You’re just 3 ingredients away from these crispy baked lemon pepper wings! Perfect for dinner, game day, or to satisfy that wing craving. All you need is chicken wings, olive oil, lemon pepper seasoning! I love to pair these chicken wings with cilantro garlic sauce. YUM!
I ordered lemon chicken wings once and they were so awful. Of course, that means, after that experience, I was determined to recreate them at home. And that I did, my friends. I made them using my favorite lemon pepper seasoning…and they were DELICIOUS!
Ingredients You’ll Need
- Chicken wings. You can use both drumettes and/or flats. Tips removed.
- Olive oil. You can also use melted unsalted butter.
- Lemon pepper seasoning. This one is the best one!
- Optional. Chopped cilantro or parsley for garnish, lemon wedges, and cilantro garlic sauce for dipping!
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How To Make Lemon Pepper Wings
Ready to see how insanely easy it is to make these wings?
- Separate drumettes and flats. First, make sure to remove the tips and separate the drumettes from the flats. In other words, 10 whole wings are actually 20 pieces (10 drumettes / 10 flats).
- Pay the wings dry. We don’t want any moisture on these wings. Similarly, you can also place them in the fridge to dry out for 30 minutes prior to baking them.
- Prep your baking sheet. Next, set a wire rack on top of a lined baking sheet. You can buy this baking sheet with a wire rack. This allows air to circulate around the wings and fat to drip off which will result in the wings cooking evenly and getting extra crispy. After that, spray the wire rack so the chicken wings don’t stick while they’re baking in the oven.
- Bake the chicken wings. Toss the wings in olive oil or melted butter with the lemon pepper seasoning and then place them on a wire rack sheet. Bake the wings for 35-45 minutes but make sure to keep an eye on them. If at the 35-minute mark, they are not fully cooked yet then you can cook them for 5-10 minutes longer.
Questions about Lemon Pepper Wings
Lemon pepper seasoning is the perfect blend of lemon, pepper, garlic, onion, and salt.
Lemon pepper is not spicy at all! It tastes peppery, tangy, and citrusy which complements chicken and fish so well.
These lemon pepper wings taste citrusy, juicy, and perfectly crispy just like chicken wings should be!
If you can’t find lemon pepper seasoning at the grocery store, the best substitutes for lemon pepper include black pepper, garlic powder, garlic flakes, onion powder, salt, lemon juice, and lemon zest.
Yes! Yes, you can. Depending on the type of air fryer you have, I’d recommend you follow the chicken setting for your air fryer. For my air fryer (I have this one), I set it on 360º which is the chicken setting on that particular machine, and cook the wings for 20 minutes. I then turn up the heat to 400º for an additional 5 minutes. Don’t forget to spray the bottom of the basket with cooking spray and space out the wings. You will have to do it in batches but they come out crispy and delicious!
These crispy baked lemon pepper wings are the perfect addition to any game day, get-together, or pool party. I’ve even made them for dinner! It’s a super easy recipe and a perfect pairing with my cilantro garlic sauce.
Can’t wait for you guys to try it!
Other recipes you may like:
- Crispy Baked Garlic Parmesan Chicken Wings
- Cilantro Garlic Sauce (Pollo Tropical Inspired)
- Crispy Baked Mojo Marinated Chicken Wings
- Guava BBQ Chicken Wings
3-ingredient Crispy Baked Lemon Pepper Wings
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 pounds chicken wings tips removed; drumettes and flats separated (approx. 20-25 wings)
- 2 tablespoons olive oil or avocado oil (you can also use melted butter)
- 3 tablespoons lemon pepper seasoning
- Chopped cilantro or parsley for garnish optional
- Lemon wedges optional
- Cilantro garlic sauce optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Place a wire rack inside a large baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Spray the wire rack with cooking spray. Set aside.
- Make sure the wings are thawed completely and dried very well. Pat them down with paper towels until they are dry. Optional: You can also place the wings in the fridge for 30 minutes to dry them out prior to baking, if you have the time.
- In a bowl, add the chicken wings, tips removed, drumettes and flats separated.
- Add olive oil (or melted butter) and lemon pepper seasoning to the bowl. Toss the wings until they are evenly coated. Lay the chicken wings on the wire rack.
- Bake for 35-45 minutes or until chicken wings are cooked through and crispy. Note: Not all ovens are created equal so keep an eye on them at the 35-minute mark. If they are not yet cooked/crispy, continue to cook for 5-10 more minutes.
