Instant Pot Chicken Wings
These are the best instant pot chicken wings, covered in a delicious BBQ sauce and cooked to a crispy perfection!
Servings: 10
Calories: 179kcal
Ingredients
- 2 pounds chicken wings, fresh
- 1 cup BBQ Sauce
- ½ cup ketchup
- 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
- ½ teaspoon balsamic vinegar
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- ½ teaspoon sugar
- ¾ tablespoon dry mustard powder
- ½ teaspoon chili powder
- ½ teaspoon cumin
- ⅛ teaspoon cayenne
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- celery and chunky blue cheese dressing, to serve with
Instructions
- Place wings in a single layer in the pressure cooker.
- Whisk together BBQ sauce, ketchup, apple cider vinegar, balsamic vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, sugar, mustard, chili powder, cumin, and cayenne powder. Pour over chicken.
- Lock lid and seal vent. Set to manual mode, high pressure for 10 minutes.
- Perform quick release.
- Remove chicken pieces using tongs and place on a baking sheet.
- Set the cooker to sauté mode and let the sauce cook down for about 10 minutes.
- Sprinkle and whisk in cornstarch to thicken sauce.
- Baste sauce onto chicken wings. Broil for about 5 minutes. Add more sauce to each wing and Broil for another 5 minutes. Flip wings and baste. Broil for 5 minutes.
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Notes
- The best part about cooking meat in an Instant Pot is that you can use frozen or thawed meat.
- If you are choosing to use a different sauce or a ready-made sauce you can skip the step to mix the sauce ingredients.
Nutrition
Calories: 179kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 38mg | Sodium: 446mg | Potassium: 194mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 240IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 21mg | Iron: 1mg