Buttery, juicy Buffalo wings are ready in a snap with this easy Instant Pot recipe!
Tossed in a buttery ghee Buffalo sauce, these succulent wings are a crowd pleaser! Your Instant Pot and oven work together to create tender Buffalo wings lacquered with saucy, crispy skin. It doesn’t get much better than that!
If you’re new to the Instant Pot, get ready to be amazed at how quickly these chicken wings cook to tender, fall-off-the-bone goodness. You can use both drumettes and wingettes in this recipe for a good variety of juicy, flavorful dark meat with enough fat to cook down in the Instant Pot. Plus, dark meat contains more zinc, B vitamins and other minerals than white meat!
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Start by blotting the wings dry with a paper towel and season with salt and garlic powder. Pour ½ cup of water in the Instant Pot, then place the wings on a trivet over the water, which works as a steamer basket. Lock the lid and turn the vent to seal. Set the Instant Pot to manual and adjust the time to 5 minutes. It will take approximately 10 minutes for pressure to build, then the pressure cooker timer will countdown 5 minutes.
Once the timer sounds, let the pressure naturally release for 10 minutes, then turn the vent to release the remaining steam. Preheat the oven to broil and line a baking sheet with aluminum foil, placing a cooling rack on top. Stir together melted ghee and hot sauce in a small bowl. Pour half the sauce over the wings, then set them on the prepared baking rack. Broil for 5 minutes to get the skin nice and crispy, then carefully remove the wings from the oven and top with the remaining hot sauce.
Serve your Instant Pot Buffalo wings with Paleo ranch sauce, carrots and celery.
Easy Instant Pot Buffalo Chicken Wings
Easy Instant Pot Buffalo Chicken Wings
Jennafer AshleyTools
- Instant Pot
- Baking sheet
- Cooling rack
- Aluminum foil
- Small mixing bowl
- Large mixing bowl
Ingredients
- 2 lbs. chicken wings, separated
- 1/2 t sea salt
- 1/2 t garlic powder
- 1/3 cup ghee, melted
- 1/2 cup Paleo hot sauce
- 1/3 cup scallions, chopped
- Celery slices, carrot sticks, and Paleo ranch for serving
Instructions
- Blot wings dry with a paper towel and season with salt and garlic powder.
- Pour ½ cup of water in the Instant Pot, then place the wings on a trivet above the water. Lock the lid and turn the vent to seal. Set the Instant Pot to manual and adjust the time to 5 minutes.
- Let the pressure naturally release for 10 minutes, then turn the vent to release the remaining steam.
- Preheat your oven to broil. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil and place a cooling rack on top.
- Stir melted ghee and hot sauce in a small bowl, and place wings in a large bowl. Coat the wings with half of the Buffalo sauce and set them on the prepared baking sheet.
- Place in the oven on the top rack for 5 minutes.
- Top with remaining sauce and sprinkle with chopped scallions. Serve hot.
Looking for Paleo ingredients? Here’s what we recommend:
Ghee (Pure Indian Foods)
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