35 Next-Level Chicken Wing Recipes From Classic Buffalo to Sweet and Spicy Fry, bake, grill, or smoke our best spicy, sticky, and crispy chicken wings for the ultimate game day feast. By Michelle Darrisaw Michelle Darrisaw Michelle Darrisaw is a developmental editor for People. She holds a master's degree in Journalism and has over 10 years of experience writing, editing, and fact-checking for publications like Oprah Daily, Southern Living, Cooking Light, The Spruce, MyRecipes.com, and Tidal. Food & Wine's Editorial Guidelines Published on January 16, 2026 SAVE ALL RECIPES NEW! Save as a collection on MyRecipes Close Credit: Matt Taylor-Gross / Food Styling by Amelia Rampe The first flavor that comes to mind when you think of chicken wings might be buffalo — and it's a classic for a reason. However, there are plenty of other sauces and rubs to try, whether baking, frying, or grilling your wings. Smoked chicken wings with ranch dressing, crispy garlic-glazed chicken wings, or even limoncello-marinated chicken wings with pepperoni sauce (pepperoni! sauce!) will take your game day and Super Bowl spreads to the next level. With dozens of chicken wing recipes to choose from, you're sure to appreciate some old favorites and add a few new varieties to your game day repertoire. Love these recipes? With MyRecipes, your personal home for recipes, easily save and organize your favorites, plus thousands more, in one convenient place. 01 of 35 Classic Hot Wings Fred Hardy / Food Styling by Emily Nabors Hall / Prop Styling by Josh Hoggle These classic hot wings couldn't be easier — they take only two steps to make and require just five ingredients (three, if you don't count flour or salt). They're best paired with a crisp, malty lager. Get the Recipe Save 02 of 35 Baked Chicken Wings Fred Hardy / Food Styling by Emily Nabors Hall / Prop Styling by Josh Hoggle These baked wings have a simple ingredient list — canola oil, salt, pepper, hot sauce, butter, and grated garlic, plus chopped parsley, blue cheese dressing, and lemon wedges for serving — making them ideal for game day. Get the Recipe Save 03 of 35 Classic Buffalo Wings Matt Taylor-Gross / Food Styling by Amelia Rampe Buffalo wings go hand in hand with watching sports. Use your air fryer or pan-fry the wings on the stove until golden brown, then coat them in melted butter and hot sauce. Crunchy, cool celery balances the heat, while blue cheese dressing is a must for dipping. Get the Recipe Save 04 of 35 Crispy Chicken Wings Diana Chistruga For the crispiest fried wings, be sure to follow the recipe's very first step: Thoroughly pat your wings dry, which also ensures the seasoning adheres to the skin. Get the Recipe Save 05 of 35 Charcoal-Grilled Chicken Wings Victor Protasio / Food Styling by Margaret Monroe Dickey / Prop Styling by Julia Bayless F&W editor in chief Hunter Lewis grills chicken wings over charcoal briquettes for a slightly smoky flavor and to slowly render the fat for ultra-crispy skin. Enjoy them as they are or toss them in your favorite wing sauce. Get the Recipe Save 06 of 35 Air Fryer Lemon Pepper Chicken Wings with Hot Honey Glaze Antonis Achilleos / Food Styling by Ruth Blackburn / Prop Styling by Christina Daley These sweet-and-spicy wings are glazed with buttery hot honey and seasoned with lemon pepper. Better yet, they bake up to crisp perfection in the air fryer. Get the Recipe Save 07 of 35 Adobo Chicken Wings Greg DuPree / Food Styling by Margaret Monroe Dickey / Prop Styling by Kay E. Clarke The marinade for these Filipino-inspired wings pulls double duty — after the soak, it's reserved and reduced to sticky deliciousness on the stove before being tossed with the baked chicken. Sprinkle the wings with fried garlic and garnish with scallions, cilantro, and serrano chile for pops of color and flavor. Get the Recipe Save 08 of 35 Spicy Guava-Glazed Wings Cedric Angeles 2017 F&W Best New Chef Nina Compton roasts these delectable wings in the oven, then tosses them in a spicy, fruity, and sticky glaze made with guava paste, crushed red pepper, and