It doesn't take much to make insanely good chicken wings at home and this Garlic Butter Wings proves that! With only a few ingredients you'll be rewarded with well-seasoned wings all made in the comfort of your own kitchen. You don't even need extra dipping sauce because you could dip the chicken into that glorious garlic butter sauce.
1Tablespoonfreshly minced parsley or chivesfor garnish
Instructions
Preheat oven to low broil. Broil uses the upper heating element of the oven. If your oven doesn't have this function, then preheat the oven to 450 degrees Fahrenheit instead.
Prepare and season chicken: Pat chicken dry using paper towels. To the chicken, add the ½ teaspoon of salt, ¼ teaspoon of black pepper, chicken bouillon powder, onion powder, and garlic powder. Toss the wings together with the seasoning well, ensuring that the seasoning evenly coats the chicken.
Line a large baking sheet with aluminum foil then place a rack on the baking sheet. Add the seasoned chicken wings on the rack in a single layer. If you don't have a rack, you could bake the chicken directly on aluminum foil brushed or sprayed with oil.
Bake or low-broil the chicken in the preheated oven for about 25 minutes to 30 minutes, flipping the chicken to the other side after 15 minutes.
Make the garlic butter sauce: Place a medium or large skillet on medium heat on the stovetop. Add the butter and let it melt. Add the minced garlic and stir for 15 to 30 seconds. Turn off the heat so the garlic doesn't burn. Stir in the lemon juice then season with a pinch of salt and black pepper. For a little spicy kick, you could also season with a little crushed pepper flakes.
Toss chicken and sauce: Place the cooked chicken in a large mixing bowl, add the garlic butter sauce then toss to combine, ensuring that the garlic butter sauce coats every chicken wing.
Garnish: Garnish with chopped chives or minced parsley.
Serve: serve as is because the garlic butter sauce underneath the chicken also makes a great dipping sauce or serve with a dipping sauce of your choice.
Notes
Chicken wings: A combination of both chicken drumettes and flats will work but if you have only chicken drumettes, those will work as well. Buy either plain fresh or frozen wings from the grocery store. Frozen wings will take a while to thaw but they are as good and sometimes even fresher than fresh wings.Minced Garlic: For the best flavor, mince your own garlic. You could finely mince the garlic on a chopping board with a knife or you could grate the garlic using a microplane zester, or press the garlic using a garlic press.Grilling: You could also cook the chicken wings on the outside grill. Cook on medium heat, flipping as needed. It takes about 15 minutes for the chicken to be done.Sectioning Wings: If your chicken wings come whole, cut them into sections and save the tips for making chicken stock.