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Chicken wings baked crispy & coated in spicy buffalo sauce, served on a tray with blue cheese dressing and celery sticks.
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Crispy Baked Buffalo Wings

These buffalo wings are so crispy you won't believe they're not fried! Baked in the oven then coated in a lip-tingling spicy buffalo sauce. Great game-day grub!
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Chill Time8 hours
Total Time8 hours 45 minutes
Course: Appetizer, Main Course, Snack
Cuisine: American
Keyword: baked chicken wings, buffalo wings, buffalo wings recipe, chicken wings, chicken wings recipe
Servings: 12 wings
Calories: 270kcal

Ingredients

For the Chicken Wings:

For the Buffalo Sauce:

For the Blue Cheese Dip:

  • ½ cup mayonnaise
  • ½ cup sour cream
  • ½ cup blue cheese crumbles
  • 1 bunch scallions, sliced
  • 2 teaspoons lemon juice
  • ¾ teaspoon kosher salt
  • ⅛ teaspoon black pepper (freshly ground), or to taste

Additionally:

  • celery sticks
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Instructions

To Make the Baked Chicken Wings

  • Pat the chicken wings dry with paper towels, then add the baking powder, garlic powder, chili powder, salt, and pepper, and toss to coat.
  • Place the chicken wings on a wire rack set over a baking sheet, and chill in the refrigerator for 8 hours.
  • Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F and bake the wings for 20 minutes, then flip them over and bake for an additional 10 to 15 minutes, or until cooked through and very crispy.
  • Brush the crispy chicken wings with the buffalo sauce and serve with blue cheese dip and celery sticks.

To Make the Buffalo Sauce:

  • Whisk the hot sauce, melted butter, tomato paste, Worcestershire sauce, honey, and garlic powder together until smooth.

To Make the Blue Cheese Dip:

  • Stir the mayonnaise, sour cream, blue cheese crumbles, scallions, lemon juice, salt, and pepper together until well-blended.

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Notes

For a milder buffalo sauce, cut back on the hot sauce and substitute it with an equal amount of melted butter. 
For an even spicier buffalo sauce, add 1 tablespoon of crushed red pepper and 1 teaspoon of cayenne pepper.

Nutrition

Calories: 270kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 25g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Cholesterol: 65mg | Sodium: 1047mg | Potassium: 231mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 523IU | Vitamin C: 17mg | Calcium: 81mg | Iron: 1mg