This easy chicken wing seasoning is super easy to prepare and will load up your wings with a ton of flavor. It’s a medium-heat spice dry rub with a Cajun flavor.
If you want to spice up your at-home wings, this is the recipe for you. This dry rub can be used on either frozen or fresh wings and can even be made in batches and stored in an airtight container for easy access when needed.
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Ingredients You’ll Need
- Paprika: Known for its reddish hue, paprika adds more to your wings than just a bright color. This sweet peppery spice is a staple in Cajun cooking and will act as one of the base ingredients in your dry rub.
- Garlic Powder: Garlic is what will have all your wing-eaters licking their fingers. This recipe is pretty heavy on the garlic, but I find it hard to believe anyone would want to cut back on this spice.
- Dried Oregano: Oregano brings in an earthiness and slight bitterness to this dry rub. It’s pretty easy to find fresh, but you’ll want to use the dry version to avoid bringing any moisture into the rub. This is going to keep your wings nice and crispy.
- Cayenne Pepper: Here’s where the heat comes into the recipe. You can play around with your measurements of cayenne pepper to adjust the spice level of this rub to your liking. Or, if you have a divided crowd, add a little bit more to some of your wings. Just make sure to remember which are which!
- Chili Powder: Chili powder is an aromatic spice that has a pretty mild heat. If you have chili flakes at home, you can always grind them into a fine powder, but it’s very easy to find in stores if it’s not already in your cupboards.
- Cumin: Here’s one that might surprise you. Cumin brings in a nice warmth to your wings. It works well to complement and amplify the pepperier spices.
- Brown Sugar: With all that spice, you need to add a bit of sweetness! Brown sugar will help to offset some of the heat from this recipe, but has a nice toasty flavor, as opposed to the pure sweetness of white sugar.
- Salt & Pepper: Can’t talk about spice without mentioning these staples. Salt and pepper can be added to virtually any savoury foods to taste.
(Note: Full recipe is at the bottom of the post)
How to Make Chicken Wing Seasoning
- Preheat oven to 400 ºF. Line a large baking sheet with aluminum foil and set aside.
- In a small mixing bowl, whisk together all dry rub ingredients.
- In a large mixing bowl, add chicken wings. Drizzle with vegetable oil, and toss to coat.
- Sprinkle the dry rub mixture and massage it into the chicken wings using your hands. Make sure to coat the wings evenly.
- Place the seasoned chicken wings on the baking sheet. Arrange them in one single layer.
- Bake for 45 minutes or until fully cooked and crispy. Remove from the oven and serve with your favorite dipping sauce such as Ranch Dressing.
Tips and Tricks
- If you plan to use frozen chicken wings, make sure they’re completely thawed before cooking.
- Pat the wings dry with a paper towel in order to season them properly.
- You can adjust the amount of cayenne powder and chili powder for a more and less spicy dish.
Chicken Wing Seasoning Recipe
This easy chicken wing seasoning is super easy to prepare and will load up your wings with a ton of flavor. It’s a medium-heat spice dry rub with a Cajun flavor.
Servings 8
Ingredients
For the Seasoning
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt (or to taste)
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin
- 1 ½ teaspoons brown sugar packed
For the Wings
- 2 lbs chicken wings
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 ºF. Line a large baking sheet with aluminum foil and set aside.
- In a small mixing bowl, whisk together all dry rub ingredients.
- In a large mixing bowl, add chicken wings. Drizzle with vegetable oil, and toss to coat.
- Sprinkle the dry rub mixture and massage it into the chicken wings using your hands. Make sure to coat the wings evenly.
- Place the seasoned chicken wings on the baking sheet. Arrange them in one single layer.
- Bake for 45 minutes or until fully cooked and crispy. Remove from the oven and serve with your favorite dipping sauce such as Ranch Dressing.
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