These baked chicken wings are as crispy and juicy as any fried chicken wing around. Guaranteed.* They’re great on their own but are intended for dipping. So get your buffalo sauce or whatever else you smother your chicken wings in ready before these come out of the oven!
Crispy Naked Chicken Wings
Serves: 2 to 4
Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 30 minutes
INGREDIENTS
- 2 to 3 pounds chicken wings
- ⅓ cup of flour
- 1.5 tbs baking powder
- 2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 tbs of your favorite seasoning blend
DIRECTIONS
- Preheat your oven to 450 degrees.
- Line a baking sheet with foil or parchment paper and coat with cooking spray. Alternatively, if you have a baking rack then place that on the baking sheet and coat it with cooking spray (either method will work just fine here!)
- Place wings in a bowl and pat them dry with a paper towel.
- Whisk together the remaining ingredients in a separate bowl.
- slowly combine the dry mixture to the bowl of wings, shaking the bowl of wings along the way to incorporate evenly.
- Line up your wings on your baking sheet allowing for a bit of space between each wing. If the wings are crowded and touching they won’t get nice and crispy.. so don’t blame me if you don’t heed my warning!
- Place the wings in the oven for 30 to 35 minutes, rotating the baking sheet once after 20 minutes.
NOTES
*I know I said I guarantee that these are as crispy as any fried chicken wing around, but let’s be honest.. a twice fried chicken wing is a twice fried chicken wing. These are as crispy as you can get without deep frying and you won’t be able to tell the difference!
Jen H says
I’m excited to try the wings, because my kids love LOVE love wings. But more importantly, thank you so much for not making me scroll down 22 times to get to your recipe!! I’ll post a comment about the wings when I actually make them. 🙂
erik ford says
Nice! You can use a paper bag to shake the coating instead of a bowl. Save a shopping bag and shake them in there.
David says
That’s an awesome idea. Will try this!
Aaron Johnson says
Now that you’re living in the beautiful free state of Florida, you can also just use a plastic ziplock. Lol.
David says
Haha, very true!
Lynn Deahl says
Yes, that’s how my Mom used to coat chicken for frying. Great tip!
Trina Nishitani says
Trying your chicken wing recipe tomorrow. They look amazing.
Thanks.
David says
Nice, let me know how it goes!
Mary says
I made these for my littles grandchildren who generally eat only chicken nuggets. They were a great hit!! Not a one left. Thanks for the recipe and for the recipe and making it so easy to read on your blog.
David says
That’s awesome!! So happy to hear that.
K Allen says
2nd time I made these, very easy and great taste. Both times I had to cook the wings about 45 minutes
David says
Thanks for sharing, so glad you liked them!
LizEck says
Excellent wings! So delicious. My husband I both loved them. And aiio easy toake
David says
Thanks Liz! Glad you enjoyed them!
Joanne Pereyra says
I am making these for my ladies club tonight and I believe you leave the skin on; is that correct?
David says
Yes I do leave the skin on. Hope they came out great, let me know!
Jill says
These turn out great everytime. Everyone can choose to dip (or not) 🙂
Jill says
These turn out great everytime. Everyone can choose to dip into their favourite sauce (or not) 🙂
David says
Thank you! So glad these are consistently turning out great!
N says
Would you recommend thawing the chicken before hand?
David says
Yes, definitely thaw the chicken beforehand. Let me know how it goes!
FIona says
Have you tried making these in advance and reheating before serving?
David says
Yes I have! I usually toss them into a large cast iron pan, and throw them in the oven around 350 degrees for 20 minutes or so, until the skin looks crispy again.
Fatima says
Loved these wings! Great recipe, turned out super crispy 🙂
David says
So glad to hear it!
Cathy says
This is the only chicken wing recipe we use. It’s
the absolute best!
David says
That’s awesome! It’s the only one I ever suggest to anyone, it’s a great go-to.
Robert says
Yep!! The crispiest Wing I’ve ever had! The Wife and I Loved Em!
This one is being bookmarked. Thanks!!!
David says
Awesome! Thanks for sharing!
