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Crispy oven Baked Chicken Wings are so easy to prepare and you don't have to bother with all the grease from frying! A healthier yet delicious way to enjoy wings!
Baked chicken wings fit in the party category in my mind and I love to bake them alongside some vegetable dip, BBQ Meatballs, and a Classic Cheeseball!
It's football season and what appetizer is better with game-day then crispy baked chicken wings?! Seriously, these little guys are the bomb.com! They're baked to crispy perfection, and then tossed in the most delicious sweet and spicy buffalo sauce. They're totally addicting and perfect for game day! Make them ASAP, and then thank me later! 🙂
What I LOVE about these Baked Wings:
- Healthier- without the deep frying, you get wings that are lower in fat and total calories!
- Crispy- I've got tips to help you ensure you still get that nice crispy chicken wing texture.
- 5 minute prep!
How to make Baked Chicken Wings:
- Dry the wings well with paper towels. This is essential to getting a crispy coating.
- Toss with dry spice rub. Combine the salt, pepper, garlic powder, paprika, and baking powder in a small bowl. Then sprinkle the seasoning over the wings, tossing to evenly coat.
- Bake. Arrange wings, skin side up and bake, turning every 20 minutes until wings are crispy and browned. The total cook time will depend on the size of the wings but may take up to 1 hour.
- Toss in sauce. Remove from oven allow to rest for 5 minutes before tossing in desired sauce. I made a quick buffalo sauce with Franks hot sauce, sugar and water.
For Crispy Wings, DO THIS:
- Dry them well! After removing your wings from the packaging, be sure to dry them REALLY well. Use paper towels to blot away any moisture, pressing firmly on the wings. The less moisture left in the skin, the more crispy your wings will be!
- Use Baking Powder. Baking powder will help ensure that your wings brown nicely and it also helps create that desired crispy coating.
Baking Temperature Matters!
We all want our oven baked chicken wings to taste like they were fried, right? Or at least have that delicious crispy texture. Aside from the tricks listed above, it's also important to get the correct oven temperature! The ideal oven temperature for crispy baked wings is 425°F.
Sauce for Chicken Wings:
This is the fun part…We love to have several different sauces available to try, including:
- Buffalo sauce (recipe below)
- Honey BBQ sauce
- Ranch
- BBQ sauce
- or any other favorite sauce!
Serve wings with:
- Fresh veggies and dip
- Any game-day appetizer!
Consider trying these popular finger foods:
- Southwest Egg Rolls
- Slow Cooker Cranberry BBQ Meatballs
- BBQ Pulled Pork Nachos
- Baked Popcorn Chicken
- Cheesy Bean Dip
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Crispy Baked Chicken Wings
Equipment
Ingredients
- 4 pounds chicken wings, , halved at joints, wingtips discarded
- 2 Tablespoons baking powder*, , aluminum free
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon cracker black pepper
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
Buffalo sauce:
- 1/3 cup Frank's Wings Hot Sauce
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- 1 Tablespoon water
Other Sauce ideas: honey BBQ sauce, ranch, honey garlic sauce, BBQ sauce
Instructions
- Adjust your oven rack to the upper-middle position. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
- Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil and place a wire rack (I use a cooling rack) on top. Spray the rack with non-stick spray.
- Use paper towels to pat the wings dry and place them in a large bowl. It's important to dry them REALLY well!
- Combine the salt, pepper, garlic powder, paprika, and baking powder in a small bowl. Then sprinkle the seasoning over the wings, tossing to evenly coat.
- Arrange wings, skin side up, in single layer on prepared wire rack.
- Bake on the upper middle oven rack, turning every 20 minutes until wings are crispy and browned. The total cook time will depend on the size of the wings but may take up to 1 hour.
- Remove from oven and let stand for 5 minutes. Transfer wings to bowl and toss with sauce.
For Buffalo sauce:
- In a medium saucepan over medium heat stir together all sauce ingredients. Mix well until sugar has dissolved.
- Remove from heat and allow to cool to room temperature before adding to wings (or prepare the sauce ahead of time and refrigerate).
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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I originally shared this recipe September 2014. Updated January 2020 with process photos and instructions.
Boom!!!!!! Wicked awesome! Thank you, for the simplicity, and and best wings , this side of Buffalo!
This is such a simple recipe and made the best chicken wings I’ve ever had!!!
Favorite recipe thank you! Family LOVES them!
We hardly ever bothered with wings for many years. Then I found this recipe online and gave it a try. Awesome! Now my wife asks me to make them weekly. Great recipe.
Made the best chicken wings I’ve ever had!
This is the third time I have made these in a week. Never wasting money on wings out again.
These were the best chicken wings my family and I have ever eaten!!! I’ll never make them any other way again!! Thanks for the recipe!!!
WOW!! These were the best homemade wings I have ever had. The seasoning tasted good and the wings were crispy. I will definitely make these again
I made these for dinner and both my husband and I LOVED THEM! This is the best chicken wings have ever turned out for us, and I’ve tried so many methods — Instantpot + air fryer, air fryer, oven, etc. And the fact there is no oil for baking is wonderful. Highly recommend this recipe.
I have never left a review for a recipe but these are so amazing, there is a first time for everything!
Will make them often and the sauce will go on everything! Way better than BBQ sauce.
I made this recipe, Today for lunch/dinner and when I tell you it came out sooo delicious! I made a beautiful tri-colored pasta salacold) to go with your lovely wings.. thank you for the tip about the baking powder! I cooked the wings in my air fryer, thanks again, this is easy and quick!
Absolutely perfect outcome.
Adjusted seasoning to liking, with more of the seasoning, but the coating was crispy and awesome.
The key is to toss the wings (dry as can be) in a bowl with the seasoning… Sprinkling then works well, but not as good as tossing…
Thank you, baked wings at home were never so good!
Perfect recipe.. thank you!
Omgoodness!!! I am so glad I found this recipe. This was the first time I have baked wings. I’m glad I read the comments for some insight. I checked to see how many wings I had which turned out to be 2.5 pounds. So I used only 1T of baking powder and was happy to find that I had Rumsford. I made sure to turn them every 20 min. Man, they were so crispy and tasty! For the sauce, I used the Kroger brand Buffalo medium wing sauce. Next time though I won’t put the sauce on the wings, cause they tasted perfectly wonderful dry. Thank for posting this and for all the helpful comments.
One of the best recipes I have found for baked chicken wings!
What if I don’t have aluminum free baking powder—will it taste weird?
Yes, it’s important to use one that’s aluminum free. Rumford is a common baking powder brand you can get anywhere!
I love this recipe, this is my go to recipe for chicken wings! Wings come out nice and crispy on the outside and perfectly done on the inside. For the sauce I add 2 tbsp water and 3 tbsp brown sugar, just my personal preference for less sweet.
It did make the wings crispy but also very salty. I think next time I’ll do 1 tblsp of flour and 1 tblsp of baking soda.
next time try using what the recipe actually called for, ie bAkiNg PoWdEr
Aluminum free baking POWDER! , not soda. Follow instructions and they will turn out great. I make my sauce differently so I have not tried this one.
Made these the other night and they were delicious!! I baked 10 wings and flipped them after 20 min and baked for another 20. I pulled them out and tossed them in sauce, then put them back in the oven on Hi Broil for 1-2 minutes to get the sauce caramelized and bubbly.
Question, when you say to “turn” after 20 min, do you mean turn the baking sheet or flip the wings? I flipped them…