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Dr Pepper Hot Wings

Not long ago I made some wonderful BBQ sauce made with Dr. Pepper. That got me thinking about how I could use Dr. Pepper with my favorite food, chicken wings. And here they are, in all of their glory, Dr Pepper hot wings. Slightly sweet, slightly spicy, and oh-so-sticky good. The Dr. Pepper flavor isn’t real strong, but it’s there. The balance is perfect. These are some mighty tasty wings.

Sweet Sticky Spicy Goodness

Make sure you reduce the sauce when you make the sauce for these Dr Pepper hot wings. The cornstarch is optional, depending on how thick you like your sauce, but for me it wasn’t so optional. I like the sauce to stick to my wings. Maybe it’s just me, but I don’t like a thin watery lake of sauce in the bottom of my plate while my wings are dry as a bone. The cornstarch thickens it up just right without being too thick. We ain’t painting here, after all.

Diet Tomorrow

I don’t recommend using diet soda to make the sauce. Or brown sugar substitute, either. This just isn’t the time. The flavors just won’t be quite right. Close. But we’re not doing ‘close’ here. We want sauce greatness.

Be A Pepper

There are other flavors of Dr Pepper soda besides the yummy classic one. Like cherry. That’s yummy too. And it makes for a great wing sauce, too. Just follow the same steps as below, using cherry Dr Pepper instead. It’s just that easy.

See Ya Tomorrow

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!

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Dr Pepper Hot Wings

These Dr Pepper hot wings are some mighty tasty wings.

Prep Time1

Cook Time45

Course: Appetizer

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Buffalo wings, cola, wings

Servings:

Calories: 704kcal

Equipment

Ingredients

For the wings

3-4 pounds chicken wings flats and drumettes separated, tips saved to make stock

For the sauce

12 ounces Dr Pepper not diet!
¼ cup Franks RedHot sauce
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 teaspoon corn starch

Instructions

For the wings

Cook wings as desired. Click here for our guide on cooking wings in a grill, smoker, deep fryer, oven, air fryer or a Char-Broil Big Easy.
Toss wings with sauce before serving. Click here for our guide on how to sauce your wings.

For the sauce (start cooking when you start the wings)

Whisk together the Dr Pepper, hot sauce and brown sugar in a small saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil then reduce heat to a simmer and simmer, stirring often, for 30 minutes or until the sauce has reduced by half.
Combine the cornstarch with 1 tablespoon water and slowly whisk into the sauce.
Bring back to a simmer and stir for 2 minutes.
Remove from heat and let cool slightly before saucing your wings.

Notes

Serve with your favorite dipping sauce on the side, if desired.

Nutrition

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

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Cajun Bay Wings

A few weeks ago I made a beer-can chicken recipe that used a 50/50 combination of Cajun seasoning and Old Bay seasoning. I instantly fell in love with the combination. A little heat, a little sweet, cloves, allspice, paprika… just about all you could imagine. I knew right then and there that I wanted to use the same mix on chicken wings. And so my Cajun Bay chicken wings were born. And oh how good they were. I served them dry, not sauced. Just that great combination of Cajun and Old Bay seasonings, with a little Ranch dressing on the side for dipping. The flavor combination was fantastic, and one you will see here again soon.

One Deliciously Different Wing

Once the wings are cooked, you can dust them with more of the Cajun and Old Bay mix if you want even more pronounced flavors. I skipped it since my wife isn’t quite the fan of Old Bay as I am. She doesn’t like cloves or allspice so much. That’s one nice thing about this mix. You still get those flavors, but they are toned down a bit because of the addition of the Cajun seasoning.

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Cajun Bay Wings

A little heat, a little sweet, cloves, allspice, paprika… just about all you could imagine.

Prep Time1

Cook Time45

Course: Appetizer

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Cajun wings, Old Bay, wings

Servings:

Calories: 521kcal

Ingredients

3-4 pounds chicken wings flats and drumettes separated, tips saved to make stock
1 ½ tablespoons Cajun seasoning see note
1 ½ tablespoons Old Bay seasoning see note
2 tablespoons vegetable oil

Instructions

Place wings in a large resealable baggie or container.
Combine the Cajun and Old Bay seasonings.
Add the oil. Seal and shake to coat. Add the seasoning, seal, and shake to coat.
Refrigerate for 1-4 hours.
Cook wings as desired. Click here for our guide on cooking wings in a grill, smoker, deep fryer, oven, air fryer or a Char-Broil Big Easy.
Toss wings in more seasoning before serving.

