Baked Hot Wings with Yogurt Blue Cheese Dipping Sauce
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Serves: 4
 
You can adjust the heat in this hot wings recipe -- a lighter version than the traditional.
Ingredients
  • For the wings baking sauce
  • 4 lbs. chicken wingettes
  • 4 T white vinegar
  • 4 T water
  • 2 T tomato paste
  • 2 tsp. honey
  • 2 T hot sauce such as Tapitio
  • 2 tsp. soy sauce
  • ½ tsp. ground cumin
  • 1 tsp. cayenne
  • salt & pepper to taste
  • For the dipping sauce
  • 1 c. nonfat Greek yogurt
  • 2 oz. blue cheese, crumbled
  • 3 green onions, sliced thin
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • ½ tsp. dry mustard
  • salt & pepper to taste
  • 1 bunch celery for serving
Instructions
  1. To prepare the chicken wings, in a small bowl or sealable plastic bag, combine all of the ingredients and mix well making sure the wings are completely coated with the mixture.
  2. Place in the fridge for at least 30 minutes or if making ahead, store overnight until ready to bake.
  3. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
  4. Line a baking sheet with foil and place the chicken wings on the foil, brushing extra sauce over them.
  5. Bake for 15 minutes, turn the wings, brush on more sauce and return to the oven for an additional 15 minutes or until wings are nicely browned.
  6. While the wings are in the oven, trim the celery root end and split the stalks lengthwise, then in half.
  7. To make the yogurt dipping sauce, mix the ingredients in a small bowl making sure to mash the blue cheese so it can be blended into the yogurt.
  8. Taste before adding salt, then season to your liking.
  9. Serve the wings on a platter alongside the celery with the dipping sauce.
  10. Allow to bake
Recipe by sass & veracity at http://sassandveracity.com/2012/10/18/baked-hot-wings-with-yogurt-blue-cheese-dipping-sauce/