These baked chicken wings are coated in a homemade spice rub, then roasted to crispy perfection. A simple yet satisfying appetizer or meal option that takes just minutes to put together.
In my opinion, you can never go wrong with chicken wings. Whether it’s garlic parmesan wings, lemon pepper wings or buffalo wings, chicken wings are inexpensive, tender and totally delicious. These baked wings feature a BBQ rub that adds tons of flavor.
I love a good crispy chicken wing, but I don’t love all of the hassle and mess that comes along with deep frying wings. These baked chicken wings are perfectly crispy and golden brown, and loaded with plenty of flavor. Perfect for game day!
Make a party platter with some of my appetizer recipes like bacon wrapped jalapeno poppers, mozzarella sticks and artichoke dip.
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Baked Chicken Wings Ingredients
To make baked chicken wings you will need chicken wings, BBQ rub, parsley and vegetable oil.
How Do You Make Baked Chicken Wings?
This baked chickens wings recipe starts with raw chicken wings, which you toss in a little vegetable oil. Next, thoroughly coat the wings in spice rub. Place the wings on a wire rack on a rimmed baking sheet. Bake them at high heat until crispy and golden brown. Add a sprinkling of parsley to taste and enjoy the wings!
Tips For Baked Chicken Wings
- I highly recommend using homemade BBQ rub. It takes just minutes to put together, and can be used in so many different ways. My homemade rub contains salt, garlic powder, paprika, black pepper, onion powder, and more! If you don’t have enough time to make your own rub, feel free to use your favorite store bought spice blend.
- To save time, look for “party style” wings which have the wingettes and the drummettes already separated.
- Some recipes call for coating the wings in baking powder before they’re cooked. I find that coating them in oil and seasonings does the trick for getting crisp oven baked chicken wings.
- Always coat the wings with oil before adding the barbecue rub. This helps the rub to stick to the wings and helps to protect the spices from burning in the oven. The oil also helps to create that desired crispy skin.
- You can line the baking sheet or sheet pan with aluminum foil to catch drips and make clean up easier.
- When you cook the wings on a wire rack, you won’t need to let them drain on paper towels. They will be hot and ready to eat out of the oven!
- These wings are best when served immediately. Leftovers will stay fresh in the refrigerator for up to 3 days, and can be reheated in a 400 degree oven until warmed through.
Quick Tip
You can customize the flavor of your wings by using different seasoning blends such as Jamaican jerk seasoning, Creole seasoning, blackened seasoning or taco seasoning.
How to Cut Chicken Wings
You can often find at the store pre-cut chicken wings which are labeled “party wings” or “wingettes and drummettes.” I like to purchase party wings whenever possible. If you buy whole wings, you will want to separate them to make them easier to cook and eat.
The “wingette” is the flat part of the wing that contains two bones. The “drummette” looks like a little drumstick.
You can separate wings at home by bending the wings back at the joint where the less meaty part of the drummette connects to the wingette. Use kitchen shears or a sharp knife to cut through the joint. Similarly, bend the wingette and the tip back at the joint and cut through the joint with kitchen shears or a sharp knife.
Recipe FAQs
The trick to getting crispy chicken wings is to bake them at high heat, and cook them on a rack. Cooking the wings on a rack ensures that the heat will circulate all around the wings, and any liquid released from the wings will drip away so that the wings roast instead of steam.
Chicken wings should be cooked until crispy and golden brown. This will take about 45 minutes in an oven at 400 degrees F. You will want to keep an eye on the wings to make sure the seasoning does not burn or blacken.
You should not cover chicken wings in the oven. Covering the wings will steam them and they won’t get brown and crispy.
This recipe does not call for saucing your wings, but if you wanted to add sauce, you’d brush it on during the last 5 minutes of the baking time, or after the wings come out of the oven. Adding the sauce too early can cause it to burn.
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Flavor Variations
This recipe is fantastic as written; however, you can change it to suit your own taste!
- Spicy: Add some extra cayenne pepper to your BBQ rub.
- Butter: Use melted butter instead of oil if you prefer butter. If you use butter cook the wings at 350 degrees F for a few more minutes.
- Italian: Lightly season your wings with Italian seasoning instead of BBQ rub. I recommend using about 2 teaspoons. Make sure to add salt and pepper to taste.
- Cajun: Lightly season your wings with Cajun seasoning.
Chicken Wing Dips
I always love to serve a dip alongside my baked chicken wings for even more flavor. Some of my favorite dipping sauces include buffalo sauce, homemade ranch dressing, blue cheese dressing, homemade bbq sauce or even a flavorful creamy pesto dip. I also like to serve my wings with carrots and celery sticks.
If you want delicious crispy chicken wings straight out of the oven, look no further. This seasoned and savory chicken wings recipe makes an excellent party snack or simple meal.
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Baked Chicken Wings
Ingredients
- 3 pounds chicken wings party style, or separate the wingettes and drumettes yourself
- 1/3 cup BBQ Spice Rub homemade or store bought
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- cooking spray
- 1 tablespoon chopped parsley optional
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Line a sheet pan with foil and place an oven safe rack on top of the foil. Coat the rack with cooking spray.
- Place the chicken wings in a large bowl along with the oil. Toss to coat evenly.
- Add the spice rub to the bowl. Toss the wings with the spice rub until they're coated.
- Arrange the chicken wings in a single layer on the rack.
- Bake for 45 minutes or until crispy and golden brown. Top with parsley, then serve.
Notes
- I highly recommend using homemade barbecue rub. It takes just minutes to put together, and can be used in so many different ways. If you don’t have enough time to make your own rub, feel free to use your favorite store bought spice blend.
- To save time, look for “party style” wings which have the wingettes and the drummettes already separated.
Great recipe! Love the rub combination.
I have made this recipe several times now using the BBQ spice rub and just love it. It is like eating fried chicken yet it’s baked! I also made the suggested blue cheese dressing and it is fantastic. Such an easy cleanup since you line the cookie sheet with foil 👍🏻
We loved the wings. I used the rub recipe. What a great flavor!
Wonderful recipe.. delish, easy and on point!
My food critic (Son) loved these! So easy & delicious & I had everything in my pantry. I also used your homemade BBQ rub – it was perfect. I will be using this recipe A LOT! Thank you so much 🙂
do you turn the wings halfway through cooking?
You do not need to flip the wings!
Our favorite recipe! I make these at least twice a month, they are delicious every time!
My chicken wings turned out perfect! Thanks for sharing your recipe(s).
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Can you use olive oil
Yes that’s fine!
How do I do chicken thighs the same way? Should I do bone on with skin and how long would I bake them?
You would do bone in skin on and bake them for an additional 10 minutes.