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Baked Spicy Buffalo Ranch Wings

The problem with most baked Buffalo-style wings is that the flavor is only skin-deep. The wings are cooked then tossed in a sauce then served. Problem is, that sauce never gets a chance to flavor the meat. You take a bite. Yummy. Take another. Sadness. Nada. Nothing. The sauce is gone and so is the flavor. These baked spicy Buffalo Ranch wings are not those wings. These wings are marinated in Buffalo sauce. That sauce gets ‘down in there’, flavoring the wings all the way through. The result is bite after bite of Buffalo wing goodness.

You can easily scale this recipe for baked spicy Buffalo Ranch wings to feed a bigger crowd. For those that want even more heat, use a hotter hot sauce. Of course you can use a tamer sauce for those that don’t like that spicy kick.

These wings have a skin that is ‘bite through clean’. No yucky chewy chicken skin here. They aren’t going to be crunchy, but you can give them a little bit of a crunch and color by placing them under the broiler just before serving them. Just don’t leave them under that high heat for long.

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5 from 1 vote

Baked Spicy Buffalo Ranch Wings

Use a hotter hot sauce for more kick.

Prep Time4 15

Cook Time1

Course: Appetizer

Cuisine: American

Keyword: baked wings, Buffalo wings

Servings:

Calories: 556kcal

Equipment

non-stick spray

Ingredients

¼ cup butter melted
¾ cup Frank's RedHot Original Hot Sauce
2 teaspoons Hidden Valley Ranch seasoning
½ teaspoon paprika
3 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
4 pounds chicken wings flats and drumettes separated, tips saved to make stock

Instructions

Combine all ingredients except for the wings in a large bowl.
Add the wings and turn to coat well.
Cover and refrigerate for 4 hours.
Preheat oven to 350 F.
Line a large baking sheet with aluminum foil and spray well with non-stick spray.
Transfer wings to the baking sheet and bake for 50 minutes.
Turn on broiler and broil wings until lightly charred and crunchy. Do not leave wings unattended while under the broiler. Keep a close eye on them.
Remove and serve.

Nutrition

Nutritional values are approximate and will not include any store-bought wing sauce or seasoning nutritional values.

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Spicy Buffalo Ranch Wings

I’m always in the mood for a big ole batch of chicken wings. They don’t always have to be spicy, and they don’t always have to be traditional. But the other day I was craving that great Buffalo-wing flavor. With a twist. So I fired up my grilled and made a few spicy Buffalo Ranch wings. These wings have just the right amount of heat. With a hint of Ranch dressing… without the dressing.

I thoroughly enjoyed my spicy Buffalo Ranch wings. They really hit the spot. The sauce is the right consistency, the right spiciness. I think the sauce is perfect for a wing party. It’s a nice change from ‘just’ straight-up Buffalo wings.

I used Crystal hot sauce when I made this sauce. It’s definitely one of my go-to, super-tasty, just nicely spicy hot sauces.

I store my leftover homemade sauces in squeeze bottles. If refrigerated, I set them out an hour before using so they come to room temperature. You don’t want to put cold sauce on hot wings!