Baked Lemon Pepper Wings Recipe
Crispy baked wings tossed in an amazing & delicious lemon butter sauce. If you're a lemon pepper wings lover like me - you will absolutely fall in love with this recipe.
Ingredients
- 1 to 1½ Ib Wings (Or about 6 to 8 wings, cut or split into Wingettes and Drummettes)
- 2 to 3 Lemons
- 4 Tbsps Butter
- Cooking Spray
- ½ to 1 tsp Black Pepper
- 1 tsp Onion powder
- 1 tsp Garlic powder
- ¼ tsp Sazon or Salt
Lemon Butter Sauce Recipe:
- 3 to 4 Tbsp butter
- ¼ tsp Kinder’s Lemon Black Pepper Seasoning
- ⅛ tsp McCormick Salt-Free Garlic & Herb
- ⅛ tsp McCormick Salt-Free Onion & Herb
- 2 Tbsp lemon juice
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Clean & prep the wings. Cut or split the wings into Wingettes and Drummettes.
- Pat dry the wings with a paper towel. Another option would be to leave the wings in the fridge uncovered for 30 minutes to a few hours to dry out.
- It’s important to make sure the wings are dry to get that crispy outside.
- Next, season the wings with black pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, and Sazon. (If you don’t have sazon, just use salt).
- Mix or coat the wings with the seasonings, and make sure the wings are evenly coated.
- Then, line a baking sheet or pan with aluminum foil and place a wire rack (or cooling rack) on top. Spray the rack with non-stick cooking spray.
- Add the seasoned wings onto the rack & place the wings in the oven.
- Bake on the upper middle oven rack, turning halfway through cooking time.
- Note: The total cooking time will vary. So, depending on the size of the wings- it may take 45 minutes or up to 1 hour.
- Bake the wings until they are crispy and browned. But make sure the wings are fully cooked before removing from the oven.
- Once the wings are done remove them from the oven & allow the wings to rest while you prepare your lemon butter. (Or you can leave them on a warmer setting for extra crispness - but keep an eye on them)
- Over medium to medium high heat, add some butter to a pot or skillet.
- Once the butter melts add some fresh squeezed lemon juice, Kinder’s Lemon Black Pepper Seasoning, McCormick Salt-Free Garlic & Herb, and the McCormick Salt-Free Onion & Herb.
- Mix those ingredients into the butter and simmer for 2 to 4 minutes.
- Place the cooked wings into a mixing bowl & pour the lemon butter mixture over the wings.
- Toss the wings into the butter sauce and allow the wings to soak up the butter sauce for a minute or two.
- Serve with a side of French fries or your favorite wing dip. Enjoy!