Healthy ranch chicken wings made with a homemade ranch seasoning and baked in the oven until perfectly crispy. These wings take just a few simple ingredients and are so easy to make for a delicious flavorful dinner. This recipe is Whole30 compliant, Paleo, and dairy-free. It will be a hit with the whole family!
The Best Crispy Oven Baked Ranch Chicken Wings
Crispy chicken wings are already delicious on their own but when you add in a homemade (and dairy-free!) ranch seasoning, they become ten times more delicious than before.
Eating healthy does not have to mean eating boring flavorless food and if you have been missing chicken wings because you are avoiding fried foods or just eating out in general, it is time for you to make your own.
Making crispy chicken wings at home is more than possible, it is actually super easy and you can do everything right in your oven. Once you know how to make crispy wings you can season and flavor them in so many different ways.
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If you have not tried it already, baking your wings in the oven until crispy is one of the easiest ways to get perfectly crispy wings.
A couple of the pros to making your wings in the oven are that there is minimal clean up (all you need is one sheet pan), and once you put them in the oven, all you have to do is flip them once while cooking.
Chicken wings are the perfect option for dinner when you need a recipe that is simple and does not require a lot of hands on cooking time.
Here are a few tips for the best crispy baked chicken wings:
Line your sheet pan with parchment paper. This helps to ensure that the chicken wings do not stick and makes cleaning up simple and easy.
Use a little oil. One tablespoon of oil will go a long way to help get the wings cooking and crispy.
Bake the wings at 425. If you want crispy wings you are going to have to bake them at a higher temperature. Baking the wings at 425 will ensure you get that crispy golden skin.
Cook the wings long enough. Wings have a good amount of fat on them which means they will not dry out when cooked at a higher temperature for a little while. Let your wings bake for around 40 minutes and flip them halfway through.
Make sure the wings are fully thawed out and pat them dry. This helps to ensure that there is no extra moisture on the wings so that they can get nice and crispy.
Homemade Dairy Free Ranch Seasoning
The key to these crispy ranch wings is the homemade ranch seasoning mix. You may have seen this recipe made with the premade ranch seasoning packets that you can find at your local grocery store.
Unfortunately, the most popular ranch seasoning packets are made with less than stellar ingredients like stabilizers and preservatives. The seasoning packets often contain dairy which many people are trying to avoid.
Thankfully, making your own homemade ranch seasoning is incredibly easy and you likely have all of the ingredients to make a batch in your spice cabinet already.
The best part of making a homemade seasoning is that the recipe makes extra, which means you will have plenty to use for future recipes like more chicken wings, dressings, and dips.
Here is what you need to make a homemade dairy free ranch seasoning:
Dried parsley
Dried dill
Dried chives
Onion powder
Garlic powder
Salt
Pepper
Once you have all of the ingredients, just combine them in a small bowl and then store the seasoning in an airtight container in your spice cabinet. You will have plenty to use for this recipe and more!
How to Make Ranch Chicken Wings
After you have made the homemade ranch seasoning, these crispy ranch chicken wings are so easy to whip up.
All you’ll need is a few tablespoons of your homemade ranch seasoning, avocado oil, and chicken wings to make a batch of incredibly flavorful wings.
Step One: Pat your cleaned chicken wings dry and then add them to a mixing bowl.
Step Two: Season the chicken wings with two tablespoons of ranch seasoning, a teaspoon of salt, and a tablespoon of avocado oil. Give the wings a stir until well-coated in the oil and seasoning.
Step Three: Transfer the chicken wings to a sheet pan lined with parchment paper. Bake the wings at 425 degrees for 40-45 minutes, flipping halfway through, or until browned and crispy.
Step Four: Once the chicken wings are done, sprinkle them with a little extra ranch seasoning, garnish with green onions and serve while hot and crispy!
Can I Make These Chicken Wings In the Air Fryer?
Have an air fryer and want to use that to make your wings instead? Go for it! One of my favorite ways to make these wings is in the air fryer!
To make these wings in the air fryer, just toss them in the oil and seasonings until well coated. Then transfer the wings to the air fryer and cook at 400 degrees for 20 minutes.
You can give the wings a shake or flip them halfway through to ensure that they cook evenly. After the wings are finished cooking, sprinkle a little more ranch seasoning on them and enjoy!
A Couple of Air Fryer Method Notes
Depending on the size of your air fryer and the amount of chicken you are cooking, you may need to make this recipe in two batches.
If you are trying to cut down on the amount of oil you are using, you can use a half a tablespoon of oil for this recipe instead of the full tablespoon. I would still use a little bit of oil to ensure ultimate crispy-ness but chicken wings have a lot of natural fat so using a little less oil will still work!
Add all of the ranch seasoning ingredients in a small mixing bowl and stir until well combined.
Add the chicken wings, salt, 2 tablespoons of ranch seasoning, avocado oil, and red pepper flakes (if using) to a mixing bowl. Toss the chicken wings until they are well coated in the oil and seasoning.
Transfer the chicken wings to a sheet pan lined with parchment paper. Bake at 425 degrees for 40-45 minutes, flipping halfway through, or until browned and crispy.