smoked paprika. Get the Recipe Save 09 of 35 Dakgangjeong (Korean Fried Chicken with Soy Sauce) Angie Webb These Korean fried chicken wings are especially crunchy thanks to their potato starch coating. Jalapeños bring a spicy bite to the sweet-savory finishing sauce; garnish with additional slices along with chrysanthemum greens for a vibrant presentation on game day. Get the Recipe Save 10 of 35 Honey Mustard Chicken Wings Food & Wine / Photo by Brie Goldman / Food Styling by Holly Dreesman / Prop Styling by Alexandria Juhl Sweet honey and tangy mustard make these classic chicken wings extraordinary. This simple recipe is a snap to make and can be ready to wow your taste buds in just 45 minutes. Get the Recipe Save 11 of 35 Crispy Garlic-Glazed Chicken Wings Justin Walker These wings develop bold, savory flavor and a sticky finish from a quick stir-fry of fish sauce, lime juice, and soy sauce, then get topped with crunchy fried garlic and fresh scallions. They look impressively involved, but come together in about an hour — well before the Super Bowl coin toss. Get the Recipe Save 12 of 35 Limoncello-Marinated Chicken Wings with Pepperoni Sauce Victor Protasio Pepperoni sauce and zesty baked chicken wings! Need we say more? If pizza, sandwiches, or dips are part of your game day spread, allow the leftover sauce to pull double duty. Get the Recipe Save 13 of 35 Huli Huli Chicken Wings Greg DuPree Pineapple juice and grilled slices bring the sweet; ginger delivers on the spice; and homemade huli huli sauce balances the smoky, caramelized Hawaiian-style chicken in this recipe from chef Sheldon Simeon. Get the Recipe Save 14 of 35 Sticky Baked Chicken Wings Marcus Nilsson To give these flavorful wings their crispy exterior, chef Matt Jennings bakes them until lightly browned, just before finishing with a gochujang glaze and more time in the oven until they're slightly charred and deliciously sticky. Get the Recipe Save 15 of 35 Spicy Sriracha Chicken Wings Maura McEvoy These wings are first marinated with crushed coriander and cumin, cinnamon, salt, and olive oil, then roasted until firm before being fried until golden. They’re finished by tossing in a punchy Sriracha–melted butter sauce brightened with cilantro and plenty of lime zest and juice. Pair with lager to tamp down the heat of the Thai chile sauce. Get the Recipe Save 16 of 35 Chicken Wings with Angry Sauce Con Poulos Two Korean-based ingredients, gochujang (chile paste) and gochugaru (chile powder), create the perfect balance between fiery and sweet. If you'd like, you can make the sauce one day ahead of time and refrigerate it overnight. (Just make sure to bring it to room temperature before you toss it with the wings.) Get the Recipe Save 17 of 35 Soy Sauce Chicken Wings Todd Porter & Diane Cu Salty and sweet, these chicken wings are the perfect Super Bowl snack. The sauce comes together in just 10 minutes from ingredients you probably already have on hand: butter, fresh garlic, soy sauce, oyster sauce, ketchup, and brown sugar. Get the Recipe Save 18 of 35 Spicy Apricot Wings Marcus Nilsson Short on time to marinate wings before grilling? No worries. Brushing on an apricot-based sauce provides the same tender, savory results without compromising flavor. A refreshing wheat beer or fruity Pinot Gris would be a superb complement here. Get the Recipe Save 19 of 35 Tomato-Glazed Chicken Wings Evi Abeler Opt for spicier baked buffalo-style chicken wings by adding a few drops of hot sauce to the tomato sauce, which is made by pureeing roasted tomatoes with olive oil and mild goat cheese. Get the Recipe Save 20 of 35 Smokin' Sweet Chicken Wings with Cherry Barbecue Glaze Lucy Schaeffer If you want a little sweetness with your heat, cherry preserves combine nicely with habanero chile to make a barbecue glaze ideal for slathering onto grilled chicken wings. The glaze can be prepared up to three days in advance; be sure to bring it to room temperature and coat the wings just before serving so the sugars don't burn. Get the Recipe Save 21 of 35 Maple-Bacon Chicken