Here’s a simple and delicious Oven-Baked Chicken Wings recipe — crispy on the outside, juicy on the inside 🍗🔥
🍗 Oven-Baked Chicken Wings
🛒 Ingredients (Serves 4)
- 2 lbs (900 g) chicken wings
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp paprika
- ½ tsp salt (or to taste)
- ½ tsp black pepper
- Optional: ½ tsp cayenne pepper for heat
- Optional sauce for tossing: buffalo sauce, BBQ, or honey garlic
👩🍳 Instructions
1️⃣ Preheat Oven
- Preheat oven to 425°F (220°C).
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or foil and place a wire rack on top (for extra crispiness).
2️⃣ Prepare Wings
- Pat chicken wings dry with paper towels (helps them crisp).
- In a large bowl, toss wings with olive oil and all spices until evenly coated.
3️⃣ Bake
- Arrange wings on the wire rack in a single layer.
- Bake for 25–30 minutes, flip wings halfway through.
- Optional: Broil for 2–3 minutes at the end for extra crispiness.
4️⃣ Optional Tossing
- Toss baked wings in your favorite sauce (buffalo, BBQ, or honey garlic) before serving.
- Serve with celery sticks and ranch or blue cheese dressing.
💡 Tips
- Dry the wings well before seasoning — key for crispiness.
- For extra flavor, marinate wings in spices and a little lemon juice for 30 minutes before baking.
- Wire racks allow air circulation — no soggy bottoms!
If you want, I can also give a super easy 3-ingredient baked chicken wings recipe that’s crispy and flavorful with minimal prep.
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