom of the air fryer.
• Check the temperature of your wings when they are close to being done. Once your wings reach an internal temperature of 165 °F, they are done cooking. To achieve a crispier wing, you can turn the temperature to 400 °F for two minutes to make the outside crispy. Or you can broil them in the oven for two minutes. 

More Delicious Wing Recipes

• Salt and Pepper Chicken Wings
• Honey Buffalo Wings
• Lemon Pepper Honey Wings

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Gluten Free Chicken Wings

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These gluten-free chicken wings are dressed in a savory sweet chili sauce and come together in just 20 minutes in the air fryer. These sweet chili chicken wings come out crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. With only 20 minutes needed to get these done, they are perfect for a weeknight dinner or game day snack. 

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 20 minutes mins

Total Time 25 minutes mins

Course Appetizer, dinner, lunch, Side Dish

Cuisine American

Servings 6

Calories 453 kcal

Equipment

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  Air Fryer

Ingredients

  

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• ▢ 20-24 Chicken wings Springer Mountain Farms

Wings

• ▢ ½ tablespoon baking powder
• ▢ 1 teaspoon black pepper
• ▢ ½ teaspoon salt
• ▢ 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• ▢ ¼ teaspoon paprika

Sauce

• ▢ 2 tablespoon gluten free soy sauce
• ▢ 2 tablespoon gluten-free teriyaki sauce
• ▢ 7 tablespoon sweet chili sauce
• ▢ 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
• ▢ 1 tablespoon sesame oil
• ▢ 2 tablespoon light brown sugar
• ▢ 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• ▢ ¾ teaspoon ground garlic
• ▢ 1 tablespoon lime juice

Corn startch slurry

• ▢ ½ cup water
• ▢ 1 tablespoon corn starch

Instructions

 

• Rinse and pat dry the wings. Then place them into a zip loc bag with the baking powder and all dry spices. 
• Close the zip lock bag and toss well until all wings are covered. 
• Spray the air fryer rack with cooking spray.
• Lay wings in single layer and cook on  400 ℉ for  18-20 minutes flipping at the 10 minute mark. Wings are done once they reach an internal temperature of 165 ℉

Sauce

• Bring all sauce ingredients to a boil over medium - high heat. Once sauce begins to boil, combine water and corn starch to form a slurry and pour into the sauce. 
• Reduce to a simmer and stir well until the sauce has thickened. 

Optional

• Broil wings for 2-4 mins to make them crispier.  Allow wings to cool for 3 minutes then toss in sauce. 

Notes

Top TIps:

• Make sure your wings are completely dry before coating them in baking powder and seasonings. This will allow them to achieve the crispiest texture possible. 
• Make sure to lightly coat your air fryer in olive oil or your choice of oil. This will prevent the chicken wings from sticking to the bottom of the air fryer.
• Check the temperature of your wings when they are close to being done. Once your wings reach an internal temperature of 165 °F, they are done cooking. To achieve a crispier wing, you can turn the temperature up to 400 °F for two minutes to make the outside crispy. Or you can broil them in the oven for two minutes. 

Nutrition: 

Nutrition information is automatically calculated and should only be used as an approximation. The owner of this site is not responsible for nutrition facts.

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 453kcalCarbohydrates: 18gProtein: 31gFat: 28gSaturated Fat: 8gPolyunsaturated Fat: 6gMonounsaturated Fat: 11gTrans Fat: 0.3gCholesterol: 123mgSodium: 1183mgPotassium: 302mgFiber: 0.4gSugar: 14gVitamin A: 280IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 90mgIron: 2mg

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