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    Buffalo Bacon Wrapped Chicken Wings

    Published: Nov 4, 2022 by Kate

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    Chicken wings are awesome, but Buffalo Bacon-Wrapped Chicken Wings are next level! They're full of big flavors but are actually super easy to make. Just put them together in minutes, add a quick 3-ingredient homemade honey buffalo sauce, and oven bake or air fry!

    Pile of buffalo bacon wrapped chicken wings on a plate with salad.
    Buffalo Bacon Wrapped Chicken Wings

    Make your wings extra special with these super easy Buffalo Bacon Wrapped Chicken Wings!

    They're really easy to make. Simply wrap your wings in bacon and put them in a baking dish. Then heat the 3 Honey Buffalo sauce ingredients in a pan for a few minutes, pour it over the wings, and bake!

    These wings are absolutely bursting with great flavors and textures.

    I love serving them for parties, superbowl, game day or as an appetizer.

    Pile them onto a plate and add a dish of ranch dip or blue cheese dip. Soooo good!

    Jump to:
    • Why You'll Love This Recipe
    • Ingredients
    • Instructions
    • Variations
    • Storage and Freezing
    • Recipe Tips
    • Food Safety Tips
    • FAQ
    • 📖 Recipe
    • 💬 Comments

    Why You'll Love This Recipe

    Buffalo Bacon Wrapped Wings are an easy way to make your wing night extra special!

    You can assemble them ahead of time, then just put them in the oven and bake when you're ready.

    These wings are full of bold flavors.

    You only need two ingredients for the wings, and three ingredients for the sauce.

    These bacon wings can be oven baked or air fried. If air frying, add the sauce after they're cooked.

    You only need 5 ingredients for this tasty appetizer.

    Close up of a bacon wrapped chicken wing.

    Ingredients

    • Chicken Wings: You need 1.5 pounds of chicken wings for this dish. If using wings with tips, you'll need more than 1.5 lbs since some of them will be discarded. If using frozen wings, thaw them safely before using.
    • Bacon: You'll need to cut each one in half to wrap around a wing. Regular bacon works best, instead of back bacon or Canadian bacon.
    • Hot sauce: I use Frank's original, but you can use your favorite hot sauce.
    • Honey: Honey adds a wonderful sticky sweetness to the sauce.
    • Butter: you need butter for that classic Buffalo sauce!

    See the recipe card for the full method and quantities.

    Instructions

    Wondering how to make this Bacon Wrapped Chicken Wings recipe? Here is a step-by-step tutorial! After, simply scroll down for the recipe card for the full ingredients list and recipe method.

    Bacon wrapped chicken wings in a baking pan.

    Wrap the wings: Cut bacon strips in half. Wrap a piece of a wing in each bacon half and place them into the baking dish lined with foil, bacon seam side down.

    Make the sauce: Add the hot sauce, honey, and butter to a small saucepan over a medium heat and melt it together.

    Sauce on the wrapped wings.

    Oven Baked Wings: Pour the sauce over the bacon-wrapped wings. Place the dish of sauce-covered bacon-wrapped wings into the oven and bake for 20-25 minutes or until cooked through.

    Dish of baked buffalo bacon wrapped wings.

    Air Fryer: Preheat your air fryer to 375°F. Place the bacon-wrapped chicken wings in the air fryer basket (don’t add the sauce yet), making sure not to overcrowd, and cook for 15 minutes. Remove the basket, carefully turn each chicken wing over, and cook for an additional five to seven minutes or until bacon is crispy. Serve drizzled with the Honey Buffalo Sauce.

    For crispier wings: Cook the wings under the broiler for about 3 minutes until crispy and golden and the sauce caramelizes.

    Variations

    • Deluxe - sprinkle the cooked wings with chopped parsley and crumbles of blue cheese.
    • Kid friendly - use less hot sauce or a milder hot sauce such as Frank's mild Buffalo sauce.
    • Try swapping the bacon for turkey bacon for a different flavor.
    • Make it even easier, but using a bottle of Buffalo wing sauce instead of making your own Honey Buffalo Sauce.

    Storage and Freezing

    Storing: You can store the cooked and cooled chicken wings in the refrigerator for up to 4 days in an airtight container.

    Recipe Tips

    Like your wings crispier? Just broil them for a few minutes after baking.

    To save time on the sauce, just use a bottle of wing sauce.

    Make them extra special by crumbling blue cheese over the wings after cooking.

