I think chicken wings and football watching are meant to be together. But if you are following a strict gluten free diet, or have Celiac, hot wings are definitely off the table. Many restaurants contaminate their chicken wings with gluten, either by adding a flour batter to the wing, or by deep frying it in a shared fryer with breaded items. Prepackaged chicken wings typically have gluten ingredients and are rarely certified gluten free. Plus, more likely than not, they are deep fried and that is far from good for you!
If you want to enjoy a side of chicken wings along with football, then make your own! It’s quite easy to do and you only need three ingredients: Chicken wings, your favorite hot sauce, and melted butter (or vegan butter substitute like Earth Balance).
My version is baked – not deep fried – and they are just as crispy and delicious as you’d get in a restaurant. However, because I make them at home and control all the ingredients and baking style (meaning they’re not fried!), mine are naturally going to be healthier. Keep in mind that they are still wings so don’t expect them to be as healthy as kale!
So on game day, enjoy this wonderful Gluten Free Chicken Wings recipe. It’s so easy to make on you’re own than you might think; you’ll be kicking yourself for not figuring this out sooner!
Chicken Wings with Hot Sauce
January 13, 2016
Enjoy these baked - not fried - gluten free chicken wings at your football watching party!
- Prep: 5 mins
- Cook: 1 hr 20 mins
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5 mins
1 hr 20 mins
1 hr 25 mins
Directions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
Prepare a large baking sheet with heavy duty foil. Grease generously.
Place wings on baking sheet in single layer.
Bake for 20 minutes, then remove from oven when you see a lot of liquid building up in the pan.
At this time, you'll want to remove any moisture from the tray. I do this by taking a meat baster, sucking up all the liquid and then discarding it.
Once the liquid is removed from the tray, put the wings back into the oven for an additional 45-60 minutes, checking on them every 15 minutes to turn them over and loosening them if they're sticking to the foil. The wings will start to brown and get hard, this is good! You want crispy wings!
When done, remove wings from oven. They should be crispy, but they will remain juicy inside.
In a small bowl, melt butter. Combine melted butter with hot sauce and mix well.
Either pour the hot sauce over the wings, or simply serve it as a dip.
Instead of hot sauce, add your favorite BBQ sauce, teriyaki sauce or other sauce. Enjoy!
