Baked Chicken Wings
The Crispiest Baked Chicken Wings! You can make the best baked chicken wings in your oven in under an hour! The perfect snack.
Servings: 4 people (approximately 5 wings each)
Calories: 475kcal
Ingredients
- 3 pounds chicken wings drums and flats
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 3 teaspoons cornstarch
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
Spicy Ranch Dipping Sauce (Optional)
- 2 Tablespoons greek yogurt
- 1 teaspoon ranch seasoning
- 2 teaspoons buffalo sauce
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 400 degrees. Take out a large baking sheet and set aside for the wings. We are going to use the bottom rack of our oven when baking our wings to get a nice crisp without having to fry anything!
- In a bowl, mix together cornstarch, salt, pepper, paprika, garlic powder and set aside.
- Remove your chicken wings from the package and pat dry with paper towels to reduce excess moisture from the exterior of your wings. We have been using this brand of wings for years.
- In a large mixing bowl, add your wings and olive oil and stir the bowl to coat all of the wings evenly.
- Once the wings are coated, add half of your seasoning mixture to the wings by sprinkling over the top. Stir the wings together and add the rest of the seasoning and stir to evenly coat. The trick to getting these wings crispy is the use of cornstarch and baking them on the bottom rack of your oven.
- Once your wings are evenly coated, place them directly on your baking sheet with the skin side down. You can also use nonstick aluminum foil but I used our nonstick baking sheets and baked directly on them. Place the baking sheet in the oven on the bottom rack.
- Bake the chicken wings for 20 minutes. At 20 minutes, flip the wings with tongs or a spatula. Bake for another 15-20 minutes or until the wings are golden brown. (Please note: some ovens run hotter or colder depending on the model. You may have a 5-10 minute variance on cook time so always check a little early and take the wings out when they are golden brown on the exterior)
- Once your wings are out of the oven you can make a dipping sauce. We like to make a really simple spicy ranch dipping sauce with greek yogurt, hot sauce, and ranch seasoning but BBQ sauce and hot sauce are great options for this recipe!
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving (5 wings) | Calories: 475kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 34g | Fat: 36g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 7g | Monounsaturated Fat: 17g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 141mg | Sodium: 425mg | Potassium: 287mg | Fiber: 0.01g | Vitamin A: 270IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 22mg | Iron: 2mg