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Garlic Parmesan Chicken Wings are high on the list of my favorite things. After getting them several times as takeout, I decided to make these at home. In this post, I share how to make the best garlic parmesan wings sauce that pairs perfectly on the crispiest air fryer chicken wings or baked wings.
Copycat Garlic Parmesan Chicken Wings
If you’re like me, then you love the Garlic Parmesan Wings from places like Buffalo Wild Wings and Wing Stop. But, as I mentioned in my air fryer buffalo wings post, takeout can get expensive so I wanted to make these at home.
This copycat Garlic Parmesan Wings recipe tastes better than takeout. Plus, since you’re making the sauce at home, you get to skip all the random ingredients that tends to come in this sauce.
Make Garlic Parmesan Wing Sauce
Garlic Parmesan Wing Sauce includes grated parmesan cheese, melted butter, garlic powder, and dried parsley. I get my parmesan cheese from the refrigerated section of the market. This option has less sodium and packs more parmesan flavor.
To make the sauce, I mix all of the sauce ingredients together then toss the wings in it right before I’m ready to eat them.
How to make Garlic Parmesan Wings
Making Garlic Parmesan Wings is fairly simple.
- Crisp the wings by baking them in the oven or the air fryer
- Make Garlic Parmesan Sauce by melting butter in the microwave, then stirring in the remaining sauce ingredients
- Toss the wings in the sauce when you are ready to eat
Garlic Parm Wings in the Air Fryer:
You can use any air fryer to make your chicken wings. But, I get a lot of questions about the ones I’ve used. So, I’m including them below:
- GoWiseUSA XL Air Fryer: This XL Electric Air Fryer was my first air fryer. I loved it because of its capacity. The size, 5.8qt, was enough to make a meal for about 3 people.
- Ninja Foodi: More recently, I got a Ninja Foodi, which is an air fryer, pressure cooker, steamer, and more. As I explained in my Ninja Foodi Review, I gave away my GoWise because the Ninja Foodi had so many extra functions.
After you have your air fryer, follow the directions that I include in the recipe card from my air fryer chicken wings.
Baked Parmesan Garlic Chicken Wings
If you want to bake your wings in the oven instead or make enough food for a crowd then you should use my baked chicken wings recipe. I included the instructions as a note in the recipe card below.
Make Garlic Parm Wings a Meal:
These wings can be great as part of a keto meal prep. Since these wings are covered in a delicious and rich parmesan sauce, I tend to go light with the side dishes.
One way to keep this easy is to have these garlic parm chicken wings with a side salad that’s top with my keto balsamic vinaigrette or any of these low-carb salad dressings.
You can also opt to pair these with simple vegetable side dishes like Sauteed Green Beans, Air Fryer Green Beans, or Sauteed Asparagus.
Other Keto Chicken Recipes:
Chicken is one of the most popular proteins. If you’re interested in other chicken recipes, then you should try:
- Air Fryer Whole Chicken
- Buffalo Wings
- Air Fryer Fried Chicken Wings
- Dry Rub Chicken Wings
- Air Fryer Chicken Legs
- Easy Four Spice Keto Chicken Breast
- Pressure Cooker Whole Chicken
- Chicken Tenderloin Recipes
If you enjoy wings and game-day recipes, then you might also want to check out 20 of my favorite keto appetizer recipes.
Garlic Parmesan Chicken Wings Recipe (Air Fryer & Oven)
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Equipment
Ingredients
Chicken Wings
- 1.5 lbs Chicken Wings, sectioned into flats and drums
- 1/2 tsp Natural Ancient Sea Salt
- 1/2 tsp Black Pepper
- 1/2 tsp Smoked Paprika
- 1/2 tsp Garlic Powder
- 1/2 tsp Onion Powder
- 1 tbsp Baking Powder, baking powder (You cannot swap baking soda in this recipe - I promise that the wings will not taste good if you do)
Garlic Parmesan Wings Sauce
- 1/4 cup Salted Butter or Ghee, melted
- 1/2 cup grated parmesan, I use the fresh kind from the refrigerated section of the market. If you're using the unrefrigerated kind, you should use unsalted butter and cut the salt in half.
- 1 tsp Onion Powder
- 1 tsp Garlic Powder
- 1 tsp Dried Parsley
- 1/4 tsp Black Pepper
Instructions
- 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 sea salt, black pepper, paprika, garlic powder, onion powder and baking powder in a small dish or ramekin
- Sprinkle seasoning mixture on the wings and toss to coat
- Place wings on a flat layer in the airfryer
- Use the air-fryer programmed settings for chicken (400 degrees) and cook for 25-30 minutes. I set my timer 15 minutes, flipped the wings, then checked the wings at 5 minute intervals until the skin was crispy enough for me. Getting the wings crispy quickly requires you to flip them about halfway through.
- Mix the all of the ingredients for the Garlic Parmesan sauce by stirring them in a small bowl
- Toss the wings in the garlic parmesan mixture and serve immediately.
Video
Recipe Notes
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!
Donna Vojo says
These were amazing!! Adding it to my favorite recipes for sure. Did it in the oven because I wanted to make more than would fit in my Air Fryer! Thank you for an amazing recipe.
