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Instant Pot Frozen Chicken Wings. How to instant pot frozen chicken wings. Cook times, seasonings, getting wings crispy and so much more is included in our ultimate guide to cooking instant pot chicken wings from frozen.

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Instant Pot Frozen Chicken Wings

I know what you are probably thinking, Samantha, you have finally got around to cooking instant pot frozen chicken wings for us potheads.

That instant pot frozen recipe that I have been meaning to cook for you for some time is finally happening. I am a HUGE FAN of cooking frozen food in the instant pot and our wings joins the rest of our instant pot frozen food successes.

If you have not tried any of our others before then I highly recommend instant pot frozen broccoli, instant pot frozen steak, instant pot frozen hamburgers and our ultimate guide to instant pot frozen vegetables.

We were originally asked by several readers after they tried our air fryer frozen chicken wings. Loved them but would love to do a big batch of frozen wings in the instant pot and then make them beautifully crispy.

Had tried several recipes but they had failed to deliver.

Here at Recipe This we get recipe requests everyday and its like a never-ending list that we are always trying to plough through for you.

Well my fresh chicken wings were thrown into the freezer and saved for you and today I am so pleased to be sharing with you the Recipe This way of cooking frozen wings in the instant pot.

Can You Cook Frozen Wings In Instant Pot?

Yes you can. Cooking frozen wings in the instant pot is Amazing. You can load a lot more frozen chicken wings into an instant pot, than you can with an air fryer and the cook time is not too long either.

Frozen Chicken Wings In Instant Pot

What I love about frozen chicken wings in the instant pot is that its like working from a blank canvas and you can make your favourite type of chicken wings.

  • Instant Pot Frozen Chicken Wings No Sauce – You don’t have to have sauce on your frozen chicken wings if you don’t want to. Because they are incredibly tender thanks to the pressure cooker, they could be served with just salt and pepper.
  • Instant Pot Frozen Barbecue Chicken Wings – Alternatively you can toss your favourite barbecue sauce in your chicken wings or cook your frozen wings in the barbecue sauce.
  • Instant Pot Frozen Buffalo Chicken Wings – You can swap barbecue sauce for buffalo sauce and have yourself a batch of buffalo chicken wings.
  • Instant Pot Frozen Honey Garlic Chicken Wings – My all time favourite is honey garlic chicken wings for a classic Mediterranean flavour.
  • Instant Pot Frozen Chicken Wings Dry Rub – Or if you prefer a dry rub then toss your cooked chicken wings in your favourite dry rub. Just go to the kitchen pantry and choose your favourite.
  • Instant Pot Frozen Chicken Wings Keto – Or if you follow Keto you can make chicken wings using a keto friendly dry rub or sauce.

Or just go with any sauce that you like. For example we often do sweet chili flavoured chicken wings:

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How To Instant Pot Frozen Chicken Wings?

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Cooking instant pot frozen chicken wings is EASY:

  1. Remove packaging from your chicken wings.
  2. Place your steamer basket into the instant pot.
  3. Add lots of frozen chicken wings.
  4. Pour over 2 cups of water or stock.
  5. Place the lid on the instant pot + cook.
  6. Quickly release pressure + you have cooked chicken wings.
  7. Load your chicken with seasonings + add your air fryer lid.
  8. Crisp and serve.
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Instant Pot Frozen Chicken Wings Cook Time?

The instant pot frozen chicken wings cook time is JUST 25 minutes. Plus an additional 12 minutes to make your chicken wings crispy with an air fryer lid.

You could do instant pot frozen wings in less time if your wings were smaller. But we had a mix of big and medium chicken wings and wanted to assure they were fully cooked.

Instant Pot Crispy Chicken Wings From Frozen

My favourite part is using the Crisplid to make yummy crispy wings. When I first made chicken wings in the instant pot there was no crisplid.

Instead, you moved your chicken wings to the air fryer and let the air fryer work its magic. But make chicken wings in the instant pot right now, you can do it all from within your instant pot.

Sprinkle your dry rub or spoon your wet rub over your just cooked chicken wings, load the lid on the instant pot and watch it do its business.

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Instant Pot Frozen Chicken Wings

Instant Pot Frozen Chicken Wings. How to instant pot frozen chicken wings. Cook times, seasonings, getting wings crispy and so much more is included in our ultimate guide to cooking instant pot chicken wings from frozen.

Prep Time2 minutes mins

Cook Time37 minutes mins

Total Time39 minutes mins

Course: Main Course, Side Dish

Cuisine: Instant Pot

Servings: 4

Calories: 676kcal

Author: RecipeThis.com

Ingredients

Instant Pot Frozen Chicken Wings Recipe Ingredients:

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Instructions

  • Remove packaging from your frozen chicken wings and discard.

  • Place your steamer basket into the instant pot.

  • Add frozen chicken wings. You can add as many as like that will fit up to the max line of the instant pot.

  • Pour over 2 cups of water or chicken stock.

  • Place the lid on the instant pot + cook for 25 minutes on manual/pressure cook.

  • When it beeps quickly release pressure and check that your chicken wings are cooked.

  • Mix the dry ingredients in a ramekin.

  • Drizzle extra virgin olive oil over your just cooked chicken wings.

  • Sprinkle over dry rub and it will stick to the olive oil.

  • Place the air fryer lid on your instant pot and set the time to 12 minutes at 260c/500f.

  • Serve.

Notes

You can use any brand of chicken wings. We used some from our local supermarket.

Mix and match with your favourite seasonings and rubs. But make sure if using the crisplid that some moisture is added to stop making them go dry. This can be olive oil or another oil, or a preferred wing sauce.

Nutrition

Calories: 676kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 50g | Fat: 51g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Cholesterol: 208mg | Sodium: 200mg | Potassium: 517mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 2072IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 40mg | Iron: 3mg

Nutrition InfoPlease Note: Nutrition values are our best estimate based on the software we use at Recipe This and are meant as a guide. If you rely on them for your diet, use your preferred nutrition calculator.

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