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Spicy Garlic Wings

Sep 6, 2019 · Modified: Jun 15, 2020 by Foodies Terminal 7 Comments 1839 words. [feast_sponsored_disclosure before=“”]

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These Spicy Garlic Wings are damn GOOD just like the Buffalo Wild Wings Spicy Garlic Chicken Wings! Spicy, hot, slightly sweet & sour crispy wings straight from the oven.

Spicy garlic chicken wings made with drumettes
Just like Buffalo Wild Wings

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Copycat Buffalo Wild Wings Spicy Garlic Chicken Wings

I am super excited to announce that todays recipe is a copycat Buffalo Wild Wings Spicy Garlic Chicken Wings recipe that's spot on perfect.

No more trips to Buffalo Wild Wings!

This easy Copycat Chicken Wings recipe is a keeper.

It'll save you some serious money & give you the damn good Buffalo Wild Wings flavor.

Oh! the chicken wings are less on calories too.

As they are not deep fried & not greasy but extremely crispy.

The recipe secret lies in the sauce & how you bake the wings to make them crispy just like the deep fried ones.

Copycat Buffalo wild wings spicy garlic chicken wings being lifted
*COPYCAT* Buffalo Wild Wings

The hot spicy garlic sauce infused with garlic butter & with a slight hint of sweetness is to die for.

A single whiff of the simmering sauce is enough to make you drool.

Delicious, luxuriously perfect, a good smelling, lip-smacking sauce is how I love to describe my Copycat Buffalo Wild Wings Spicy Garlic sauce.

It's super easy to make. Simmer all the ingredients together & that's how easy it is.

In fact the entire recipe of Copycat Garlic chicken Wings is a quick one. Perfect to feed a huge crowd as you can make the spicy garlic sauce ahead of time.

Once the lip-smacking good Spicy garlic sauce is ready just toss the baked crispy chicken wings for a fabulous wings experience & devour as fast as you can 😀

Copycat spicy garlic chicken wings garnished with chives
Look at that gorgeous spicy garlic sauce, no doubt they are an instant hit

Spicy Garlic Wings Recipe Ingredients

Recipe ingredients in bowls on a white board
Recipe Ingredients
  1. Chicken Wings: Flats & drumettes.
  2. For marinating the wings: Vinegar, canola oil, brown sugar, onion powder, garlic powder, cayenne pepper powder & baking powder.
  3. For the Buffalo Wild wings spicy garlic sauce: Butter, chopped garlic, Worchester sauce, honey, cayenne pepper powder, crushed black pepper.

Pro Tip: I used Frank's Red Hot Sauce. You can use any cayenne pepper sauce for todays Spicy Chicken wings recipe.

What does Spicy Garlic Wings taste like?

These copycat Wings are spicy, hot, garlicky with a hint of sweetness & a bit of sour taste. The wings are crispy & the sauce is finger licking good.

The flavors are well balanced & it's not blazing hot.

Copycat buffalo wild wings spicy garlic wings stacked
Spicy Garlic sauce smothered crispy baked wings

Tips to bake Ultra Crispy Chicken Wings in the oven

Wings that are not deep fried are not boring at all.

You can make them as crispy as the deep fried ones.

And the secret ingredient that will help you to have the maximum crunch factor is Baking powder 😉

You have to apply it as a dry rub on the wings along with the other ingredients and than bake the chicken wings in the oven at high temperature of 425 F, 20 mins on each side.

If you want them super crispy do sprinkle some baking powder on the marinated chicken wings just before popping them in the oven.

Voila! Ultra crispy chicken wings ready. They won't come out soggy or steamed but as crispy as their deep fried counterparts.

How to make Copycat Buffalo Wild Wings Spicy Garlic Sauce?

It all boils down to the Sauce. Spicy Garlic Sauce that tastes just like Buffalo Wild Wings.

Copycat Buffalo wild wings spicy garlic sauce in a saucepan
Simmered Spicy Garlic Sauce tastes just like Buffalo Wild Wings

You need to make todays spicy garlic sauce in two easy steps:

  1. First make a garlic infused butter sauce. Simmer chopped or minced garlic with butter until the garlic just turns golden. Strain and discard the garlic. We will be using that lovely garlicky butter.
  2. Than simmer together cayenne pepper sauce ( I used Franks hot sauce), Worchester sauce, honey, crushed black pepper, cayenne pepper powder & the garlic infused butter for 3 mins.

That's all you need to do. The copycat Buffalo Wild Wings Spicy Garlic sauce is completely ready for the crispy baked chicken wings.

Pro Tip: You can even store the spicy garlic sauce in the fridge for 5 days in an air tight container. Use it after warming it up in the micro wave oven.

Crispy oven baked spicy garlic wings recipe stacked together
Crispy oven baked Chicken Wings that taste as good as deep fried ones

How long can you store Copycat Spicy Chicken wings?

