Dry Rub Chicken Wings (Oven-Baked/Instant Pot/Ninja Foodi)

These Dry Rub Chicken Wings are a delicious finger food or game-day food for the big game, pot lucks, movie nights or other gatherings. The chicken wings are coated beautifully with a homemade Memphis dry rub seasoning.

These dry rub chicken wings are crispy on the outside and tender and juicy inside. It's so tasty and addictive. Skip the party platter and make these delicious chicken wings to feed the crowd.

I am a big fan of chicken wings so here's another good chicken wings recipe on my site for you to try and share!

This dry rub chicken wings recipe is so easy to make, and is also affordable and delicious! You can make this wings recipe in the oven, or using a pressure cooker like Instant Pot or Ninja Foodi.

I cooked these dry rub chicken wings using a pressure cooker (Ninja Foodi Pressure Cooker TenderCrisp), but they also work well using an Instant Pot or going traditional oven-baked.

Don't worry, just keep reading because I'll show you how the complete cooking instructions for each way on the recipe card below.

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Why This Recipe Works

You will love this dry rub chicken wings recipe because:

• These dry rub chicken wings are loaded with flavor. The wings are coated with a mixture of dried spices resulting in a wide range of flavors. This homemade dry rub works like magic! The combination of salt and sugar used as flavor enhancers to open up your taste buds. They also make the meat tasty and tender, yum!
• The chicken wings have the perfect crispiness yet are made without deep-frying! That means these chicken wings contain fewer calories compared to the chicken wings you get at local barbecues, sports lounges or restaurants.
• Marinating is an optional step. Generally, you want to marinate the meat in a dry rub for at least 30 minutes. However, if you are going to cook these chicken wings in a pressure cooker as last-minute finger food, feel free to skip marinating!
• A quick finger food recipe! These delicious chicken wings can be ready in 20 minutes using a pressure cooker (Ninja Foodie or Instant Pot), or up to 40 minutes using a conventional oven.

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Dry Rub Seasoning:

This homemade dry rub seasoning can be the reason to finally stop buying those overpriced store-bought dry rubs (many of which have unhealthy ingredients that I can’t even pronounce)!

This dry rub contains simple ingredients you can find in your pantry.

Even total beginners in the kitchen can make it, and then rub offers complex flavor blends without overpowering the meats. It's a great seasoning to spice up your meats.

To make this dry rub seasoning, you will need the following spices: onion powder, ancho chili pepper, light brown sugar, chili powder, ground cumin, ground cayenne pepper, dried mustard, black pepper, oregano, ginger powder, kosher salt.

As always with my other chicken wings recipe, I added a small amount of paprika and garlic powder as a basic dry seasoning.

The dry rub can be stored in an airtight container for up to 1 month.

How to Make Dry Rub Chicken Wings:

As I mentioned earlier, I cooked these wings using a pressure cooker, Ninja Foodi .(Disclosure: this is not a sponsored post nor I'm being paid to promote the product).

With Ninja Foodi Pressure Cooker TenderCrisp , I can cook the chicken wings faster than a conventional oven or griller. It also allows me to crisp the chicken using the air crisp mode without using a ton of oil. It's my current favorite kitchen tool for cooking chicken wings.

Here's how I make these chicken wings using the Ninja Foodi pressure cooker:

• First, I coat the chicken with the dry rub.
• Second, I cook the chicken wings at high pressure for 5 minutes.
• Third, I crisp the chicken wings using the air crisp mode for about 15 minutes.
• The final result? Flavorful crispy chicken wings on the outside and tender meat on the inside.

If you are an Instant Pot user, just follow the same directions until cooking the wings at high pressure. Then, you simply have to transfer the cooked chicken wings into a broiler to crisp them. This process should only take a few minutes, very quick!

These dry rub chicken wings can also be cooked in the oven. It takes a bit longer but it's worth the wait! For non-pressure cooker users, you just need to bake the seasoned wings in the oven at 350F.

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