Davinah says
Thanks, Donna! Happy that you enjoyed them!
Rachael Clemens says
How do you bake the parmesan ones in the oven? Temp and time? Thank you!
Davinah says
Hi Rachael,
If you want to bake these Garlic Parmesan chicken wings in the oven, then you should use my oven fried chicken wings recipe. After the wings are crisped (about 50 minutes at 425 degrees), then you can toss them in the sauce.
Thanks,
Davinah
WJ says
These recipe tastes great and is super easy to make. I’ve had my air fryer a little over a week and this is the first thing I made. Will definitely make them again?
Davinah says
Hi WJ!
So happy that this was the first recipe you got to make in your new air fryer…and even happier you enjoyed this! Thanks so much for stopping back to leave a comment & review! ☺️
Louise says
You knocked it out of the park with this recipe! The whole family was slicking there fingers. Great flavor and so moist, this is going into rotation.
Davinah says
Hi Louise!
So happy that you all enjoyed this recipe! Appreciate you for taking the time to stop back!
Alex says
I was sort of unsure about my newly purchased air fryer until I tried this recipe. These were perfectly crispy and fell right off the bone! Thanks for restoring my confidence in my purchase!
Davinah says
Hi Alex!
I’m so happy that you enjoyed this and was able to feel more confident about your purchase! Air Fryers are such awesome kitchen tools! If you’re looking for more things to make, check out my air fryer recipes post. It includes these wings, but also recipes for things like steak and seafood!
Have an awesome week.
Best,
Davinah
Mike says
Absolutely delicious! I cannot even describe how good they were.
Davinah says
Hi Mike!
I’m so happy that you enjoyed these! Appreciate you for stopping back to let me know!
Best,
Davinah
Karen says
Oh my goodness!! Just made these and they are fabulous… Will definitely keep this recipe handy for a quick and yummy meal.
Thanks so much for sharing!!
Davinah says
Hi Karen!
So happy that you enjoyed these! These are definitely some of my favorites! Appreciate you taking the time to come back and comment.
Best,
Davinah
Vanessa Moreno says
How many wings per serving for those macros?
Davinah says
Hi Vanessa,
This will vary based on how big wings are, but I tend to get about 4-5 pieces with that.
Thanks,
Davinah
Marissa says
By far the best garlic Parmesan wings I’ve made at home! Thanks for the awesome recipe. I’m not sure if I can order these out again! I did use some dried garlic pieces and dried parsley in the sauce and it was delicious.
Davinah says
Hi Marissa!
I’m so happy that you enjoyed this dish and appreciate the tip that you added re: dried garlic pieces.
Best,
Davinah
Dayna says
These are AMAZING!!! Wingstop who?? We don’t know her after making these. Seriously though—these are better than the wings you get when you go out to eat. Super easy and simple, and delicious!! I wouldn’t change a thing about this recipe and I will save this to make many more times. The only thing I did different was follow the specific directions for cooking chicken wings with my Ninja Airfryer (and I’m glad I did because they’re all different. I did 390F for 15min, flip, then 8min. Cooked them perfectly). Thank you for this recipe!!
Davinah says
Hi Dayna,
I’m so happy that you enjoyed these! They are definitely one of my favorites. Love that you mixed it up with the Foodi. I got mine last year and couldn’t be happier with it.
Thanks,
Davinah
Terri says
Love this recipe! Got an air fryer as a gift and this is the first time I’ve cooked wings from scratch. LOVE LOVE LOVE the spices and great instructions. Juicy, crispy, divine wings! Hubby loved them. Thank you for a great recipe!
Davinah says
Terri!
Thanks SO much for stopping back to share your experience making these. Happy that the recipe was easy to follow and turned out great for you!
Best,
Davinah
Tanya says
This was very good! My only complaint was that it was very salty. Next time I make it I’m going to try unsalted butter (which was probably the right thing to do but the recipe didn’t say which) and probably half the amount of salt. It was still very tasty!
Davinah says
Hi Tanya,
This is great feedback and I’ll update the recipe card because as you mentioned, these changes can make a difference. Really appreciate you taking the time to write back! Happy you enjoyed them.
Best,
Davinah
Terri Bauerlin says
I made these last night in my Air Fryer they were amazing. I didn’t have the fresh parsley but substituted 1/2 tsp dried parsley. Thank you for this recipe!
Davinah says
Hi Terri!
I’m so happy that you enjoyed this and your comment was super helpful for clarifying the recipe. Most times, I use dried parsley so I added a quick adjustment to the card.
Best,
Davinah
Dawn S. says
These are one of my favs to make! So good!
Davinah says
Hi Dawn!
I’m so excited that you enjoyed these. I appreciate you stopping back to write a quick review of this recipe!
Davinah
Amanda says
I love garlic parmesan wings from Pizza Hut but with a gluten intolerance cross contamination is a concern. I made these wings last night and they were way better than store bought. The baking powder mix gives a great layer of flavor and the sauce is delicious. I look forward to making these for family and friends!
Davinah says
Hi Amanda!
I’m so happy that you enjoyed these and appreciate you heading back to the blog to write this review!
Best,
Davinah