Well, these copycat Buffalo wild wings spicy chicken wings taste best when served hot immediately after tossing them in the sauce.

If you wait for too long the wings soak up the sauce & begin to become soggy. You can no longer feel that extra crispness at all.

But you can certainly store the sauce in an air tight bottle for about 5 days in the fridge.

Bake the wings the day you want to serve them. Warm up the sauce from the fridge and just toss the wings when ready to serve.

Can you freeze the copycat Buffalo wild wings chicken wings?

I would not recommend to freeze them because when thawed & re-heated they loose all the crispness and become soggy & dull.

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How to make Spicy Garlic Wings? Step by Step

Steps in words below pictures

Step by step method of making crispy baked spicy garlic wings
How to make Spicy Garlic Chicken Wings
Copycat Chicken wings spicy garlic on a white plate
DAMN delicious Spicy Chicken Wings, I am up for seconds 😀

How to make Spicy garlic Wings? Step by Step

  1. Marinate the Chicken Wings

    Begin by washing and patting dry the chicken wings completely. Than marinate them with the vinegar, oil, baking powder, onion & garlic powder, cayenne pepper powder.

  2. Arrange the marinated wings on a baking tray

    Line a baking tray with aluminum foil, place a cookie rack and arrange the marinated wings without over crowding. Sprinkle some more baking powder on the top of the wings.

  3. Bake at 425F

    Bake in a pre-heated oven at 425 F for 40 mins. Turn side after 20 mins.

  4. Prepare the garlic butter sauce

    Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add chopped garlic & cook until they just turn golden. Strain the butter & discard the garlic.

  5. Make the Buffalo Wild Wings copycat Spicy Garlic Sauce

    In a saucepan add the cayenne pepper sauce, Worchester sauce, black pepper powder, cayenne pepper powder, honey & the garlic infused butter sauce. Whisk everything together and boil for just 3 mins. The spicy garlic sauce is ready.

  6. Coat the baked wings with the spicy garlic sauce

    Take the spicy garlic sauce in a bowl and than add the crispy baked wings into it. Mix well until the wings are well coated with the sauce. Serve hot immediately.

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Spicy Garlic Wings

4.87 from 15 votes
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Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes minutes
Bake Time: 40 minutes minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes minutes
Servings: 2 people
Calories: 608kcal
Author: Meghna

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Copycat Buffalo Wild Wings Spicy Garlic Chicken Wings is easy & delicious. Perfect to feed a huge crowd & an excellent quick chicken appetizer that you can whip up quickly. These spicy garlic wings are spicy, hot, slightly sweet & sour.

Ingredients

For marinating the Chicken Wings

  • 0.734 Pounds 9 chicken wings in total (333 gms)
  • ½ tsp Cayenne Pepper Powder
  • ½ tsp onion powder
  • ½ tsp Garlic Powder
  • ½ tsp brown sugar
  • ½ tbsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp white vinegar
  • 1 tsp Canola Oil

For the Copycat Buffalo Wild Wings Spicy Garlic Sauce

  • 1 tbsp Minced Garlic
  • 3 tbsp Butter
  • ½ cup cayenne pepper hot sauce (I used Frank's Hot sauce)
  • 1 tbsp Honey
  • ½ tsp worchester sauce
  • ½ tsp Cayenne Pepper Powder
  • ½ tsp Ground Black Pepper (or black pepper powder)
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Instructions

How to flash marinate the chicken wings?

  • Begin by washing the chicken wings well. Than pat them completely dry with the help of kitchen towels. There should not be any water left on the wings.
  • Add all the ingredients from the list "For marinating the chicken wings" above. Give the wings a good rub with all the ingredients.
  • Layer a baking tray with aluminum foil and set a cookie rack on top of the tray.
  • Arrange all the marinated chicken wings without over crowding. Sprinkle some more baking powder on top of the wings.
  • Pre-heat the oven to 425 F. Bake the wings for 20 mins on each side in the pre heated oven. That means 40 mins baking time in total.

How to make the copycat Buffalo Wild Wings spicy garlic sauce?

  • Set a saucepan over medium heat. Add butter & when the butter begins to melt add the chopped or minced garlic, stir & simmer until the garlic begins to turn just golden. Turn off the heat & strain the garlic infused butter. Discard the garlic.
  • Next, set a saucepan over medium heat and add all the ingredients mentioned in the list above " For the Copycat Buffalo Wild Wings Spicy Garlic Sauce ". Add the garlic infused butter to the saucepan. Whisk well so that all the ingredients are uniformly distributed to form a sauce. Simmer the sauce for 2-3 mins stirring frequently. Turn off the flame. 

How to make the Spicy Garlic Wings?

  • Bring out the crispy hot wings from the oven. Keep the sauce that you just made in a large bowl.
  • With the help of a tong carefully move the crispy oven baked chicken wings from the tray to the bowl containing the sauce. Toss them well so that the wings are nicely coated with the spicy garlic sauce. Serve immediately. Enjoy.

