Baked Garlic Parmesan Chicken Wings

Name: Baked Garlic Parmesan Wings
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 55 min
Ingredients: 1.5 lbs Chicken Wings (sectioned into flats and drums); 1.5 tbsp Baking Powder; 1/4 tsp Natural Ancient Sea Salt (optional); 1/2 tsp Black Pepper; 1/2 tsp Smoked Paprika; 1/2 tsp Garlic Powder; 1/2 tsp Onion Powder; 1/4 cup Butter (melted, unsalted); 1/2 cup Grated Parmesan Cheese (I get this fresh in the refrigerated section of the market); 1 tsp Onion Powder; 1 tsp Garlic Powder; 1 tsp Dried Parsley; 1/4 tsp Black Pepper

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This easy Oven Baked Garlic Parmesan Chicken Wings recipe is the perfect alternative to my popular Garlic Parmesan Wings when you have a small air fryer or are cooking for a large family, meal prep or crowd. This version starts with my crispy baked wings. Then, I top them with the same super easy garlic parmesan sauce. Enjoy these with a side Caesar salad, one of these air fryer vegetable recipes, or another side dish to make them a meal.

Baked Garlic Parmesan Wings on a rectangular plate

Why Make This

Tastes better than takeout: my original garlic parmesan wings recipe became popular because it tastes better than takeout. The baked version is just as great, giving you flavor as well as savings!
Option for a large family, meal prep or crowd: one of the benefits of baking garlic parmesan chicken wings in the oven is that you have more space. This allows you to double the recipe without having to cook in batches.

Ingredients Needed

Oven Fried Wings

Chicken Wings: I buy these sectioned into flats and drums, but you can use drumettes, and whole wings too!
Natural Ancient Sea Salt: I‘m using fine sea salt. This is optional. You can make the wings without it and add salt to the sauce or use salted butter if you’d like more options to adjust the salt to your tastes
Black Pepper
Smoked Paprika
Garlic Powder
Onion Powder
Baking Powder: this allows the chicken wings to become crispy like fried chicken. While you can make this recipe without it, the chicken wings will not be crispy and be similar to regular baked wings.
Olive oil: Adding a little bit of oil helps to jumpstart the crisping process.

Garlic Parmesan Sauce

Butter: I use melted and unsalted butter
Grated Parmesan: I get this fresh from the refrigerated section of the market. It looks like powder. The fresh version is best because it is less processed and doesn’t taste as salty.
Onion Powder
Garlic Powder
Dried Parsley
Black Pepper

Chicken Wings, Sea Salt, Black Pepper, Smoked Paprika, Garlic Powder, Onion Powder, Baking Powder, Olive oil and other spices on separate bowls

How to Bake Garlic Parmesan Wings in the Oven

Prepare the chicken wings: Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Remove the chicken wing parts from the refrigerator and pat dry. Mix the spices and baking powder in a small dish or ramekin. Sprinkle the seasoning mixture on the wings and toss the wings to coat.
Bake the wings until crisp: Place wings on a parchment-paper lined baking sheet or a baking sheet with a cooling rack. Cook the wings in the oven for 20-25 minutes per side. The longer the crispier.
Mix the sauce: add all of the sauce ingredients to a bowl and mix
Toss the wings to coat: remove the hot wings from the oven and add them to a bowl with the sauce.

steps to make Baked Garlic Parmesan Wings

Top Tips & FAQs

Use all of the baking powder spice mix: this baking powder spice mix gives these baked garlic parmesan chicken wings flavor and helps to crisp the wing skin. So, you all of it and really toss your chicken wings in it to coat.
Pat the wings dry: removing as much moisture as possible before coating the wings in the spice mix also helps to have a crispy wing skin
Add the sauce to hot chicken wings: I add the sauce to the wings while they are hot. This allows the sauce to really stick to the wings.

How long does it take wings to bake at 400?

You can bake wings for 20-25 minutes at 400 degrees. However, for crispy wings, I prefer to turn the heat up to 425 degrees.

How long should wings be in the oven at 350?

I do not bake chicken wings at 350 degrees because that temperature is not high enough to fully brown or even crisp the skin.

Do you have to boil chicken wings before baking?

No. I do not boil my chicken wings before baking them.

Is it better to bake or fry wings?

This depends on your goals. In this recipe, I’m baking my garlic parmesan wings in the oven because I’d prefer to have crispy wings that aren’t deep-fried in oil or breaded.

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