This baked honey garlic chicken wings recipe is a healthier version of the ever popular honey garlic chicken wings. It was taken from a book of compiled recipes to celebrate the 25th year anniversary of the elementary school where my kids used to go to. The original recipe calls for baking the wings in the honey garlic sauce for one hour and serving them with the sauce poured over. I found that baking the chicken wings a second time without the sauce gives it a better glaze and a more appealing look.
This dish is so easy to make. One of the reasons I love making this so much is the fact that I don’t have to do any frying. The wings are coated in a mixture of honey, soy sauce, garlic powder and ketchup (yes, ketchup). Then it is baked fully in the oven. The result is healthier and delicious wings.
- 3 lbs chicken wings
- ¾ cup honey
- ½ cup soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 3 tablespoons ketchup
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Remove wing tips and discard. Cut wings apart at joint. Put in a shallow 9X13 inch casserole dish.
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In a bowl, combine honey, soy sauce, garlic powder and ketchup.
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Pour marinade over the chicken pieces and let marinate for at least an hour.
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Preheat oven at 375°F.
Place casserole dish in the oven and bake the chicken along with the marinade at for 1 hour, turning once.
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Serve with the sauce. Alternatively, for drier wings, remove chicken from the casserole dish and place chicken wings on a rack set in a baking pan. Return to the oven and bake for 5 minutes, turn and bake the other side for 5 minutes.
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Serve and enjoy!
What kind of sauce you used
Hi Mary,
I used a sauce mixture of honey, soy sauce, garlic powder and ketchup.
Great recipe! As I didn’t have garlic powder, I used fresh garlic instead, chopped finely. I added a tablespoon of sesame oil.
Wow, my sons love the chicken and asked me to cook again.
That’s awesome!
I am so tired of winging it on my own …this recipe deserves round trips
Im about to make them soon so I am curious if I have to put anything over top as a shield when I bake it in the casserole dish ? Does it over flow ?
No, you don’t need to cover the casserole when you bake the wings with the marinade. Just make sure you use a deep casserole dish and place the casserole dish on a baking sheet before you place them in the oven.
Did I interpret it correctly inntour reply that that the leftover marinade should be baked in the oven too? I’m a casserole dish I suppose, while the wings are cooking?
Yes, that’s right, bake the chicken along with the marinade.
Hello!
Would it be ok to marinate overnight? Or would that be too long? Thank you, and looking forward to making these!
Hi Liza,
Marinating the chicken overnight would be much better. Enjoy!
Could these be put into a slow cooker instead of the oven?
Hi Michelle,
I have not tried making this in a slow cooker. It should be okay, just adjust the cooking time.
I have these in The oven now…. You don’t really use the sauce for dipping that you have taken the raw chicken out of do you?? The sauce seemed real watery, but it sure smells good! I’m anxious to taste them!
Hi Marla, No, do not use the marinade if you did not bake it with the chicken wings. The marinade should have been included and baked along with the chicken wings. I hope that helps!
Could you be more specific when you talk about baking them for a second time? Do you bake them for another hour? Do you move them to another pan without the marinade?
Hi April, The second time you bake it, you only bake it for 5 minutes on each side. You never bake it with marinade because the wings will be on a rack (see picture). I hope that helps!
This was delicious! Thank you for the recipie! I’ll be sharing this with friends and family.
You’re welcome! Glad you were able to try and had success with the recipe. Enjoy it with your friends and family 🙂
This was a wonderful sauce for wings! Amazing ! My husband absolutely loved them
I made these for my family and everyone loved them making them for a second time as we speak
Awesome!!! Glad everyone loved it :0
I wonder if the wings will taste just as great without the honey?
Whay specific ketchup did you use? Tomato or banana ketchup?
I used tomato ketchup.
Looks delicious! Any brand of soy sauce works?
Yes, any brand of soy sauce will work.
I recently tried this recipe again, but decided to bake the drumsticks at 400 degrees Fahrenheit. I used twelve drumsticks, instead of eight, and added some onions (cut into large pieces). The dish was delicious, and the onions became very caramelized!
Honey garlic drumsticks with caramelized onions sound yummy! I should try it next time I make this dish 🙂
I tried it and it’s great! 🙂
Loved this. Made it for a FRG meeting and it was gone in 15min. Good thing Football season is here. 🙂
Hi Robyn,
Glad you loved it! My family and friends love this recipe too 🙂
Will try this. I don’t like to fry the wings either. Recipe sounds good and the best part is I have all the ingredients in the house already. Thank you. Tom
You’re welcome Tom! Hope you like it 🙂
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WOW turned out great, where did you come up with this delicous recipe? 😉
Hi Liv,
I am glad that you liked it 🙂 This recipe was inspired from a wings recipe from a cookbook compiled by parents of a local elementary school.
Tried it was good thanx for recipe
You’re welcome Wendy 🙂
Another yummy treat, Liza!
Thanks for sharing your pictures with us via YUMGOGGLE Gallery. It was definitely a more memorable launch since a lot of our friends joined us. We are looking forward to more amazing clicks and recipes =)
This looks delicious! Simple, too!