- Once the wings are fully cooked, remove them from the oven. Serve with your favorite wing sauce or squeeze with lemon wedges, if desired. Enjoy!
Cathy Hill Morris says
Your wings recipe sounds amazing! Looking forward to trying them on this Sunday. However, I don’t have a wire-rack for my cookie sheet. Ugh… :-/ Any suggestions?
Please and thank you!
Jamie Silva says
You can still bake them without the wire rack just make sure to grease the parchment really well so they don’t stick. Good luck!
Meritha says
Perfect! I left my wings whole…the tips are crunchy and tasty :-) I used chicken shears to separate wings into three pieces….super easy. Thank you!
Meritha says
Forgot to say that I cut the wings after they came from the oven :
Jamie Silva says
So happy you enjoyed them, Meritha!
Kimberly says
pinned these for later, my husband would go crazy over these!!!
Jamie Silva says
Awesome! Can’t wait to hear all about it! :)
Denise Nakamura says
Made these for the first time tonight and my husband and I LOVED them. Do you have a recipe for making Garlic Parmesan chicken wings?
Jamie Silva says
Yes! I linked a few wing recipes for you within the blog posts. So happy you both loved these! :)
Yuliya Zborovskaya says
oh garlic parm sounds sooo good..im about to do half half!!
ECG says
Hmmm… the link to the “lemon pepper seasoning” is not working. Could you please send me the name of the product? I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you.
Jamie Silva says
Hi! Looks like amazon changed it without notice. I have updated the link. :)
Portia says
Awesome recipe
Lisa says
Can you use frozen wings or do they need to thaw first?
Jamie Silva says
I’d thaw them first.
Monique says
I used Perdue frozen wings and they came out great
Lisa Provost says
These were super tasty! But mine never did crispy, didn’t seem to be getting close (even after 45 minutes, and long past when they we’re at temp). Any tips for that crisp?
Lemon pepper flavor was spot-on, so we definitely enjoyed them – but I know we’d love them even more with that extra notch. Thanks for any suggestions you may have!
karina says
do you suggest we use that brand of lemon pepper seasoning or any other works?
I have a big one from costco lol
Jamie Silva says
Hi Karina, there is a link in the recipe and within the blog post to the lemon pepper seasoning that I use. You are, however, free to use another brand, if you prefer.
Kimberly says
I must say, these are the best wings I have ever eaten. We make them at least once a month. Sometimes more. Love them!!!
Courtney Webb says
Do you cook them covered or uncovered ?
Jamie Silva says
Uncovered
Christine says
Awesome recipe!! Wings came out great!
Linda Gittens says
I made this for my husbands dinner and he loved it. It was my first time and as I’m writing you I’m making one more. Thank you so much for this
Recipe. Your definitely a hit with me!!!!
Jamie Silva says
Thank you so much! Enjoy!
Dorinda Lomax says
Jamie, I want to thank you so much for always having the right recipe at the right time on hand. I recently made these wings for a function at my church an everyone loved them!! Thank you much!!!
Jamie Silva says
So glad everyone loved them, Dorinda!
Erica says
3 ingredients?! What could be better?! Love wings and trying all different varieties, lemon pepper sounds delicious! Thanks for a delicious and easy recipe!
Jamie Silva says
Thanks so much, Erica!
Karly says
These look like pure perfection. The perfect crispy skin and big bold flavor! Perfect for Super Bowl festivities!
Jamie Silva says
Thanks so much, Karly! :)
Joyce says
woohoo! WINGS! My all time favourite, I am so glad you have many different types of wing flavours on your blog! I can finally stop going out for wings!! :D Thank you for this!
Jamie Silva says
Exciting! Let me know how they turn out. ;)
romain | glebekitchen says
It’s like emergency chicken wings for when the craving can’t be stopped. 3 ingredients. Into the oven. Eat. Especially if you already have some of the garlic cilantro sauce on hand.
Jamie Silva says
Lol! I like that 911 wings. Thanks Romain!
mikaela | wyldflour says
Yessss! Wings are the best and we are too far from any good wings place to have them often! Lemon pepper chicken wings are our very favorite thing to order from Wing Stop and ever since we moved we have missed it. I can’t WAIT to surprise David with this recipe so he can get his chicken wing fix!
Jamie Silva says
Yay! Glad to hear! Hope he LOVES them! :)