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Boneless Buffalo Wings Recipe

by Mike Hultquist · Jan 24, 2022 · 20 Comments

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Boneless Buffalo Wings Recipe

This boneless wings recipe is easy to make with chunks of tender chicken lightly breaded and fried until golden and crispy, then slathered in homemade Buffalo Sauce. Better than any restaurant!

Boneless Buffalo Wings Recipe

Boneless Chicken Wings Recipe

It's Boneless Buffalo Wings time in the Chili Pepper Madness kitchen tonight, my friends. Would you care for some of these?

We love Buffalo wings in our home, and often go out to the local pub for quick spicy wings. As a spicy food lover, they're easy to find and usually satisfy that spicy craving we all have.

As much as I love traditional wings, I love to mix it up with boneless wings every now and they. Boneless wings are simply chicken breast that is breaded and fried, then slathered with spicy, tangy Buffalo sauce.

Why You'll Love These Boneless Wings

These boneless wings are great for game day or party situations, or really for any day of the week. When you're craving them, there's no need to rush out to the pub. Homemade boneless Buffalo wings are better than the restaurant. 

They're nice and crispy with a good level of spice, and extra saucy in a homemade Buffalo sauce that is very easy to make. I think you're going to love these, my spicy food loving friends!

Let's talk about how to make boneless Buffalo wings, shall we?

Boneless Chicken Wings Ingredients

  • FOR THE BONELESS WINGS
  • Chicken Breast. Boneless, skinless chicken breast is best for making boneless chicken wings. You can use chicken thigh, but the breast meat is so much better.
  • Flour. For breading the boneless wings.
  • Seasonings. I typically use my homemade Cajun seasonings for this, plus salt and pepper, but you can use your favorites. What's your secret seasoning blend of choice? Got a favorite? 
  • Egg.
  • Buttermilk. You can also use milk instead.
  • Vegetable Oil. For frying.
  • FOR THE BUFFALO SAUCE
  • Butter.
  • Hot Sauce. Use a good Louisiana style hot sauce. Franks is very popular, though I often use Valentina HOT.
  • Vinegar. I use apple cider vinegar, but white vinegar is great, too.
  • Worcestershire Sauce. Flavor bomb, my friends!
  • For Serving. Blue cheese dressing or ranch dressing, celery sticks.

How to Make Boneless Wings with Buffalo Sauce - the Recipe Method

FOR THE BONELESS WINGS

Create Your Breading Station. Stir together the flour, salt and pepper and seasonings in a large bowl. In a separate bowl, beat together the egg and buttermilk until combined.

Bread the Boneless Wings. Dip each chicken piece into the egg mixture, then into the seasoned flour mixture. Set onto a plate to rest for 10 minutes.

For extra crispy boneless chicken wings, dip the breaded chicken nuggets one more time into the flour mixture before frying them.

Fry the Boneless Wings. Heat several inches of frying oil heated to 350 degrees F in a large pot or Dutch oven. Do not boil. Fry the boneless wings for 5-6 minutes, or until golden brown and cooked through.

They should register 165 degrees F internally when measured with a meat thermometer. You can use a deep fryer to deep fry the chicken as well.

Coating chicken nuggets in flour, then frying them to make boneless buffalo wings

Drain the Boneless Wings. Remove and set onto a paper towel lined plate or baking sheet to drain excess oil.

MAKE THE BUFFALO SAUCE

Heat and Whisk. Heat the butter, hot sauce, vinegar and Worcestershire sauce in a sauce pan until the butter melts. Whisk vigorously until the sauce thickens up. Add to a small bowl.

Crispy fried boneless chicken wings on a plate, and homemade buffalo sauce ready to make boneless buffalo wings

TO SERVE

Sauce Them Boneless Chicken Wings! Slather the boneless wings with homemade Buffalo sauce and serve with blue cheese dressing or ranch dressing as a dipping sauce and celery sticks on the side.

Mike taking a Boneless Buffalo Wing from the platter

Boom! Done! Your spicy boneless chicken wings are ready to serve. Don't they look amazing? With all that delicious Buffalo sauce? I could eat this entire batch.

Heat Factor

Medium to Medium-Hot, depending on the hot sauce you've chosen. Most Buffalo sauces are more medium level of heat for most chiliheads, surely big on flavor, but not overly hot.

If you'd like to up that heat factor, include a hot chili powder into the sauce. I usually add a bit of ghost pepper powder to mine to bring up the heat.

Recipe Tips & Notes

  • The Buffalo Sauce. You can use your favorite store bought Buffalo sauce for this recipe, but nothing beats homemade. I've included a simple version with this recipe, but also check out my Homemade Buffalo Sauce Recipe, which layers in a few more ingredients and really ups that awesome flavor. Nothin beats homemade!
  • The Seasonings. As mentioned, I use a simple Cajun blend to spice things up, but you can easily skip them if you'd like, as you'll get plenty of flavor from the Buffalo sauce. But, if you're looking to bring it to the next flavor level, add in some of your favorites. A simple mixture of cayenne, paprika, garlic powder, salt and pepper will do wonders. Go with your personal favorite blend.
  • Ranch or Blue Cheese? People love to debate which is better, ranch or blue cheese dressing? Go ahead and argue! This recipe works with either dressing for dipping, my friends! I'm more of a blue cheese guy, while Patty picks ranch every time.

Storage and Leftovers

Store any leftover boneless wings in the refrigerator in a sealed container for up to 5 days. The best way to reheat them is on a baking sheet in the oven at 350 degrees F for 10 to 20 minutes, or in an air fryer.

That's it, my friends. I hope you enjoy my boneless Buffalo wings recipe. Let me know if you make it. I'd love to hear how it turned out for you. Keep it spicy!

Try Some of My Other Popular Recipes

  • Buffalo Wings Recipe
  • Smoked Chicken Wings
  • Air Fryer Chicken Wings
  • Fried Chicken Wings
  • See all of my Chicken Wings Recipes

Check Out Some of My Popular "Buffalo" Recipes

  • Buffalo Chicken Dip
  • Creamy Buffalo Mac and Cheese
  • Buffalo Cauliflower
  • Buffalo Chicken
Mike dipping a Boneless Buffalo Wing into blue cheese dressing (or is it ranch?)

Got any questions? Ask away! I’m happy to help. If you enjoy this recipe, I hope you’ll leave a comment with some STARS. Also, please share it on social media. Don’t forget to tag us at #ChiliPepperMadness. I’ll be sure to share! Thanks! — Mike H.

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Boneless Buffalo Wings Recipe

This boneless wings recipe is easy to make with breaded chicken breast fried until crispy and golden, then slathered in homemade Buffalo Sauce. Better than any restaurant!
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Course: Appetizer, Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Buffalo sauce, chicken breast, spicy
Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes minutes
Calories: 506kcal
Author: Mike Hultquist
Servings: 4
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Ingredients

FOR THE BONELESS WINGS

  • 1 pound boneless chicken breast sliced into bite-sized nuggets or chunks
  • 1 cup flour
  • 1 tablespoon spicy seasoning blend I use a Cajun blend. What's YOUR secret blend of choice?
  • Salt and pepper to taste about 1/2 to 1 teaspoon each
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 cup buttermilk or you can use milk
  • Vegetable Oil for frying

FOR THE BUFFALO SAUCE

  • 1 stick butter - 1/2 cup or 8 tablespoons
  • ½ cup Louisiana style hot sauce - Franks is very popular though I use Valentina HOT
  • 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar or white vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
  • For Serving. Blue cheese dressing or ranch dressing celery sticks

Instructions

FOR THE BONELESS WINGS

  • Stir together the flour, seasonings and salt and pepper in a large bowl.
  • In a separate bowl, beat together the egg and buttermilk until combined.
  • Dip each chicken piece into the egg mixture, then into the seasoned flour mixture. Set onto a plate to rest for 10 minutes. (For extra crispy, dip each chicken piece twice).
  • Heat several inches of frying oil heated to 350 degrees F in a large pot or Dutch oven. Do not boil.
  • Fry the boneless wings for 5-6 minutes, or until golden brown and cooked through. They should register 165 degrees F internally when measured with a meat thermometer.
  • Remove and set onto a paper towel lined plate to drain excess oil.

MAKE THE BUFFALO SAUCE

  • Heat the butter, hot sauce, vinegar and Worcestershire sauce in a sauce pan until the butter melts. Whisk vigorously until the sauce thickens up.

TO SERVE

  • Slather the boneless wings with homemade Buffalo sauce and serve with blue cheese dressing or ranch dressing and celery sticks on the side.

Notes

For extra crispy boneless chicken wings, dip the breaded chicken nuggets one more time into the flour mixture before frying them.

Nutrition Information

Calories: 506kcal   Carbohydrates: 28g   Protein: 31g   Fat: 29g   Saturated Fat: 17g   Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g   Monounsaturated Fat: 8g   Trans Fat: 1g   Cholesterol: 181mg   Sodium: 1349mg   Potassium: 613mg   Fiber: 1g   Sugar: 3g   Vitamin A: 1762IU   Vitamin C: 2mg   Calcium: 98mg   Iron: 3mg
Boneless Buffalo Wings Recipe
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  1. Amber Alarcon says

    December 08, 2024 at 9:11 am

    5 stars
    Do you have a recipe for your dipping sauce or recommend a store bought blu cheese or ranch?

    Reply
    • Mike Hultquist says

      December 08, 2024 at 11:29 am

      I do! Here is my Blue Cheese Dressing Recipe: https://www.chilipeppermadness.com/recipes/blue-cheese-dressing/. Enjoy, Amber!

      Reply
  2. Anna says

    December 19, 2023 at 1:59 pm

    5 stars
    Great recipe thank you for sharing

    Reply
    • Mike Hultquist says

      December 19, 2023 at 2:41 pm

      Thanks, Anna!

      Reply
  3. Wendy says

    December 05, 2023 at 5:10 pm

    Dip each chicken piece into the egg mixture, then into the seasoned flour mixture. Repeat, then set...

    Does this mean...for each piece of chicken...?
    1. Dip chicken in egg, flour, egg, then flour... then set?

    2. Dip chicken in egg, then flour, then set?

    Reply
    • Mike Hultquist says

      December 06, 2023 at 6:56 am

      Wendy, DIP ONCE for each piece of chicken. Dip into egg, then seasoned flour, then fry. You CAN dip each TWICE if you want extra crispy. I've made an update to clarify. Enjoy!

      Reply
      • Wendy says

        December 07, 2023 at 1:18 am

        I found your homemade Cajun blend:

        https://www.chilipeppermadness.com/chili-pepper-recipes/spice-blends/homemade-cajun-seasoning/

        I did add the tsp of ghost pepper powder.

        I should have research "Valentina" hot sauce before purchasing the item, because of accordingly to:

        https://www.chilipeppermadness.com/cooking-with-chili-peppers/cooking-with-hot-sauce/

        You like the "Extra Hot" version. I bought the regular hot Valentina, so the boneless wings were not spicy in contrast to some flavors made by Buffalo Wild Wings.

        Do you find that the "clarified" part of butter eventually separates from the homemade buffalo sauce?

        Reply
        • Mike Hultquist says

          December 07, 2023 at 6:47 am

          Wendy, the butter will separate if you do not whisk it vigorously enough.

          Reply
  4. Melissa says

    December 04, 2023 at 6:49 pm

    5 stars
    These turned out so great!! better than our favorite wing joint!

    Reply
    • Mike Hultquist says

      December 04, 2023 at 7:39 pm

      Outstanding! I love to hear this! =)

      Reply
  5. Harry Estlow says

    November 21, 2023 at 3:44 pm

    Love the recipe would you recommend air fry

    Reply
    • Mike Hultquist says

      November 21, 2023 at 3:57 pm

      I have a recipe for Air Fryer Chicken Wings here: https://www.chilipeppermadness.com/recipes/air-fryer-chicken-wings/

      Reply
  6. Halima says

    February 14, 2023 at 3:25 am

    5 stars
    I neeeed these in my life. Can I ask about your nutritional info. Is that for the whole dish you have cooked or for a single portion, and if the latter what do you quantify as a portion.

    I only ask as I'm on Keto and really, really want to justify eating at least one whole batch hahahahah

    Reply
    • Mike Hultquist says

      February 14, 2023 at 6:33 am

      Halima, it is 4 total servings, so roughly 1/4 pound (4 ounces) each.

      Reply
  7. Kiki Pierotti says

    February 08, 2023 at 7:32 am

    I can’t wait to try this recipe for our Super Bowl party! Can I keep the boneless wings warm in the oven on a cooling rack to allow air to circulate or will they get soggy regardless?

    Reply
    • Mike Hultquist says

      February 08, 2023 at 12:48 pm

      Kiki, you can keep them warm that way. They SHOULD stay crispy that way with good circulation.

      Reply
  8. Tim says

    December 15, 2022 at 9:25 pm

    5 stars
    The breading was so simple and came out perfectly restaurant quality, I'll never bread my chicken any other way.

    Reply
    • Mike Hultquist says

      December 15, 2022 at 9:33 pm

      Thanks, Tim. Yes, this works out perfectly every time.

      Reply
  9. QT Pat-Y says

    January 31, 2022 at 10:52 pm

    5 stars
    Umm, you know there's no such thing as boneless buffalo wings right? I just wanted to let you know in case you weren't aware. Cuz I think you are really cut. Like I'd still want to eat your boneless wings.

    Reply
    • Michael Hultquist - Chili Pepper Madness says

      February 01, 2022 at 8:06 am

      OK, Patty! I'll let this sneak through because it's such a cute comment! Haha. I know you like my boneless wings. =) =)

      Reply

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