Baked Lemon Pepper Chicken Wings – Amazingly flavorful and extra crispy easy oven baked wings covered in freshly squeezed lemon and cracked black pepper. These wings make the perfect appetizer, game day snack or movie night spread!
Baked Chicken Wings
If you’re into crispy wings that are normally deep fried, these oven baked super crispy chicken wings are going to be your new favorite! They will definitely redefine how you think about oven baked wings.
If you love chicken wings, then you’ll also love my Instant Pot Chicken Wings.
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Chicken Wings
Wings are an all around American favorite! They are featured at parties, game days and most definitely the super bowl. They are perfect for any finger food spread.
These Lemon Pepper Wings are a fun spin on the classic buffalo sauce wing. These are lighter, crispier and brighter in flavor. You could sit and eat a plate of these without feeling over-powdered by a spicy sauce. Sometimes we make these wings just for dinner, they are that good! But be warned, these get quickly gobbled up!
How To Make Crispy Baked Chicken Wings
These wings couldn’t be easier! First you want to make sure you are using fresh or completely thawed wings. Preheat the oven, prepare your baking sheet, pat the wings dry, assemble your seasonings with the secret crip-making ingredient: baking powder, season and bake! Once the wings are baked toss them in the lemon pepper sauce or eat as is for a more mild tasting wing.
Are Boneless Chicken Wings Really Wings?
No, they aren’t. The “wings” that are served as boneless are essentially chicken nuggets shaped to look like a wing. They will taste more like chicken fingers than wings since they are breaded.
Can I Make Lemon Pepper Chicken?
YES! This recipes is so tasty you could certainly bake boneless, skinless chicken breasts rubbed in avocado oil and seasoned with salt and pepper in a 350 degree oven for 25-30 minutes until cooked through. After the chicken breasts are cooked toss them in the sauce or shred the chicken and then toss in the sauce.
Tips For Making The Crispiest Chicken Wings
- Make sure you use a metal oven safe cooking rack on top of the baking sheet in order to achieve the crispiest wings. If you don’t have one you can bake the wings directly on top of your baking sheet.
- Pat dry your chicken wings with a paper towel and place them in a large mixing bowl. Patting the wings dry ensures the skin is able to crisp.
- Baking powder – this is a must for the crispiest oven baked wings.
- Arrange the wings evenly on the metal cooking rack and flip each wing during the cooking process.
More Paleo Chicken Recipes:
- Instant Pot Chicken Wings
- Paleo Baked Chicken Tenders
- Instant Pot White Chicken Chili
- Instant Pot Butter Chicken Curry
- Healthy Orange Chicken
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Baked Lemon Pepper Chicken Wings
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 40-60 minutes
- Total Time: 36 minute
- Yield: 2 lbs of wings 1x
- Category: Appetizers & Snacks
- Method: Bake
- Cuisine: American
Description
Baked Lemon Pepper Chicken Wings – Amazingly flavorful and extra crispy easy oven baked wings covered in freshly squeezed lemon and cracked black pepper. These wings make the perfect appetizer, game day snack or movie night spread!
Ingredients
Wings:
- 2 lbs chicken party wings or drumettes
- 1 Tablespoon lemon zest
- 2 teaspoons baking powder* (see note below for Paleo & Whole30)
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/8 teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper
Sauce:
- 1/4 cup avocado oil
- 1 Tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon fresh cracked black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/4 teaspoon smoked paprika
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and place a metal oven safe cooking rack on top of the baking sheet.
- Pat dry your chicken wings with a paper towel and place them in a large mixing bowl.
- In a small bowl add the lemon zest, baking powder*, salt, garlic powder and black pepper, stir to combine.
- Sprinkle the spice mixture over the wings and toss until evenly coated.
- Arrange the wings evenly on the metal cooking rack and bake for 30 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and flip each one then return to the oven for another 10-30 minutes until golden and crispy. (The size of wings will change the cooking duration, cook until the wings reach 160 degree internal temperature.)
- While the wings bake mix together the sauce ingredients in a small bowl.
- Once the wings finish cooking, transfer them to a clean large mixing bowl and pour the sauce over top. Toss the wings until fully coated and serve immediately.
Notes
*To make your own Paleo baking powder, mix together 2 Tablespoons cream of tartar, 1 Tablespoon baking soda and 1 Tablespoon tapioca starch. Then measure out 2 teaspoons to use for this recipe.
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Lori says
These look SO good.
★★★★★
Nicole says
Thank you Lori, enjoy!
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Dina says
Can I substitute the avocado oil with olive oil?