Crispy Oven Baked Chicken Wings (2024)

This easy recipe is a favorite during football season for game day and tailgating! Bake in a convection oven or regular oven. Instructions included for each.

🗝️ Key takeaways

• I love the sticky, sweet, spicy sauce PLUS no need for heating up a lot of oil in the deep fryer because these crispy wings are baked.
• Perfect for game day, tailgating, movie nights, poker nights...
• Use the handy convection cooking chart to plan time and temperature changes.

Crispy baked chicken wings have never tasted so good, thanks to a homemade spice rub that provides Cajun flavor and Southern crunch. Then, each wing is glazed with a honey bourbon barbeque sauce—finger lickin' isn't just required, it's encouraged!

Pile these up on a plate next to a bowl of chips and a batch of Rotel sausage dip - it's practically required eating for football season.

🧾 Ingredients

This is an overview of the ingredients. You'll find the full measurements and instructions in the green recipe card (printable) at the bottom of the page.

🔪 Instructions

This is an overview of the instructions. Full instructions are in the green recipe card at the bottom of the page.

1. Simmer the sauce ingredients.
2. Coat wings in flour mixture.
3. Place chicken wings on prepared baking sheet and cook.
4. Dip wings into sauce.

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🌞 Convection cooking

If you have something else going in the oven, too, you can generally follow these guidelines.

Wings will cook at a slightly lower temperature and for slightly less time in a convection oven compared to a regular oven.

Set the convection oven to 375F. As a general rule convection ovens should be set to about ¼ less than a regular oven.

You'll also take a little time off the total baking time. Start checking about 15 minutes early. The internal temperature of the chicken should still be 160F -165F

🥫 Storage

This oven baked chicken wings recipe rarely makes it to the leftovers stage, but if you've got a few hanging around after the big game's over, here's what to do.

Store the leftover wings in an airtight container, like a sealable plastic bag. Refrigerate them for three to four days.

There's nothing better than crispy chicken wings straight out of the oven. To achieve the same texture as they had on day one, the best way to reheat wings is in—you guessed it—the oven. (Microwaving them is a fast hack, but can turn the wings' crispy skin soggy.)

Simply place your leftover wings on a rimmed baking sheet prepared the same way you baked them originally. Bake chicken wings at 350 degrees F for 10-20 minutes (depending on their size) or until heated through.

The sauce itself will last for a few weeks in your fridge. It's fabulous to keep on hand for BBQ'd chicken or pork, co*cktail meatballs, and even along with take-out fried chicken wings. Trust me, it's better than anything you'll find in grocery stores!

📖Variations

• I used whole chicken wings, but you can disjoint them or buy separated drums/wing pieces. Are you on team drum or team flat?
• Don't like bones? Cut up chicken thighs, breasts, or tenderloins into nugget-sized pieces and follow the recipe otherwise for addictive boneless party wings—no bones about it! (Instructions in recipe card.)
• You can use your favorite wing sauce in the recipe to adjust the flavor a bit. If you prefer wings sweeter, choose a more mild BBQ sauce. On the other hand, to kick up the spice a notch, pick a spicier BBQ sauce.
• Talking about spice, add a few drops of your favorite super hot sauce if you want to take things from mild to high heat! Keep the milk nearby!
• If you can't buy Tony Chachere's seasoning, a Cajun or Creole blend will work. Or, make your own with chili powder, cayenne pepper, paprika, onion powder, garlic powder, oregano, thyme, and black pepper.
• Don't like to cook with bourbon? Gasp! It's okay—you can omit it, swap it for apple cider, or stir in a little brown sugar to replace the sweetness.

💭 Things to know

Expert Tip: Dry wings crisp up better! Use a paper towel to thoroughly dry off the chicken skin before getting started.

• Plus, dry wings help the dry rub adhere better. If there's moisture between the skin and the spice, as the moisture evaporates, it'll create pockets that make the flour/spice mixture fall right off.
• You can dredge your wings through the flour using a large bowl, but a paper bag is another easy way to do it—keeps your fingers clean, too!
• If you have time, let the wings rest on the baking sheet for a few minutes before baking—another tip for crispy oven-baked chicken wings.
• Aluminum foil makes cleanup easy, but don't forget to spray it with non-stick oil, or brush it with a little vegetable oil.
• Try to place the wings in a single layer, not touching one another. Use two baking sheets if you can or have to.
• Baking the wings on a wire rack over the cookie sheet helps them stay crisper, too. Some cooling racks are coated with plastic, which isn't oven safe. Just make sure your rack is all metal and made for oven use.
• Don't forget your favorite dipping sauce! We love ranch and blue cheese dressing.

👩‍🍳 FAQs

• Bacon-Wrapped BBQ Chicken is a basic recipe that delivers on flavor! It's sweet, salty, smoky, and you can make it in the oven or on the grill.
• Prep this quickly (or do it ahead of time!) and have dinner ready in a flash—Buffalo Chicken Bake is a tangy, juicy dinner that everyone loves.
• Air Fryer BBQ Chicken Thighs make you feel like it's grilling season no matter the weather! Made quickly with very little mess, this easy recipe is one you'll crave over and over again.

🍽️ Serve with...

• Frito Corn Salad
• Crispy Fried Potatoes
• Halloween Cheese Ball
• Jalapeno Cream Cheese Dip
• Buffalo Chicken Dip
• No-Bake Rolo Cookies

📞 The last word

Try this copycat bourbon chicken recipe next - it tastes like the food court favorite!

Leave the eyes off these cute Halloween Jalapeno Poppers and they're just a delicious snack for game day along with a big bowl of cream cheese sausage balls.

If you click on the number of servings in the recipe card you can adjust the measurements up or down for the exact number of servings you need.

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📖 Recipe

First published July 2019. Last updated September 19, 2023 for more convection oven information.

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