Here’s a simple and tasty Baked Chicken Wings recipe—crispy on the outside, juicy inside:
Ingredients (serves 4)
- 2 pounds (≈900 g) chicken wings, split into drumettes and flats
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil or olive oil
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- Optional: ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper for heat
- Optional sauce for tossing: buffalo sauce, BBQ sauce, or honey garlic
Instructions
- Preheat oven
- 425°F (220°C). Line a baking sheet with foil and place a wire rack on top (for crispier wings).
- Prepare the wings
- Pat wings dry with paper towels.
- Toss with oil, salt, pepper, garlic powder, paprika, and optional cayenne.
- Arrange for baking
- Place wings in a single layer on the wire rack.
- Bake
- Bake 40–45 minutes, flipping halfway through, until skin is golden brown and crispy.
- Optional sauce
- Toss baked wings in your favorite sauce or serve plain with dipping sauce.
- Serve
- Serve hot with celery sticks and ranch or blue cheese dressing, if desired.
💡 Tips:
- Patting the wings dry before baking is key for crispiness.
- For extra-crispy wings, broil for 2–3 minutes at the end of baking.
- Wings can also be marinated in buffalo sauce or soy-garlic mix before baking for deeper flavor.
If you want, I can also give a honey garlic baked chicken wings version that’s sticky, sweet, and savory.
Do you want me to do that?
