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Easy Baked Chicken Wings in Sweet & Sour Sauce

Published: May 23, 2016 · Modified: Apr 30, 2020 by Tanya · This post may contain affiliate links · 17 Comments

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Easy Baked Chicken Wings in Sweet & Sour Sauce is an ideal recipe for any busy night. I get it, I get it...I literally say this about all my recipes. Yet it's true, my goal in life is to provide easy and quick recipes you can whip up in a breeze. So here goes another.

I didn't typically think of wings as a dinner item when I initially started cooking. When most people think of wings, they think of appetizers. Well that's the win win of the situation, wings can be both. Whether you're hosting a party or just feeding your hungry family, these can be whipped up in a second...or like 30 minutes 🙂

Now I'd like to take a moment and discuss this sauce...oh this sauce. Anyone else love that sauce from the Chinese restaurants that comes when you order Sweet & Sour chicken? Well...this isn't it. I always tried to replicate it in my kitchen by combining ketchup, white sugar, and vinegar...Fail, complete fail, lol. It never came out like the restaurants. I did however change up the ingredients and came up with the sauce below. It's great on the wings and it is daughter and hubby approved. Here are the recipe deets.

First, Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Prepare a baking pan by covering with foil and spraying with cooking spray until fully covered, set aside.

Next, combine ½ cup ketchup, 1 tablespoon white vinegar, 1 tablespoon brown sugar, 1 tablespoon soy sauce, 1 clove minced garlic and 1 teaspoon grated ginger in a medium bowl. Stir and set aside.

Ingredients for chicken wings in white ramekins

Ingredients

mixed sauce in glass bowl with spoon sticking out

mixed sauce

Next, season 2 lbs chicken wings with salt & pepper....use your judgment here. Not too much, not too little.

peppered chicken in bowl

Then, add your sauce to you chicken and stir until fully coated.

chicken wings covered in sauce in bowl

with sauce

Place your wings on your prepared sheet.

marinated chicken on baking sheet

marinated chicken

Bake chicken for 30 minutes or until cooked through. Then, crank that oven to broil and let the wings crisp a little. Keep them in there no longer that 5 minutes.

And then you will have this.....

finished chicken wings on blue plate with orange towel in background

Enjoy 🙂

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Easy Baked Chicken Wings in Sweet & Sour Sauce

Author Tanya
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Ingredients

  • 2 lbs chicken wings
  • ½ cup ketchup
  • 1 Tablespoon vinegar
  • 1 Tablespoon brown sugar
  • 1 Tablespoon soy sauce
  • 1 clove garlic minced
  • 1 teaspoon grated ginger

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line a baking sheet with foil paper and spray with cooking spray. Set aside.
  • Combine ketchup, vinegar, brown sugar, soy sauce, garlic, and ginger. Set aside.
  • Season wings with salt & pepper. Cover wings with ketchup mixture.
  • Bake wings in preheated oven for 30 minutes or until cooked through. Increase heat to broil and broil for 5 minutes until wings become sticky. Enjoy!
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  1. Carol says

    February 02, 2019 at 7:58 am

    Looks easy. Will try this weekend.

    Reply
  2. Aaron C. says

    October 26, 2017 at 1:04 pm

    What is the secret to making the skin crispy without frying or using corn starch/Flour?

    Reply
  3. Ayesha Heart says

    June 03, 2016 at 3:28 pm

    Wow! Gonna try this this weekend and surprise the fam 🙂 Thank you for sharing the recipe.

    Reply
    • Tanya says

      June 04, 2016 at 9:42 pm

      You are very welcome. Hope you enjoy 🙂

      Reply
  4. Ruthie Ridley says

    May 25, 2016 at 6:21 pm

    Yum! Looks so good! I wonder if I could pull this off!

    Reply
    • Tanya says

      May 25, 2016 at 8:42 pm

      Thank you. I'm sure you can 🙂

      Reply
  5. Natalie @ A Fit Philosophy says

    May 25, 2016 at 12:21 am

    I'll take baked over fried any day!

    Reply
    • Tanya says

      May 25, 2016 at 10:09 am

      Yup. Baked and still yummy ?

      Reply
  6. Carolyn says

    May 24, 2016 at 8:27 pm

    Why have I never thought of this before. My kids love the sweet and sour sauce at Chick-fil-a. This would be a perfect meal for them. Thanks.

    Reply
    • Tanya says

      May 24, 2016 at 8:50 pm

      Your kids have good taste, I love that sauce too.

      Reply
  7. Tia says

    May 24, 2016 at 5:38 pm

    Your pics look delicious! I love how the recipe isn't complicated. I think I have all the ingredients in my house to try for dinner soon!

    Reply
    • Tanya says

      May 24, 2016 at 8:50 pm

      Thank you Tia! Hope you enjoy it 🙂

      Reply
  8. Glenda Kruse says

    May 24, 2016 at 1:47 pm

    Oh my how delicous this dish looks! I know my picky son will absolutely loveeee this! Thanks for sharing. 🙂

    Reply
    • Tanya says

      May 24, 2016 at 4:09 pm

      Thank you. I am sure he will. My daughter loves them and asks for them often.

      Reply
  9. Courtney Bentley says

    May 24, 2016 at 11:27 am

    Yum these are EASY thanks for sharing these look delicious! xo C

    Reply
    • Tanya says

      May 24, 2016 at 4:08 pm

      Thank you 🙂 Easy is my favorite word when it comes to meals.

      Reply

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