Hot Wings
Last updated on January 8th, 2026
My husband and I love wings, and we love spicy food! These Hot Wings were so good, we completely devoured them all, leaving a measly 2 wings to store in the fridge for “later”, aka – when we needed a little somethin’ somethin’ long after we should’ve already been in bed. We just COULDN’T stop eating them! We set a couple aside for our boys before mixing them in the sauce – so this could still be a family friendly recipe! My homemade blue cheese dressing just really takes these wings over the top! It’s the perfect relief for the spice! And using the air fryer makes this so easy! Whether you’re hosting guys night, game day, or the season finale of American Idol – you’re probably gonna want some wings to complete your snack spread!
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What ingredients do I need to make these?
To make the wings:
Chicken Wings
Garlic
Italian Seasoning
Paprika
Onion Powder
Garlic Powder
Salt
Black Pepper
To make the buffalo sauce:
Hot Sauce
Butter
Black Pepper
To make the blue cheese dressing:
Mayo
Blue Cheese
Sour Cream
Lemon
Green Onion
Garlic Powder
Salt
Black Pepper
For serving:
Green Onion
How do I make them?
To make the hot wings:
Rinse chicken wings well and pat until dry. Place all wing ingredients in a medium sized bowl and using your hands, mix really well until wings are completely covered. Cover and refrigerate for an hour.
Preheat air fryer for a few minutes at 400 F. Air fry marinated wings for several minutes, working in batches, and flipping halfway through with a tong.
To keep the wings warm:
Line a baking sheet with foil, then place a rack over the baking sheet. Place cooked wings in the oven at 175 F to keep warm. The rack will stop the wings from getting soggy. While those are staying warm, make your blue cheese dressing.
To make the blue cheese dressing:
Add all dressing ingredients to a medium sized bowl, mashing up the blue cheese chunks a bit until you get to a creamier consistency.
Cover and refrigerate the dressing until ready to use.
To make the buffalo sauce:
Add all sauce ingredients to a large bowl and whisk until combined. Toss cooked wings in the sauce, but not until just before eating them! This maintains the crispy skin!
Serve Hot Wings with green onions and chilled blue cheese dressing! Enjoy!
Tips:
- If you’re not a fan of spicy wings, check out my Parmesan Garlic Wings! You can also just sub out the hot sauce for whatever bottled sauce you prefer!
- If you’re not a fan of blue cheese, check out my recipe for Homemade Ranch!
- If you love love love blue cheese, you should also check out my Avocado Blue Cheese Dressing!
Check out some more of my game day recipes!
- Bacon Jalapeño Popper Dip
- Spicy Tuna Pasta Salad
- Beer Cheese
- Crockpot Jambalaya
- Cheesy Beer Brat Chowder
Hot Wings
Equipment
Ingredients
For the wings:
- 4 lbs chicken wings broken at the joints, tips discarded
- 4 garlic cloves minced
- 1 tbsp Italian seasoning
- 1 tbsp paprika
- 1 tsp onion powder
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
For the sauce:
- ½ cup hot sauce
- ½ cup butter melted
- ¼ tsp black pepper
For the blue cheese dressing:
- ¼ cup mayo
- ¼ cup blue cheese
- zest and juice from 1/2 a lemon
- 3 tbsp sour cream
- 1 tbsp green onion minced
- ⅛ tsp garlic powder
- ⅛ tsp salt
- ⅛ tsp of black pepper
For serving:
- green onion thinly sliced
Instructions
To make the wings:
- Rinse chicken wings well and pat dry. Place all wing ingredients in a medium sized bowl and using your hands, mix really well to cover all wings. Cover and refrigerate for an hour.
- Preheat air fryer for 5 minutes at 400 ℉.
- Air fry marinated wings for 20 minutes, working in batches, and flipping halfway through with a tong.
To keep wings warm:
- Line a baking sheet with foil, then place a rack over the baking sheet. Place cooked wings in the oven at 175 ℉ to keep warm. The rack will stop the wings from getting soggy!
To make the blue cheese dressing:
- Add all dressing ingredients to a medium sized bowl, mashing up the blue cheese chunks a bit until you get to a creamier consistency.
- Stir to combine.
- Cover and refrigerate the dressing until ready to use.
To make the buffalo sauce:
- Add all sauce ingredients to a large bowl and whisk until combined.
- Toss cooked wings in the sauce, but not until just before eating them! This maintains the crispy skin!
For serving:
- Serve hot wings with green onions and chilled blue cheese dressing! Enjoy!
Nutrition
Please be aware that nutritional values are approximate and intended as a helpful guide
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I love me some wings and these are so delicious!!
So happy to hear you liked them Thoko, thank you for sharing!
These look and sound delish!
Thank you so much! They were amazing!
These wings are so good! My son and I cannot stop eating them! He enjoys making these with me so that makes it even better. Thanks for sharing!
So glad you and your son enjoyed them, Eric! Thank you!
That sauce is certainly a winner. Look at that beautiful glaze.
Thank you!