Baked Chicken Wings with The Best Dry Rub

Amazing Baked Chicken Wings made with the best Dry Rub for chicken. These chicken wings are so easy to make and they will be the biggest hit of the party. These wings take less than 5 minutes to prepare and 45 minutes to bake. No sauce is even needed with this amazing dry rub chicken wings. 

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BAKED CHICKEN WINGS

Back in my college days, I was introduced to baked chicken wings and ever since then, I can’t even think of making wings any other way. A few friends and I went a long, long way to visit another friend at work who was working at a wing joint.

It did not seem to be worth it driving oven an hour just to try some wings that he’s been begging us to come and try. I was wrong. The wings turned out to be so good crispy on the out side and juicy on the inside. I was amazed that they were not fried.

That trip was made a couple more times just for those baked chicken wings. Those were my favorite wings until a couple of years later, when my husband started working for a smokehouse and we tried smoked wings. Hubs has been dying for a smoker ever since then.

For me, the rub on the smoked wings was what made the wings amazing. So I’ve combined the texture of baked wings with the dry rub from the smokehouse.

It took me a little while to get the dry rub as close to the original as I could. Even though the recipe for their dry rub is secret, hubby says I came pretty darn close and mine is even better because it has a little spicy kick to it.

This is definitely a winning chicken wing recipe and they will be a huge hit with all your family and friends.

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TIPS FOR MAKING BAKED CHICKEN WINGS:

When choosing the type of chicken wings, you have many options. You can get them fresh or frozen, you can get whole chicken wings, or you can get flats and drumettes.

If you’re using frozen wings, pull it the night before and let it completely thaw in the refrigerator for about 24 hours. You will need to pat excess water off the wings if any.

To minimize the clean up, line the rimmed baking sheet with aluminum foil first and then place the wire rack inside the baking sheet. Grease the wire rack lightly as well so the wings to stick to it.

Leave a little bit of space between each wing, don’t over-crowd them. This will help get the wings crispy all around.

This recipe can be double or tripled as needed.

If you absolutely want a dipping sauce with wings, buttermilk ranch will go well with them.

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Baked Chicken WIngs

Amazing Baked Chicken Wings made with the best Dry Rub for chicken. 

Course Appetizer

Cuisine American

Keyword chicken, chicken wings, dry rub

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 45 minutes

Total Time 50 minutes

Servings 2 (Makes 8 wings)

Calories 489 kcal

Ingredients

• 8-10 chicken wings
• 2 tbsp canola oil

Dry Rub:

• 2 tbsp brown sugar
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp onion powder
• 1 tsp cumin
• 1 tsp smoked paprika
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp cracked black pepper
• 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper

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Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 400. Place a wire rack in a baking sheet and grease it.

2. Combine ingredients for the dry rub in a small bowl and mix well.

3. Place chicken wings in a bowl and drizzle a little oil over them. Mix to make sure that each wing is evenly but lightly covered with oil.

4. Rub each chicken wing with some dry rub all over. 

5. Bake wings for 45-50 minutes.
   

6. Wait until it cools enough and dig in.

Recipe Notes

All images and text ©Lyubov Brooke for ©Will Cook For Smiles. Please do not use my images without prior permission. If using my posts in collections and features, please link back to this post for the recipe. Disclaimer: Nutrition information shown is not guaranteed to be 100% accurate as most ingredients and brands have a slight variation.

Nutrition Facts

Baked Chicken WIngs

Amount Per Serving

Calories 489 Calories from Fat 279

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 31g 48%

Saturated Fat 8g 40%

Cholesterol 148mg 49%

Sodium 729mg 30%

Potassium 359mg 10%

Total Carbohydrates 15g 5%

Sugars 11g

Protein 36g 72%

Vitamin A 17.4%

Vitamin C 1.6%

Calcium 4.2%

Iron 15%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.