Baked Buffalo Wings with Blue Cheese-Yogurt Dip

By cheeserohan

Ingredients

• For the Dip:
• 3/4 cup plain nonfat Greek yogurt
• 1/4 cup crumbled blue cheese
• 2 Tablespoons mayonnaise
• 1 small garlic clove, chopped
• 1 Tablespoon skim milk or buttermilk
• juice of 1/2 lemon
• kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
• For the Wings:
• cooking spray, for the baking sheet
• 3 pounds chicken wings, split at the joints, tips removed
• 4 stalks celery, cut into thirds
• 4 carrots, cut in half
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 cup fat-free low-sodium chicken broth
• 1 cup Frank's RedHot sauce (or 1/2 cup other hot sauce
• 2 Tablespoons paprika
• 2 Tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1 Tablespoon honey

Preparation

Step 1

1. Make the dip: Pulse the yogurt, blue cheese, mayonnaise, garlic, milk and lemon juice in a food processor until combined but still chunky. Season with salt and pepper. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.

2. Make the wings: Preheat the oven to 425F. Coat a rimmed baking sheet with cooking spray. Put the chicken wings in a deep skillet; add 3 pieces of celery, 3 pieces of carrot, the bay leaves, chicken broth, hot sauce, paprika, butter, honey and 1/2 cup water and bring to a simmer over medium heat. Simmer until the chicken is almost cooked through, about 18 minutes. Transfer the wings to the prepared baking sheet and arrange in a single layer; reserve the sauce in the skillet.

3. Bake the wings; turning once, until the skin is golden and crisp, 30 to 35 minutes. Meanwhile simmer the reserved sauce over medium-low heat until slightly thickened, about 15 minutes. Discard the celery, carrot and bay leaves. Reserve one-quarter of the sauce for serving. Return the wings to the skillet and toss with the remaining sauce. Serve the wings with the blue cheese dip and reserved; cut the remaining carrots and celery into sticks to serve on the side.