Baked Chicken Wings

by Sabrina Snyder

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4 servings
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
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Baked Chicken Wings are appetizers made easy and crispy in the oven! All the same great flavor you love without the hassle of the frying mess!

Nothing makes a better party appetizer than the perfect Chicken Wings recipe because they’re easy to make, great for sharing, and a favorite with everyone. For more irresistible wings try my BBQ Chicken Wings and Buffalo Wings.

Sabrina’s Baked Chicken Wings Recipe

Baking wings in the oven makes them easy to enjoy at home and healthier than deep-frying, like they typically would be at a restaurant. These crowd-pleasing wings are roasted to crispy perfection with a flavorful coating that’s just as mouth-watering as anything you’d get at your favorite sports bar! Hot and crispy wings make a great appetizer for your next game night, super bowl watch party, or family get-together.

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Dinner, then Dessert

Baked Chicken Wings Recipe

Baked Chicken Wings are appetizers made easy and crispy in the oven! All the same great flavor you love without the hassle of the frying mess!
Yield 4 servings
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Course Appetizer, Dinner
Cuisine American
Author Sabrina Snyder
Cooked wings in a basket with ranch and celery sticks
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Ingredients
 

  • 1/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 2 teaspoons garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon coarse ground black pepper
  • 3 pounds chicken wings , (I used frozen), thawed

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  • In a large bowl whisk together vegetable oil, garlic powder, onion powder, chili powder, salt, and pepper.
  • Add chicken to the bowl and coat well.
  • Place chicken onto a large baking sheet and bake for 1 hour.

Nutrition

Calories: 537kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 34g | Fat: 43g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 14g | Monounsaturated Fat: 15g | Trans Fat: 0.4g | Cholesterol: 141mg | Sodium: 725mg | Potassium: 323mg | Fiber: 0.4g | Sugar: 0.1g | Vitamin A: 420IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 28mg | Iron: 2mg

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Note from Sabrina

So why are chicken wings also so tender and delicious? Part of it is in the sauce. Tangy BBQ sauce breaks down some of the tougher portions of meat, leaving you a juicy, fork tender wing that practically melts in your mouth. The kind of sauce that is “true barbecue” varies person to person. While there are probably as many different versions of BBQ sauce as there are people in the US, there are four main bases for making Barbecue Sauce. See the different types down below.

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About this Recipe

Crispy Baked Chicken Wings are the ultimate party wings! I prep them for the oven in no time, then bake them until you have nice crispy skin and tender insides. The flavors of garlic, onion, and chili are mixed into the crispy coating and go great with any number of your favorite dipping sauces. Plus, I make a few batches, tossing each batch in a different sauce for a variety of flavors for everyone to enjoy.

Can this be made ahead of time?

Yes, you can make these ahead of time and store them in the refrigerator overnight. Place them on a baking sheet and reheat them at 375 degrees until warmed-through at an internal temperature of 165.

Pairing Suggestions

Serve them along with other favorite appetizers like Brown Sugar Smokies and Crispy Coconut Shrimp, for an unbelievable flavorful party. Put the chicken on a serving dish along with your favorite sauces like Blue Cheese Dressing, BBQ Sauce, or Honey Mustard. For a spicy sauce, you can also use Buffalo Sauce. Put it out with other dippers like carrot sticks and celery for more tasty finger food.

Tangy Yogurt Dip

  • To make a cool yogurt dip combine 1 cup plain yogurt, 2 tablespoons chili sauce, and 1 teaspoon horseradish.

Homemade Tzatziki Sauce

  • Mix together 2 cups grated cucumber, 1 cup Greek yogurt (or sour cream), 2 tablespoons olive oil, a tablespoon chopped dill, a tablespoon lemon juice, and 1 minced garlic clove.

How to Store

  • Serve: Chicken wings shouldn’t be left at room temperature for more than 2 hours.
  • Store: You can save this mouth-watering chicken in the fridge to enjoy for 3-4 days.
  • Freeze: To freeze the Chicken Wings, put them in an airtight container or freezer bag. They’ll stay good for up to 6 months.

