Boneless wings are usually small pieces of boneless chicken breast that are breaded or battered, deep-fried, and then coated in classic wing sauces like Buffalo or barbecue.

They are not actually deboned chicken wings; instead, restaurants cut chicken breast into “wing-sized” chunks to mimic the look and feel of traditional wings without the bone. Because they’re made from lean breast meat and lack skin and bone, they can be a bit less juicy and flavorful than bone-in wings, so they’re often heavily seasoned and sauced.

Many food writers and wing fans joke that boneless wings are really just “oversized nuggets” or chicken tenders tossed in wing sauce, since nuggets usually use ground, formed meat, while boneless wings use whole breast chunks. Still, they stay popular because they’re easier and less messy to eat, fit the same flavor profiles as traditional wings, and show up everywhere from chain restaurants to game-day takeout menus.

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