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These simple Baked Garlic Parmesan Boneless Wings are about to become our new game-day favorite. Easy homemade crispy chicken “wings” tossed in a creamy garlic parmesan sauce. Serve with homemade fries for the easiest sheet pan appetizer or add a salad and call it dinner! This fun bar-style snack is great for entertaining or a quick weeknight dinner.
Happy Super Bowl week everyone! Even if you’re not a football fan, I feel like just about everyone is planning on tuning into the game this Sunday. Between the Taylor Swift content and Usher playing at halftime, there’s something for everyone!
Oh, right, and of course, there’s the actual game as well. But to be honest, I’m here for Taylor, and I love a good halftime show too!
And then, there is, of course, the food! The best part of any game day. I always have so much fun with these recipes.
Ingredients
- Boneless chicken breasts or thighs
- Smoked paprika
- Onion powder
- Garlic powder
- Kosher Salt and black pepper
- Flour or gluten-free flour
- Grated parmesan
- Extra virgin olive oil
- Salted butter
- Minced Garlic
- Heavy cream
- Grated parmesan
- Cayenne pepper
- Fresh parsley
Kitchen Supplies
- Baking sheet
- Parchment paper
- Tablespoons
- Large skillet
- Wire rack
This year, I have some yummy dishes coming your way, but wings are an absolute must. Usually, I serve up traditional buffalo wings, but after making these garlic parmesan wings, I’m now serving both.
These are so delicious and a great option for anyone who doesn’t love the spiciness of buffalo wings!
Here are the details
Step 1: the chicken
Start with the chicken. Cubed raw chicken, breasts, or thighs, or use a mix of the two as I do. Toss the cubed chicken with a mix of seasonings: smoked paprika, onion powder, garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Add flour and parmesan, then toss again.
The flour allows the chicken to get crispy in the oven. I love that crispy texture. It’s a small amount, so just a very light coating, but it’s perfect. Not fully bready chicken wings, but breaded enough so that the sauce really sticks nicely to the chicken.
Bake the chicken up in a super hot oven. It takes maybe 20 minutes to cook.
Step 2: the sauce
For the sauce, you need butter, garlic, cream, parmesan, and cayenne. A very simple mix, but delicious.
Simmer this on the stove for a few minutes to bring everything together into a delicious cream sauce. Nothing fancy to it!
Step 3: coat the chicken in sauce
Pour the sauce over the baked, crispy chicken as soon as it comes out of the oven. The heat helps the sauce really adhere to the chicken.
The coating soaks up all the sauce. It’s going to leave you saying, YUM!
I always finish with extra parmesan cheese, parsley, and black pepper.
For serving, these are so yummy with home-baked french fries and extra parmesan sauce. Or serve over rice with a side of broccoli and make these wings into a dinner!
Perfect for everyone in the family!
Looking for other game night recipes? Try these!
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Sheet Pan Honey Buffalo Chicken with Broccoli
Lastly, if you make this Baked Garlic Parmesan Boneless Wings, be sure to leave a comment and/or give this recipe a rating! Above all, I love to hear from you guys and always do my best to respond to each and every comment. And, of course, if you do make this recipe, don’t forget to tag me on Instagram! Looking through the photos of recipes on social media you all have made is my favorite!
Baked Garlic Parmesan Boneless Wings
Servings: 6
Calories Per Serving: 490 kcal
Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.
Ingredients
- 2 pounds boneless chicken breasts or thighs cut into cubes
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- salt and black pepper
- 2 tablespoons flour or gluten-free flour
- 2 tablespoons grated parmesan
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
Garlic Parmesan Sauce
- 4 tablespoons salted butter
- 2 cloves garlic, grated
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 3/4 cup grated parmesan
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- fresh parsley, for serving
Instructions
- 1. Preheat the oven to 450° F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or rub with oil.2. On the sheet pan, toss together the chicken, paprika, onion powder, garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Add the flour and parmesan and toss again. Add 2 tablespoons of olive oil, tossing to coat. Arrange the chicken evenly on the baking sheet. Bake 15-20 minutes until the chicken is cooked through.3. Meanwhile, make the sauce. Heat the butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook until it begins to brown, about 3-5 minutes. Stir in the garlic and then slowly pour in the cream. Whisk in the parmesan and cayenne. Season with salt and pepper. Simmer the sauce for 3-5 minutes, whisking until smooth. Keep warm over low heat. 4. Pour the parmesan sauce over the chicken and toss the chicken up in the sauce. 5. Serve the chicken and parmesan sauce with fresh parsley. Ideally, add some home-cut fries on the side too. YUM!
