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Baked Buffalo Chicken Wings Recipe
Classic Baked Buffalo Chicken Wings are an easy low-carb appetizer recipe. Serve this spicy and delicious snack with ranch or blue cheese for dunking at your next football party!
Servings: 24
Ingredients
- 3 lbs. chicken wing portions wingettes and/or drummettes
- 1 Tbsp. oil
- 2 Tbsp. cornstarch
- ¼ tsp. salt
- ¼ tsp. pepper
Buffalo Wing Sauce:
- ½ cup hot sauce such as Frank’s or Crystal’s
- 6 Tbsp. butter melted*
- 1 clove crushed garlic
- 1 Tbsp. honey optional
- ¼ tsp. salt to taste
To Serve:
- Ranch dressing optional
- Blue cheese dressing optional
- Celery optional
- Cilantro optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F.
- Add wing portions to a large bowl and drizzle with oil. Toss wings until well coated.
- Sprinkle starch, salt, and pepper over the wings and toss again until the wings are completely coated.
- Line a large baking sheet with aluminum foil and then place an oven-safe wire rack on top of it. Spray rack with non-stick cooking spray.
- Place chicken wings evenly spaced (and not touching!) on the wire rack.
- Bake wings in preheated oven for 45-50 minutes, flipping halfway through.
- During the last 5 minutes of baking, add wing sauce ingredients to a medium-sized bowl and whisk until smooth.
- Add cooked chicken wings to a large bowl and toss in the buffalo wing sauce.
- Serve buffalo chicken wings with blue cheese or homemade ranch dressing, celery sticks, and a sprinkle of cilantro. Enjoy!
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Notes
- Frank's Original Red Hot Sauce is recommended, but Crystal's or Sriracha sauce may also be used.
- Substitute with a vegan butter substitute or olive oil if dairy-free.
- Leave out honey if on a low-carb or keto diet.
Nutrition
Calories: 165kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 52mg | Sodium: 240mg | Potassium: 96mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 184IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 8mg | Iron: 1mg