Kris says
I am excited to try these tonight. Thank you!
David says
Let me know how it went!
Linda says
Outstanding recipe for crispy oven baked chicken wings. Definitely a do again and highly recommend. I had to cook longer my wings were quite large but came out perfect. Thank you
David says
Thanks for the feedback, glad you liked them!
Joy Bruner says
I tried these tonight and while they are nice and crispy, ours turned out way too salty. For the spice blend I used Lawry’s and it was just too salty with the salt already included. I’ll definitely be more careful next time!
Nina says
I’ve made these twice and out of all recipes I have tried for wings this one is by far the best! Thanks so much and yes, it’s nice not having to scrolls down 🥰
David says
Nice! So glad to hear it.
Elke Longsworth says
I looked for a long time for a simple but good naked wings recipe. Being me, I tampered with the formula – DON’T!
I have a convection oven and used the 450 setting, I might reduce the time by possibly 7 minutes, but they were at room temperature so maybe out of the fridge the 35 min. is right . I made them for a “game” and they were the big hit, because so many people are into non-fried “fried” foods. These are it! Thank you David!
David says
Love this, thanks for the feedback and I’m glad you enjoyed!
Ann says
We tried the wings changed to a little bit more spice loved them, and they were crispy . Cooked a little longer because all oven temps are different. Will make them again better than deep fried as no grease smell in the house. Thanks so much!!!!
Jolene says
Great recipe! I did half in the oven and half in the air fryer. Both were great. The air fryer batch was a little crispier
David says
Oh nice, I’ve been wanting to try this recipe in an air fryer! Thanks for sharing.. I’ll give a try now!
Lil says
Do you think this would work well with other chicken parts, specifically drumsticks and thighs? I’m wondering if there is a change in the cooking time or method. I would think the ingredients could be adjusted as needed.
David says
I think it would work with other parts as long as they are bone in and skin on! Just adjust timing and check it throughout to make sure everything it looking good..
Connie says
Recipe calls for 1 tbsp of your favorite seasoning blend. I am bored with all mine – what do you use?
David says
I’m partial to Old Bay! Also any of the blends made by Traeger are really good, specifically the chicken rub.
Kathy says
I’m so glad I ran across this recipe!!! Had these twice so far and so so good. Love the fact of not deep frying. Sceptical at first but gave it a try and was very impressed. That secret of the baking powder is spot on.
Thank you!!!!
David says
Awesome! So glad to hear it. The baking powder makes all the difference…
Daniel says
I have to say I had my doubts but was plesntly surprised! Vary good not hard to make and allowed my wife to her BBQ and my buffalo. Will definitely make again and would recommend to all
David says
I love to hear this.. there’s nothing better in the recipe world than going into something with doubts, taking a risk, and having it pay off. So glad you enjoyed it!
Dianna says
I made these yesterday for the Super Bowl and my husband said they were the best wings he’s ever had!!
David says
Well that’s basically the best review ever. Thanks for sharing!
Mary Ullman says
When you say to rotate after 20 minutes do you mean rotate the whole tray or to turn the wings?
David says
After 20 minutes you should rotate the entire tray. Let me know how it goes!
Joyce says
Not clear by “rotate” do u mean flipping the wings over?
David says
Hi Joyce,
No need to flip the wings over, I simply rotate the pan around 180 degrees. Ovens don’t always have even temperature throughout so it can be useful to turn the pan around to assure even baking. Hope this helps!
John says
I have been using this in my cosori CS-1– oven and they are wonderful. I don’t add any salt to the mix but tastes great!
Thanks
David says
That’s awesome, I’ve never tried one of those!
Linda says
I made this recipe tonight and it was a success! I have looked for a wing recipe with crispy skin for a long time and have finally found it. Have never liked rubbery skin, and this was perfect. My husband and daughter really liked it too. Thank you!
David says
That’s awesome! That is exactly what I was going for when I wrote this recipe, I worked on it a few times (we ate a lot of wings that week) and knew this was the only baked wing recipe anyone would ever need. Glad you enjoyed!
Sonja says
I cooked my wings frozen! The blood turns black! Why is that?