A baked, not fried, chicken wing recipe! It's much healthier and just as crispy and yummy. These wings are coated with butter, parmesan and garlic - boasting so much flavor. A perfect main dish and/or appetizer!
In a small bowl, mix together baking powder, grated parmesan cheese, smoked paprika, salt, and black pepper.
Pat dry defrosted drumettes and/or winglets. In a large bowl, toss them with the baking powder mixture. Use your fingers to rub the spices onto the meat and spread them evenly all over.
Grease baking rack with a neutral oil (use the spray if you have it) and stack baking rack on top of a baking sheet. Place drumettes or winglets on baking rack in a single layer, do not overlap.
Bake in the oven for 15 minutes.
Flip drumettes and/or winglets over and bake for another 15 minutes.
While waiting for drumettes and/or winglets to cook, mince garlic. Melt butter in a small pot on the stove, then add minced garlic, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat once you can smell the garlic. Do not brown or burn garlic.
Remove drumettes and/or winglets from oven when done, then remove them from baking rack promptly (so it doesn't stick to baking rack).
Drizzle garlic butter sauce all over wings.
Optional: Garnish with fresh parsley and/or more parmesan cheese. Fyi - this is more for making it look pretty than for flavor!
Serve and enjoy!
Notes
Air Fryer Instructions:Preheat air fryer to 400°F. Once air fryer is preheated, place winglets and drumettes into air fryer and cook for 8 minutes. Flip and cook for an additional 8 minutes. Continue with steps 8-11 of the recipe.This recipe was first published in January 2019 and updated in August 2024 with new photographs and new & improved recipe instructions.