Chicken wings are the most popular appetizer for any party, especially football parties. However, they can get pretty pricey. I have ordered trays from restaurants for $100 and sometimes even more. I hosted a Sunday football party this weekend for 20 people. I made 50 wings for only $28! To make it fun, I added a sauce bar with all unique sauces to dip the wings in. I have never made wings before, so I guess you can say I wing’d it.
You will only need a few ingredients for this recipe.
A big secret –instead of frying the wings and dealing with all of that mess, I baked them in the oven. They came out just as crispy as if I fried them. No-one was able to tell the difference! This was a huge hit especially with my husbands friends who are BIG wing eaters.
Now lets get cooking!
Ingredients:
- Perdue Chicken Wingettes (Costco has a giant bag of these wings for $20) – The weather happened to be horrible out, so I went to my local Stop and Shop and purchased 5 packages of the Wingettes. There are about 10 wings in each package.
- Flour
- Baking Powder
- Seasonings ( I used Italian seasoning)
- Salt and pepper
You will need a baking sheet that includes a rack. I only had one, so I also used the baking tray that I cook a Turkey or Ham in. The baking rack ensures both sides of your chicken wing will be brown and crispy. If you don’t have one, click here for a baking rack from Amazon.
- Pre-heat your oven at 425 degrees
- Place just enough flour in a bowl for you to be able to coat the chicken wings. I’d say 1 – 2 cups (you won’t use it all )
- Place 1/4 cup of baking powder.
- Season the flour mixture with any seasonings. I used an Italian seasoning, salt and pepper.
- Pat the chicken wings using a dry paper towel
- Coat each wing in the flour mixture and place on baking rack.
- Place all of your wings on the rack and cook at 425 for 30 – 45 minutes.
- Take a pair of tongs and flip the wings over and cook for another 30 – 45.
You want to make sure you cook the wings on each side until they are browned. Wait till they cool and place in an aluminum tin and cover with aluminum foil (or any oven safe dish).
Thirty minutes before you want to serve your wings, place back in oven in your aluminum pan or whatever baking sheet you have ( it does not need to have the racks). Place on a high heat 425 again – and place in oven (cover off). This will give it the extra crisp and temperature you will want to serve your wings.
I went to the Dollar Tree and purchased these sauce trays, stickers and tiny spoons. I labeled all the wing sauces for my guests to put on their plates.
Sauce Bar:
- Honey BBQ
- Hawaiian BBQ
- Taco Sauce
- Blue Cheese
- Buffalo
- Ranch
- Teriyaki
- Garlic Aioli
- Tzatziki
Comment down below what sauces you would use in your wing bar! Make sure you subscribe for more fun party foods! I host parties all the time and make all kinds of appetizers.