Remove the wings from the oven and sprinkle with a little extra ranch seasoning. Serve immediately and enjoy!
These wings are everything! I forgot I had made a batch of the seasoning and found it in my pantry recently. I whipped up a few batches several days in a row and will be doing so again soon!
I made these on Christmas Eve because I didn’t feel like cooking a whole turkey or chicken. These wings were so good and easy to make! Since I have some seasoning left over, I’ll be making them again.
Our family eats chicken wings once a week so we are very particular about trying new flavors. These did not disappoint! Look forward to trying your other versions soon. Thanks for a great recipe, Ashlea!
These are the best wings we have ever had. The seasoning is beyond amazing. We threw them on the grill after seeing you make them on the whole30account. Now we can’t wait to try all of your other variations! Thanks for sharing!
These were so delicious! We have wings weekly, so I’m always looking for new ideas I made these in my vortex air fryer and they took about 25 minutes for almost 30 wings. My husband devoured these so fast. Excited to keep this recipe in my rotation.
Hi, Jill! There are a whole two sections in the blog post addressing how to make these wings in the air fryer as well as notes on how to get the best results in the air fryer. Hope that helps!
So happy you loved them, Beverlea! We keep wings in the rotation around here, too!
I personally don’t think these tase like ranch wings but they are fantastic! I’ve made them twice and they were devoured each time. The second time I used my leftover ranch seasoning in my ground beef for grilling burgers…outstanding!!! Thank you!
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These were amazing! Easy to make & so delicious that even my two year old wanted more!
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Love that, Rachel! I’m so glad y’all enjoyed them!
Husband usually eats his wings sweet, but he keeps talking about how great these were. Thanks!
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You’re welcome, Nikkie! So happy he loved them!
Love love love these ranch chicken wings. I cook mine in my air fryer. I make these on repeat ❤️
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So glad you love them, Katie! Thanks for sharing!
These wings are everything! I forgot I had made a batch of the seasoning and found it in my pantry recently. I whipped up a few batches several days in a row and will be doing so again soon!
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I’m so glad you love them, Qubilah!
I made these on Christmas Eve because I didn’t feel like cooking a whole turkey or chicken. These wings were so good and easy to make! Since I have some seasoning left over, I’ll be making them again.
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So happy to hear that you loved the recipe, Kalera!
Our family eats chicken wings once a week so we are very particular about trying new flavors. These did not disappoint! Look forward to trying your other versions soon. Thanks for a great recipe, Ashlea!
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I’m so happy y’all enjoyed the recipe, Amy!
Wow! So delicious and easy to make. I will definitely be making these again and again!
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Happy to hear that, Julie! Thanks for taking the time to leave a review!
Curious if this could work with chicken breasts instead?
Fantastic! A staple in our house. Thank you!
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So happy y’all love them, Hil!
So simple, yet so flavorful! I’ll be making this again and again.
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Love hearing that Courtney! Thank you for taking the time to leave a review!
We made these last week and my husband has requested we make this tonight for dinner. It’s SO GOOD!!!!!!!
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Yay! So happy y’all loved them, Valerie!
These wings were so easy to make and delicious!! Will definitely be making again!
Glad you loved them, Melissa!
SO GOOD! My new go-to wing recipe. Thanks for sharing!
You’re so welcome, Lexi! Thank you for taking the time to leave a review!
These were so so good and so easy to make!! Can’t wait to try more recipes from your site!
So happy you loved them, Ashlee!
DEE.LISH.OUS just delicious. Nothing else to say.
So happy you loved them, Kerry!
These are the best wings we have ever had. The seasoning is beyond amazing. We threw them on the grill after seeing you make them on the whole30account. Now we can’t wait to try all of your other variations! Thanks for sharing!
Yay! So happy to hear that, Tess!
These wings are fantastic. My husband who loves his buffalo hot wings loved these. He has requested I make these on a regular basis!
So happy y’all loved them, Marcelle!
This was so delicious thanks so much !
You’re so welcome, Olivia!
These were so delicious! We have wings weekly, so I’m always looking for new ideas I made these in my vortex air fryer and they took about 25 minutes for almost 30 wings. My husband devoured these so fast. Excited to keep this recipe in my rotation.
At what temperature did you air fry them?
Hi, Lila! I just updated the post with more air fryer notes. 400 degrees for around 20 minutes should work!
I don’t see that you updated the post with air fryer instructions. Am I missing something?
Hi, Jill! There are a whole two sections in the blog post addressing how to make these wings in the air fryer as well as notes on how to get the best results in the air fryer. Hope that helps!
So happy you loved them, Beverlea! We keep wings in the rotation around here, too!
Yes! So happy y’all liked them Beverlea! We keep wings in the rotation around here, too!
If you wanted to just use drummies and no wings, would cook time be about the same as wings?
Yes! If you’re just using drummettes and no flats they should take around the same time!
I personally don’t think these tase like ranch wings but they are fantastic! I’ve made them twice and they were devoured each time. The second time I used my leftover ranch seasoning in my ground beef for grilling burgers…outstanding!!! Thank you!
Everyone’s taste buds are so different! I’m just happy you loved them, Nicole! Thank you for taking the time to leave a review!