Learn how to make Garlic Parmesan Wings that are crispy, delicious, and healthy. A deliciously satisfying alternative to hot and spicy buffalo wings, these wings are baked until golden, then drenched in a buttery garlic, Parmesan, and red pepper flake sauce.
They are also incredibly affordable and can work as an appetizer, served with your favorite dipping sauce, or a full entree, depending on how many wings you want to serve per person.
Crispy Garlic Parmesan Wings Recipe
I love baked chicken wings because they are so quick and easy, bake up nice and crispy, and are a little more healthy than their deep-fried twins. Once baked, they are drenched in our slightly spicy, finger-licking good garlic parmesan sauce. Serve with our Homemade Ranch, Southwest Ranch, or a simple blue cheese dressing.
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If you have never tried baking chicken wings, I highly suggest you start with this recipe. Below you’ll find a few tips to ensure that you get crispy delicious wings each and every time. You may never go back!
If you’re looking for more finger food, be sure to try our Buffalo Drumsticks, Ham Cheeseball, and Bacon Wrapped Chicken Bites.
How to Serve Garlic Parmesan Wings
- As an appetizer. Serve a platter full of hot and crispy Garlic Parmesan Wings with a wing sauce like our Homemade Ranch, Southwest Ranch, or Honey Mustard Sauce.
- As a main dish with sides. If you want to turn this into a main course, serve each person a few wings along with an easy side like this Broccoli Salad, Pesto Pasta, or our Warm Potato Salad. More favorites include Twice Baked Potatoes, Herb Rice, Sweet Potato Fries and Hasselback Potatoes. You honestly can’t go wrong with any of these delicious options.
Main Ingredients for These Garlic Parmesan Wings
- Chicken Wings – this recipe uses bone-in chicken wings, but you could also use a mixture of wings and drumettes.
- Oil – we like to use avocado oil, but you could substitute it with canola, vegetable, or olive oil.
- Salt and Pepper – add to taste.
- Garlic – here you can use either garlic powder or finely minced fresh garlic.
- Butter – this should be melted.
- Garlic Powder – for this recipe, used garlic powder over fresh minced garlic since it has a nice sweetness to it, whereas the raw garlic can be a little more abrasive.
- Parmesan Cheese – you want to use finely grated Parmesan cheese.
- Red Pepper Flakes – you can add a little more or less, depending on your heat preference.
- Parsley – fresh chopped parsley adds such a nice freshness to round out all of the flavors in these wings.
How to Make Garlic Parmesan Wings
- Prepare the wings. Pat wings dry, then add to a large bowl with the oil, garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Bake. Cover a large baking sheet with aluminum foil and set a baking rack on top. Place wings on the baking rack on the baking sheet, making sure that they are not touching. Bake for 30-35 minutes.
- Make the garlic parmesan wing sauce recipe. Mix together the melted butter, garlic powder, Parmesan cheese, red pepper flakes, and parsley in a small bowl. Toss the hot wings in the sauce until they are completely coated.
- Serve. Serve immediately with your favorite dipping sauce. Enjoy!
How to Air Fry Chicken Wings
Love your air fryer and want to make this recipe into air fried wings? Here’s how:
- Preheat the air fryer to 400 degrees
- Add a single layer of wings, leaving a little space between the wings for air circulation, (do this is batches if needed)
- Air fry for 16-22 minutes and flip the wings halfway through cooking. Start with the skin side down and then air fry the skin side up last to ensure a very crispy skin.
- Prepare Garlic Parmesan Wing Sauce.
- Add cooked wings to a large bowl.
- Drizzle the sauce on the wings.
- Toss with thongs.
- Enjoy!
Frequently Asked Questions
You want the oven temperature to be nice and hot, but not too hot! We’ve settled at 400 degrees for most chicken pieces like legs, drumsticks, and wings. This temperature gets the skin nice and crispy and bakes the chicken fast enough so that it never has a chance to dry out.
If you try to bake them much lower, you risk dry chicken with no crispy skin. Or, if you try much higher and you may torch the outside before the chicken cooks through completely.
That being said, it should take between 30-35 minutes for your chicken wings to bake through and get nice and crispy. You should always double-check the internal temperature of the chicken with a digital thermometer to be sure it has reached 165 degrees F because that is when it is truly finished cooking.
When calculating how many wings per person, plan on about a half pound of raw wings per person. For example, if you are planning to make wings for 6 people, aim for about 3 pounds of uncooked chicken wings.
Yes! Start by preheat the air fryer to 400 degrees, add a single layer of wings, leaving a little space between the wings for air circulation, (do this is batches if needed) Air fry for 16-22 minutes and flip the wings halfway through cooking. Start with the skin side down and then air fry the skin side up last to ensure a very crispy skin. Prepare Garlic Parmesan Sauce for wings. Add cooked wings to a large bowl. Drizzle the sauce on the wings. Toss with thongs.
Tips For Making the Best Crispy Chicken Wings
- Make sure to pat the wings dry before you start. It helps them live up to their full crispy potential.
- For the freshest, most delicious wings, make only as many as you will want to eat in one sitting. They just don’t reheat very well.
- Leave space between the wings when baking. You need to make sure there is room for air to circulate and they bake crispy rather than steaming.
- If the Garlic Parmesan Wings aren’t getting crispy enough in the oven, you can toss them in the broiler for 1-2 minutes to finish them off.
- Using a baking rack helps the fat drip down underneath so it isn’t cooking in it and getting soggy.
- Toss the wings in ta large bowl and then drizzle on the garlic parmesan sauce. This will help you coat all the wings evenly.
Storing and Reheating Instructions
- Leftovers– Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days.
- Freeze– Store cooked wings in an airtight container in the freezer for up to 2 months.
- Reheat– Heat the wings in a preheated 400 degree oven for 10-15 minutes to reheat or the air fryer on 400 degrees for about 6-8 minutes. Don’t heat in the microwave or the skin will be soggy. (It’s best to make as many as you need, the day you need them. When reheating wings, they have a tendency to dry out.
Garlic Parmesan Wings Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 pounds bone-in chicken wings
- 1/8 cup avocado oil
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
Garlic Parmesan Sauce
- 2/3 cup butter, melted
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, finely grated
- 1/8 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1 tablespoon parsley, chopped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Cover a large baking sheet with aluminum foil and set a baking rack on top. Remove wings from their package and gently pat them dry with a paper towel.
- In a large bowl, add the bone-in wings. Drizzle avocado oil over them, then add the salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Toss until the wings are completely coated, then place wings on the baking rack on the baking sheet, making sure that they are not touching. .
- Bake in a preheated oven for about 30-35 minutes, or until a digital thermometer reads 165 degrees when inserted into the chicken, and the wings are golden brown.
- While the wings are in the oven, mix together the melted butter, garlic powder, Parmesan cheese, red pepper flakes, and parsley in a small bowl.
- When the wings are done, remove from the oven and toss the hot wings in the garlic Parmesan sauce until they are completely coated. Serve immediately with your favorite blue cheese or ranch dressing. Enjoy!
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