Ranch Baked Chicken Wings-Spicy Chicken Wing Recipe (2024)

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My family loves chicken wings! whether they're saucy, dry-rubbed, sticky, or sweet-spicy we love them all! It's amazing how you can get crispy wings without frying them. These are definitely a new family favorite in our home and one of our favorite weeknight meals, you can make them for dinner tonight! My other popular chicken wing recipes are Crispy Baked Garlic Parmesan Chicken Wings or my Oven Baked Spicy teriyaki Chicken Wings are always another game day staple in our house!

The perfect game day recipe is always a big tray of chicken wings. Right? These Spicy Ranch Chicken Wings recipe is AH-MAZING! Crispy, slightly spicy on the outside, and juicy on the inside. Baking them on a baking sheetwitha cooling rackhelps the air circulate all the way around and placing a piece of parchment paper on the bottom helps for easy cleanup.

Ingredients Needed

Ingredient Notes

• Chicken wings: You can use a mixture of both flats and drummies or the whole wing.
• Mayonnaise: Use real mayonnaise, not Miracle Whip.
• Hot sauce: Buffalo sauce will also work.
• Paprika: Smoked or regular paprika works great.
• Ranch seasoning mix: The is the powdered Hidden Valley Ranch dressing mix found in the dressing section.
• Ranch dressing: You can use the Hidden Valley bottled dressing or make your own using the powder mix.

• Step 1: In a small bowl add the marinade ingredients and mix until combined.
• Step 2: Place the chicken wings in a large resealable plastic bag or medium bowl and add the marinade mixture and toss the wings to coat. (I always try to marinate them overnight for the best flavor)

Recipe tips for making baked chicken wings

• I always recommend doubling both the wings and sauce, they are always a huge hit and don't ever last long.
• You want to double-check to make sure your wings are thawed.
• Line your baking sheet with parchment paper for easy clean-up.
• Cooking them on abaking sheetwitha cooling racksprayed with cooking spray helps the air circulate all the way around.
• I always try and marinate them for 24 hours for optimal flavor. But 4 hours would be the minimum time if you're in a time crunch.

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• 4 pounds Chicken Wings
• 1/4 cup Mayonnaise
• 1/2 cup hot sauce
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1 package Ranch dressing seasoning mix
• 1 teaspoon granulated garlic
• 1 teaspoons salt

Dirty Ranch Sauce

• 1 cup ranch dressing
• 1 tablespoon hot sauce
• 1/4 teaspoon sugar

• In a small bowl add Mayo, paprika, hot sauce, ranch, granulated garlic, and salt mix until combined.

• Place chicken wings in a large ziplock bag or bowl, add the marinade mixture, and mix to coat. Refrigerate for at least 4 hours but preferably overnight.

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Place a cooling rack on a baking sheet, and spread the wings on the rack. Bake for 40 minutes then switch oven to broil, and broil for 3-5 minutes Flip the wings over and broil another 3-5 minutes.

• Serve hot with Dirty Ranch Sauce on the side

Dirty Ranch Sauce

• In a small bowl whisk ranch, hot sauce, and sugar until combined. Refrigerate until ready to use.

Ranch seasoning mix-The is the powdered Hidden Valley Ranch dressing mix found in the dressing section.

I always try and marinate them for 24 hours for optimal flavor. But 4 hours would be the minimum time if you're in a time crunch.

Line your baking sheet with parchment paper for easy clean-up.