This post was originally published on February 5, 2024
I made this for my family over the weekend. I am lactose intolerant so I made some adjustments: I kept the parm but subbed the milk for non-dairy half-and-half (which meant I needed cornstarch to thicken the sauce later). Firstly, the taste was there! I had drumsticks and I had chicken thighs, so I decided to try this on both. My drums were pretty giant, so the coating came out more as flavoring. The thigh pieces though were so delicious and became nearly crispy. I cooked them and then set them under the broiler on high for some time, tossing to get them as crispy as possible. These thigh bites were our favorite by far (wont do the drums next time). The sauce was also delicious and we put it on the side like a dip. Served up with some fries and had a family game night. These meal was rich and definitely not healthy 😉 so we’ll stick this in for one of those every-now-and-then fun family meals!
Hey Charlotte,
Happy Sunday! Thanks a bunch for making this recipe, love to hear it turned out nicely for you! xx
This was delicious and easy to make, but it in no way resembled wings. More like an Alfredo sauce with chicken. My chicken wasn’t crispy at all either. I probably should’ve tried turning the chicken halfway through and then broiling at the end. Regardless, my family loved it!
Hi Katherine,
I appreciate you giving this recipe a try and your comment, love to hear it turned out well for you! XxT
These were so good! Really easy to make and a huge hit with my kids!
Hey Kendra,
Wonderful! Thank you for trying this recipe and your comment, so glad to hear it turned out well for you! XxT
What a great Game Day food! The leftovers will be the star in Ceaser Wraps tomorrow for lunch—they’re super easy and have great flavor. Thank you!
Hey Kym,
Happy Monday! So glad to hear this recipe was a hit, I appreciate you making it and your comment! xx
Made them to watch the the Super Bowl. Delicious!
Hey Jeanette,
Happy Sunday! Thanks a bunch for trying this recipe and your feedback, love to hear it was a hit! XxT
Could baking powder be used in place of the flour in this recipe?
Hi Nicole,
I think your best option would be cornstarch or arrowroot powder. I hope this helps! xT
One of my favorite half baked harvest recipes I have ever tried. Unreal. The garlic sauce ties it together perfectly. I added rice pilaf and a greek salad for an amazing dinner.
Hey Morgan,
Thanks so much! So glad to hear that this recipe turned out well for you, I appreciate you making it! xx
I made this tonight using chicken tenderloins and it was so good! Those little bites were so tender! Easy to put together and very tasty! Thank you!
Hi Linda,
Love to hear this!! Thanks so much for trying this recipe and your comment, so glad it was a hit! xT
These are AMAZING’ I made a double batch, optimistically thinking I’d have leftovers for the week. Nope 😂 we ate them all.
I did have to bake them for quite a bit longer than the recipe called for, but totally with it.
Thank you for creating and sharing such a great recipe!
Hey Julia,
Fantastic!! So glad to hear that this recipe was a hit, thanks for giving it a try and your comment! Xx
Made this and followed the recipe precisely. The chicken was very flavorful and everyone asked for the recipe. I will be making this again. (I did sub almond milk for heavy cream and used a butter alternative in the sauce and it still came out perfectly)
Hey Caitlin,
Happy Friday!! I am so glad to hear this recipe was a hit, thanks a lot for trying it and your comment:)
Thanks for sharing that you subbed in diary-free ingredients. I’m recently intolerant and I have been dying to try this recipe. Will definitely do that now!
So easy and packed full of flavor!
Hi Anna,
Amazing!! Love to hear that this recipe turned out nicely for you, thanks for trying it! xx
Could I just butterfly the chicken and use as Garlic Parm sandwiches? Thank you!!
Hi there,
Sure, sounds like a yummy idea!! Let me know how this turns out for you! xT
Turned out great! Fam loved it. Just wish it was a tad more crispy. Thanks for always sharing your amazing recipes!!!
Made this last night. Absolutely yummy! The chicken crisped for me so not sure what others were complaining about. Need to space out the chicken and don’t forget the flour!
Thanks so much Charna! Love to hear that this recipe turned out well for you, I appreciate your feedback! xx
Your Garlic Parmesan Sauce recipe was delicious over my chicken wings (I used another recipe for wings). It was so thick and creamy. Great flavor.
Love to hear this Kathy!! Thanks so much for giving the sauce a try:) Xx
This chicken is very yummy. I was disappointed it didn’t turn out crispy like true wings. The next time I make it, I will omit the olive oil and add more flour. This is the second recipe here that I’ve tried where the chicken didn’t turn out as crispy as the picture. The parmesan sauce is very good, just rich.
Hi Angie,
Thanks for trying this recipe and sharing your feedback, sorry to hear they weren’t as crispy as you would have liked! xx