20+ Best Chicken Wings Recipes

Whether for New Years Eve, game day, or even dinner, homemade wings are the perfect option! These homemade chicken wing recipes are the best!

Baked Homemade Chicken Wing Recipes

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Crispy Baked Buffalo Wing Recipe

Crispy Baked Buffalo Wings are easier to make than you think. Only 5 ingredients, a simple buffalo sauce and the trick for seriously crispy wings! 
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Garlic Buffalo Potato Chicken Wings

Crispy Baked Buffalo Wings uses a secret ingredient to “bread” wings. Bake to crispy perfection and toss in a garlic buffalo sauce.
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Baked Lemon Pepper Wings

These Baked Lemon Pepper Wings have a light and fresh flavor that everyone will love!
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Baked Firecracker Chicken Wings

Sweet and spicy, you’ll never know these firecracker wings are baked!
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Pomegranate Jalapeno Wings

This easy Pomegranate Jalapeno Wings recipe is only 5 ingredients and full of delicious flavors from pomegranate juice, fresh jalapenos, and sweet honey!
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Roasted Strawberry Barbecued Hot Wings

Sticky, sweet, and spicy Roasted Strawberry Barbecued Hot Wings are always a favorite! Perfect for a light dinner or appetizers!
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Best Garlic Parmesan Wings

EASY Baked Garlic Parmesan Chicken Wings are so fun and easy to make and perfect for watch the game, or as a quick appetizer before dinner!
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air fryer chicken wings recipe

Air Fryer Chicken Wings

The BEST way to make the crispiest wings: in the air fryer! You won't believe how easy it is to make these Crispy Air Fryer Chicken Wings!
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Huli Huli Chicken Wings

These Huli Huli Chicken Wings are a fun twist on an island favorite that your guests will love!
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sweet chili chicken wings

Sweet Chili Wings

These Sweet Chili Wings are great as an appetizer, snack or even meal!
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Saucy Taco Baked Wings

Saucy Taco Baked Wings is the new tailgating favorite as it combines everyone’s love for Mexican food with their love for chicken wings, all thanks to a homemade taco sauce that is finger lickin’ good.
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Pineapple Jalapeno Chicken Wings

These sweet and spicy Pineapple Jalapeno Chicken Wings are the perfect appetizer for game day or ANY day!
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Curry Baked Chicken Wings

Making chicken wings at home is easy, and these Indian-inspired Curry Baked Chicken Wings will bring a little global spice to dinner!
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Grilled & Smoked Wings

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Spicy Orange Grilled Chicken Wings

Spicy Orange Grilled Chicken Wings feature true orange flavor, not from a jar of marmalade, and Asian spices!
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Smoked Chicken Wings

These hickory smoked BBQ wings give you juicy meat with crunchy skin and a sticky BBQ sauce baste, all ready in just 45 minutes!
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Fried Homemade Chicken Wings

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Asian Jerk Chicken Wings

These Asian Jerk Chicken Wings are prime time party ready or are for pure selfish enjoyment!
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carolina mustard wings

Carolina Mustard Wings

Tangy and addictive Carolina Mustard Sauce served over crispy fried wings. These wings are some of the best we’ve ever had!
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You can also use any of these wing sauce ideas on my bite-sized and bone-free Popcorn Chicken. And you’ll need ranch or blue cheese for dipping.

More Easy Appetizers

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Chili Cheese Dip

If you are a fan of dips you need to make this 3 ingredient Chili Cheese Dip, whips up in under 10 minutes and is fool-proof!
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Best Hush Puppy Recipe

Hush Puppies are gently fried cornbread with a crunchy outside and soft, doughy inside. Serve with fish fry, fried shrimp or any BBQ!
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Popular Chicken Wing Ingredients

While this list isn’t all inclusive, it’s a great start to making the best chicken wing recipes. For most recipes, you only need a handful of ingredients. Here are some that are a great idea to have on hand and are easily found at the grocery store.

  • Garlic powder
  • Blue cheese dressing
  • Soy sauce
  • Baking powder
  • Hot sauce
  • Black pepper
  • Olive oil
  • Onion powder
  • Classic buffalo sauce
  • Baking soda
  • Parmesan cheese
  • Ranch dressing
  • BBQ sauce
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About the Author

Chef Jessica Anne Formicola

Jessica the mom, wife and chef behind Savory Experiments. You might see her on the Emmy- nominated TV show Plate It! or on bookshelves as a cookbook author. Jessica is a Le Cordon Bleu certified recipe developer and regularly contributed to Parade, Better Homes & Gardens, The Daily Meal, Mashed and more!

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Questions and Reviews

  1. I absolutely love to make baked chicken wings because the combinations are endless. This round up proves it over and over, in the most delicious way. Thanks for sharing!

  2. Terrific roundup – something for everyone’s tastes. The only way I will eat chicken wings is if I make them at home myself. I’m picky and like them really crispy 🙂