For those who don’t know, I am obsessed with chicken wings. See, I went to school in Buffalo, New York. Basically the home of the chicken wing! In fact, because of my time spent in Buffalo, I will never refer to chicken wings as “buffalo wings.” And, since my Buffalo days, not a lot of chicken wings in restaurants have gotten in ‘right.’ At least, not in my opinion. But using the air fryer and a secret little trick from my husband (I’ll share below), these Air Fryer Lemon Pepper Chicken Wings come out perfectly crisp!

What You’ll Need

First and foremost, you’ll need an air fryer with this recipe. If you don’t have one yet, I suggest a Ninja Foodi. Other than that, you’ll need the following ingredients:

• 12 Chicken Wings
• 1/4 cup of Butter, melted
• Lemon Pepper Seasoning
• Salt + Pepper
• 1 and a 1/2 tablespoons of baking powder (the secret ingredient!)
• 1 lemon, squeezed/juiced and/or for garnish

That’s it! It’s truly easy peasy. And, while this recipe is for 12 wings, it can easily be doubled (or tripled!).

How to make Air Fryer Lemon Pepper Chicken Wings

Yield: 12 wings

Air Fryer Lemon Pepper Chicken Wings

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Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes

Additional Time 30 minutes

Total Time 45 minutes

Ingredients

• 12 Chicken Wings
• 1/4 cup of Butter, melted
• Lemon Pepper Seasoning
• Salt + Pepper
• 1 1/2 Tablespoons of Baking Powder

Instructions

INGREDIENTS -

1. Take the chicken wings out of the fridge. Allow them to come to room temperature (about a half an hour).
2. Pat chicken dry with a paper towel. Then add chicken to a large bowl.
3. Coat the wings evenly with melted butter.
4. Add lemon pepper seasoning, salt, and pepper. Make sure it is evenly coated.
   
5. Then add baking powder and toss.
6. Cook in Air Fryer at 390° for 10-12 minutes until cooked through.
7. Serve and enjoy!
   

If you’re looking for even more air fryer recipes, check this air fryer mac and cheese recipe!

PIN FOR LATER

Some days I think about how quickly my kids are growing up. But, shortly thereafter, I’m reminded that they are still very much little kids. Mostly by their meal choices. My middle kid is extraordinarily picky. My kids are also very small. So it’s a constant juggle between making them eat what we eat, but also making sure they are actually eating, period. One of my six-year-olds favorite foods is hot dogs. Recently she discovered pretzel hot dogs and she is obsessed. But it turns out those frozen pretzel hot dogs are really expensive. Too expensive, honestly. So I decided to try making our own. And they are incredible! Your whole family is going to love these air fryer pretzel dogs!

What You’ll Need

If you haven’t invested in an air fryer yet, what’s stopping you?! I promise, you will use it a lot more than you think! When my husband first brought ours home I thought, “Great, another appliance to take up space on our counter.” And I swore that I would move it from the counter and out of sight after each use. But, I have to tell you — we use it at minimum twice a day. Minimum! If you’re on the fence, check this one out.

Here’s what else you’ll need:

• 1/2 cup warm water
• 3/4 tsp Active rise yeast
• 1 1/3 cup all-purpose flour (plus more for dusting)
• 1/4 tsp sea salt
• 1/4 tsp sugar
• 8 hot dogs
• 2 tbsp butter (melted)
• pretzel salt
• cooking spray (for air fryer basket)

Easy peasy! So what are you waiting for?!

Air Fryer Pretzel Dogs

Yield: 8

Air Fryer Pretzel Dogs

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Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 6 minutes

Additional Time 10 minutes

Total Time 31 minutes

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup warm water
• 3/4 tsp Active rise yeast
• 1 1/3 cup all-purpose flour (plus more for dusting)
• 1/4 tsp sea salt
• 1/4 tsp sugar
• 8 hot dogs
• 2 tbsp butter (melted)
• pretzel salt
• cooking spray (for air fryer basket)

Instructions

INGREDIENTS -

1. Mix together your warm water and yeast. Let sit for five minutes.
   
2. In a large bowl add your flour, salt, and sugar. After the five minutes for your water and yeast, add this to your flour mixture.
   
3. Using your hands, or a dough hook, knead the dough for one minute until it forms a ball.
4. Transfer the dough ball to a lightly floured flat surface such as a clean kitchen counter or cutting board. Divide the ball into eight sections.
5. Take each section and roll the dough into a long rope from 15 to 20 inches depending on the size of your hotdog.
   
6. Twist the rope around your hotdog four times. Pinch the ends of the rope to another piece of the pretzel rope so that your pretzel rope stays secure on the dog.
7. Spray the basket of your air fryer with cooking spray. Add your pretzel dog to the basket of your air fryer. It depends on the size of your air fryer how many pretzel dogs you can fit at once, just make sure to not overcrowded as the pretzel will expand.
   
8. Spray each pretzel dog with cooking spray lightly.
9. Cook your pretzel dogs for five – seven minutes at 390° or until lightly browned on top.
   
10. Once done cooking, brush with melted butter, and add pretzel salt.
    
11. Remove from the air fryer basket onto a serving plate and enjoy! Best served with mustard, ketchup, cheese dipping sauce, or spicy mustard
    

PIN FOR LATER

It’s easy to get caught up in making the same old thing for dinner time and time again. I find myself in that rut frequently. I am the first to throw together tacos or burgers because it’s the first thing I think of. But I’m really trying to remind myself of other easy weeknight recipes. And this easy air fryer chicken milanese is the definition of the perfect busy weeknight recipe.

What you’ll need for this recipe

In my house you’ll find two kitchen appliances that are in use daily (besides my coffee maker!) — my Instant Pot and my air fryer. The air fryer is perfect for the air fryer because it crisps the chicken up to perfection!

Here’s what else you’ll need:

• 4 Chicken Breasts, sliced in half through the middle
• Salt and Pepper, to taste
• 1/2 cup Mayonnaise
• 1 1/2 cups Panko Bread Crumbs

That’s it! The only other thing you’ll want to have handy is some cooking spray. I use this avocado oil spray, but really any will do.

How to make Easy Air Fryer Chicken Milanese

Air Fryer Chicken Milanese

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Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 9 minutes

Total Time 9 minutes

Ingredients

• 4 Chicken Breasts, sliced in half through the middle
• Salt and Pepper, to taste
• 1/2 cup Mayonnaise
• 1 1/2 cups Panko Bread Crumbs

Instructions

INGREDIENTS -

1. Pour bread crumbs into a shallow dish and set aside.
2. Pat chicken dry with a paper towel.
3. Place the chicken on a cutting board, then slice through the middle (as if you were to butterfly each chicken breast, but slice all the way through).
   
4. Season chicken with salt and pepper.
   
5. Spread approximately 1 Tablespoon of mayonnaise on one side of the chicken breasts.
   
6. Place each chicken breast one at a time in the bread crumbs, then season and spread mayonnaise on the bare side. Flip over and coat the other side of the chicken breast with bread crumbs.
   
7. Remove breaded chicken to a clean plate and repeat the breading process with all chicken halves.
8. Spray tray of air fryer with cooking spray. Place breaded chicken in air fryer basket. Air Fry at 400° for 9 minutes (or until chicken is cooked to 165° internal temperature).
   
9. Remove the chicken and ENJOY!

If you’re looking for even more easy recipes, check out my full list of Instant Pot recipes here!