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Enjoy this baked chicken wings recipe at your next game party!!
Baked chicken wings are the quintessential game day food. The game, the guys, the beer and the wings. In other words, the ultimate man-cave gathering. Then of course, there is the yelling, screaming, cussing and the occasional, macho sucker punch or practical joke. Game day at its finest.
Take football, for instance.
I didn’t grow up with football. But I’ve been around during a few of these manly get-togethers, and I have to say that it’s a rather entertaining experience. There are few other times in life when you will see grown men doing the chicken dance as part of a victory strut across the living room floor. It’s rather amusing to say the least.
While football (or any other sport) is not a huge event at my house, I am fully aware that for some, these events are a huge deal. Particularly events like Super Bowl Sunday and a few others I can think of. So with this in mind, I thought I’d give you a hand at keeping your game day meal on the leaner side.
Here’s my version of this baked chicken wings recipe. They are similar to what you can buy in the stores, but far healthier and with a spicy kick!
I should mention that you can cut down on the nutrition data considerably by using boneless, skinless chicken breasts instead of wings. But if you just plan on enjoying the game and not worrying too much about intake, then these are perfect!
ARE CHICKEN WINGS REALLY WINGS?
Yes and no. Sometimes legs are served as well as parts of the wing. But for the most part, what most people think of as wings can be any one of three portions of the wing itself. The drumette, the wingette or the tip.
HOW LONG TO BAKE CHICKEN WINGS AT 400?
If your oven is at 400 F., you should bake your wings for about 30 minutes
HOW LONG TO BAKE CHICEN WINGS AT 425?
For this temperature, you’ll want to lower your cooking time just slightly. The range would be 25-30 minutes, but check them at the 25 minute mark
HEALTHY BAKED CHICKEN WINGS
Chicken wings are actually white meat. The unhealthier aspect of them is all the skin and fat surrounding them. So I give you a healthier option below as well. The choice is yours!
MORE CLEAN EATING RECIPES:
CHICKEN INGREDIENTS:
- 4 lb. chicken wings
- 2 tbsp. olive oil
- 1 tbsp. garlic powder
- 1 tbsp. onion powder
SAUCE INGREDIENTS:
1 cup Frank’s Hot Sauce (or any clean hot sauce you prefer)
1 tbsp. olive oil
1 tbsp. garlic powder
1 tbsp. onion powder
½ cup honey (if you prefer a less spicy wing) or ¼ cup (if you prefer a more spicy wing)
2 tsp. molasses
1 tsp. paprika
½ cup barbecue sauce (see recipe options above)
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
If you purchased your wings frozen, be sure to allow ample time for them to defrost.
Line a large casserole dish (you may need 2 dishes depending on the size you have) with foil. You will be wrapping the chicken completely in foil, so allow enough to completely cover the chicken all the way around.
Place your wings in the foil and be sure they are single layered.
Pour the oil over the chicken and mix the chicken in the dish to completely coat it with the oil.
Sprinkle the chicken with the garlic powder and onion powder.
Pack the foil around the chicken so that it is sealed on all sides.
Bake in oven for 50 minutes.
While the chicken bakes, combine all sauce ingredients in a medium mixing bowl with a whisk. (Be sure to whisk again just before pouring over your chicken.)
Remove the wings from the oven, open the foil (don’t burn yourself with steam), and pour off any liquid in the bottom of the foil.
Pour your sauce over the chicken.
Turn your oven to broil.
Place the chicken back in the oven UNcovered, for 10 minutes. Watch the wings carefully. If they need to be removed in less than 10 minutes, do so. You just want to brown them a bit and get the sauce to sear just slightly on to the meat.
Remove from oven, allow to cool and place in a serving dish, being sure to pour any sauce left behind in the dish over the chicken.
Please note that the nutrition data is a ballpark figure. Exact data is not possible. Note that you can cut down on the nutritional content considerably by using boneless, skinless chicken breasts instead of wings.
Serving: 0.5lb. | Calories: 677kcal | Carbohydrates: 31g | Protein: 42g | Fat: 42g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Cholesterol: 174mg | Sodium: 1275mg | Potassium: 518mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 24g | Vitamin A: 675IU | Vitamin C: 2.6mg | Calcium: 55mg | Iron: 2.9mg
Recipe from the Gracious Pantry archives, originally posted 1/21/11.