Not sure what to serve with wings at a party? I've got you covered! Here you'll find the 38 best side dishes to serve with any type of wings - from healthy veggie sides to snacks, sauces and carbs. All quick and easy to make!
I love wings of any kind - from spicy chicken wings like buffalo wings, to Air Fryer Frozen Chicken Wings and Buffalo Cauliflower Bites - and often a side of blue cheese sauce will be all I need. But, sometimes, you need something more.
In this post you'll find everything you need for next time your serving wings at a party. Whether your creating the ultimate snack platter or looking for more traditional sides and sauces, you will find what you need in this post.
And best of all? While these sides are amazing for regular juicy chicken wings, they're also great with other chicken dishes like Oven Baked Chicken Tenders, Air Fryer Chicken Nuggets, Air Fryer Chicken Drumsticks and vegetarian options like Air Fryer Buffalo Cauliflower Wings.
Read on to find your new favorites - all categorized according to type of dish, and ordered based on how long they take to make.
Snacks
Grab a few additional snacks and create the ultimate snack platter.
Mozzarella Sticks
9 minutes
No prep and just 4 minutes of cooking is all you need to make cheesy delicious Air Fryer Frozen Mozzarella Sticks!
Chili Cheese Nuggets
10 minutes
Make Air Fryer Chili Cheese Nuggets with just a tiny bit of prep, and 5 minutes of cooking. Cheesy & spicy & 100% yummy!
Onion Rings
12 minutes
Air Fryer Frozen Onion Rings are perfectly crispy and super easy to make with less than 10 minutes. of cooking.
Fried Feta Cheese
15 minutes
Fried Feta Cheese is the best cheesy snack you've ever tried - crispy & salty with slightly melted Feta cheese. Quick and so easy to make - and you don't even need an air fryer or deep fat fryer!
Stuffed Dates with Feta Cheese
20 minutes
One of the easiest appetizers ever, and always the first to finish! Stuffed Dates with Feta Cheese are sweet & salty & just plain delicious.
Bacon Wrapped Dates
25 minutes
This classic appetizer is a sure crowd pleaser! Bacon Wrapped Dates are sweet & salty with crispy bacon and soft dates.
Antojitos
25 minutes
Make pinwheels with cream cheese and jalapeños for a fun snack to serve alongside your wings. Easy to make with just a few ingredients!
Beer Corn Crack Dip
25 minutes
Beer-soaked corn is combined with salty cheese to create this creamy Beer Corn Crack Dip.
Buffalo Chicken Quesadillas
30 minutes
Buffalo Chicken Quesadillas is the best of 2 worlds - cheesy quesadillas are loaded with buffalo chicken, and to top it all off served with the best blue cheese sauce for dipping.
Buffalo Chicken Dip
40 minutes
For more spicy buffalo flavors, Instant Pot Buffalo Chicken Dip is the way to go! Just 10 minutes of hands-on "cooking" and then you have a flavor packed sauce to dip chips or bred in.
Bacon Wrapped Jalapeño Poppers
50 minutes
No snack platter is complete without jalapeño poppers! These are smoky, stuffed with 2 kinds of cheese and wrapped in delicious bacon.
Carbs
These indulgent carbsy sides are exactly what you need to create an indulgent meal from your wings.
Fries
15-25 minutes
Fries are a great side for wings, especially if your serving them as a meal rather than a snack.
Whether you prefer classic french fries like Air Fryer Frozen French Fries or are more partial to Air Fryer Frozen Sweet Potato Fries or Air Fryer Waffle Fries they come out perfectly crispy and lightly seasoned with just a tiny bit of olive oil sand salt.
Sweet Potatoes with Cinnamon
20 minutes
Air Fryer Sweet Potatoes with Cinnamon are a great treat and an amazing flavor combo. Easy to make in just 20 mintues!
Potato Wedges
20 minutes
Looking for the best potato wedges? These Air Fryer Potato Wedge are it. Lightly seasoned with salt and a little bit of olive oil they come out perfectly baked.
Potato Chips
30 minutes
These pan fried potato chips are super yummy and perfect to dip in the same dips as wings!
Mashed Potatoes
30 minutes
The creamiest Mashed Potatoes are made with just potatoes, butter, salt and pepper. Without both milk and cream!
