These garlic parmesan wings are crispy golden brown chicken wings coated in garlic, butter, herbs and cheese. A quick and easy appetizer that is sure to satisfy!
I love to serve an assortment of snacks when I’m entertaining, including options such as smoky chipotle salsa, pepperoni pizza pockets, hearty chili cheese fries, a zesty jalapeno cheddar cheese ball, elegant bacon wrapped water chestnuts, and these delectable garlic parmesan wings.
In my opinion, you can never go wrong with chicken wings, especially for game day. They’re the perfect handheld snack that are fun to eat, and the flavors can be customized in endless ways. These garlic parmesan wings are packed with bold flavors, and require minimal work.
Make a party platter and enjoy these crispy wings with appetizer favorites like pigs in a blanket, mozzarella sticks and bean dip! You could also make a meal out of these wings and pair them with baked potato wedges, corn salad and parmesan roasted broccoli!
Table of Contents
- Garlic Parmesan Wings Ingredients
- How To Make Garlic Parmesan Wings
- Tips For The Perfect Wings
- Quick Tip
- Recipe FAQs
- Garlic Parmesan Wings Flavor Variations
- More Great Chicken Wing Recipes
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Garlic Parmesan Wings Ingredients
The ingredients for this crispy garlic parmesan wings recipe are minimal. You will need party style chicken wings, baking powder, salt, black pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, butter, garlic, parsley and grated parmesan cheese. See the recipe card below for amounts and details.
- Chicken Wings: I use party style wings, which is where the drumette and flats are separated. If you have full sized wings, you’ll want to cut them in half crosswise at the joints to achieve the same effect, and also remove the wing tips.
- Baking Powder: This may sound like a strange ingredient to use on chicken wings, but the baking powder makes the wings get extra crispy in the oven without all the hassle of frying. Do NOT use baking soda, it’s important to just stick with baking powder.
- Seasonings: Add flavor to your wings with a blend of salt, pepper, onion powder and garlic powder.
- Butter: The butter is the basis for the sauce. I prefer to use salted butter so that I don’t need to add any extra seasoning to the sauce.
- Garlic: Fresh garlic will have the best flavor here, avoid the jarred garlic if possible. Mince your garlic with a knife or a garlic press.
- Fresh Parsley: You can use either flat leaf or curly parsley with a similar result.
- Parmesan: Since the sauce just has a few ingredients, it’s important to use a high quality cheese. Skip the shelf stable can of parmesan and choose a tub of grated cheese from the deli section, or grate it yourself!
How To Make Garlic Parmesan Wings
To make this garlic parmesan wings recipe, start by preheating your oven. Next, place your wings in a large bowl and add baking powder, salt, pepper and seasonings. Toss the wings to coat them in the seasonings. Place the wings on a wire rack set over a rimmed baking sheet, then bake until they get crisp and golden brown.
When the wings are close to done, make your sauce by placing butter and garlic in a small microwave safe bowl. Heat the garlic and butter in the microwave until the butter melts and the garlic cooks. Let it cool for a couple minutes, then stir in parsley and grated parmesan cheese. Drizzle the garlic parmesan sauce mixture over the baked wings. You could also toss the cooked wings in the garlic parmesan wing sauce. Serve and enjoy your wings!
Tips For The Perfect Wings
- Baking the wings on a rack helps to ensure that they get crispy on all sides. If you don’t have a rack, you can simply place the wings on the aluminum foil, but be sure to coat the foil with cooking spray first. If you’re not using a rack, you can also flip the wings halfway through the cooking process.
- You can serve these wings on a platter with celery sticks, carrots, radishes and other vegetables. These veggies go great with a dipping sauce.
- These wings are best when served hot from the oven. Leftovers will stay fresh in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. Reheat leftover wings in the oven at 375 degrees F for 8-10 minutes or until warm.
- I don’t recommend making this recipe in the air fryer, simply because most air fryer baskets have a limited capacity and you’d have to air fry the wings in many batches.
Quick Tip
I like to serve my garlic parmesan wings with a sauce on the side for dipping. Some of my favorites include blue cheese dressing, marinara sauce, honey mustard sauce and classic ranch dressing.
Recipe FAQs
How long do you bake chicken wings?
The wings will need to bake for 45 minutes, or until they’re crisp and a light golden brown color.
How do you reheat chicken wings?
The best way to reheat chicken wings is to cook them in the oven or a toaster oven until just warmed through. For a recipe like this where there’s a sauce, you may need to make some extra sauce to spoon over the reheated wings so that they’re not dry.
How long do garlic parmesan wings last in the fridge?
I find that this recipe is best when eaten fresh from the oven. That being said, you can store any leftovers in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
What is the best sauce for chicken wings?
You can coat chicken wings in a variety of sauces. Some of the most popular include buffalo sauce, BBQ sauce or garlic butter and parmesan cheese.
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Garlic Parmesan Wings Flavor Variations
This garlic parmesan wing recipe is great as-is, but you can add other flavors to the mix to customize the wings to your taste.
- Cheese: Instead of parmesan, try another grated hard cheese in the garlic butter sauce. You could use Romano cheese, asiago cheese or even an aged white cheddar cheese.
- Herbs: Swap out the parsley in the sauce for a different herb such as thyme, basil, chives or even dill. You can even add a teaspoon of dried Italian seasoning to the wings before they go into the oven.
- Spices: To bring the heat, add some hot sauce to the butter mixture. Alternatively you can add a pinch of crushed red chili flakes. You can also add a sprinkle of smoked paprika to the wings before they go into the oven.
- Chicken: You can use this same cooking technique on whole wings or even chicken drumsticks. Drumsticks may take longer to bake.
- Lemon: Squeeze a little lemon juice into your sauce for a bright citrus flavor. For more lemon flavor you can also make my lemon pepper wings!
I serve these garlic parmesan chicken wings for parties, potlucks, or even as a light dinner, and there are never any leftovers!