Ideas to Serve

Types of BBQ Sauces

  • Tomato-Based Sauces: This is the most typical “grocery store” sauce you are going to see, with it’s dark brown or red coloring that comes from a base of ketchup. Loaded with all kinds of different flavorings from smokey to sweet to spicy, this popular sauce goes well with pretty much any meat or BBQ dish.
  • Vinegar-Based Sauces: Vinegar lends a sour, tangy flavor to BBQ sauce. While vinegar-based sauces tend to leave out tomato, they more than make up for it with spices and heat. North Carolinians love this sauce for pork and other fatty meats.
  • Mustard-Based Sauces: A lot of people know this as South Carolina style BBQ sauce, it is a sauce made from mustard (which gives it that signature gold color), vinegar, sugar and spices. Pork and chicken soak up this sauce well.
  • Mayonnaise-Based Sauces: Yup, mayo BBQ sauce. This isn’t the kind that is just mixing mayo with bbq. Commonly known as Alabama white sauce, it’s a thinned out mayo sauce loaded with seasoning and tangy flavor that’s perfect for smoked chicken.

Variations

  • Spicy Chicken Wings: To make spicy chicken try drizzling some hot sauce over the chicken wings before serving. Add a little hot pepper sauce at a time to make sure you don’t add too much heat.
  • Sweet: To make sweeter chicken mix some brown sugar or ½ cup honey into the dry rub mixture.
  • BBQ Baked Chicken Wings: To make BBQ Chicken Wings bake the chicken as normal for 45 minutes. Then take the chicken out and drizzle BBQ sauce over the top before baking for the last 15 minutes.
  • Dry Rub Ingredients: You can add any number of your favorite seasonings to the rubbed baked chicken spice mixture. Oregano, rosemary, cumin, paprika, or basil would all add nice flavor.

Raspberry Balsamic Baked Chicken Wings

  • For a unique and delicious flavorful take on this recipe, try making Raspberry Balsamic Baked Chicken Wings.
  • To make the rich balsamic raspberry sauce combine ¼ cup balsamic vinegar, ½ cup raspberry jam, ¼ cup water, 1 teaspoon grated ginger, ½ tablespoon soy sauce, and 2 tablespoons butter.
  • Pour the sauce over the Baked Chicken after 45 minutes in the oven.
  • Then bake for another 15 minutes before serving.

Finger Licking Good Wing Flavors

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Chicken wings, celery, and dipping sauce in a basket
Collage of baked wings on sheet and in basket with ranch

About the Author: Sabrina Snyder

Sabrina is a professionally trained Private Chef of over 10 years with ServSafe Manager certification in food safety. She creates all the recipes here on Dinner, then Dessert, fueled in no small part by her love for bacon.

Sabrina Snyder is a professionally trained personal and private chef of over 10 years who is the creator and developer of all the recipes on Dinner, then Dessert.

She is also the author of the cookbook Dinner, then Dessert – Satisfying Meals Using Only 3, 5 or 7 Ingredients, published by Harper Collins.

She started Dinner, then Dessert as a business in her office as a lunch service for her coworkers who admired her lunches before going to culinary school and becoming a full time personal chef and private chef.

As a personal chef Sabrina would cook for families one day a week and cook their entire week of dinners. All grocery shopping, cooking and cleaning was done along with instructions on reheating. As a private chef she cooked for private parties and cooked in family homes in the evenings for families on a nightly basis after working as a personal chef during the day.

Sabrina has been certified as a ServSafe Manager since 2007 and was a longstanding member of the USPCA Personal Chef Association including being on the board of the Washington DC Chapter of Chefs in the US Personal Chef Association when they won Chapter of the year.

As a member of the community of food website creators Sabrina Snyder has spoken at many conferences regarding her experiences as a food writer including the Indulge Food Conference, Everything Food Conference, Haven Food Conference and IACP Annual Food Professionals Conference.

Sabrina lives with her family in sunny California.

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  1. Sabrina, You have shared the most amazing recipes. My husband & I have made several of them & absolutely loved them. I have tried to post a comment complimenting you & how wonderful they turned out, but for some reason, my comments have been blocked. I have used appropriate language & been very complementary. Have I done something wrong?

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  2. The baked chicken wings were a hit with the family. Besides myself, my husband and 2 daughters and 2 sons loved it. Moist and delicious. Will definitely print recipe and put in my recipe book. Thank you for sharing.

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