Learn how to easily cook chicken wings from frozen with all of our tips. Less than an hour from freezer to plate!
These chicken wings from frozen can be ready in 50, unfussy minutes. It’s mostly just place them in the oven, set the timer, and in less than an hour you’re enjoying delicious chicken wings!
Arrange frozen chicken wings in a single layer in a shallow baking dish. Bake in the preheated oven for 25 minutes. Flip wings over and continue to cook until skin is crispy and meat is no longer pink at the bone, about 20 minutes more.
Do I Need To Cut My Chicken Wings?
If the wings are only sold whole in your area (drum, flat, and wing tip together), and you don’t want to cut them, the recipe will still work well with whole wings. Just add 10 minutes to the cook time if you’re leaving them whole.
However, you can find detailed instructions with step by step photos on how to cut chicken wings here. We’ll use the drumette and flat to make our chicken wings.
How To Cook Chicken Wings From Frozen
Set oven to 425° and place frozen wings in a single layer on a parchment lined baking sheet. No need to wait for the oven to pre-heat, place them in immediately and they will start to thaw as the oven heats up.
If you don’t have parchment paper, you can use aluminum foil, but I recommend spraying it with cooking spray or rubbing some oil over it. The fatty juices from the chicken as it cooks can cause the skin to stick, but the extra bit of oil should minimize that.
Bake for 50 minutes or until an instant read thermometer reads 160°F. While it’s best to keep the oven door closed for the full 50 minutes during baking and then season afterward, halfway through baking, you could add salt and your favorite seasonings to the wings, making sure the oven door is quickly closed so that the oven temperature doesn’t drastically change. The wings will be thawed and cooked enough that the seasonings will cling.
Oven temperatures can fluctuate greatly. If the wings aren’t as crispy as you’d like after the 50 minutes in the oven, switch the oven to broiling, and cook for another 6-10 minutes.
Remove from oven and let wings rest 5 minutes. Then, toss them in your favorite sauce (like this Smoky BBQ Sauce) and enjoy!
Can get enough chicken wings? I hear you. I’ve got a whole series devoted to them over on TheCookful! Plus, find out how to brine chicken wings for tender, flavorful meat with crispy skin on the outside. So so good.
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