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31 Chicken Wing Recipes for Game Day (Or Any Day)

If there aren't chicken wings in front of you, are you even watching the Super Bowl? 
31 Best Chicken Wings Recipes
Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Rhoda Boone

Chicken wing recipes are perhaps the most essential Super Bowl recipes. Whether you like your wings spicy and tangy or sweet and smoky, the best wings are essential game day snacking. Below, you'll find 31 of our favorites, including boneless wings, sesame drumettes, easy grilled wings, and more. These recipes are so good, we'll be eating them long after football season is over.

  • Spice rubbed chicken wings piled on a plate with lemon wedges.
    Photo by Alex Lau, Prop Styling by Aneta Florczyk, Food Styling by Susie Theodorou
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    Crispy Turmeric-and-Pepper-Spiced Chicken Wings

    Some chicken wing recipes offer pearls of wisdom, like this cooking trick: Starting the wings in a cold oven allows the fat to render slowly so they get even crispier. Which is what we're all looking for, right?

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  • Photo by Emma Fishman, Food Styling by Kate Schmidt
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    Boneless Buffalo Chicken "Wings"

    These fried and sauced chicken breast strips have all the spicy flavor of Buffalo wings—without the hassle of bones.

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  • Photo by Alex Lau, Prop Styling by Beatrice Chastka, Food Styling by Lillian Chou
    6/31

    Soy-Braised Chicken Wings

    Dark soy sauce along with regular soy sauce is what gives these luscious wings their rich color. You'll simmer them in a wok for about half an hour, then serve with thinly sliced cucumbers.

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  • Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Olivia Mack Anderson
    7/31

    Sesame Chicken Drumettes

    Keep batches of these glossy, baked drumettes marinating in the fridge and bake them off as your hunger requires. You'll likely find yourself coming back for more. (Depending on how many other appetizer recipes you're cooking.)

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  • Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Rhoda Boone
    8/31

    3-Ingredient Garlic-Herb Grilled Chicken Wings

    Combine garlic and your favorite hardy herbs (rosemary, thyme, and oregano are all great!) for a marinade that's quick, easy, and super-delicious on these grilled wings.

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  • 24/31

    Crispy Baked Chicken Wings

    Yes, baked wings can be as good as the fried ones you'd get in a bar. We offer a few different glazes in this recipe, so pick your poison.

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  • John Kernick
    25/31

    Hot Wings

    Two words: Scotch Bonnet. It's the pepper that gives more than a little oomph to the buttery dipping sauce in this wings recipe.

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  • Photo by Romulo Yanes
    26/31

    Balsamic Soy-Glazed Chicken Wings

    Balsamic + soy sauce = the tangiest way to sauce up your chicken wings. When reduced on the stove in a heavy saucepan, the combination takes on a fantastic savory note.

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