Air fryer Lemon pepper chicken wings recipe is exactly what it says to be. It has all fresh ingredients: fresh chicken wings, freshly squeezed juice of lemon, and freshly ground black pepper. With a touch of honey and garlic. Crispy skin, slide off the bone, and juicy tender inside. Served with homemade blue cheese dip; rich, delicate, creamy and smooth.
If you need a quick, delicious chicken wings recipe, that is full of flavor, this Lemon Pepper Chicken Wings is a must-try. Air fryer cooks wings in 20 minutes to the perfect crispy deliciousness, while being tender juicy soft on the inside. Just leave the wings marinated for at least 30 minutes to 1 hour. But the longer the wings in the marinade, the better.
Lemon Pepper Chicken Wings Ingredients
- 1 pound fresh chicken wings, cut into wingettes and drummettes pieces. (Frozen works just as well. Just make sure they are thawed a bit and easily separated)
- 1 lemon, freshly squeezed
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon freshly ground black pepper
- ¼ teaspoon salt, or to taste
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon honey, optional
- Carrots, celery, and blue cheese for dipping.
- 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, finely chopped. Optional, for garnish
Do I need Fresh Lemon for Chicken Wings?
Nope! While I did garnish this dish with some fresh lemon slices (see how to dehydrate lemon in the air fryer), you actually don’t need fresh lemon to make these lemon pepper chicken wings! May I recommend Gourmet Collection Lemon Pepper seasoning blend that I successfully used for this recipe?
What is Lemon-Pepper Seasoning?
The lemon pepper seasoning I used to flavor this chicken wing recipe is a mix of lemon zest, pepper, garlic, onion, carrot, turmeric and parsley. Blended with 10 savory spices. Most major spice brands in the U.S. as well as many major generic store brands make their own lemon pepper seasoning, so it should be easy to find in just about any grocery store, or even TJ Maxx. I love their gourmet spice isle.
How to make Lemon-Pepper Chicken Wings in the Air Fryer.
- In a large bowl, add chicken wings (fresh or frozen), and add lemon juice, oil, pepper, garlic, salt, and honey if desired.
- Mix well
- Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes to an hour. But the longer the wings sit in the marinade, the better
- Preheat air fryer to 390F/200C
- Arrange wings in the air fryer basket or tray. Give them space so they do not overlap. This ensures even heat distribution.
- Air fry mode for 20 minutes, flipping each wing on the other side halfway.
Notes:
Depending on the size of the chicken wings, you may need to cook less. If the wings are smaller than usual, adjust the cooking time to 16-18 minutes. If the wings are larger than usual, adjust the cooking time to 25 minutes.
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- Crispy chicken wings with garlic Parmesan butter.
- Smoky Chipotle BBQ Wings.
- Sticky Honey Buffalo Wings.
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Crispy Air Fryer Honey Lemon Pepper Chicken Wings
Air fryer Lemon pepper chicken wings recipe is exactly what it says to be. It has all fresh ingredients: fresh chicken wings, freshly squeezed juice of lemon, freshly ground black pepper. With a touch of honey and garlic. Crispy, slide off the bone and juicy tender inside.
Ingredients
- 1 pound fresh chicken wings, cut into wingettes and drummettes pieces. (Frozen works just as well. Just make sure they are thawed a bit to make them separated)
- 1 lemon, freshly squeezed
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon freshly ground black pepper
- ¼ teaspoon salt, or to taste
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon honey, optional
- Carrots, celery, and blue cheese for dipping.
- 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, finely chopped. Optional, for garnish
Instructions
In a large bowl, add chicken wings (fresh or frozen), squeeze lemon, add oil, pepper, garlic, salt, and honey if desired.Mix wellCover and refrigerate for 30 minutes to an hour. But the longer the wings sit in the marinade, the betterPreheat air fryer to 390F/200CArrange wings in the air fryer basket or tray. Give them space so they do not overlap. This ensured even heat distribution.Air fry mode for 20 minutes, flipping each wing on the other side halfway.
Notes
1. Depending on the size of the chicken wings, you may need to cook less. If the wings are smaller than usual, adjust the cooking time to 16 minutes. If the wings are larger than usual, adjust the cooking time to 25 minutes.
2. For this chicken wings recipe hack I once used the Gourmet Collection Lemon Pepper seasoning blend. It was delicious too. So you can give it a try if you like.
Toni
They look beautiful and caramelized. Thank you for sharing!
Chichi
This is such a delicious recipe. Yummy.