Making Lemon Pepper Wings

Don’t worry, no deep fryer is required. Extra-crispy chicken wings are coated in a buttery, lemony sauce and sprinkled with freshly cracked pepper. Wing excellence.

Take a break from the typical lemon pepper wings and bake or air fried them instead (great for people who can’t handle the heat)!

Lemon Pepper Wings

We adore this straightforward spin on a well-known snack favorite. These are deliciously tart and make your lips pucker.

• These can be prepared in the oven or an air fryer.
• Lemon zest and lemon pepper give these a fantastic flavor boost.
• They are simple to prepare and take very little time.
• If desired, top with some parmesan cheese.

How are Lemon Pepper Wings made?

PORK WINGS

To save time, buy split wings (the small drumsticks and the flat sections). Splitting whole chicken wings yourself takes time. Both fresh and frozen wings can be used to make these. Cooking time will be longer for frozen wings.

SEASONING

These have a lemon pepper flavor coating. Before adding if using store-bought, give it a taste (we prefer homemade lemon pepper seasoning). You might need to cut back on the quantity of salt you add to the wings because certain brands can be really salty.

SAUCE WITH LEMON PEPPER BUTTER

These are boiled and then heavily dusted with freshly ground black pepper before being tossed in lemon butter. OH MY GOD! Use your pepper grinder if you have one right away!

Make Lemon Pepper Wings at Home

Here are a couple of techniques; we prefer to cook wings in the air fryer, but we also know how to bake them for crispy skin! Of course, you can deep fry these wings as well if you enjoy doing so.

Chicken wings with lemon pepper in the oven

1. Add flour and baking powder and toss.
2. Place a rack and wings on a baking sheet covered with foil.
3. Bake in accordance with the directions listed below.
4. After removing the wings from the oven, mix them in butter and lemon. Add a lot of fresh black pepper when seasoning. Serve warm.

How to Air Fryer Lemon Pepper Wings

1. Place the wings in a single layer and preheat the air fryer as directed in the recipe below.
2. Till crisp, cook.
3. Take the wings out of the air fryer and combine them with butter and lemon. Add a lot of fresh black pepper when seasoning. Serve warm.

For the Best Wings…

1. To ensure that the wings are crisp, preheat the oven or the air fryer.
2. No of the approach, turn the food around halfway through cooking to ensure that both sides crisp up nicely.
3. For this dish, freshly cracked pepper works best.

We still enjoy serving these wings with ranch or blue cheese dressing (or dip!) even if they aren’t particularly hot.

Ingredients

Instructions

1. Set the oven to 425 °F.
2. Mix flour and baking powder with the wings. Keep chilled for at least 15 minutes.
3. Olive oil, lemon pepper, lemon zest, and garlic should be mixed with the wings.
4. A baking rack is placed on top of a foil-lined pan. Cooking spray should be used on the rack.
5. After 20 minutes, flip the wings over and bake for a further 15 minutes, or until crisp. If desired, broil each side for one minute.
6. Toss the wings with the butter and lemon juice mixture. Add liberal amounts of additional pepper, salt, and fresh thyme, if preferred. Serve right away.

Notes

*Some lemon pepper brands have a tendency to be overly salty. Before seasoning the chicken, taste the lemon pepper and cut back on the salt if necessary.
When cooking in an air fryer, neither flour nor baking powder is necessary.

Air fryer instructions

• Heat the air fryer to 400 degrees.
• Olive oil, lemon pepper, lemon zest, and garlic should be mixed with the wings.
• Put wings in the air fryer basket in a single layer, and cook for 10 minutes.
• Cook the wings for a further 10 minutes, or until crispy.
• Toss the wings with the butter and lemon juice mixture. Add liberal amounts of additional pepper, salt, and fresh thyme, if preferred. Serve right away.

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