20 Unique Game Day Wings Recipes - Flavor Mosaic (2024)

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BY: Gridiron Grub Guru

PUBLISHED: Jan 25, 2021

UPDATED: Feb 12, 2022

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These 20 Unique Game Day Wings Recipes, from Baked Wings to Slow Cooker Wings, from Thai Peanut Wings to Caribbean Jerk Wings to Orange Soda Hot Wings, have the best and most unique chicken wing recipes!!

Many of the wing recipes are easy to prep ahead, and that makes these the perfect Easy Appetizers for tailgating, game day, or a party.

Since I’m married to a football fanatic, we love game day, and we love Game Day Recipes, like Aloha BBQ Chicken Wings, Sticky Asian Chicken Wings, Pulled Pork Nachos, Game Day Guacamole, and Ham and Swiss Sliders.

As you can see, I love game day foods. They are usually easy to prepare, handheld finger food, and have amazing, incredibly flavorful sauces. They help keep you energized and excited to cheer for your team, whether you are tailgating, at a game day party, or at home on the couch!

Why You’ll Love These Chicken Wing Recipes!

  • Unique Flavors. They have incredible sauces and glazes that are unique, flavorful, and deliciously messy! Have lots of napkins handy.
  • Fruit-Based Sauces And Glazes. The chicken wing sauces and glazes make the wings. These 20 Unique Chicken Wing Recipes include fruit-flavored glazes like Raspberry Hoisin, Mango Habanero, Pomegranate, and Peach Chipotle!
  • Uses Everyday Pantry Items. Additional sauces and glazes transform everyday pantry ingredients, like peanut butter, jelly, and mustard, into deliciously, flavorful, sticky glazes.
  • Cooking Methods. While chicken wings are traditionally fried, these chicken wing recipes also include various cooking methods, such as Baked Chicken Wings, or Slow Cooking Recipes, and Instant Pot Pressure Cooking, as well as air frying.

Baked Chicken Wings With Raspberry Hoisin Glaze

Asian Style Baked Chicken Wings are baked with a sweet & tangy Raspberry Hoisin Glaze.

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Mango Habanero Wings Recipe

Mango Habanero Wings are sweet and spicy chicken wings with a Mango Habanero glaze made with Mango Habanero Salsa and peach preserves. Serve this appetizer at your next party.

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Baked Chipotle Ranch Wings

Baked Chipotle Ranch Wings are spicy chicken wings baked to crispy perfection in the oven with a dusting of Hidden Valley Ranch seasoning, and tossed in a delicious chipotle ranch sauce!

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Crispy Honey Porter Sticky Chicken Wings

Crispy Honey Porter Sticky Chicken wings are easy, beer-brined, crispy, baked wings with a thick, sweet, sticky glaze.

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Carribean Jerk Chicken Wings

Caribbean Jerk Chicken Wings are a sweeter version of the Buffalo Wild Wings ones, but if you like spice just leave out the coconut sugar.

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Baked Chicken Wings With Thai Peanut Sauce

Crispy Baked Chicken Wings are baked in the oven then tossed in a Spicy Thai Peanut Sauce!

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Slow Cooker Honey Soy Chicken Wings

These delicious slow cooker honey soy chicken wings are an easy set and forget appetizer that everyone loves! Sweet and spicy with a ton of flavor from your crock pot or slow cooker!

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Pomegranate Chicken Wings

These Asian-inspired Sticky Pomegranate Chicken Wings, with sweet chili sauce, Kecap Manis, lime, and ginger, are deliciously sweet, sour, and spicy all at the same time!

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Tandoori Crispy Baked Chicken Wings

These crispy baked chicken wings are marinated in Tandoori spices for a little Indian Kick! They use Greek yogurt and are a healthier appetizer option!

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Orange Soda Hot Wings

This Hot Wings recipe is made with the most delicious orange soda hot wing sauce. It is the perfect mixture of spicy and sweet! These chicken wings are an EASY BAKED APPETIZER perfect for tailgating!

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3-Ingredient Chicken Wings With Herbs and Honey

This easy 3-ingredient baked appetizer recipe requires only chicken wings, Italian-style seasoning, and honey. Perfect for your tailgating or game day party.

