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    Home » Air Fryer

    How to Cook Chicken Wings in the Instant Pot Duo Crisp

    Published: Jul 4, 2020 · Modified: Mar 25, 2025 by Maria Bravo · This post may contain affiliate links · 2 Comments

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    I'm going to show you how to cook Chicken Wings in the Instant Pot Duo Crisp.

    Why? Because they're so good!

    Tender meat with no effort! You'll think you're at your favourite diner, they're just perfect!

    The moment I received the Instant Pot Duo Crisp I knew I had to try Chicken Wings in it! They turned out amazingly well and so quick!

    Instant Pot Chicken wings in Duo Crisp air fryer basket - recipe

    Chicken wings cooked using the Grill / Broil function of the Air Fryer Lid couldn't be easier.

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    • How many does this recipe serve?
    • What happens when you lift the air fryer lid to check?
    • The Instant Pot Duo Crisp's Air Fryer Basket
    • Video
    • No preheating
    • Does it have to be BBQ sauce?
    • Step-by-Step Photos
    • More Instant Pot Duo Crisp Recipes
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    Instant Pot Duo Crisp Chicken Wings recipe

    How to Cook Chicken Wings in the Instant Pot Duo Crisp

    Maria Bravo
    Delicious and super easy chicken wings you'll have ready in no time, I use BBQ sauce but you can choose any sauce you choose
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    Prep Time 5 minutes mins
    Cook Time 20 minutes mins
    Course Appetizer, Main Course
    Cuisine American, British
    Servings 2 people, scale up for as many as you want

    Equipment

    • Instant Pot Duo Crisp

    Ingredients
      

    • 500-600 g chicken wings raw (see notes if you want to cook more)
    • BBQ Sauce or sauce of your choice, or you could use a dry rub (get creative)

    Instructions
     

    • Coat the chicken wings in the sauce, use as much sauce as you need for them all to be coated.
      Photo of a white mixing bowl with the raw chicken wings smothered in bbq sauce ready to air fry
    • Lay the chicken wings on the air fryer basket's tray (like I did) or straight into the basket itself if using more than I did. Air Fryer lid in place. Press Broil (which is set at 204ºC / 400ºF) and programme 16 minutes, press Start.
      Photo of the raw chicken wings coated in BBQ sauce seen in the Instant Pot Duo Crisp's air fryer basket
    • When the cooker beeps and the display says Turn Food. Turn the chicken wings over. If you have more than I did and you used the basket without the tray, put your silicone mini mitts on, grab the basket by the handles, lift the basket and shake. When you lift the lid the cooker will pause and it will continue where it left off when you put the lid back on.
      Photo of Instant Pot Duo Crisp Chicken wings being flipped with red tongs
    • Check the chicken wings are cooked through at the end of the cooking time. Just add a few minutes if they're not. Same if you want them crispier.
      Photo of Inside of chicken wing

    Notes

    As I only have done 6-7 chicken wings at a time, I have used the tray on the air fryer basket, you could fit a few more that way but you don't want it to get too crowded nor the wings too close to the lid.
    If you want to cook a fair few chicken wings, do them straight in the basket without the tray, just bear in mind that the distance and the quantity may mean you need to increase the cooking time but it's easy, just lift the lid to check
    Keyword BBQ sauce, Chicken wings, Instant Pot, Instant Pot Duo Crisp
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    How many does this recipe serve?

    This amount serves one or two (if you're willing to share).

    As I only have done 6-7 chicken wings at a time, I have used the tray in the air fryer basket.

    You could fit a few more that way but you don't want it to get too crowded nor the wings too close to the lid.

    If you want to cook a fair few chicken wings, do them straight in the basket without the tray.

    Just bear in mind that the distance and the quantity may mean you need to increase the cooking time but it's easy, just lift the lid to check.

    What happens when you lift the air fryer lid to check?

    The cooker pauses and then it continues where it left off.

    That easy.

    The Instant Pot Duo Crisp's Air Fryer Basket

    We're going use the Air Fryer basket that comes with the Crisp for this recipe. But make sure you remember this: you do not have to use the air fryer basket inside the inner pot every time you air fry, nope.

    You could, for example, air fry a whole chicken directly in the inner pot, or even pressure cook then air fry it without using the air fryer basket the Instant Pot Duo Crisp at all!

    The inner pot must remain in place though.

    The Duo Crisp's Air Fryer basket is sturdy, as you would expect from Instant Pot, and has a base that clips on that you need to use with it at all times.

    The base comes off for easy cleaning.

    The basket also has what the manual calls a Broil / Dehydrator tray which I use in this recipe as it helps me bring things closer to the air fryer lid for crisping up.

    But my favourite feature of the basket?

    It goes in the dishwasher!! That said, try to not overdo it with the dishwasher, read my guide to look after your air fryer's non-stick coating.

    The Instant Pot Duo Crisp's inner pot, air fryer basket, tray and trivet steamer rack all can go in the dishwasher.jpg

    Video

    No preheating

    You may know this already from my How to use an Air Fryer guide from a while ago but there is no need to preheat an air fryer.

    When I received the Instant Pot Duo Crisp back in 2020 I believe, I had had a standalone Philips Air Fryer since 2017 and one of my favourite things about said Philips Air Fryer was the fact that I didn't need to preheat.

    The Crisp gave me so much more space than my Philips Air Fryer, which was on the small side.

    No need to preheat means you save time and money on your energy bills.

    Don't forget: your Duo Crisp is basically a mini oven. Treat it as such.

    Of course, the fact that it can pressure cook, slow cook, steam and sous vide make it just perfect.

    Instant Pot BBQ Chicken wings on a white plate. Recipe by Feisty Tapas

    Does it have to be BBQ sauce?

    I used BBQ sauce but make sure you just use the sauce or marinade you want, have, fancy or crave....

    Or a dry rub.

    Or even just salt and pepper and a bit of lemon.

    What will you choose?

    Oh and if you do choose BBQ sauce and have some left over, make these ribs!

    Delicious Chicken Wings cooked in the Instant Pot Duo Crisp with the Air Fryer lid. I used BBQ sauce but you can use this method with any other marinades, sauces or dry rubs

    Step-by-Step Photos

    Step 1. Coat the chicken wings in the sauce of your choice.

    Chicken wings smothered in bbq sauce ready to air fry

    Step 2. Lay the chicken wings on the air fryer basket's tray (like I did) or straight into the basket itself if using more than I did. Air Fryer lid in place. Press Grill / Broil button (the name on the button depends on whether you're in the UK or in the US I believe) and programme 16 minutes, press Start.

    Chicken wings in Instant Pot Duo Crisp's air fryer basket

    Step 3. When the cooker beeps and the display says Turn Food, turn the chicken wings over. I use silicone tongs.

    If you have more chicken wings than I did and you used the basket without the tray, put your silicone mini mitts on, grab the basket by the handles, lift it out of the inner pot and give it a quick shake.

    When you lift the lid the cooker will pause and it will continue where it left off when you put the lid back on.

    Instant Pot Duo Crisp Chicken wings being turned with red tongs

    Step 4. Check the chicken wings are cooked through at the end of the cooking time. Just add a few minutes if they're not. Same if you want them crispier.

    Photo of Inside of chicken wing

    Let me know how they turn out!

    Don't forget that I often update my recipes so come back here 😊

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    How to look after your air fryer's non-stick coating

    Buying an Air Fryer? You'll want to look after the non-stick coating so that it lasts you a long time. Let me tell you how.

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    About Maria Bravo

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    1. Kathy Swigart says

      December 03, 2020 at 8:38 pm

      Do the wings have to be thawed?

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      • Maria says

        December 04, 2020 at 9:44 am

        Hi Kathy, yes, it's best if they are. If they're not, you could pressure cook them from frozen first on the trivet or in a steamer basket for about 10 minutes with 500 ml of water in the inner pot then air fry (and reduce the air fry time as they will already be cooked). Hope that helps, Maria

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