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A plate piled high with crispy, saucy buffalo style chicken wings, served with celery sticks.

10 Genius Chicken Wings Recipes Ideas for Busy Weeknights

This recipe provides a quick method for making flavorful chicken wings suitable for busy weeknights. It uses a simple flour coating and a butter-hot sauce dip before baking.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Chilling Time 1 hour
Total Time 2 hours
Servings: 20 wings
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: American
Calories: 151

Ingredients
  

For the Wings
  • Cooking spray For greasing
  • 3/4 cup All-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon Cayenne pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon Garlic powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon Salt
  • 20 Chicken wings
For the Sauce
  • 1/2 cup Melted butter
  • 1/2 cup Hot pepper sauce (such as Frank's RedHot)

Equipment

  • Baking sheet
  • Resealable plastic bag
  • Small bowl

Method
 

  1. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil. Lightly grease the foil with cooking spray.
  2. Place flour, cayenne pepper, garlic powder, and salt into a resealable plastic bag. Shake the bag to mix the dry ingredients.
  3. Add the chicken wings to the bag. Seal the bag and toss the wings until they are completely coated with the flour mixture.
  4. Transfer the coated wings to the prepared baking sheet. Refrigerate the wings for at least 1 hour.
  5. Preheat your oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
  6. While the oven preheats, whisk together the melted butter and hot sauce in a small bowl until combined.
  7. Dip each wing into the butter mixture. Place the dipped wings back onto the baking sheet.
  8. Bake the wings in the preheated oven for 20 minutes. Flip the wings over. Continue to cook until the outside is crispy and the center is no longer pink, which takes about 25 more minutes.

Nutrition

Calories: 151kcalCarbohydrates: 7gProtein: 5gFat: 12g

Notes

Chicken wings are a great option for a quick family meal. You can use the leftover cooked wings for lunch the next day, perhaps in a sandwich.

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