These Parmesan Garlic Baked Chicken Wings are guaranteed to be a crowd-pleaser but baked to crispy perfection for a healthier spin!
Oh pregnancy cravings… I’ve actually managed to make it through most of the past 9 months without any crazy cravings. Aside from an unquenchable thirst for coconut water within the first 4 weeks (probably because I was dehydrated), I’ve thankfully been able to eat really healthy and what I want. Most of the time I’ve had a harder time actually figuring out what it was that I wanted. Until recently. These past couple of weeks the cravings have finally hit me. Hard. One night, it was an old school chicken noodle casserole (and totally not from scratch, the kind that uses canned cream of mushroom soup and fried french onions). Then it was meatloaf (stay tuned for that recipe!). Then it was a spinach and beet salad. And recently- chicken wings. Parmesan Garlic Baked Chicken Wings to be exact. This recipe: super easy. Like so easy a 38 week, super tired, kind of lazy, preggo can make them in no time.
Ok, I know baked wings and deep fried wings are not created equal. But baked wings can be just as crispy and delicious. Especially when you coat them with salt, pepper, and garlic powder.While they baked I mixed together the Parmesan cheese, garlic powder, parsley, red pepper flakes, and salt.45 minutes later the wings were crispy and delicious,and ready for the parmesan garlic coating.Mixed well so all the wings are nice and coated, and whoa. Parmesan Garlic Baked Chicken Wings for the win! SO flavorful and the red pepper flakes added the perfect amount of heat but didn’t over power the cheese and garlic and freshness of the parsley. I was a pretty happy preggo with these. These are totally being added to our go-to party appetizer menus!
Parmesan Garlic Baked Chicken Wings
Ingredients
- 4 lbs of chicken wings
- 3/4 cup of fresh grated parmesan cheese
- 1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley
- 2 teaspoons red pepper flakes
- 3 teaspoons garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon of salt + salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 425 degrees and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Generous coat the chicken wings with salt and pepper and 1 teaspoon of garlic powder.
- Bake for 40-45 minutes until crispy.
- While wings bake, mix the parmesan cheese, parsley, red pepper flakes, remaining 2 teaspoons of garlic powder, and 1/2 teaspoon of salt in a bowl.
- When wings are done, remove from pan, add to a large bowl, and then immediately coat with cheese and parsley mixture.
- Serve!
Delish! As part of my Butcher Box subscription, I recently chose the “for life” deal of a one time $30 for 3#s of wings for the life of my subscription. I’ve got a base for soup for life but so I’m looking for wings recipes. I was worried that they wouldn’t get crispy enough so I did rub a bit of olive oil on them but put a small dish under the back of the the sheet so they wouldn’t sit in any juices. I only made a pound and cut the recipe by 3/4 except for the parm, I cut that to 1/3 cup. They were nice & crispy and so much flavor for so few ingredients. Another home run recipe!!
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For life wings?!? You’re speakin’ my language there! Sooo glad you enjoyed the recipe – great alterations!!
You had me at parmesan, garlic and chicken wings. Then you said baked – yes, please. Sounds so good. Saving for later.
I love when you put a healthy spin on crowd pleasers! I generally love chicken wings but I am in love with your recipe – it is just what I need!
All the taste, a little less guilt!
I am obsessed with chicken wings. I thought I tried them all until now. These look so good… trying them this weekend. I love a good amount of crushed red pepper- these are going to be perfect.
Enjoy, Jen!
Perfectly baked chicken wings and that crispy outer skin is so intimidating. Feel like grabbing a few right off the screen
Yuummy and easy to make. Great dish for family and kids loved them.
these came out delicious and tender. love how easy are they to make, and love your blog! great job!
Glad you enjoyed them! 🙂
Looks incredibly delicious! perfect weeknight dinner when we need something easy and tasty. My kid will devour these in minutes!
Every time I make them I think my husband devours them faster 😉
we love chicken wings and eat them every chance we get an I love your healthier version of these!
These look so good and that flavor combo is one of my favorites for chicken wings! I love the ease of this recipe and can’t wait to try it.
These look soooo good! I don’t have the excuse of preggo cravings, but I’m dying for a big plate of these right now!
I actually LOVE baked wings! And these parmesan garlic wings look amazing!