Notes

  1. Measuring Units used, 1 cup = 240 ml & 1 teaspoon = 5 ml.
  2. Caution: Cayenne pepper sauce is really spicy so I would recommend that you do the test taste first & add the sauce according to your spice tolerance level. It's better to begin adding less & test it first and than add more if required. 
  3. Note: We love our chicken wings spicy & that's how we made it. They are not blazing hot but spicy.
  4. You can add more honey to balance off the spice level.
  5. I used organic chicken wings, they are on the smaller side & I made todays recipe with 9 wings in total. You may double or triple this recipe. It works wonderfully well.
  6. Do not miss any ingredient in todays recipe. Each ingredient is highly recommended to get the exact Buffalo Wild Wings taste.
  7. I would greatly recommend that you prepare the garlic infused butter. It sure does makes a lot of difference. You won't get the authentic taste if you sub this step with garlic powder.
  8. If you are totally in no mood to make the garlic infused butter you may sub it with 2 tbsp canola oil + ½ tbsp. garlic powder. 
  9. Toss the oven baked hot wings immediately in the sauce & serve them right away. This will guarantee very crispy wings.
 
Calorific details are provided by a third party application & are to be used as indicative figures only.
 
Nutrition Facts
Spicy Garlic Wings
Amount Per Serving (5 wings)
Calories 608 Calories from Fat 450
% Daily Value*
Fat 50g77%
Saturated Fat 12g75%
Cholesterol 137mg46%
Sodium 1896mg82%
Carbohydrates 6g2%
Sugar 1g1%
Protein 33g66%
Vitamin A 900IU18%
Vitamin C 6.6mg8%
Calcium 40mg4%
Iron 2.9mg16%
* Read our privacy policy - Calorie information is provided as a courtesy only and should be leveraged as an estimate rather than a guarantee.Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Nutrition

Serving: 5wings | Calories: 608kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 33g | Fat: 50g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Cholesterol: 137mg | Sodium: 1896mg | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 900IU | Vitamin C: 6.6mg | Calcium: 40mg | Iron: 2.9mg
Course :Appetizer
Cuisine :American
Keyword :Copycat Buffalo Wild Wings Spicy Garlic Wings Recipe, Copycat Spicy Garlic Chicken Wings, Spicy Garlic Wings
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Comments

  1. Nani Carrasco says

    July 26, 2023 at 2:46 pm

    5 stars
    Spicy Garlic was one of my favorite flavors from BWW, so when my was making wings to go with pizza night, I couldn't believe how simple the ingredients and directions were. This recipe is definitely a keeper and I will continue to use. Thank you for sharing!

    Reply
    • Foodies Terminal says

      June 11, 2024 at 10:38 pm

      Hey Nani so glad you enjoyed this recipe so much 🙂 Thanks a lot for sharing your feedback with us, appreciate it 🙂 - Meghna.

      Reply
  2. Jenni Thompson says

    February 16, 2021 at 3:12 am

    5 stars
    Our new go-to recipe for wings! We've found that we like the wings grilled after marinating (and before smothering in garlic wing-sauce)

    Reply
  3. Mia says

    December 15, 2020 at 1:14 pm

    5 stars
    Best wings I ever had! The sauce is a bomb. Thank you!

    Reply
    • Foodies Terminal says

      December 17, 2020 at 3:54 am

      So glad that you enjoyed the recipe Mia 🙂 Hope you try our other recipes as well. Thank you so much for your lovely feedback 🙂 - Meghna. XOXO

      Reply
  4. Jennifer Hayes Thompson says

    March 27, 2020 at 5:28 pm

    5 stars
    We LOVED this recipe! I might have used a cayenne pepper that was super spicy for the marinade part because these wings were REALLY spicy! Our lips were on fire! I probably added more chopped garlic because I love it that way. I wish this recipe was a little easier to print without scrolling and then screenshooting the recipe part!

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    • Foodies Terminal says

      March 30, 2020 at 12:46 am

      Hey Jennifer than you so much for trying out the recipe, I am so glad that you loved it 🙂 Cayenne pepper can be notorious right? next time add it bit by bit, taste the marinade as you go otherwise it makes a dish BOMB...lol! Thanks for letting me know the scrolling part, I appreciate it a lot when my readers share their thoughts regarding the website, it helps me make it more user friendly that way 🙂 Let me ask you one thing, did you by any chance see or use the little button "JUMP TO RECIPE" right at the bottom of the Recipe Title at the very beginning? Just wanted to make sure that it's view-able to my readers. If you click on that button you'll directly land on the recipe part and can quickly check on the ingredients. That way you don't have to scroll past the whole post, and you can always scroll up to catch up with the steps and tips later 🙂 Hope it helps Jennifer, I would love to hear back from you. Thank you once again and take care 🙂 -Meghna.

      Reply
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