How to Make Crispy Oven Baked Chicken Wings

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Easy step by step guide on how to make crispy oven baked chicken wings at home, without frying them! Simply baked in the oven, without any flour coating or batter!

Baked Crispy Chicken Wings on a White Marble Sprinkled with Fresh Herbs

Crispy Chicken Wings

You want to make wings that are healthy, moist on the inside but with extra crispy skin, and without deep-frying them ? 

The secret to crispy wings is getting rid of the moisture!

Then simply bake them at high temperature on an oven safe Cooling Rack! (<-amazon)

How to Make Crispy Chicken Wings

By roasting the wings on a cooling rack they will get even crisper, as all the moisture and fat will drip away into the bottom of the pan, so much so that you won’t even need to drain them on paper towels when done. They will be perfectly ready to be dunked in your favorite sauce. The cooling rack is everything! (<-amazon)

No flour, no breading, and no baking powder needed.

Golden Brown Crispy Chicken Wings on a White Platter

Whatever you do, don’t even think of marinading! Not if you want them super crisp anyways. Wait till the end to add your favorite sauces on top:

Oven Baked Crispy Chicken Wings on a White Serving Platter

How To Make the Crispiest Chicken Wings
5 from 13 votes

How To Make Baked Crispy Chicken Wings

An easy step by step guide on how to make crispy chicken wings in the oven, simply baked, without frying them, the kind that are moist on the inside with extra crispy skin on the outside.
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Prep Time:5 minutes
Cook Time:30 minutes
Total Time:35 minutes

Ingredients

  • 15 Chicken Wings organic (tips discarded)
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1/2 tbsp Spanish paprika (sweet or smoked)
  • 1 tsp sea salt to taste
  • freshly cracked black pepper to taste

Instructions

  • Pat the chicken wings dry very well with paper towels. Arrange them on a tray, preferably in a single layer and place them in the refrigerator to air dry overnight, or at least for a few hours. 
    (This step is crucial to get rid of the extra moisture and obtain that crispy wings exterior we are after.)
  • Preheat your oven to 450”F for at least 20 minutes. Makes sure the oven temperature actually reached 450”F before baking the wings.
  • Bring the wings to room temperature and let them rest on the kitchen counter while your oven is heating up, for at least 20 minutes. Pat the wings dry again with paper towels to remove any extra moisture.
  • Line your largest roasting pan with aluminum foil. Place an oven proof cooling rack on top.
  • In a mixing bowl combine the olive oil, black pepper, sea salt and paprika. Toss the wings to coat well in the oil and spice mix, then place them skin side down on the cooling rack without touching each other.
  • Bake the wings for 15 minutes at 450”F then flip them over without letting the heat escape from the oven. Bake them an additional 15 minutes until crispy golden brown all over. Serve hot with your favorite dipping sauces.

Notes

If you are making lots of wings, make sure to split them between two or more trays in the oven as to not overcrowd them.
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: International
Servings: 15 wings
Author: Florentina
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  1. 5 stars
    We did this! The recipe worked out great…my Hubz was very skeptical…but then could NOT believe the final product!

  2. This is the second time around we made these wonderful crispy chicken wings. We grilled a whole bunch and brought it to a potluck dinner at our daughter’s school – within minutes the plate was empty 🙂

  3. I have made chicken fingers but never wings. Going to try this recipe since it is baked. Generally we all eat wings sauced mild to medium