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baked buffalo chicken wings served on a white platter on a football field themed tablecloth.

Crispy Baked Buffalo Chicken Wings

Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Easy, Family Friendly, Game Day, Sheetpan, Super Bowl
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 50 minutes
Resting Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour
Servings: 6 4 pieces each
Calories: 273kcal
Author: Marilyn
You can make chicken wings at home that are crispy on the outside and tender inside without deep frying. We love our crispy wings but did you know that all those crispy bubbles give you loads of nooks and crannies to capture the delicious sauces.
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Ingredients

  • 3-½ pounds chicken drummettes and flats about 24 wing sections
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 1 tablespoon kosher salt (Diamond Crystal) or 2-¼ teaspoons of Morton kosher salt or 1-½ teaspoons table salt

Buffalo Wing Sauce

  • ½ cup unsalted butter
  • ½ cup Frank's RedHot Sauce

Instructions

  • Arrange oven racks to upper-middle position. Preheat oven to 450°F.
  • Line a rimmed baking sheet with aluminum foil. Place a wire rack on the prepared baking sheet.
  • In a 1 gallon zipper-lock bag, add the baking powder and salt; tossing to combine.
  • Thoroughly pat wings sections dry with paper towels. Add the wings to the bag, seal bag, and toss to evenly coat the wings.
  • Arrange wings, skin side up, in single layer with space in between the wings, on the prepared wire rack. Bake wings for 25 minutes. Turn wings over, rotate the sheet pan, and cook 15 to 25 minutes, or until wings are crispy and golden brown. Remove wings from oven and let stand for 5 minutes.
  • Meanwhile in a small saucepan over medium heat, add the butter and hot sauce, whisking until combined and heated through.
  • Transfer wings to a large bowl. Pour hot sauce over the top and toss wings to coat with sauce.
  • Serve wings immediately.

Notes

If you buy whole chicken wings, you will need to cut the wings into 3 sections - the drummette, the flat (wingette), and the tip. The tip can be discarded or reserved to make Instant Pot Chicken Stock.
Wing flats are called wingettes in some regions.
Classic Buffalo sauce is made with Frank’s RedHot Original Cayenne Pepper Sauce.
If you have more than one sheet pan with wings, place the oven racks in the upper-middle and lower-middle sections. Halfway through cooking, rotate the trays and switch them to the other oven rack.
 

Nutrition

Calories: 273kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 25g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 88mg | Sodium: 2035mg | Potassium: 101mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 563IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 130mg | Iron: 1mg