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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.
Why Make Oven Baked Garlic Parmesan Wings
These crispy chicken wings are always a hit at home! They are delicious, less expensive, and more convenient than traveling to Buffalo Wild Wings, or any other restaurant that sells your favorite wings.
That said, here are a few reasons why you should make these crispy oven-baked chicken wings with parmesan & garlic butter sauce:
- 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. That said, these are some of the best wings that you can make, whether for your favorite game day (like the Super Bowl or the NBA Finals) or for a delicious meal that everyone will enjoy!
Ingredients Needed
I bet you have many of these in your pantry. Be sure to check out the recipe card at the bottom of the post for the exact ingredient amounts and step-by-step instructions.
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 Cheese: I get fresh parmesan from the refrigerated section of the market. It looks like powder. The fresh version is best because it is less processed, has a more natural parmesan flavor, and doesn’t taste as salty.
- Onion Powder
- Garlic Powder
- Dried Parsley
- Black Pepper
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 with paper towels. 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.
- Place wings in a single layer on a large baking sheet (or rimmed baking sheet) that’s lined with parchment paper. You may also use a baking sheet with a cooling rack (oven rack or wire rack).
- Bake the wings until crisp: Cook the wings in the oven for 20-25 minutes per side. The longer you cook them, the crispier they’ll get, with a beautiful golden brown color. I tend to overcook my wings so that they are still crisp after being tossed in sauce.
- Mix the sauce: add all of the sauce ingredients to a small bowl and mix
- Toss the wings to coat: remove the hot wings from the oven and add them to a large bowl with the butter garlic sauce.
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.
- Optional: If you want to enhance the garlic flavor, try adding a little fresh garlic based on your personal preference.
How to Store Leftover Parmesan Garlic Wings
If you have any leftovers of this baked garlic parmesan wings recipe, the best way to store them is in an airtight container for next time (up to 3-4 days). You can also wrap them up tight in aluminum foil.
You can bake wings for 20-25 minutes (per side) at 400 degrees. However, for crispy wings, I prefer to turn the heat up to 425 degrees.
I do not bake chicken wings at 350 degrees because that temperature is not high enough to fully brown or even crisp the skin.
No. I do not boil my chicken wings before baking them.
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.
More Garlic Parmesan Chicken Recipes
- Air Fryer Garlic Butter Chicken Bites
- Air Fryer Garlic Butter Chicken Thighs
- Garlic Parmesan Chicken Wings [+VIDEO]
Recipes to Enjoy This With
- Air Fryer Green Beans
- Air Fryer Butternut Squash
- Cauliflower Rice Pilaf
- Ninja Air Fryer Broccoli [+VIDEO]
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Baked Garlic Parmesan Chicken Wings
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Ingredients
Oven Fried Wings
- 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
Garlic Parmesan Sauce
- 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
Instructions
For the wings
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
- Remove the chicken wing parts from the refrigerator and pat dry (removing as much moisture as possible helps to have a crispy wing skin)
- 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.
- 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. A crispier wing will still be crisp even with the sauce on top.
For the sauce
- Add all ingredients to a small bowl.
- Whisk to incorporate.
Finish the dish
- Add the wings to a bowl.
- Pour some of the sauce on top.
- Toss to coat.
Recipe Notes
- 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.
Nutrition Details
The nutrition facts come from entering the recipe ingredients into Spoonacular API, a database of food ingredients. They may vary for any recipe based on the exact product used. The keto sweeteners I use have 0g net carbs & are not included because sugar alcohols do not impact most people. This is provided as a courtesy, but you can do your own calculations if you wish!
