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The Best Baked Chicken Wings, Three Ways

Dry brining makes these The Best Baked Chicken Wings, with much less fat than the restaurant version. And with three sauce options, you can please all palates!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time45 minutes
Total Time55 minutes
Course: Appetizer, Main Course, Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Servings: 20 wings (approximate)
Calories: 81kcal
Author: Geri

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds chicken wings
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 3/4 tsp kosher salt
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp onion powder
  • cracked black pepper to taste

FOR THE BUFFALO WINGS

  • 1/4 cup Frank's Red Hot Buffalo Wing sauce (orange bottle)

FOR THE SWEET BBQ WINGS

  • 1/4 cup Sweet Baby's Rays BBQ sauce, or BBQ sauce of choice

FOR THE GARLIC PARMESAN WINGS

  • 3 tbsp light butter
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 4 garlic cloves, minced
  • 2 tbsp grated parmesan cheese
  • chopped parsley

Instructions

  • Pat the wings with a paper towel until completely dry.
  • In a small bowl, combine baking powder, salt, garlic and onion powders, and pepper. Sprinkle mixture over the wings and toss until wings are completely coated.
  • Cover a baking sheet with tin foil. Add a baking rack to the sheet if you have it, but you can cook the wings straight on the tin foil if needed. Add wings to the sheet pan in a single layer.
  • DO NOT COVER THE WINGS. Dry brine over night in your refrigerator, or brine on your counter top for an hour before you want to cook them.
  • Set an oven rack to the highest position in your oven. Preheat oven to 450F.
  • Pat the wings dry again with a paper towel. Bake dried wings for 15 minutes, then flip and cook for another 15-30 minutes, until skin is crisp to your liking.
  • If you want to use an air fryer, follow all brine steps, then use the cooking times and methods from this Food Network recipe.
  • Remove wings from oven and lightly brush with either the Buffalo or BBQ sauce.
  • If making the Garlic Parmesan, melt butter with garlic powder, then lightly brush over wings. Sprinkle wings with chopped garlic, grated parmesan cheese, and chopped parsley.

Notes

Click the flavor below to log your WW Points on the app for this recipe.
1 wing (or 1/20 of total recipe) = 3 WW Points
Buffalo / BBQ / Garlic Parmesan
WW Green, Blue, and Purple SmartPoints: About 1 SP per wing for the Buffalo, and about 2 SP a wing for the BBQ or Garlic Parmesan.
See blog notes for how to track exact points. 
Nutrition is calculated per wing without sauce. 

Nutrition

Calories: 81kcal | Protein: 8g | Fat: 6g