These dry rub chicken wings are prepared with an easy homemade dry rub seasoning that tastes incredible on perfectly crispy chicken wings – and there’s no frying needed! These are baked in the oven for minimal prep and clean up!
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Yep – here I am, with yet another chicken wing recipe! I can’t seem to help myself, I’m on a kick!
These dry rub chicken wings are so crispy and flavorful and the dry rub is seriously simple to whip up, but it packs in so much goodness!
If you’re also on a chicken wing kick, be sure to check out our baked chicken wings with our homemade buffalo sauce and keto blue cheese dressing!
My husband loves wings too, but he usually prefers them with a dry rub, instead of a sauce. We created this dry rub for him and he’s pretty into it. It adds so much flavor and it uses spices that we keep in our kitchen already. Love that!
Ingredient Notes:
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Chicken Wings – Fresh or frozen and thawed will work just fine! We’re using the sectioned chicken wings which come as flats and drumettes. This recipe will also work on full sized wings, but cook time will vary a bit.
Dry Rub Seasoning Mix:
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Cayenne – You can add more or less of this to the dry rub seasoning mix depending on how spicy you like it!
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The simple dry rub stirs together quickly and it uses spices we always have on hand.
The chicken bakes up juicy inside and crispy outside.
No deep frying – just bake the chicken wings in a hot oven!
This recipe makes a great dinner, snack, or appetizer!
How To:
Chicken – Add the chicken wings to a large bowl, pat dry, and drizzle on a bit of oil.
Dry Rub – To get started you’ll mix together the dry rub seasoning for these baked chicken wings! Add all of the dry rub ingredients to a small bowl and stir it together until it is well combined.
Season – Sprinkle on all that seasoning! Use your hands to coat each piece of chicken in the dry rub. Try to get them fully coated in as much rub as possible!
Bake – After seasoning place a wire rack over a baking sheet and spritz with oil. Finally, start arranging the chicken wings onto the rack and then add it to the oven to begin baking. You’ll want to flip the baked chicken wings over about halfway through.
Be sure to use a paper towel to remove as much moisture as possible from the wings before seasoning and baking them so that you can get perfectly crispy chicken skin!
Air Fried Chicken Wings:
Baking isn’t your only option with these dry rub chicken wings! They’ll crisp up perfectly in an air fryer too. Just follow all the same steps for preparing the dry rub and then air fryer instead of bake. Using the air fryer is best for making about 10 wings at a time, depending on the size you have.
Set air fryer to 400 degrees and cook wings in a single layer for 30 minutes, flipping halfway through cooking.
This is our go to air fryer frozen wings recipe!
FAQ’s:
You could make these wings in a slow cooker and finish them off in a hot oven to crisp up the skin, but I’m not sure that the dry rub would stick to it all that well for the duration. I can definitely recommend this slow cooker chicken wing recipe though!
You can keep these chicken wings in the refrigerator for at least 3 to 4 days. Reheat in an air fryer or a hot oven for the best texture. Reheating in the microwave will cause the skin to lose it’s crispness.
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Dry Rub Chicken Wings
Ingredients
- 4 pounds chicken wing sections fresh or frozen and thawed
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 teaspoons chili powder
- 1 ½ teaspoons paprika
- 1 ½ teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon brown sugar substitute
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon cumin
- ½ teaspoon oregano
- ½ teaspoon dried parsley
- ¼ teaspoon cayenne more to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Place a wire rack over a baking sheet and spritz with oil spray.
- Add the chicken wing sections to a large bowl and drizzle with oil. Toss to coat.
- Add all of the seasonings to a small bowl and stir together to combine.
- Sprinkle the dry rub over the chicken and use your hands to massage the seasoning into the chicken, making sure to coat each piece really well.
- Arrange wings on the wire rack, leaving a bit of space between each piece for air to flow.
- Bake for 40 minutes, flipping the wings halfway through cooking.
- Serve hot with ranch or blue cheese for dipping.
yvette Barr says
Karly
I made them tonight and the family loved them,some I added Parmesan Cheese in the last couple minutes.
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Karly Campbell says
Hi Yvette! So glad you enjoyed the wings!
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Pam says
These are SO yummy, I made them tonight, we didn’t even use a dipping sauce, delicious on their own!! This recipe is a keeper, thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Karly Campbell says
Love to hear that! Thanks, Pam!