Cook frozen chicken wings in the Instant Pot! Chicken Wings from frozen chicken are simple to make and taste amazing. These frozen wings cook in the pressure cooker for 11 minutes then get basted with more sauce and broiled to crispy perfection! Gluten-free.
Prep Time5 minutesmins
Cook Time11 minutesmins
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: American
Keyword: instant pot chicken wings, Instant Pot Frozen Chicken Wings
Ranch or Blue Cheese Dressing for dipping, optional✅
Instructions
Preheat the oven. Preheat oven to broil.
Make the sauce. In a medium sized bowl combine bbq sauce, honey, sriracha, and water. Mix until well combined.
1 cup BBQ sauce, 1/3 cup honey, 1/2 cup water, 1 teaspoon Sriracha
Combine the sauce with the wings. Place frozen chicken wings into a large bowl. Pour about 3/4 of the bbq sauce mixture over the chicken wings, setting aside the remaining 1/4th of the sauce. Stir chicken wings to coat with sauce.
1 pound frozen chicken wings
Place chicken into the instant pot. Place wire rack into instant pot. Arrange chicken wings onto wire rack in the instant pot. Pour the remaining sauce from the bottowm of the bowl the chicken was in into the instant pot.
⭐️ Cook. Cover, set to sealing, and cook high pressure for 11 minutes. Once cooked, turn to venting to release the pressure. Once the valve goes down, remove the lid and carefully place chicken wings onto a baking pan with a wire rack.
Baste the wings then broil. Baste chicken wings with the reserved 1/4 BBQ sauce mixture. Season with salt and pepper. Broil for 3-5 minutes or until the chicken wings start to brown.
Salt & pepper to taste
Serve. Serve hot with ranch or blue cheese dressing to dip.
Ranch or Blue Cheese Dressing for dipping, optional
Notes
Slow Cooker Instructions:
In a medium-sized bowl combine bbq sauce, honey, sriracha, and water. Mix until well combined.
Place frozen chicken wings into a crockpot. Pour about 3/4 of the bbq sauce mixture over the chicken wings, and set aside the remaining 1/4th of sauce for after the chicken is cooked. Stir chicken wings to coat with sauce.
Cook on high for 2-4 hours or low for 6-8 hours.
Heat broiler. Place wings onto a baking sheet with a wire rack.
Baste chicken wings with the reserved 1/4 BBQ sauce mixture. Season with salt and pepper.
Broil for 3-5 minutes or until the chicken wings start to brown.
Serve hot with ranch or blue cheese dressing to dip.
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