Baked Chicken Wings
Baked chicken wings at home is my new favorite inexpensive and easy meal to make. Change them up by using different seasonings, sauces, and dipping sauces.
Ingredients
- 1 pkg Chicken Wings approx. 2 pounds
- 1-2 tbsp Old Bay Seasoning or your choice
- 1 cup Carrot Sticks cut lengthwise
- 1 cup Celery Sticks cut lengthwise
- 1/2 cup Ranch or Blue Cheese Dressing
- 1/2 cup Hot, Sweet Chili or BBQ Sauce optional
- Salt to taste
- Pepper to taste
Instructions
- Set oven to 450 degrees and prepare baking sheet by covering with foil.
- Rinse chicken and cut to separate the drumstick from the flapper. Discard the rest of the wing. Pat dry with paper towels.
- Season the wings by sprinkling the seasoning over the wings before baking. Or, place the seasoning mix into a ziplock bag, and add the chicken wing pieces. Shake until wings are seasoned.
- Place wings on baking sheet or rack, and bake for 15-20 minutes.
- Change oven to broil and let them broil for 2 1/2 - 5 minutes.
- Poultry is done when it reaches 165 degrees.Wings will be crispy and juicy.
Notes
I noticed that my wings had too much seasoning on them the last few times I have made this. It could be that I put too much seasoning in the bag. So, be sure they are seasoned lightly, and not fully coated.
Smaller wings will cook for the shorter amount of time, larger wings will need to cook longer. Always keep an eye on them, because burnt wings are no fun!
Any seasoning will work, try lemon pepper, Montreal chicken, or others.
Also, sauces can vary. Try barbecue sauce (I like KC Masterpiece), sweet chili sauce, original buffalo sauce, be creative.