    You can use any type of chicken wings for this recipe, including fresh or frozen. If you're using frozen chicken wings, thaw them completely before cooking.

    Food Safety Tips

    • Before cooking, be sure to wash your hands and countertops.
    • Do not use the same utensils on cooked food that has touched raw meat.
    • Always wash your hands after touching raw meat.
    • Never leave cooking food unattended.
    • Keep those pot/pan handles turned in away from the front of the stove.
    • When cooking at high temperatures, use oils with a high smoking point, to avoid harmful compounds.
    • Put foods in the fridge or freezer within 2 hours of cooking. Reduce this to within 1 hour if it is 90 degrees or hotter outside.

    Cook to safe temperatures:

    To ensure food is cooked through, it's best to use a food thermometer. Be aware that you can’t always tell by looking.

    • Beef, Pork, Lamb: 145 °F
    • Fish: 145 °F
    • Ground Beef, Ground Pork, Ground Lamb: 160 °F
    • Turkey, Chicken, Duck: 165 °F
    Table with a plate of salad and wings.

    FAQ

    What dips can I serve with bacon wrapped wings?

    Bacon wrapped wings are great with ranch dip, blue cheese dip, honey mustard, barbecue sauce and Alabama white sauce.

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    📖 Recipe

    Pile of buffalo bacon wrapped chicken wings on a plate with salad.

    Buffalo Bacon Wrapped Chicken Wings

    Easy Buffalo Bacon-Wrapped Chicken Wings are next level! Assemble, add a quick 3-ingredient honey buffalo sauce, and oven bake or air fry!
    5 from 4 votes
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    Prep Time 5 mins
    Cook Time 25 mins
    Total Time 30 mins
    Course Appetizer
    Cuisine American
    Servings 4
    Calories 405 kcal

    Equipment

    • Pot
    • Baking dish

    Ingredients
      

    • 1 ½ pounds chicken wings
    • ½ pound bacon

    For the buffalo sauce

    • ¼ cup hot sauce (such as Frank's)
    • 2 tablespoons honey
    • 4 tablespoons butter

    Instructions
     

    • Preheat the oven to 375°F. Line a baking dish with foil.
    • Wash the chicken wings, dry with paper towel, and cut into three parts at the joints (unless they are smaller pre-cut wings). You do not need to use the tip of the chicken wing.
    • Cut bacon strips in half. Wrap a piece of a wing in each bacon half and place them into the baking dish, bacon seam side down.
    • Add the hot sauce, honey and butter to a small saucepan over a medium heat. Let it melt together and simmer, stirring gently, for 2 minutes.
    • Pour the sauce over the bacon-wrapped wings.

    Oven Baked

    • Place the dish of sauce-covered bacon wrapped wings into the oven and bake for 20-25 minutes or until cooked through.

    Air Fryer

    • Make these chicken wings in the air fryer for an even crispier version! Preheat your air fryer to 375°F. Place the bacon wrapped chicken wings in the air fryer basket (don’t add the sauce yet), making sure not to overcrowd, and cook for 15 minutes. Remove the basket, carefully turn each chicken wing over, and cook for an additional five to seven minutes or until bacon is crispy. Serve drizzled with the Buffalo sauce.

    For crispy wings

    • Cook the wings under the broiler for about 3 minutes until crispy and golden.

    Notes

    Like your wings crispier? Just broil them for a few minutes after baking.
    To save time on the sauce, just use a bottle of wing sauce.
    Make them extra special by crumbling blue cheese over the wings after cooking.
    You can use any type of chicken wings for this recipe, including fresh or frozen. If you're using frozen chicken wings, thaw them completely before cooking.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 405kcalCarbohydrates: 9gProtein: 29gFat: 28gSaturated Fat: 12gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 9gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 101mgSodium: 1688mgPotassium: 174mgFiber: 0.1gSugar: 9gVitamin A: 509IUVitamin C: 12mgCalcium: 16mgIron: 1mg

    The nutritional information provided is approximate and can vary depending on several factors, so is not guaranteed to be accurate. Please see a registered dietician for special diet advice.

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    1. Camila

      November 04, 2022 at 12:37 pm

      5 stars
      Never a dinner was this quick and easy to make! Thank you so much for this recipe! Keeping it to make it again soon!

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    2. Shadi

      November 07, 2022 at 1:14 pm

      5 stars
      I Just tried this recipe and my family loved it. It was so easy and the flavors were fantastic.

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