Instant Pot Buffalo Chicken Wings

plated buffalo wings topped with ranch dressing

The best Instant Pot chicken wings recipe is so easy & yummy. Fall-off-the-bone buffalo chicken wings will please any crowd. The cooking liquid secret adds so much flavor. These spicy wings are keto-approved, low-carb, & diabetic-friendly.

4.80 from 10 votes

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Prep Time 5

Cook Time 25

Total Time 30

Course Appetizer

Cuisine American

Servings

Calories 256 kcal

Equipment

pressure cooker

Ingredients

3 pounds chicken wings / drummettes
¾ cup water
¼ cup hot sauce
2 TB apple cider vinegar
4 TB salted butter melted
¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
salt & pepper
¼ cup additional hot sauce

Instructions

Combine cooking liquid ingredients together – water, hot sauce, AC vinegar, 2 TB melted butter and the cayenne pepper. Pour into the insert of your Instant Pot or Pressure Cooker.
Season chicken thoroughly with salt and pepper. Add to the pot.
Lock and seal the lid. Close the steam valve on the lid. Select Manual and press the up or down arrows to set the Instant Pot to 5.
It will take about 10 minutes to come to pressure. Once it does it will count down the 5 minutes. After it counts down the Instant Pot will beep. At this point let the pressure release naturally by keeping the lid locked and the valve sealed until the clock counts back up to 10 minutes.
After 10 minutes, open the steam valve carefully with a wooden spoon or long utensil. Remove the chicken wings with tongs and place on a baking sheet.
Place under a low broiler and rotate to brown and crisp up all sides.
While crisping, in a large bowl combine the other 2 TB of melted butter and more hot sauce – to your taste. I use usually about another ¼-1/2 cup at this point for all the wings.
Once crispy toss wings in the butter and hot sauce mixture.
Serve with ranch or blue cheese dressing, raw vegetable sticks or coleslaw.

Notes

STORING & REHEATING:

Store leftovers in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
Reheat in the air fryer or oven at 400°F for 5-10 minutes.

Nutrition

Calories: 256kcalCarbohydrates: 0.2gProtein: 17gFat: 20gSaturated Fat: 8gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 0.4gCholesterol: 86mgSodium: 312mgPotassium: 160mgFiber: 0.04gSugar: 0.1gVitamin A: 348IUVitamin C: 6mgCalcium: 14mgIron: 1mg

Keyword chicken, easy, gluten-free, grain-free, instant pot, keto, low carb, paleo, poultry, pressure cooker, spicy

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