One of my hubs all time favorite appetizers are chicken wings. If we eat out and they are on the menu, I can almost guarantee an order will be on our table in no time. I have to admit I love them too, but I always thought they would be too much work to make at home. Boy was I WRONG!!!
It will take you all of 10 minutes to get these chicken wings in the oven. Once they are cooked through, toss them your favorite sauce, and Voila! Crispy, addictive chicken wings. Yes, it really is that easy and there is no messy deep frying needed. Yes you really can get crispy wings baked in the oven, keep reading to find out how easy it is.
This recipe will keep your stovetop sparkling clean and baking these wings makes them a much healthier fun food to enjoy, guilt free.
These wings are so easy to make you can whip them up anytime a craving for some crispy wings hits you. It only takes a few ingredients to whip up a batch.
Drums vs Flats-which is your favorite? I personally prefer flats but there has never been a drumette that I declined to wolf down…LOL.
Start by preheating your oven to 250°F.
Line a cookie sheet with foil and place a baking rack on top. Set aside while you prep the wings.
Using a paper towel, dry off wings. Set aside. This step is important for getting a nice crispy skin, so blot off as much of the moisture as you can.
In a large ziplock bag, combine baking powder, garlic powder, onion powder and salt.
Add the chicken wings to the bag.
Seal the bag and toss to coat the wings with the seasoned baking powder. The baking powder is the magic ingredient that produces a nice crispy skin.
Place the coated chicken wings on baking rack.
Bake wings at 250° for 30 minutes. Remove them from the oven and flip wings over.
Increase oven temperature to 425°F and return wings to the oven.
Bake wings for another 50-60 minutes, or until cooked through.
Melt butter and stir together with an equal amount of hot sauce.
Place baked chicken wings into a large bowl.
Pour hot sauce mixture over wings and toss to coat them evenly with the sauce.
Serve wings immediately with either Ranch or blue cheese dressing.
Oh my goodness, not only are these extremely easy to make, but they were sooooo good!
NOTE TO SELF: Make a double batch next time!!!
Crispy on the outside and tender and juicy on the inside…perfection!
Crispy Oven Baked Chicken Wings
Equipment
- baking rack
Ingredients
- 12-15 chicken wings, thawed
- 2 tbsp baking powder
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 3 tbsp butter, melted
- 3 tbsp hot sauce
- Ranch dressing
- celery, optional
- carrots, optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 250°F.
- Line a cookie sheet with foil and place a baking rack on top.
- Using a paper towel, dry off wings. Set aside.
- In a large ziplock bag, combine baking powder, garlic powder, onion powder and salt.
- Add chicken wings and toss to coat.
- Place coated chicken wings on baking rack.
- Bake wings at 250° for 30 minutes.
- Remove from oven and flip wings over.
- Increase oven temperature to 425°F and return wings to the oven.
- Bake wings for another 50-60 minutes, or until cooked through.
- Melt butter and stir together with hot sauce.
- Place baked chicken wings into a large bowl. Pour hot sauce mixture over wings and toss to coat them evenly with the sauce.
- Serve wings immediately with either Ranch or blue cheese dressing.
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