Crispy Baked Chicken Wings

Baked chicken wings are easy to make, and they come out crispy and delicious. Simply bake them in a 400°F oven for 40 minutes. There's no need for flour!

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Keyword chicken

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 40 minutes

Total Time 55 minutes

Servings servings

Calories 380kcal

Author Vered DeLeeuw

Ingredients

3 lb. chicken wings, split, tips removed
2 tablespoons butter, melted
2 teaspoons Diamond Crystal kosher salt (if using fine salt, you might want to use less)
½ teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon paprika (or smoked paprika)

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 400 degrees F. Line two rimmed baking sheets with foil and fit the baking sheets with wire racks.
If your chicken wings are whole, cut the tips off and separate the drumettes and the flats (here’s a good video that shows how to do that).
In a large bowl, toss the chicken wings with the melted butter.
Arrange the coated chicken wings in a single layer on the wire racks, not touching each other. Sprinkle them with salt, pepper, garlic powder, and paprika.
Bake the wings until the skin is browned and crispy, about 40 minutes.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED: For extra crispy wings, bake the wings for just 30 minutes, then leave them in the oven, lower the oven temperature to the "keep warm" setting (170 degrees F), and keep the wings in the oven for 30-60 more minutes.

Video

Notes

Nutrition info is from Fitday.com.

You can use any seasoning you like. Some readers told me that they like to use Everything Bagel seasoning. It sure sounds good!

Instead of tossing the wings in melted butter, you can arrange them in the pan, then spray them with olive oil.

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