Baked Brown Sugar Chicken Wings with Roasted Red Pepper Cream Sauce
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Amazingly crisp wings baked to perfection served alongside an incredibly creamy dipping sauce that everyone will love!
Having a day off of a 5-day workweek sounds like a mini-vacation but I actually spent the entire day cooking and doing some major cleaning around the house. Ever since I started working, there is just no time to clean! But seeing that I had some down time, I busted out the vacuum, the swifter, and the 409. It’s seriously baffling as to how dust accumulates so quickly! No matter how often I clean, there’s just so much dust that piles up on every thing around the house! Ugh.
In addition to being annoyed by the unknown origins of dust around the house, I also spent the latter half of my day being completely angry/upset/frustrated/irritated after paying off my $360 speeding ticket. Well, actually it was $370 since they charged me $10 for paying online. Ridiculous, right? I just can’t help to think how much crap I could buy with $370! I could finally get the pasta attachment for my KitchenAid and the red Le Creuset round Dutch oven.
I could go on and on about how I could spend the $370 but it would just make me more angry so let’s move on to something more pleasant, like these awesome wings. When Jackie from Domestic Fits first posted this, I knew that I immediately had to make them. Her wings were so wonderfully crusted, and that creamy roasted red pepper dipping sauce just tipped it to absolute perfection. I followed the recipe exactly as is and it was just as I had imagined it – crisp on the outside and completely succelent in every bite. And once you dunk them (yes I said dunk and not dip) in this amazing sauce, it’ll serve as a wonderful complement of flavors.
Baked Brown Sugar Chicken Wings with Roasted Red Pepper Cream Sauce
Ingredients
- 2 pounds chicken wings
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 teaspoons brown sugar
- 2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 2 teaspoon chili powder
- 2 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
For the Roasted Red Pepper Cream Sauce
- ⅓ cup roasted red pepper, chopped
- 2 ounces goat cheese
- 2 tablespoons sour cream
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with foil.
- To make the dipping sauce, combine roasted red pepper, goat cheese, sour cream and salt in the bowl of a food processor until emulsified; set aside.
- In a large bowl, combine wings, olive oil, brown sugar, garlic powder, chili powder, paprika, onion powder, salt and pepper, to taste.
- Place wings onto the prepared baking sheet and bake for 25 minutes, using metal tongs to turn at halftime.
- Serve wings immediately with dipping sauce.
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I have made this many times since I found this recipe many years ago. My husband and son especially love it. The dip is also great as a dip for veggies or crackers. Thanks 🙂
This is now my go-to wings recipe. So easy and so good! Consider them for your Super Bowl party.
Definitely a hit for tonight’s dinner! I can’t eat spicy food so I substituted the chili powder with Cumin and I made it in my Instant Pot Air Fryer. 25 Minutes then turn the wings over and 8 more minutes. Served.
I would like to make these ahead of time for a party…Have you ever tried freezing wings after baking and then reheating the day of the party? I thought I would take a dip on the day of the party.
These wings were great! I will pass on the sauce next time. Was just OK and I added red pepper flakes to try and give it some flavour. I used legs in place of wings and the chicken was moist and delicious. I cooked the extra 3 min. to get them done and crispy a couple were plump and so I did them an extra extra 3 min. and the crust was to the burnt side. Definitely a keeper. Thanks for the recipe.
Made tonight use whole wings, used honey in place of brown sugar, none on hand. The wings are so crispy and delicious. Definitely will be making again.
Absolutely delicious !! Another go-to recipe !
Sounds delicious, but first I am going to try it with chicken strips I cut from boneless breasts. Then the wings or maybe all at the same time. Just got an air fryer, so I am going to try some in that, some in the oven, and some in a deep fryer for comparison.
Let us know how it goes!
Mary did these work in the air fryer? Would love to make some tomorrow night in there!
WOW! This was the first time I ever made chicken wings and I was afraid it wouldn’t come out right. Boy was I wrong. Made for Superbowl Party and they were great. My go to recipe. I didn’t have time to make the dipping sauce so I used blue cheese dressing instead. Baked the wings on 425 for 50+ minutes on a rack.
I love your blog!
Wings vary. Best bet is to precook thawed wings on parchment at 400 for 20 minutes. Drain and cool. Then proceed with this fabulous recipe and dipping sauce.
I bought frozen wings. Do I thaw them first or marinate them frozen then bake?
Yes, they should be thawed first.
Wow! You are a culinary genius. Made these tonight and they are fantastic — everything works, the spices, the dip. The whole family thought this recipe was fantastic. Thank you! Another home run from DamnDelicious. If you want crispy wings, just cook them longer or at higher temperature (I did both — keep an eye on them).
Thanks for this delicious recipe. The only thing I change was that, I cooked them in my Ronco rotisserie oven for 50 minutes, I can’t wait to make them again.
Made these and was surprised that they were bland and they did not cook up crispy. Had to drain off the grease/juice after 25min, they were just sitting there steaming in it and most of the sauce had melted into it. I then put them under the broiler to brown. I will make them again, but I will add some crushed chili flakes and cook on a rack so they don’t steam in their own juices. And I will use a higher heat.
I always roast wings on a wire rack so they don’t sit in the drippings.
I did not make the wings according to this recipe; just made the dip. It is absolutely fabulous! Instant favorite.
I love to browse Pinterest for recipes and I can’t tell you how often I choose a recipe that sends me to your site. Yum love all your recipes. However, I’m always counting calories. Would you consider adding the nutritional information to your recipes or at least indicating which ones are low fat? Thanks for all the time and inspiration you share on your blog!
Nutritional information is provided only for select and new recipes at this time. However, if it is not available for a specific recipe, it is best that you use free online resources at your discretion (you can Google “nutritional calculator”) to obtain such information.
Your Chicken Wings are sweet or savory!
Brown sugar works like magic secret ingredient. I will try delicious spicy sweet wings.
A food processor makes this recipe Quick & Easy.
WOW – these are amazing, especially with the dipping sauce. Had then with stir fried green beans. Used the dipping sauce for the beans also. Yum. This is now my favorite wing recipe. I have moved the pin to my Favorites Folder, along with many other of your recipes. Keep up the great work.
Could this work for whole chicken?
Will it turn out as crispy?
Unfortunately, without further recipe testing, I cannot answer with certainty. As always, please use your best judgment.
I saw this on Pinterest and tried this last night. Loved it! Wonderful blend of smoky and sweet!