Game day or not, if chicken wings aren’t on the menu, is it really even a party? We didn’t think so, either. To help you kick off your summer festivities over the coming long weekend, we’ve rounded up some of our favorite spicy, saucy wing recipes. Whether you throw them on the grill, in the fryer, or bake ’em in the oven, a big platter of wings might make your Memorial Day a little bit messier (be sure to have plenty of wet naps!), but will definitely make it truly memorable (you always remember the party with the really good wings, right?).
make oven magic
![Mark Bittman’s Minimalist Buffalo Wings](http://blog.doral360.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/27462154-189a-4b81-a00c-410ba739aee8-2017-1018_mark-bittman-buffalo-chicken-wings-genius_julia-gartland-280.jpg)
by Genius Recipes
![Make Chicken Wings How You Like Them—Buffalo, Baked, or Otherwise](http://blog.doral360.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/96eaeda9-420f-4925-927b-a72bf7ddf685-2016-0119_how-to-make-wings-without-a-recipe_bobbi-lin16893.jpg)
by Amanda Sims
![Ideas in Food's Korean-Style Chicken Wings](http://blog.doral360.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/cab004b5-0736-468d-b75c-e5425dd09797-2014-0121_genius_wings-311.jpg)
by Genius Recipes
Fire up the grill
![Party Wings with Cholula Butter](http://blog.doral360.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/993711d4-b99b-43c5-b018-3827424c2e6b-2017-0616_party-wings-cholula-butter_3x2_james-ransom-3564.jpg)
by Paula Disbrowe
![Za'atar Grilled Chicken Wings with Fava Bean Feta Dip](http://blog.doral360.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/4d09cafa-150b-4275-82d7-a53df9152910-2016-0614_zaatar-grilled-chicken-wings-with-fava-bean-feta-dip_bobbi-lin_24997.jpg)
by MariaR
Give it a fry
![Korean Fried Chicken Wings (KFC)](http://blog.doral360.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/071ad06f-867a-498e-8210-15101c9480db-2016-0412_korean-fried-chicken-wings_bobbi-lin_21581.jpg)
by ravenouscouple
Watch for more fry-spiration
Get saucy
![Coconut Cilantro Chicken Wings](http://blog.doral360.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/4e16640b-438c-4a91-aa8b-f14cf36aea35-2015_0407_coconut-cilantro-chicken-wings_bobbi-lin_0829.jpg)
by Tiffany
![Longhorn Tequila Wings](http://blog.doral360.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/7d3151e5-80f2-43a6-8cdb-2391655be018-2018-0116_longhorn-tequila-wings_3x2_julia-gartland_153.jpg)
by thirschfeld
![Roasted Dates & Honey Wings](http://blog.doral360.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/da2b041e-8949-4efb-9b58-3c4661fb5e09-2017-0328_roasted-dates-honey-wings_james-ransom-394.jpg)
by Lidia Haddadian
Bonus: Not-Wing things
And as a bonus, all the vegetarians at the party can get in on the wing action, too. They’re just a fry and a blue cheese dunk away.
![Two Spicy, Saucy Reasons to Ditch the Wings on Super Bowl](http://blog.doral360.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/2ee4a0a7-beb1-4940-8306-82d086782d5f-2018-0125_super-bowl-buffalo_3x2_julia-gartland_8520.jpg)
by Emma Laperruque
How will you be winging it for Memorial Day? Share your favorite ways in the comments below!
(via Food52)