Notes

If you want to add more seasoning to the wings after they are cooked make another batch using 1/2 tablespoon each of the Cajun and Old Bay seasonings. Sprinkle the cooked wings with the mix just before serving.

Nutrition

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

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Quaker Steak and Lube Thai ‘R’ Cracker Wings (Copycat Recipe)

Whenever we are in the Cincinnati area we make a stop at Quaker Steak & Lube for wings. They have the best sauces and service around. My wife’s favorite sauce there is Thai ‘R’ Cracker, a somewhat sweet chili sauce. We also usually pick up a few bottles of sauce to take home. Those bottles don’t normally last long, so I decided to make a copycat recipe Quaker Steak and Lube Thai ‘R’ Cracker wings.

A finger-licking good copy

Just like the original, this chili sauce-based mixture combines a bit of sweet and a bit of heat all with a slight Asian zing. It’s really, really good stuff. The kind of stuff that makes you want to lick your wings, which is borderline weird.

Quaker Steak and Lube Thai 'R' Cracker Wings (Copycat Recipe)

The key to success

The secret to this copycat recipe of the Quaker Steak and Lube Thai R Cracker Wing Sauce is in the chili sauces you choose. Both garlic and sweet chili sauces come in a lot of different variations, making it difficult to match the original taste exactly. I recommend getting a few bottles of each different sauce and mix them and try them to find the combination that you prefer. Our local grocery store had several different brands of each. You can also try your local Asian market for others.

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!

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Quaker Steak and Lube Thai ‘R’ Cracker Wings (Copycat Recipe)

Just like the original, this chili sauce-based mixture combines a bit of sweet and a bit of heat all with a slight Asian zing.

Prep Time1

Cook Time45

Course: Appetizer

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Asian wings

Servings:

Calories: 570kcal

Equipment

Ingredients

For the wings

3-4 pounds chicken wings flats and drumettes separated, tips saved to make stock

For the sauce

¼ cup chili garlic sauce or more as desired
½ cup sweet chili sauce
1 teaspoon sesame oil
2 teaspoons grated ginger I substituted 1/2 teaspoon dried ground ginger
¼ cup soy sauce

Instructions

For the wings

Cook wings as desired. Click here for our guide on cooking wings in a grill, smoker, deep fryer, oven, air fryer or a Char-Broil Big Easy.
While the wings are cooking, make the sauce (see below).
Serve wings tossed in the sauce. Click here for our guide on how to sauce your wings.

For the sauce

Combine all ingredients. Add more garlic chili sauce and sesame oil as desired.

Notes

Serve with your favorite dipping sauce on the side, if desired.

Nutrition

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

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Slow Cooker Buffalo Ranch Wings

I usually cook wings on my Char-Broil Big Easy or on my charcoal grill using the Vortex. I have to admit, I was pretty pessimistic about the idea of cooking wings in a slow cooker. Would I like the texture? Would they taste as great as wings off the grill?

One thing’s for sure, making Buffalo Ranch wings in a slow cooker really couldn’t get any easier. It was the perfect recipe for my working-from-home lunch. Toss everything in first thing in the morning and at lunch, enjoy some wings!

The Verdict Is In…

So how were they? Well, mighty tasty for starters. In fact, I loved the flavor. Big time. Texture-wise, they got barely crispy but the meat was oh-so-tender and juicy. For truly crispy skin you’ll have to leave them under the broiler for a good bit of time, but keep an eye on them. I found the skin to be melt-in-my-mouth tender and I didn’t actually miss not having super-crunchy wings. In fact, it was a nice change. I loved them!

They’re Easy. And Good!

Although not traditional Buffalo wings to a purist, I still enjoyed these slow cooker Buffalo Ranch wings more than I actually thought I would. No mess, no fuss and very tasty. Certainly much easier than firing up a grill or even deep fryer to make a batch of the wings you normally expect.

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Slow Cooker Buffalo Ranch Wings

Although not traditional Buffalo wings to a purist, I still enjoyed these slow cooker Buffalo Ranch wings more than I actually thought I would.

