I came across a great recipe for lower-guilt chicken wings back some months ago, and have been making them this way ever since. The fact that these come out crispy, are baked instead of fried, and are super easy to throw together, makes me love ’em even more. I do switch up the sauce at times, using one of my favorites from a wing place back home in Rochester, New York (Country Sweet Chicken and Ribs), and also just regular barbecue sauce and honey. Whether you use the sauce in this recipe, or your favorite, I think you’ll love this cooking method and how great these wings turn out.

Ingredients

• 2 pounds chicken wings (I used wings & drumettes)
• 1 cup peach jam
• 2-3 tbsp. chili paste
• 1 tbsp. lime juice

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 450° and line a baking sheet (with sides) with parchment paper. Set aside.
2. Trim off any extra fat from the chicken wings.
3. Bring a large pot of water to a boil, adding 1-2 tablespoons of salt to the water.
4. Place the chicken wings in the boiling water, and boil for 8-10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
5. Remove the wings from the water to a wire cooling rack placed over a baking pan. Let the wings dry for a few minutes before patting them dry with paper towels (the drier the chicken wings are before you begin to bake them, the crispier they will become).
6. Place the chicken wings on the baking sheet in a single layer.
7. Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes. Flip the wings over, and bake an additional 10 minutes.
8. In a large bowl, stir together the peach jam, chili paste and lime juice. Reserve half of the mixture in a separate bowl to be used as dipping sauce when you serve the wings.
9. Place the hot chicken wings in the large bowl with the remaining sauce. Stir and toss to coat the wings completely with the sauce.
10. Transfer the wings to a plate and serve with the reserved dipping sauce, blue cheese or ranch and some celery sticks, if desired.

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