Can You Cook Frozen Chicken Wings in the Oven?

March 3, 2018

Even baked from frozen these wings are unbelievable good. Crispy Baked Chicken Wings (with the best buffalo sauce) are a must make for your next game day at home.

Until not too long ago I refused to eat buffalo chicken wings (with bones). Really good wings are hard to come by at restaurants and I'd had more than enough soggy, fatty wings to swear them off. But then this most recent Super Bowl happened and I was reading how many people serve wings that weekend and so I admit I gave in to the peer pressure. And that's how I'm bringing you these crispy (like unbelievably crisp) baked chicken wings that you can make conveniently at home.

I'm a big fan of Cook's Illustrated so I started by searching for a wing recipe that they had created in their test kitchen but I ran across another recipe post instead (which used the Cook's Illustrated recipe). The problem I had when going to purchase my wings the day before the Super Bowl however (yes I am a procrastinator) was that I was stuck with frozen (ice coated) wings. There was not a fresh wing in sight. But guess what? The frozen wings worked! As in I baked them from frozen and they were still amazingly crispy!

So what's the secret? Baking powder. Not baking soda. Baking powder. I'm not sure why it works because I didn't actually read the Cook's Illustrated well-researched article behind the recipe but it most definitely works and I am so happy it does! You will be too.

Tips for making Crispy Baked Chicken Wings:

• It is not necessary to search out fresh wings for this recipe – I used a bag of frozen chicken wings and followed the package temperature and time suggestions to bake them from frozen
• Equipment matters for baking these chicken wings properly
• I used a baking sheet like this one
• Lined with parchment paper (you could also use foil)
• And I baked the wings on an oven safe baking rack like this one to allow air to circulate on all sides of the wings
• Be sure to lightly oil the baking rack first to make sure the chicken wings don't stick

Now about what I believe is the best buffalo sauce. I've made this recipe for crispy baked chicken wings several times now, tweaking the sauce each time. And I found what I think is the perfect flavor and spice combination. I only use four ingredients for my sauce.

Ingredients for making the Best Buffalo Sauce:

• I use this brand of wing sauce
• Mixed with this brand of chili garlic sauce
• Mixed with pure maple syrup
• Plus a little salt

You also might be wondering why I'm posting a recipe I discovered right before the Super Bowl now? Two words: March Madness

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Crispy Baked Chicken Wings

Even baked from frozen these wings are unbelievable good. Crispy Baked Chicken Wings (with the best buffalo sauce) are a must make for your next game day at home.

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 1 hour 20 minutes

Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes

Servings 8

Calories 160 kcal

• 1 2.5 pound bag frozen chicken wings (or drumettes)
• 1 1/2 tbsp baking powder
• 1/2 cup Frank's buffalo wing sauce
• 1 tbsp chili garlic sauce
• 1 tbsp pure maple syrup
• 1/2 tsp salt

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

2. Add the frozen chicken wings (or drumettes if you prefer) to a large gallon-sized zippered bag with the baking powder. Shake the wings to coat.

3. Line a sheet pan with parchment paper (or foil). Place an oven-safe baking rack on top of the lined sheet pan. Lightly oil the rack.

4. Place the baking powder coated frozen wings on the baking rack and bake for 80 minutes, or until the internal temperature of the wings is 165 degrees. If desired you can broil the chicken wings for the last two minutes of cooking time to get them even more browned.

5. Whisk together the buffalo sauce, chili garlic sauce, maple syrup and salt. Add the baked chicken wings to a bowl and toss them with the sauce until they are evenly coated.

6. Serve the wings with fresh carrots and celery and blue cheese dressing.

More game day favorites:

• Meatloaf Sliders
• Cincinnati Nachos
• Buffalo Chicken Mac and Cheese
• Seven Layer Hoagie Dip
• Ultimate Pizza Dip

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