Prep Time15

Cook Time3

Course: Appetizer

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Buffalo wings, Ranch

Servings:

Calories: 349kcal

Equipment

Slow Cooker

Ingredients

2 pounds chicken wings flats and drumettes separated, tips saved to make stock
1 cup your favorite wing sauce
1 packet Hidden Valley Ranch seasoning
kosher salt
freshly ground black pepper

Instructions

Place the wings into the bottom of your slow cooker.
Combine the wing sauce, Ranch dressing mix and salt and pepper and pour over the wings.
Cover and cook on high for 2 1/2 hours – 3 hours until the meat is starting to pull back from the bones.
Carefully transfer the wings to a baking sheet lined with foil and sprayed with non-stick spray. Place under a hot oven broiler and broil until just starting to crisp.
Let cool slightly then serve.

Notes

Serve with your favorite dipping sauce on the side, if desired.

Nutrition

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

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House of Wings Kamikaze Wings

I bought a big box of bottled wing sauces from Alliger’s House of Wings. Located in Sayre, PA, Alliger’s has some of the best bottled sauces I’ve ever had. I cannot get enough of them. House of Wings Kamikaze wing sauce is no exception. It’s nice and spicy. No wimpy sauce here, that’s for sure. It’s different and very good. It has hints of being a traditional kicked-up Buffalo wing sauce. But then comes the soy sauce. And horseradish. And ginger. See, I told you it was different.

Think Buffalo. Think Asian.

My only complaint about House of Wings Kamikaze wing sauce is that I didn’t order enough of it or any of their other flavors. Don’t do like I did and order one or two of each bottle. Back up the truck. Get a lot of each one. You won’t regret getting a bunch of them. You will regret not getting enough.

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House of Wings Kamikaze Wings

No wimpy sauce here, that's for sure. It’s different and very good.

Prep Time1

Cook Time45

Course: Appetizer

Cuisine: American

Keyword: spicy, wings

Servings:

Calories: 503kcal

Ingredients

3-4 pounds chicken wings flats and drumettes separated, tips saved to make stock
House of Wings Kamikaze Wing Sauce

Instructions

Cook wings as desired. Click here for our guide on cooking wings in a grill, smoker, deep fryer, oven, air fryer or a Char-Broil Big Easy.
Toss wings with sauce before serving. Click here for our guide on how to sauce your wings.

Notes

Serve with your favorite dipping sauce on the side, if desired.

Nutrition

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

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Detroit Hot Honey Wings

Yowsa. Somebody needs to open a gallery of chicken wing pictures. A picture of these Detroit hot honey wings would be right by the entrance. Under heavy guard. Security cameras everywhere. People taking selfies in front of it.

I loved these wings much more than I ever thought I would. They’re almost like your standard Buffalo wings with one very obvious addition: sweet honey. Oh, and cayenne. Sweet heat, exactly what you’re searching for in a great wing. I know you hear ‘sweet heat’ a lot these days. Some sauces deliver on that promise, some don’t. This one definitely does and it backs it up with tons of flavor, too.

A Fantastic Twist On Classic Buffalo Wings

You can add more cayenne pepper to the wings as they marinade if you like, but I leaned towards more sweet than heat when I made Detroit hot honey wings. The sauce is so great you could eat it by itself. I think it might also make for a great ham glaze too. And it would also make for a great sauce over roasted or grilled chicken. And for dipping shrimp? Perfect.

Hot-Ish

There are lots and lots of great hot sauces out there. Different flavors. Different peppers. And you’re welcome to use any one of them. I went with a classic cayenne pepper hot sauce. You know the stuff. Frank’s Redhot. Kind of my standard go-to hot sauce. Hot but not overly so. And very flavorful. My kind of hot sauce, and it’s perfect in the sauce for these wings!

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Detroit Hot Honey Wings

I loved these wings even more than I ever thought I would.

Prep Time1

Cook Time45

Course: Appetizer

Cuisine: American

Keyword: sweet heat, wings

Servings:

Calories: 662kcal

Equipment

Ingredients

For the wings

3-4 pounds chicken wings flats and drumettes separated, tips saved to make stock
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper or more, to taste
kosher salt to taste
freshly ground black pepper to taste

For the sauce

½ cup butter
1 cup honey
½ cup your favorite hot sauce

Instructions

For the wings

Place wings into a large resealable bag.
Add the oil. Seal and shake to coat. Add the cayenne, salt and pepper, seal, and shake to coat.
Refrigerate for 1-4 hours before cooking.
Cook wings as desired. Click here for our guide on cooking wings in a grill, smoker, deep fryer, oven, or a Char-Broil Big Easy.
Serve wings tossed in the sauce (see below). Click here for our guide on how to sauce your wings.