Wings Todd Porter & Diane Cu Here, a bacon and maple syrup glaze is poured over fried chicken wings. What's not to like? Get the Recipe Save 22 of 35 Ike's Vietnamese Fish Sauce Wings Wendell T. Webber Chef Andy Ricker based this recipe on the first fish-sauce wings he tried at a roadside stand in Saigon. They are marinated in fish sauce, sugar, and crushed garlic, then dredged in cornstarch and fried until golden. Reduce the reserved marinade to make a glossy, salty-sweet syrup that the wings are tossed in just before serving. Get the Recipe Save 23 of 35 Pineapple-Teriyaki Chicken Wings Todd Porter & Diane Cu Any excuse we can find to use pineapple-teriyaki glaze, we'll take it. Even better than tossing wings in the homemade sweet and savory sauce is using it as a dip on the side. Get the Recipe Save 24 of 35 One-Pot Sticky Chicken Wings Stephanie Meyer Fortunately, you don't have to travel to Malaysia to get a taste of these chicken wings, thanks to Andrew Zimmern. All it takes to achieve this Chinese-style dish is one pot and a few ingredients. Voilà! Sticky wings to add to your Super Bowl spread in 40 minutes. Get the Recipe Save 25 of 35 Hill Country Smoked Chicken Wings with Texas Ranch Dressing Peden + Munk Double the flavor of these wings with a sweet and spicy rub before smoking over hickory or applewood chips. Serve with jalapeño-studded buttermilk ranch dressing and a nice smoky lager. Get the Recipe Save 26 of 35 Coconut-Curry Chicken Wings Abby Hocking You'll only need a few ingredients to bring this chicken marinade to life: coconut milk, Thai red curry paste, and lime. Get the Recipe Save 27 of 35 Ginger and Honey Chicken Wings Con Poulos Salty roasted peanuts and squeezes of fresh lime juice cut through the sweetness of these wings' ginger-honey glaze. Get the Recipe Save 28 of 35 Lampe's Chicken Wings with Sweet-and-Spicy Pantry Sauce Reed Davis National barbecue champion Ray Lampe's method for flavorsome chicken is slashing the inside of the joints so the seasoning has direct access. Nothing's better with a platter of spicy wings — buffalo or not — than beer. Reach for a malty, flavorful ale like Old Speckled Hen. Get the Recipe Save 29 of 35 Jalapeño Chicken Wings Todd Porter & Diane Cu Two major ingredients in this hot wings recipe ensure a spicy bite: pickled jalapeños and Tapatio hot sauce. The rest is just fried perfection. Get the Recipe Save 30 of 35 Thai Green Curry Hot Wings Tina Rupp Vibrant green curry paste coupled with umami-rich fish sauce lends flavor to golden, crispy roasted hot wings. Get the Recipe Save 31 of 35 Old Bay Hot Wings Raymond Hom These easy wings are seasoned with Old Bay and roasted in the oven until browned and crispy, then tossed in a simple combination of butter, hot sauce, and Worcestershire sauce. Get the Recipe Save 32 of 35 Green Jalapeño Hot Wings Rick Poon Served with a cool blue cheese dipping sauce, these roasted chicken wings covered in a spicy green jalapeño sauce are especially tasty when paired with a classic German doppelbock. Get the Recipe Save 33 of 35 Chicken Wings with Fragrant Herb Sauce Con Poulos A variety of fresh herbs and spices round out the fiery pepper-based and honey-infused sauce, including parsley, ginger, thyme, garlic, orange zest, and a touch of nutmeg. Make the sauce up to three hours ahead. Get the Recipe Save 34 of 35 Sweet and Sticky Hot Wings Todd Porter & Diane Cu These wings get their flavor from plenty of spices and seasonings — smoked paprika, dried garlic, salt, and dried onion — along with red hot sauce and melted hot pepper jelly. They're oven-roasted until perfectly browned and crispy. Get the Recipe Save 35 of 35 Grilled Chicken Wings with Nine-Spice Dry Rub Con Poulos Chef Timothy Hollingsworth’s rub blends nine sweet-and-spicy ingredients. His secret to tender wings lies in the brine — and letting the chicken rest in it for three hours before coating in the signature blend. Get the Recipe Save Explore more: Recipes Appetizers Chicken Appetizers Chicken Wings Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit