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Chicken Wing Dry Rub (no sugar)

Updated: Dec 9, 2024 · Published: Apr 2, 2022 by Nicole B. · Leave a Comment

55 minutes minutes
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This chicken wing dry rub makes the perfect seasoning for wings baked in the oven. It's full of great flavor from smoked paprika, garlic and onion powder, thyme, allspice, pepper and cumin. It also creates a nice texture on the crispy wings!

Chicken wing dry rub in a bowl.

How to use the rub:

See full ingredient amounts and instructions in the recipe card below!

Dry rub ingredients being stirred in a bowl.
  1. Mix all dry rub ingredients together, then set aside.
Chicken wings being tossed in a bowl.
  1. Pat chicken wings dry with paper towels. Toss with oil, then with the dry rub.
Seasoned chicken wings on a wire rack.
  1. Set the wings on a wire rack on a baking sheet.
Oven-baked chicken wings on a wire rack.
  1. Bake the wings until tender.

How to serve the wings:

Serve the wings with a creamy dipping sauce, like this sour cream dip for chicken wings.

Did you make this recipe? Please let me know how you liked it in the comments below! Thank you!

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Chicken wing dry rub in a bowl.

Chicken Wing Dry Rub (no sugar)

Author: The Spice Train
This recipe makes enough dry rub for 6 whole chicken wings or 12 chicken wing sections.
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Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 45 minutes minutes
Total Time: 55 minutes minutes
Course: Dry Rubs and Seasonings
Cuisine: World
Servings: 2
Calories (estimated): 486 kcal

Equipment:

  • measuring spoons
  • mixing bowls
  • paper towels
  • baking sheet
  • aluminum foil
  • wire rack
  • rubber spatula
  • kitchen tongs
  • digital meat thermometer (recommended)

Ingredients:
  

For the dry rub:

  • 1 ½ teaspoons onion powder
  • 1 ½ teaspoons garlic powder
  • 1 ½ teaspoons smoked hot paprika
  • 1 ½ teaspoons ground black pepper
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon dried thyme
  • ½ teaspoon ground cumin
  • ½ teaspoon ground allspice

For the wings:

  • 12 chicken wing sections (or 6 whole chicken wings), fully thawed, if using frozen
  • 1 tablespoon mild olive oil or vegetable oil

Instructions:
 

For the dry rub:

  • Mix all ingredients together in a bowl.

For the wings:

  • Heat the oven to 375 degrees F.
  • Line a rimmed baking sheet with aluminum foil, then set a wire rack on it. Set aside.
  • Pat the wings dry with paper towels, then add them to a large mixing bowl.
  • Add the oil and toss with a rubber spatula until the wings are evenly coated.
  • Add the dry rub and toss until evenly coated.
  • Set the wings on the wire rack and bake, uncovered, for 20 minutes.
  • Flip the wings over. Continue to bake until the wings are golden-brown and have reached an internal temperature of 165 degrees F. (about another 25 minutes).
  • Serve with a creamy dipping sauce.
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Nutrition Information (Estimated):

Calories: 486kcalCarbohydrates: 5.6gProtein: 35.1gFat: 37.3gSaturated Fat: 9.4gCholesterol: 140mgSodium: 1466mgPotassium: 114mgFiber: 1.6gSugar: 1.3gCalcium: 31mgIron: 3mg

Nutrition values provided on this website are generated from a nutrition database and are estimates only. The accuracy of the nutrition information for any recipe on this website is not guaranteed. Nutrition values can vary quite a lot depending on which brands are used.

Keywords: chicken wing dry rub, chicken wing dry rub no sugar, dry rub for chicken wings in the oven

More sugar-free dry rubs:

  • This pork butt dry rub makes flavorful pulled pork.
  • For making sausage patties, check out this homemade breakfast sausage seasoning.
  • This paprika-rubbed pork tenderloin is easy to make in the oven.

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