For the sauce

Melt the butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat.
Whisk in the honey and hot sauce.
Reduce heat and keep sauce warm until ready to use.

Notes

Serve with your favorite dipping sauce on the side, if desired.

Nutrition

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

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Creamy Buffalo Wings

Oh man, what great wings these creamy Buffalo wings were. They disappeared in no time at all. They’re a simple take on the traditional Buffalo wing, with the same great spicy heat, but with a creamier sauce. Flat-out delicious and definitely finger-licking fantastic.

A Great Twist on the Classic Sauce

I cooked the wings on my Vortex, which I use on my Weber Performer grill. The Vortex concentrates the heat from the charcoal into a circle, which you then surround with the wings. The chicken wings cook up super tasty and crisp in just over 30 minutes. I let them cool only slightly then tossed them with the creamy Buffalo wing sauce. And then I went to town on them. It was almost embarrassing, but you’ll understand once you try them.

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Creamy Buffalo Wings

Oh man, what great wings these creamy Buffalo wings are.

Prep Time1

Cook Time45

Course: Appetizer

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Buffalo wings, creamy, wings

Servings:

Calories: 585kcal

Equipment

Ingredients

For the wings

3-4 pounds chicken wings flats and drumettes separated, tips saved to make stock

For the sauce

3 tablespoons Frank's RedHot Buffalo wing sauce
¼ cup ketchup
¼ cup mayonnaise
1 teaspoon prepared horseradish
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
2 teaspoons sugar

Instructions

For the wings

Cook wings as desired. Click here for our guide on cooking wings in a grill, smoker, deep fryer, oven, air fryer or a Char-Broil Big Easy.
Toss wings in sauce before serving. Click here for our guide on how to sauce your wings.

For the sauce

Whisk all ingredients together.

Notes

Serve with your favorite dipping sauce on the side, if desired.

Nutrition

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

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Buffalo Ranch Dry Wings

I was perusing the spice section at our local GFS store when I spied a big container of Frank’s RedHot Original Seasoning. Yeah, like I’d pass up on anything wing-related. I grabbed a bottle and stopped by my grocery store and picked up a family pack of fresh chicken wings. I was going to make wings. Great wings. Buffalo Ranch dry wings.

Dry is Good

Dry wings really bring out the flavor of the wing and the seasoning. They aren’t buried in sauce so much that its all you can taste. Now that doesn’t mean I’m shy with the seasoning, but I am careful that I can still taste the chicken. These wings are absolutely fantastic, with that traditional Buffalo wing flavor, but without the mess. If you don’t have a GFS in your area you can find other brands of Buffalo style seasoning in your grocer’s spice section.

I like to make my spice, rub and seasoning mixes in big batches and keep them in large bottles with easy-to-pour shaker lids.

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Buffalo Ranch Dry Wings

Dry wings really bring out the flavor of the wing and the seasoning.

Prep Time1

Cook Time45

Course: Appetizer

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Buffalo wings, dry wings, Ranch, wings

Servings:

Calories: 694kcal

Ingredients

4 pounds chicken wings flats and drumettes separated, tips saved to make stock
2 tablespoon vegetable oil
2-3 tablespoons Buffalo wing seasoning divided
2 tablespoons Ranch dressing seasoning

Instructions

Place the wings into a resealable bag or container.
Add the oil. Seal and shake to coat. Add 2 tablespoons of the Buffalo wing seasoning, seal, and shake to coat.
Let wings marinate for 1-4 hours.
Cook wings as desired. Click here for our guide on cooking wings in a grill, smoker, deep fryer, oven, or a Char-Broil Big Easy.
Transfer cooked wings to a bowl and sprinkle with the remaining Buffalo wing seasoning and all of the Ranch seasoning.
Toss gently to coat.
Serve with your favorite dipping sauce.

Notes

I prefer to season my wings immediately after cooking them. The seasoning will stick to the surface of the hot wings better than if you wait until they cool off.

Nutrition

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

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Joe Montana’s Dry Rub Wings

I don’t know if these really are Joe Montana‘s dry rub wings. Maybe they are. I’m a long-time Dallas Cowboy fan so it sorta bothers me to say that these are mighty darned good wings. Sure, Joe (can I call him Joe?) was a great football player. But does Joe know wings? I mean sheesh, he just won a few Super Bowls. That’s nothing like the pressure of delivering on great wings! Right?

These are dry wings. And as much as I do like wings covered in sauce, I’m just as big of a fan of dry wings. Over-the-top sauces can bury the flavors from the chicken and the seasonings. So, if you can’t taste the chicken, what’s the point of cooking wings to start with?

Simple, Yet Delicious!

There’s nothing but flavor from Joe Montana’s dry rub wings. Overall simple flavors. Likewise no spiciness (add a good pinch of cayenne if you want some heat). No sweetness (add some brown sugar or honey powder if you prefer a sweeter wing). Just great flavor that anyone will love.

These wings are dry marinated in the rub just before cooking. After they are done, the wings are tossed in a little more rub. You get the rub in every bite.

Party Time

Dry wings are great for parties and get-togethers. It’s easy to make a few big batches of wings then season them up. You can use different seasonings for different tastes. They’re less messy than sauced wings. But if you prefer, serve some wet wings too!

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Joe Montana’s Dry Rub Wings

There’s nothing but flavor from Joe Montana’s dry rub wings.

Prep Time1

Cook Time45

Course: Appetizer

Cuisine: American

Keyword: dry wings

Servings:

Calories: 517kcal

Ingredients

For the wings

3-4 pounds chicken wings flats and drumettes separated, tips saved to make stock
2 tablespoons vegetable oil

For the rub

1 teaspoon Seasoned Salt
2 teaspoons paprika
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Instructions

For the wings

Place wings in a large resealable baggie or container.
Add the oil. Seal and shake to coat. Add HALF of the seasoning, seal, and shake to coat.
Refrigerate for 1-4 hours.
Cook wings as desired. Click here for our guide on cooking wings in a grill, smoker, deep fryer, oven, air fryer or a Char-Broil Big Easy.
Toss wings with remaining rub before serving.

For the rub

Combine all ingredients.

Notes

I prefer to season my wings immediately after cooking them. The seasoning will stick to the surface of the hot wings better than if you wait until they cool off.

Nutrition

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

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Spicy Dry Rub Hot Wings

There’s something about spicy dry-rubbed wings that I really love. It’s the subtle flavoring. Nothing overpowering. And you still taste the chicken. It’s easy to lose sight of the chicken when you drown them in sauce. That’s why I am more than happy with wings just tossed with seasoning, like these spicy dry rub hot wings. If you’ve never tried or even heard of dry wings, you’re missing out. Now’s your chance to have something amazing, something different than sauced wings.

That Depth Of Flavor Thing

The seasoning on these spicy dry rub hot wings has the perfect combination of heat, with a hint of smoke. Smoked paprika is a great ingredient for cooking wings, especially if you deep fry them. It adds that ‘almost tastes grilled’ flavor without firing up the grill. I often add smoked paprika in place of sweet paprika for that reason.

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Spicy Dry Rub Hot Wings

The seasoning on these spicy dry rub hot wings has the perfect combination of heat, with a hint of smoke.

Prep Time1

Cook Time45

Course: Appetizer

Cuisine: American

Keyword: dry wings, spicy

Servings:

Calories: 528kcal

Ingredients

For the wings

3-4 pounds chicken wings flats and drumettes separated, tips saved to make stock

For the rub

2 tablespoons chili powder
2 tablespoons smoked paprika
3 teaspoons cumin
2 teaspoons cayenne pepper
3 teaspoons garlic powder
3 teaspoons onion powder
3 teaspoons kosher salt
3 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper

Instructions

For the wings

Cook wings as desired. Click here for our guide on cooking wings in a grill, smoker, deep fryer, oven, air fryer or a Char-Broil Big Easy.
Toss wings with seasoning before serving.

For the seasoning

Combine ingredients.

Notes

I prefer to season my wings immediately after cooking them. The seasoning will stick to the surface of the hot wings better than if you wait until they cool off.

Nutrition

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

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