Buffalo Chicken Drumsticks with Blue Cheese Dip

By JenHall

This was pretty tasty but the only wing sauce I could find was full of horrible ingredients :( I will keep this recipe tho just in case I am able to locate a better option for the wing sauce...

Ingredients

• 16 chicken drumsticks (about 4 pounds), skinned, if desired
• 1 16-ounce bottle buffalo wing hot sauce (2 cups)
• 1/4 cup tomato paste
• 2 tablespoons white or cider vinegar
• 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
• 1 8-ounce carton dairy sour cream
• 1/2 cup mayonnaise
• 1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese (2 ounces)
• 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper or bottled hot pepper sauce
• Celery sticks

Preparation

Step 1

1. Place drumsticks in a 4- or 5-quart slow cooker. In a medium bowl, combine hot sauce, tomato paste, vinegar, and Worcestershire sauce. Pour over chicken in cooker.

2. Cover and cook on low-heat setting for 6 to 8 hours or on high-heat setting for 3 to 4 hours.

3. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine sour cream, mayonnaise, blue cheese, and cayenne pepper. Reserve half of the blue cheese dip (3/4 cup); store as directed below. Cover and chill the remaining dip until ready to serve.

4. Using a slotted spoon, remove drumsticks from cooker. Skim fat from cooking juices. Reserve eight of the drumsticks and 1 cup of the cooking juices; store as directed below. Serve remaining drumsticks with some of the remaining cooking juices, the remaining blue cheese dip, and celery sticks. Makes 4 servings and reserves.

To store reserves: Place blue cheese dip in an airtight container. Remove skin and meat from drumsticks, discarding bones. Using two forks, shred chicken (2-1/2 to 3 cups). Place shredded chicken and the 1 cup cooking juices in a second airtight container. Seal and chill for up to 3 days.

Nutrition Facts
Servings Per Recipe 4 servings + reservesCalories 454, Total Fat (g) 33, Saturated Fat (g) 11, Monounsaturated Fat (g) 7, Polyunsaturated Fat (g) 10, Cholesterol (mg) 141, Sodium (mg) 2084, Carbohydrate (g) 6, Total Sugar (g) 2, Fiber (g) 1, Protein (g) 31, Vitamin C (DV%) 11, Calcium (DV%) 10, Iron (DV%) 11, Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet