Honey Dijon Baked Turkey Wings

Baked turkey wings cooked in a sweet and savory honey Dijon sauce. The turkey wings get incredibly tender and practically fall off the bone. The sweet mustard sauce thickens as it cooks and makes a delicious gravy to spoon over rice.

Prep Time15

Cook Time1 30

Total Time1 45

Course: Main Dish

Cuisine: American

Keyword: honey baked turkey wings, honey Dijon turkey wings, how to cook turkey wings, Turkey wings with honey mustard sauce

Servings: Servings

Ingredients

1 ½ to 2 pounds turkey wings
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon ground black pepper
4 tablespoons butter
4 garlic cloves minced
⅔ cup honey
⅔ cup Dijon mustard
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 375°F.
Optional step: cut the turkey wings at the joints to section off the tip, flat, and drumettes. Cutting them into sections will help them cook more evenly.
Sprinkle the turkey with salt and pepper and place them in a 13 x 9-inch baking dish (see notes).
Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir in the garlic and cook for 30 seconds. Remove from heat and whisk in the Dijon, honey, cornstarch, Worcestershire, vinegar, salt, and pepper.
Coat the turkey wings with the honey Dijon sauce.
Cover the baking dish with foil and bake for 1 hour. Remove the cover and turn the oven up to 400°F. Baste the turkey wings with the honey mustard sauce, and bake for another 20 to 30 minutes.
Remove the turkey wings from the oven and place them on a serving platter.
If the turkey wings released a lot of fat in the pan, skim the fat off the top of the sauce. Give the sauce a whisk and a taste test. Add salt and pepper if needed. Spoon the sauce over the turkey wings or pour it into a dish to serve on the side.

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Notes

Wing sections: Turkey wings have three parts: the tip, the flat, and the drumette.

What you’ll see in the video: The wings we used had the tips removed, so each wing was cut into two pieces (flat and drumette).

Buying tip-free wings: Tips don’t have much meat, so it’s usually more economical to buy wings without them. If your wings still have tips, you can ask the butcher to remove them.

Pan size matters: If you’re cooking more than three wings, or you’re including the tips, use a larger baking dish.

Baking sheet option: A rimmed baking sheet works fine as long as the sides are about 1 inch high.

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