This Oven BBQ Chicken Wings recipe features a recipe from Food Network’s Chef Gabriele Corcos and Debi Mazar. To make Oven Barbecued Chicken Wings, start with a simple, homemade barbecue sauce with peach preserves, bourbon and honey. Season the chicken wings with spices, paprika and cayenne pepper. Bake for 20 minutes. Recipe reprinted with permission from Gabriele and Debi’s new cookbook, Super Tuscan.
Why This Oven BBQ Chicken Wings Recipe Is So Good
- A finger licking homemade BBQ sauce.
- Succulent, savory chicken.
- Easy to prep.
- The perfect game day food.
Ingredients
For The Sauce
- Unsalted butter
- Yellow onion
- Garlic cloves
- Tomato puree
- Peach preserves
- Balsamic vinegar
- Bourbon
- Honey
- Dijon mustard
- Hot red pepper sauce
For The Chicken
- Sweet paprika
- Sea salt
- Dried thyme
- Black pepper
- Chicken wingettes
- Olive oil
How To Make This BBQ Chicken Wings – Step By Step
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To make the sauce: Melt the butter in a medium heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until golden brown, about 5 minutes. Stir in the garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Stir in the tomato puree, peach preserves, balsamic vinegar, bourbon, honey, mustard, and hot red pepper sauce and bring to a simmer. Reduce the heat to low and simmer, stirring often, until thickened and reduced by about one quarter, 25 to 35 minutes. Remove from the heat and let cool.
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Position racks in the center and top third of the oven and preheat the oven to 425°F.
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To prepare the chicken: Mix the paprika, salt, thyme, black pepper, and cayenne pepper in a small bowl. Toss the chicken and oil in a large bowl to coat. Sprinkle with the spice mixture and toss again. Divide the wingettes between 2 large rimmed baking sheets.
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Bake for 20 minutes. Remove from the oven and flip the wingettes over. Switch the positions of the baking sheets from top to bottom and continue baking until the wings are golden brown, about 20 minutes more. Transfer the wingettes to a large heatproof bowl. Add the sauce and stir gently to coat the wingettes. Pour off the fat from the sheets. Return the wingettes to a single sheet.
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Bake until the sauce is glazed, 5 to 10 minutes. Transfer the wingettes and sauce to a platter and serve.
BBQ Chicken Wings
Goodfellas and Entourage actress, Debi Mazar and Tuscan chef, Gabriele Coroco, co-host Extra Virgin cooking show on Cooking Channel. Their latest book, Super Tuscan: Heritage Recipes and Simple Pleasures from Our Kitchen to Your Table, features simple family-style recipes made with American ingredients and Tuscan flavors and cooking techniques.
A Delicious Homemade BBQ Sauce
We’re sharing with you their recipe for Oven Barbecued Chicken Wings, with a homemade BBQ sauce. Instead of ketchup, which is normally found in American BBQ sauce, Gabriele uses peach preserves, balsamico and a splash of bourbon.
What To Serve With These BBQ Wings
Who doesn’t love chicken wings! They make a great lunch, snack, or dinner!
Some popular side dishes include:
- Loaded potato skins
- Nachos
- Baked macaroni and cheese
- Pierogies
- Baked beans
- Pasta or potato salad
- Garlic roasted baby potatoes
- French fries and onion rings
Top Tips For This BBQ Chicken Wings Recipe
- Use a preheated oven.
- Make sure to spread the wings evenly on the baking tray.
- Serve with a creamy dip.
More Chicken Wing Recipes
- Baked Parmesan Garlic Chicken Wings
- Momofuku Chicken Wings
- Cola Glazed Chicken Wings
- Sticky Asian Chicken Wings
- Grilled Chicken Wings with Honey Miso Sauce
Oven Barbecued Chicken Wings
Ingredients
FOR THE SAUCE
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1/2 medium yellow onion chopped
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 1 cup tomato puree
- 1/2 cup peach preserves
- 1/3 cup balsamic vinegar
- 1/4 cup bourbon
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon hot red pepper sauce
FOR THE CHICKEN
- 2 teaspoons sweet paprika
- 1½ teaspoons sea salt
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 4 pounds chicken wingettes
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
Instructions
- To make the sauce: Melt the butter in a medium heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until golden brown, about 5 minutes. Stir in the garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Stir in the tomato puree, peach preserves, balsamic vinegar, bourbon, honey, mustard, and hot red pepper sauce and bring to a simmer. Reduce the heat to low and simmer, stirring often, until thickened and reduced by about one quarter, 25 to 35 minutes. Remove from the heat and let cool.
- Position racks in the center and top third of the oven and preheat the oven to 425°F.
- To prepare the chicken: Mix the paprika, salt, thyme, black pepper, and cayenne pepper in a small bowl. Toss the chicken and oil in a large bowl to coat. Sprinkle with the spice mixture and toss again. Divide the wingettes between 2 large rimmed baking sheets.
- Bake for 20 minutes. Remove from the oven and flip the wingettes over. Switch the positions of the baking sheets from top to bottom and continue baking until the wings are golden brown, about 20 minutes more. Transfer the wingettes to a large heatproof bowl. Add the sauce and stir gently to coat the wingettes. Pour off the fat from the sheets. Return the wingettes to a single sheet.
- Bake until the sauce is glazed, 5 to 10 minutes. Transfer the wingettes and sauce to a platter and serve.
Nutrition
I also wanted to share some of my favorite recipes from the book. I think you’ll agree with me, Super Tuscan is a celebration of family meals and simple pleasures.
For your next brunch: Asparagus and Proscuitto Tortino
Comfort food, Italian American style: Baked Truffle Cavatappi
Healthy weeknight meal: Swordfish with Orange Salad
Dinner party with friends: Brined Pork Chops with Sage-Almond Pesto
The perfect finish: Italian Carrot Cake
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Thanks for recipe. On my list to make.
Thanks for recipe! Delicious results.
This looks amazing simple, yet delicious.  Can not wait to try it and the recipe book looks awesome, but not as wonderful as yours.  I have to cook your beef and broccoli recipe first which sounds absolutely delicious and mouth watering.  OK, my stomach is rumbling as I have not have dinner yet and everything looks  amazing!
The chicken wings looks so yum~~ Using peach preserves to make the sauce sounds great. Thank you for sharing the recipe! Gonna find their book.
What a great, cheap, easy meal to have for company that isn’t particular! Thanks for the recipe!