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Garlic Parmesan Chicken Wings

Name: Garlic Parmesan Chicken Wings
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 60 min
Ingredients: 32 chicken wings; 1/4 cup vegetable oil; 1 teaspoon Kosher salt; 1/2 teaspoon coarse ground black pepper; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 2 teaspoons lemon juice; 1 teaspoon lemon zest; 2 teaspoons garlic powder; 5 cloves garlic (, finely minced); 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes; 1/3 cup Parmesan cheese

by Sabrina Snyder

Published on January 10, 2022 Last updated September 10, 2022

2 Comments

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 55

Total Time 1

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Garlic Parmesan Chicken Wings are the best wings for game day! Crispy baked wings in a lemon garlic parmesan sauce and spicy red pepper flakes.

Buffalo Wings are a must have Super Bowl Appetizer Recipe, but there’s no doubt they use up a stack of napkins. For a crispy, spicy appetizer minus the wing sauce, you’ll love these new game day chicken wings!

Lemon Parmesan Chicken Wings on serving plate with lemon wedges

These crispy baked chicken wings are great for those who want a spicy kick and lots of flavor, but none of the sticky buffalo or barbecue wing sauce. These simple wings are tangy, garlicky, and slightly sweet with smokey heat from the red pepper flakes and black pepper.

Garlic Parmesan Chicken Wings are great for game days, backyard parties, or whenever you are craving crispy chicken wings. These low carb chicken wings are so easy to make with just a handful of ingredients, one large bowl and a baking sheet. Less mess in your kitchen and when you’re eating them, win-win!

These yummy, spicy Garlic Parmesan Chicken Wings are delicious with Blue Cheese Dressing or Ranch Dressing. The cool, creamy dressing with crispy, tangy wings is just perfection. You could also use the wing sauce for other skin-on chicken pieces and serve crispy low carb Lemon Parmesan Chicken for dinner.

Lemon Parmesan Chicken Wings Collage of prep steps

If you are wanting a milder chicken wing, simply leave out the red pepper flakes in this wings recipe. Adjust the black pepper to taste for just a wee bit of heat or leave it out completely. If you are fan of spicy chicken wings, add a teaspoon or two of your favorite hot sauce or cayenne pepper.

For perfectly crispy wings, the key is to use thawed drumettes and pat them dry before tossing in the vegetable oil. Spread them in a single layer and don’t overcrowd the baking sheet. Use two baking sheets if your chicken wings are really large or frozen.

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Can you use other chicken pieces with Lemon Parmesan recipe?

You can use other chicken pieces besides drumettes with this sauce. Use it to coat a Roast Chicken or toss Baked Chicken Thighs in Lemon Parmesan Chicken Wing Sauce in the final 10-15 minutes of baking.

How can I make this a vegetarian wing recipe?

Instead of chicken, toss crispy Roasted Cauliflower or Baked Tofu in this garlic parmesan sauce for vegetarian game day appetizers.

How do you make Chili Lime Chicken Wings?

Instead lemon juice, use fresh lime juice and lime zest, and a teaspoon of chili powder. You can use fine grated Cojita cheese for the parmesan cheese for Elote style chicken wings.

Can I make Lemon Parmesan Chicken Wings with Italian seasonings?

Use Italian seasonings like oregano, rosemary, and thyme, and minced fresh cloves garlic for Italian chicken wings. Serve with a side of Marinara for dipping.

Air Fryer Garlic Parmesan Chicken Wings

Pat chicken wings dry and season with salt and black pepper. Spray the air fryer basket with cooking spray and place chicken drumettes in a single layer in basket. Cook in batches at 360 degrees for 12 minutes on each side (24 minutes total). Increase the heat to 390 degrees, toss in the lemon parmesan sauce and cook for 6 minutes more, until wings are extra crispy.

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HOW TO STORE GARLIC PARMESAN CHICKEN WINGS

Serve: Wings can be at room temperature for up to 2 hours before they should be stored.
Store: Keep your leftover chicken wings in the refrigerator in an airtight container or storage bag for up to 4 days.
Freeze: Lay your wings on a baking sheet in a single layer and freeze for 1 hour. Transfer to a freezer safe bag and freeze for up to 2 months. Reheat frozen wings in the oven.

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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Comments

Julie says:

April 13, 2023 at 6:47 am

Hi, Just wondering if you made these with the grated parmesan Cheese from the fridge section, or the long life parmesan fom the grocery aisle, which is more like a powder? I feel like this is important for getting the quantity right, as the weight of each in a 1/3 cup could be quite different… thanks

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1. Team Dinner, then Dessert says:
  
  April 15, 2023 at 11:12 pm
  
  Grated parmesan cheese from the fridge section. Thank you for asking!
  
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