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Peanut Butter And Jelly Chicken Wings

Who said peanut butter and jelly is just for sandwiches? These peanut butter and jelly chicken wings are the perfect summertime appetizer!

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Peach Chipotle Chicken Wings

Chicken wings are a football party must have – and now you don’t have to go to the bar or your local wing place to get them! Try these Peach Chipotle Chicken Wings next time that craving hits!

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Wile Blueberry BBQ Chicken Wings

These wild blueberry bbq chicken wings are basted with a homemade wild blueberry honey bbq sauce and then grilled to perfection. These little crispy wings are going to be your new summertime favorite.

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Baked Margarita Chicken Wings

Crispy baked chicken wings with a margarita glaze and a smattering of salt are the perfect way to celebrate National Margarita Day!

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Slow Cooker Sriracha Teriyaki Wings

Bench the buffalo sauce and fryer! These Slow Cooker Sriracha Teriyaki Wings are the perfect game day appetizer. A sticky, sweet heat chicken wing that takes just minutes to prepare.

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Crock Pot Chicken Wings (Garlic Parmesan Wings)

Garlic Parmesan Wings are one of our favorite wing flavors. We’re making these crock pot chicken wings by cooking them with our homemade garlic parmesan wing sauce. This is one of the best crock pot wings recipes, and definitely our fave garlic parm wings ever!

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Peach Barbecue Chicken Wings

Peach Barbecue Chicken Wings are sweet and spicy little bites of goodness! The fresh peaches sweeten the slightly spicy barbecue sauce, and for an added punch of flavor, I like to dip these wings in a Jalapeno Peach Jam sauce. Sweet, spicy, & sticky, these wings are perfect for a Labor Day picnic!

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Hot Honey Mustard Wings

Crispy grilled wings tossed in a sticky sweet and spicy jalapeno honey mustard sauce. Hot Honey Mustard Wings make a great appetizer or meal for a hungry crowd at a cookout or game day!

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Crispy Maple Hot Wings

Crispy Maple Hot Wings are double fried to make extra crispy and then coated with a blend of maple syrup, butter, and hot sauce. The sweet heat combined with the crunchy coating on the cooked wings is simply irresistible!

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Bonus Recipes

Instant Pot Chicken Wings

Pressure Cooker Frozen Chicken Wings

Forgot to defrost the wings? No problem! Make these tender and delicious Pressure Cooker Frozen Wings and dinner is on the table in 30 minutes! From the Freezer to the dinner table in 30 minutes!

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Air Fryer Chicken Wings

Air Fryer Teriyaki Chicken Wings

For an outstanding snack, dinner or appetizer make this Air Fryer Teriyaki Chicken Wings Recipe. Perfectly cooked wings slathered in a sticky teriyaki sauce then air fried for a quick and easy meal.

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Air Fryer Chicken Wings with Buffalo Sauce

Air Fryer Chicken Wings are extra crispy, delicious, and easy to make. Coat them with your favorite sauce fo an appetizer that will satisfy hungry bellies!

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Air Fryer Spicy Honey Chicken Wings Recipe

Crispy, saucyAir Fryer Honey Hot Wingsare perfect sweet and spicy chicken wings for the big game, or any party appetizer, or for a light dinner!

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What To Serve With Chicken Wings

Typically wings are served with extra sauce on the side or with ranch or bleu cheese dressing. However, if you want to be a little more adventurous, try some other types of dipping sauces, such as Creamy Avocado Dip, or Sriracha Sour Cream Dip.

Often the dips are served cold to offset the spicy heat of the wings. However, if you are serving wings that are on the sweet side then you could pair it with a more bold-flavored dip like Creamy Tomatillo Jalapeño Ranch Dip!

More Game Day Appetizers You’ll Love!

  • Bang Bang Chicken Wonton Cups
  • Chicken Bacon Ranch Quesadillas
  • Chicken Parmesan Sliders

Which Chicken Wing Recipes are your favorites? Which ones will you be trying first? Will you mix and match for your Game Day?

