Buffalo Wings
A spicy marinade and a blue cheese dip make these buffalo chicken wings a standout snack.
Prep Time:
20 mins
Total Time:
1 hr 10 mins
Servings:
Makes 1-1/4 cups.
Ingredients
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12 chicken wings (about 2 pounds)
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2 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted
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3 tablespoons bottled hot pepper sauce
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2 teaspoons paprika
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1/4 teaspoon salt
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1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
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1 recipe Blue Cheese Dip or Low-Fat Blue Cheese Dip
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Celery sticks (optional)
Directions
1
Cut off and discard tips of chicken wings. Cut wings at joints to form 24 pieces. Place chicken wing pieces in a resealable plastic bag set in a shallow dish.
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For marinade, stir together melted butter, hot pepper sauce, paprika, salt, and cayenne pepper. Pour over chicken wings; seal bag. Marinate at room temperature for 30 minutes. Drain; discard marinade.
3
Place the chicken wing pieces on the unheated rack of a broiler pan. Broil 4 to 5 inches from the heat about 10 minutes or until lightly browned. Turn chicken wings. Broil for 10 to 15 minutes more or until chicken is tender and no longer pink. Serve with Blue Cheese Dip and, if desired, celery sticks.
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Makes 12 appetizer servings
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Blue Cheese Dip: In a blender or food processor combine 1/2 cup dairy sour cream,1/2 cup mayonnaise or salad dressing, 1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese,1 tablespoon white wine vinegar or white vinegar, and 1 clove garlic, minced. Cover and blend or process until smooth. Cover and chill for up to 1 week. If desired, top with additional crumbled blue cheese before serving. Makes 1-1/4 cups.
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6. Low-Fat Blue Cheese Dip: Prepare as above, except substitute fat-free dairy sour cream and fat-free mayonnaise dressing or salad dressing for the regular sour cream and mayonnaise. Nutrition Facts per serving: 149 cal., 10 g total fat (4 g sat. fat), 38 mg chol., 283 mg sodium, 3 g carbo., 0 g fiber, 11 g pro.Daily Values: 11% vit. A, 1% vit. C, 5% calcium, 3% ironExchanges: 1 1/2 Lean Meat, 1 1/2 Fat
Nutrition Facts
Calories 221, Total Fat 19 g, Saturated Fat 6 g, Monounsaturated Fat 6 g, Polyunsaturated Fat 6 g, Cholesterol 47 mg, Sodium 258 mg, Carbohydrate 1 g, Total Sugar 0 g, Fiber 0 g, Protein 11 g. Daily Values: Vitamin A 0%, Vitamin C 1%, Calcium 5%, Iron 4%. Exchanges: Lean Meat 1.5, Fat 3.
Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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If you, your family, or guests have taste buds for heat, use the full 3 tablespoons of bottled hot pepper sauce. Otherwise, tame this snack recipe with less sauce. And serve cool beverages.
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