Oven-baked wings, totally worth it

I love this recipe. And so did the judges at the 2002 Pillsbury Bake-Off in Orlando. It won $10,000 for Pat Murphy from Modesto, Calif..

I covered the event and interviewed Pat. He said when he got the call saying he was one of the 100 finalists, he thought it was his friends playing a joke on him.

Anyway, so simple, so good, so worth it. Try them this Sunday for your Super Bowl party. Your people will really like them and you won't have to drag out the deep-fryer or book yourself and guilt trip the next day.

Mexican Party Wings

1 cup purchased ranch salad dressing
1 (4.5-oz.) can chopped Green Chiles
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1 (1.25-oz.) pkg. taco season mix
2 teaspoons oil
24 chicken drummettes (about 2 lb.)
Dried parsley flakes

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Spray large cookie sheet with nonstick cooking spray. In blender container, combine salad dressing and chiles; cover and blend until smooth. Spoon into small serving bowl. Refrigerate while making drummettes.

In shallow dish, combine flour and taco seasoning mix; mix well. Stir in oil with fork until well blended. Coat drummettes with flour mixture. Coat drummettes again to use up flour mixture. Place on sprayed cookie sheet.

Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes. Turn drummettes; bake an additional 14 to 17 minutes or until chicken is fork-tender and juices run clear. Sprinkle parsley flakes on salad dressing mixture; serve dip with warm drummettes.

Source: Pat Murphy, Pillsbury Bake-Off, 2002

Comments

[Jaymer]

those wings look great.
we have smoked wings at our BBQ restaurant in brandon / bloomingdale.
dinner time only. if yall are out this way, please stop in (or call ahead to make sure we hold you some wings that night)
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