Garlic-Butter and Parmesan Chicken

Yes, this is a baked chicken wing recipe. They aren’t fried.

But you’d never know it. These chicken wings are so super crispy and fall off the bone tender, you’ll wonder why you ever fried chicken wings before this.

One of the tips for making crispy oven baked chicken wings is making sure you dry the chicken wings completely with paper towels. Any moisture on the chicken is going to prevent the skin from crisping up to it’s full potential.

Another tip is getting the oven good and hot. People seem to be afraid to crank their oven up past 425 degrees, but that’s what it’s meant to do. Otherwise there would be an option to go up to 500 degree now would there?

Season the chicken wings simply with salt, pepper and garlic powder. Place them on a wire rack on top of a baking sheet so they crispy up on the bottom too.

While the wings are baking you can get the ingredients together for the garlic parmesan sauce. The garlic parmesan sauce is mostly made up of butter, mayonnaise and parmesan cheese.

So there’s a little bit of fat going on here…but that’s ok. Chicken wings are not typically a low fat food. But they ARE a low carb food, so if you’re on a low carb diet you’re going to be in heaven right about now.

These chicken wings only have about 1.5 carbs per wing, so eat up my friends.

Garlic Butter and Parmesan Chicken

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Author: Honest Cooking
Total Time: 55 minutes
Yield: Serves 6

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Description

Chicken Wings are smothered in a tasty butter sauce with Parmesan cheese, and a delicious touch of garlic. Decadent? Yes indeed.

Ingredients

FOR THE CHICKEN

6 lbs. chicken wings or drumsticks
1 1/2 tablespoons kosher salt
1 1/2 teaspoons ground black pepper
1 1/2 teaspoons garlic powder
Caesar dressing on the side for dipping

FOR THE SAUCE

2 sticks of butter, melted and cooled
2 tablespoons chopped garlic
3/4 cup grated parmesan cheese, plus more for topping
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black ground pepper
2 tablespoons chopped parsley

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 35-40 minutes.
While the wings are baking start the sauce by adding all of the ingredients to a bowl and whisking together. The butter will separate a little as it sits, that’s ok, just whisk it together again before you toss the wings.
Once the wings are done, add them to the bowl with the sauce.
Place the wings back on the rack and bake again for 8-10 minutes.
Garnish with more chopped parsley and shredded parmesan cheese, then serve with dressing on the side for dipping.

Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 40 mins
Category: wings, appetizers, party food
Method: baking, oven baked
Cuisine: American