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Original Publish Date: October 7, 2016

Updated with add’l content: January 26, 2021

About Gridiron Grub Guru

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  1. Karyl | Karyl's Kulinary Krusade says

    Oh man…my mouth is WATERING!! These all look so amazing, I’m really not sure where to start

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  2. Angelina says

    I could never figure out everyone’s fascination with Chicken Wings! MY family would never eat wings. They’re nothing but fatty skin attached to bones, and IMO only good for making Chicken Stock, otherwise discarded. My husband’s definition of wings is: “The version of ‘Steak’, that’s served at a block party in a mobile home community”. Some of your recipes sound super tasty, so I’ll use one or two to make Drumsticks, which we & our guests will surely enjoy. Just sayin’…..

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FAQs

How to get Flavour into chicken wings? ›

You can also go a jerk route and blend with pre-made jerk seasoning or create your own with cinnamon, allspice, salt, pepper, smoked paprika, thyme, garlic, and onion. Whatever your Tang-y dry rub, mix it together in a bowl, then coat raw, patted-dry wings all over to form a delicious spice crust.

How to sauce wings like hot ones? ›

Add wings to a large bowl, spoon on a few tablespoons of leftover pan sauce, a few splashes of hot sauce, a few knobs of butter, and toss, letting everything melt and form a glaze. Transfer to a clean dish to serve.

What is the secret ingredient to crispy wings? ›

Make the crispiest chicken wings with this one secret ingredient: baking powder.

Why put baking soda on chicken wings? ›

Both baking soda and baking powder help improve skin texture once the wings have dried overnight. Check out the hole structure on that, baby!

What is the best hack for chicken wings? ›

To help you get the best possible crunch, a simple but surprising hack involves coating the wings with a mixture of salt, flour and baking soda before cooking. This will draw out some of the excess moisture and help the skin to blister, producing a wing with extra bite.

Are wings a bad cheat meal? ›

Chicken Wings

We have good news for game day. "The sinful part of this cheat meal is in the sauce, often made with buffalo sauce and melted butter," Mancella explains. "By baking the chicken wings and using a low-fat hot sauce, these don't even have to be considered a cheat meal at all."

Why add butter to wing sauce? ›

Butter adds a velvety smooth richness. It also balances the flavors of the other ingredients. White vinegar lends welcome acidity and a pleasant tanginess. Worcestershire sauce deepens the flavor, cayenne pepper turns up the heat, and garlic powder adds a powerful bite.

Should you let wings cool before adding sauce? ›

Remove from oven and cool slightly. 8. For saucy wings, place in a deep bowl and toss in sauce for a thick, even coat.

Do I put sauce on wings before or after baking? ›

If you want to add sauce, you will do so during the last 30 minutes of baking (and then again when they come out of the oven, if you want them extra-saucy).

What are lollipop chicken wings? ›

A lollipop chicken wing is a wing that's been prepared in a way to "push" all the meat into a tidy, delectable knob at the end of a cleaned-off bone, literally looking like a meaty lollipop.

How do you get sauce to stick to chicken wings? ›

However, there's a simple technique that can help the maximum amount of sauce coat every inch of the wing's surface area: Dusting chicken wings with flour before cooking. This easy step transforms the wings into a canvas that both promotes a crispy texture and ensures that the sauce clings irresistibly to every inch.

How to infuse flavor into chicken? ›

Marinating not only adds flavor, but the combination of healthy fat and acid in most recipes also helps tenderize the meat. A good marinade is roughly three parts oil to one part acid, plus salt and other seasonings like spices, crushed garlic, or a little natural sugar.

What brings out the flavour in chicken? ›

The reaction of cysteine and sugar can lead to characteristic meat flavour specially for chicken and pork. Volatile compounds including 2-methyl-3-furanthiol, 2-furfurylthiol, methionol, 2,4,5-trimethyl-thiazole, nonanol, 2-trans-nonenal, and other compounds have been identified as important for the flavour of chicken.

What is the fastest way to add flavor to chicken? ›

Just sprinkling a little salt on top of your chicken right before cooking it will only season the surface. But seasoning the chicken with salt well ahead of time or brining it in a salt-water solution will draw salt deep into the meat, resulting in a very tasty piece of chicken.

What is the secret to perfect wings? ›

The most widespread trick on the internet involves sprinkling a little baking powder onto the wings before baking them. The kitchen science wizards at America's Test Kitchen and Serious Eats both found this worked best for them.

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