These Garlic Parmesan Chicken Wings are made with our homemade garlic parmesan sauce! Mega crispy baked wings, dripping with garlic parmesan flavor. Perfect for game days, parties or just a fun dinner night at home.
Why We Love These Garlic Parmesan Chicken Wings
We love going out to our favorite chicken wing restaurant and ordering baskets and baskets of garlic parmesan wings. But going out can be pricey, plus it doesn’t always fit into busy schedules. But we can’t be without our wings…so we mastered the recipe at home instead!
- Addicting, restaurant quality flavor: These homemade garlic parmesan chicken wings taste even better than your favorite restaurant version.
- Easy to make: Because these wings are baked and not fried, all you need to do is get them in the oven and toss in the sauce.
- Enjoy for appetizers OR dinner: Make these wings for appetizers or serve them with french fries for dinner.
How To Make
With just a few steps and 15 minutes of active prep, these wings are a breeze to make. Most of their time is spent in the oven, so you’ll have a little downtime before the timer goes off.
- Prep Your Materials: Preheat the oven to 450°F. Cover a baking sheet with foil and place a rack on top. Season the chicken wings simply with salt, pepper and garlic powder, then place them on the rack.
- Bake: Bake the wings for 35-40 minutes on the rack. Use a meat thermometer so make sure they get up to 165°F on the inside.
- Make the Sauce: While the wings are baking you can get the ingredients together for the garlic parmesan sauce. Add melted butter, garlic, parmesan, mayo, parsley, salt and pepper to a bowl and whisk together. The butter will separate a little as it sits, so whisk it together again right before you toss the wings.
- Toss the Wings: Once the wings are done, add them to the bowl with the sauce and toss.
- Garnish and Serve: Garnish the wings with parsley and parmesan cheese and serve with sauce for dipping.
Tips for Success
These wings are super simple to make. Here are some quick tips so they come out crispy on the outside and tender on the inside.
- Dry Your Wings: A handy trick for crispy oven-baked chicken wings is to make sure you dry the wings completely with paper towels before you put them on the rack. Any moisture on the outside of the chicken is going to stop the skin from crisping up to its full potential.
- Don’t Forget to Preheat: Make sure the oven is good and hot before you put your wings in. High heat is important for this method to work.
- Use the rack method: Baking the chicken wings on an elevated rack lets the grease drip down instead of sitting on the chicken, again, resulting in a mega crispy wing.
Serving Suggestions
These chicken wings are mouth-watering on their own, but that doesn’t mean you have to serve them plain. Try some of these ideas for dressings and other things to serve alongside them.
- Serve a Sauce on the Side: I really like these wings dipped in Creamy Caesar Dressing, but the classics like ranch and blue cheese also work great. You can also try something spicy if you want a little kick.
- Veggie Sticks: To me, chicken wings just aren’t complete without some veggie sticks on the side. Sliced carrots, cucumbers and celery are all great options.
- Serve Them With Other Appetizers: Sometimes it’s fun to make a whole meal out of appetizers! Try these easy buffalo chicken meatballs or a tray of beefy nachos.
Storing and Reheating
These baked chicken wings are best served right away, but if you have leftovers you can definitely pack them up for later. Once they’ve cooled, store the wings in an airtight container in your refrigerator for up to 4 days. To reheat them, pop them in the oven at 375°F for around 10 minutes, or until they’re heated through. Use the rack again if you want them to be crispy all the way around.
Can I Freeze Chicken Wings?
Cooked chicken wings can be frozen for up to 6 months. Since these aren’t battered, there’s also less chance that the wings will get soggy as they thaw. For the best results, freeze them as soon as they cool fully to room temperature. Keep them in a double-lock freezer bag with all the air pressed out to avoid freezer burn, and make sure to thaw them in the fridge overnight before reheating them.
More Chicken Wing Recipes
- Buffalo Chicken Wings
- BBQ Chicken Wings
- Marsala Chicken Wings
- Fried Whisky Chicken Wings
- Asian Chicken Wings
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Garlic Parmesan Chicken Wings
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Total Time: 45 minutes
- Yield: 6 servings 1x
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Pin RecipeOur baked garlic parmesan chicken wings are tender, super crispy and dripping with homemade sauce. Perfect for game days or parties or just a delicious dinner at home.
Ingredients
- 6 pounds chicken wings, separated at joints
- 1 1/2 tablespoons kosher salt
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground black pepper
- 1 1/2 teaspoons garlic powder
- Garlic Parmesan Sauce
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 450°F.
- Season the wings with the salt, pepper and garlic powder and place on a rack on top of a baking sheet covered with foil. Bake the wings for 20 minutes, remove from the oven and turn the wings over. Return the wings to the oven for another 20 minutes until crispy.
- Add the wings to a large bowl along with about 1/4 cup of the garlic parmesan sauce. Toss the wings, adding more sauce if needed.
- Serve with more garlic parmesan sauce, ranch or Caesar dressing for dipping.
Recipe Notes
- To Store: Once fully cooled, store wings in an airtight container in the fridge up to 3 days.
- To Reheat: Reheat in the oven at 400°F for 10 minutes or until heated through, toss with more sauce if needed.
- To Freeze: Freeze in a tightly sealed double-lock freezer bag up to 6 months. Let thaw in the fridge overnight before reheating.
- Category: Appetizers
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: American
By far the best baked chicken wings I’ve made. I used Kewpie Japanese mayonnaise as I like its tanginess and paired well with the sauce. I’ll be making these again soon. Thanks for sharing!
This is exactly what I was looking for. It makes the best wings. Now I put that sauce on everything – sautéed mushrooms, garlic bread, sausage buns. I love it!
We love it too! Thanks so much!
Thanks for this SUPER easy recipe! My wings are in the oven right now, and my son keeps popping into the kitchen to see if they are ready, lol. The yummy aroma is teasing his stomach to no end!!
That’s awesome, we hope you enjoyed them!
I’ve been looking for a baked chicken wing recipe and found this one! Made then tonight to watch Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs!! They were delicious. We will definitely make these again. Thank you for sharing the recipe
How much butter is “two sticks”
16 tablespoons
This is by far the best chicken wing recipe that I have tried. Also very easy with very little mess. The only change I made was to add a little baking powder before baking for extra crispiness. This recipe goes to the top of my list. Thank you!
That’s awesome, Janice thanks for sharing!