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Easy air fryer cajun chicken wings on a white square platter with a dish of cajun dipping sauce and a bowl of chunky oven chips on the side.

Easy Air Fryer Cajun Chicken Wings

By: Deborah
Easy air fryer Cajun chicken wings - crispy, juicy and packed with bold spice. A quick party food or fakeaway recipe cooked in 30 minutes.
PREP: 10 minutes
COOK: 30 minutes
TOTAL: 40 minutes
Servings: 4 people
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Equipment

Ingredients

  • 8 chicken wings (approx. 600g) wing tips removed and jointed to give 16 pieces in total
  • 2 tsp baking powder (see Notes)
  • 0.5 tsp salt
  • 0.25 tsp pepper
  • 4 tsp Cajun seasoning (see Notes)
  • vegetable or sunflower oil spray

Cajun dipping sauce (optional):

  • 110 g (3.9 oz) light mayonnaise (Heinz is my favourite!)
  • 1 tsp Cajun seasoning
  • 1 tsp smoked paprika
  • 0.5 tsp creamed horseradish
  • 0.25 tsp Tabasco sauce
  • a pinch of garlic powder

Instructions

  • Put the wings into a large bowl and toss well with the baking powder, salt, pepper and Cajun seasoning until all of the wings are coated.
  • Place the seasoned wings in the air fryer basket(s), or on racks, sprayed with oil (you may need to work in batches depending on the size of your drawer(s)).
  • Cook at 120C for 15 minutes then turn the wings over and cook at 200C for 15 minutes. Meanwhile, if you want to serve your Cajun wings with the dipping sauce, make it now - simply mix all the ingredients together in a bowl then transfer it to a small serving dish.
  • Once the wings are cooked, transfer them to a serving bowl or plate and enjoy!

Notes

  • Baking powder makes the chicken skin blister and air frying makes them lovely and crispy on the outside, and tender on the inside!
  • Experiment with different spice flavours eg: fajita, jerk or taco seasoning!
  • Optional variations:
    • Extra spicy - add extra cayenne or toss in buffalo sauce.
    • Sweet and spicy - add some maple syrup.
    • Garlic parmesan version - toss in melted butter, crushed garlic and grated parmesan.
    • Lemon Cajun twist - add lemon zest and lemon pepper seasoning.
  • This easy air fryer Cajun chicken wings recipe is easily adapted if you’re cooking for less or more people.
 
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Nutrition

Calories: 187kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 62mg | Sodium: 563mg | Potassium: 174mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 0.2g | Vitamin A: 1105IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 133mg | Iron: 1mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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