Our Most Winning Recipes for Chicken Wings and Tenders
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Who doesn't love a chicken wing or tender? Everyone can agree that wings are the perfect game day snack, and those in the know will tell you that chicken fingers definitely aren't just for kids. Sure, we've got some kid-friendly tender recipes ahead, but we've also got a few with decidedly grown-up flavor-profiles, like our All-American Buffalo Chicken Tenders!
Let's keep talking tenders. Our recipe for Crunchy Chicken Tenders with Herb-Buttermilk Dressing is a bit healthier than usual. It's baked and is crusted with whole wheat breadcrumbs, and the dressing is made with buttermilk and Greek yogurt instead of the more traditional mayo and sour cream. Think outside of the box and make these gluten-free Corn Tortilla Crusted Chicken Tenders that uses crushed corn tortilla chips to bring that crunchy texture.
When it comes to wings, no football Sunday would be complete with our take on the classic: Our Test Kitchen's Favorite Buffalo Wings, shown here, is the only recipe for wings you'll ever need. But if you want to get creative, go Jamaican-style and whip up a batch of our Jerk Chicken Wings. They're marinated in scallions, habanero chile, allspice, garlic, and bay leaves. An hour in the marinade will do the trick, but overnight will bring out even more flavor. They can be baked or grilled. What about a clever three-ingredient chicken wing recipe? The meat is first seasoned with salt and pepper, then baked and tossed with puréed ginger and scallions for a super flavor-packed snack.
Another great thing about chicken? It soaks up just about every mix of flavor, from Asian to Caribbean to all-American. And of all the cuts of chicken—wings and tenders—are decidedly more fun to eat than all the rest.
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All-American Buffalo Chicken Tenders
Chicken tenders are even easier to eat than wings—no pesky bones! Here, they're bathed in buttermilk, floured, fried, and tossed in plenty of hot sauce and butter. Serve with blue cheese dip and our Potato Salad with Celery and Scallions.
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Sriracha-Glazed Chicken
You won't believe the alchemy that takes place when you toss chicken wings with soy sauce, vinegar, sriracha, sugar, fresh ginger, and sesame oil. Give them a quick turn in the oven and prepare to be amazed.
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Tandoori Chicken Wings
Two layers of flavor set these wings apart—a garam masala-spiced yogurt marinade and a mango chutney glaze.
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Teriyaki Chicken-Wing and Vegetable Skewers
Who can resist food on a stick? Homemade teriyaki sauce takes these grilled wings to the next level. It's also delicious on all kinds of vegetables—we used Japanese eggplant, scallions, shishito peppers, asparagus, enoki mushrooms (which we wrapped in bacon!), and shiitakes.
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Bacon-Wrapped Chicken Tenders
This elegant Super Bowl snack only calls for four ingredients, and one of them is bacon. Score!
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Ginger-Scallion Wings
Scallions and fresh ginger are all you need to jazz up golden-brown chicken wings. Serve them with our Sweet and Spicy Beer Punch for a spectacular game-day pairing.
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Sweet-and-Sour Orange Chicken Wings
Brown sugar and sherry vinegar are a sweet and sour dream team in this knockout wings recipe. Thinly sliced oranges round out the flavors perfectly.
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Sriracha-Buffalo Chicken Wings
A small twist—sriracha instead of ordinary hot sauce—delivers a big payoff in this otherwise traditional Buffalo wings recipe.
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Maple-Dijon Chicken Wings
Gussy up simple baked chicken wings with maple syrup and grainy Dijon mustard, which come together to form a thick, addictive glaze in this recipe.
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Caramelized Mustard-Marmalade Wings
Baked chicken wings that taste better than fried. That's a bold statement, but this recipe lives up to the claims. A citrusy-sweet mustard sauce and a hot oven make easy work of prepping these fryer-free wings.
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Miso-Honey Wings
These crisp, golden chicken wings brushed with honey and red miso might make you forget all about the Buffalo variety. They're that good!
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Crunchy Chicken Tenders with Herb-Buttermilk Dressing
Buttermilk does double duty in this recipe—it's spiced with Dijon and cayenne for the chicken marinade and mixed with Greek yogurt, chives, and blue cheese for the dressing.
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Sweet-and-Sour Chicken Wings
Fresh ginger and garlic add a kick to the sticky-sweet soy sauce and honey glaze for these baked wings. Finish with toasted sesame seeds and fresh chives.
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Corn-Tortilla-Crusted Chicken Tenders
The perfect way to use up leftover corn tortillas! They're pulsed into a coarse meal in the food processor and used as breading for these kid-friendly chicken tenders.
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Sticky Chicken Wings
Forks optional! Umami-packed fish sauce punches up the caramel-y soy-sauce glaze for these wings, while fresh ginger and serrano chile bring the heat.
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Jerk Chicken Wings
The jerk marinade for these succulent wings comes together super quickly in the food processor. Just pulse together scallions, garlic, bay leaves, habanero chiles, red-wine vinegar, thyme, and allspice.
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Baked Chicken Fingers
How do you make breading better for you? Add wheat germ, bran, and flaxseed! It turns out chicken tenders that are just as satisfying, we promise. Serve with your favorite barbecue sauce.
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Chicken Tenders with Creamy Honey Mustard
Rice cereal gives these chicken tenders their crisp, golden exterior. Refreshing carrot and cucumber sticks and a Dijon-spiked sour cream and honey dip complete the dish.
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Spicy-Sweet Chicken Wings
While these marinated and baked wings are plenty flavorful on their own, we love serving them alongside a sweet and savory dipping sauce made with garlic, orange juice, honey, and hoisin.
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Barbecued Chicken Tenders
If you don't count salt and pepper, you only need two ingredients for this flame-kissed crowd-pleaser: chicken tenders and barbecue sauce. Serve with our Easy Corn Fritters—you can get both on the table in just 40 minutes.