Description
Honey garlic chicken wings bring together sticky-sweet and savory flavors that have your dinner table smelling incredible in under an hour. These wings caramelize beautifully in the oven, giving you crispy edges and tender meat that keeps everyone coming back for more.
Ingredients
Scale
Protein Base:
- 2 pounds chicken wings
Sauce and Seasonings:
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
Instructions
- Heat your oven to 400°F so it reaches temperature while you prepare everything else.
- Combine 1/2 cup honey, 1/4 cup soy sauce, 3 minced garlic cloves, 1 tablespoon olive oil, 1 teaspoon ground ginger, and a pinch each of salt and pepper in a bowl.
- Toss your 2 pounds of chicken wings directly into the marinade and make sure each piece gets fully coated.
- Arrange the wings on a parchment-lined baking sheet in a single layer so they cook evenly.
- Slide the sheet into your 400°F oven for 15 minutes without moving them.
- Flip each wing over and return them to the 400°F oven for another 15 to 20 minutes until they’re golden and cooked through.
- Switch your oven to broil and place the wings about 4 inches from the heat source for 2 to 3 minutes at high broil, watching them so they get crispy without burning.
- Transfer the wings to a serving platter and let them rest for a couple minutes before eating.
Notes
- Pat your chicken wings completely dry before marinating them, since moisture prevents the skin from crisping up properly during baking.
- Flip the wings halfway through cooking so both sides brown evenly and develop that golden color throughout.
- For extra crispy skin, run the wings under the broiler for the last few minutes, but watch them carefully since they can burn quickly.
- If you’re avoiding soy sauce, swap it with tamari or coconut aminos in equal amounts, and the honey garlic flavor stays just as strong.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 35-38 minutes
- Category: Baked Chicken
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 318 kcal
- Sugar: 11 g
- Sodium: 640 mg
- Fat: 17 g
- Saturated Fat: 3.5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 13 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 12 g
- Fiber: 0.3 g
- Protein: 22 g
- Cholesterol: 70 mg