Tater Tots
50 minutes
Store bought tater tots are fine - but Homemade Air Fryer Tater Tots takes your tot game to a whole new level.
Potato Salad
55 minutes
This Creamy Vegan Potato Salad is a great way to lighten up your wing game. A classic potato salad made without mayonnaise, and with a nice spicy punch from Dijon mustard.
Mac and Cheese
65 minutes
This Simple Mac and Cheese without Flour is the easiest - and tastiest - Mac and Cheese you'll ever make. Just dump and bake, and let the oven do the work!
Baked Sweet Potatoes
65 minutes
Baked Sweet Potatoes are a great side for wings, and their sweetness perfectly comlements any spiciness. Serve as they are or top with butter, brown sugar, cinnamon or even marshmallows!
Baked Potatoes
75 minutes
These twice baked potatoes from Pass Me Some Tasty are actually mashed potatoes stuffed in baked potato shells, delicious as they are or with any of the 4 different topping options.
Bread
Serve wings with a side of bread to mop up any leftover wing sauce.
Texas Toast
11 minutes
Air Fryer Texas Toast is super easy to make and loaded with the best garlic butter.
Cheesy Garlic Bread
15 minutes
This Cheesy Garlic Bread is made with cream cheese for a super indulgent side that's easy to make at home.
Garlic Bread
17 minutes
Air Fryer Frozen Garlic Bread is the easiest way to get a nice garlic bread on the table in no time. A frozen garlic bread baguette is all you need!
Turkish Bread
30 minutes + overnight rise
This Turkish Bread is the perfect vehicle for getting the last of that barbecue sauce. No kneading necessary, and you can let it rise in the fridge overnight.
Cheddar Chive Biscuits
40 minutes
These fluffy Cheddar Chive Biscuits are loaded with flavor and perfect to soak up any leftover wing sauce.
Veggies
Lighten up your wing party with a vegetable side dish.
Cucumber Yogurt Salad
10 minutes
This cooling Cucumber Yogurt Salad is perfect to balance spicy buffalo chicken wings, and quick and easy to make.
Shishito Peppers
10 minutes
Shishito Peppers are a great snackable veggie to serve with wings, and all you need is 1 ingredient!
Roasted Pumpkin
30 minutes
These Roasted Hokkaido Pumpkin wedges are a healthy side that's easy to prep and quick to make.
Zucchini Chips
42 minutes
Switch up the potato chips with these Oven Baked Zucchini Chips - healthier and lighter and even tastier!
Sauces
Wings are even better with one or two delicious sauces! Grab a couple from the list below and you are ready to go.
Barbecue Sauce
2 minutes
The easiest barbecue sauce you'll ever make is this 2-minute Gluten Free BBQ Sauce. Made with pantry staple ingredients!
Sour Cream Sauce with Avocado & Lime
5 minutes
Creamy & acidic, this Sour Cream Sauce is great for dipping wings in. It's quick and easy to make and a pairing for flavor packed dishes.
Avocado Lime Ranch
5 minutes
Avocado Lime Ranch is a lighter twist on a classic ranch that's easy to make and loaded with flavors.
Chipotle Ranch
5 minutes
Another twist on a classic ranch this Chipotle Ranch is spicy & smoky and a great pairing for wings.
Blue Cheese Sauce
5 minutes
A classic sauce for any type of wings, this Blue Cheese Sauce is quick and easy to make and all done in just 5 minutes. No cooking required, and no buttermilk either!
Ranch Dressing
5 minutes
Another classic sauce for wings, and even better when made from scratch. This Ranch version is made without buttermilk and uses only simple ingredients.
Hot Honey
7 minutes
This delicious, homemade hot honey infused with red pepper flakes is the perfect drizzle or dip for chicken wings. Adds both sweetness and heat!
Guacamole
10 minutes
This classic Vegan Guacamole adds great flavor and creamy texture to any dish, and wings are no exception. Make it spicier to serve with lightly flavored wings, or make it mor mellow to calm the heat of spicy wings.
Onion Dip
15 minutes
This delicious Greek Yogurt Onion Dip is perfect for dipping wings in, and a bit healthier as it's made with yogurt. Serve with carrot and celery sticks for a complete healthy side!
Which recipe are you most excited to try? Let me know in the comments below and share what you're making on Instagram with the tag #alwaysusebutter!
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