Chicken Wings & Ranch
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Chicken Wings & Ranch
These are the chicken wings I’d want to see if I were going over to someone’s house for a party. They’re crispy on the outside, tender on the inside, and packed with flavor from a rub of my go-to spices and seasonings—sweet paprika, oregano, garlic, and mustard. I made a quick, creamy ranch-inspired dip to go with it, which doubles as a base for a delicious chicken salad if you happen to have leftover chicken in your fridge.
Ingredients
For the wings
- 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 5 grated garlic cloves
- Juice of ½ lemon
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon sweet paprika
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- Black pepper
- 1 teaspoon honey
- 2 lbs. whole chicken wings
For the ranch
- 3 scallions, cut into 3” pieces
- ¼ cup fresh parsley
- ½ cup fresh dill
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1 cup whole milk cottage cheese
- Juice of ½ lemon
- ½ teaspoon salt
- Black pepper
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 500°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the mustard, garlic, lemon juice, oregano, sweet paprika, salt, a few turns of black pepper, and honey.
- Add the chicken wings to the bowl and use your hands to cover them on all sides with the spice mixture.
- Arrange the wings into an even layer on the prepared baking sheet.
- Bake for 35 minutes, until the outside of the wings start to brown on top and are crispy all over. They’ll hit the ideal temperature (165F) earlier than that, but I like a crunchy exterior.
- While the chicken cooks, make the ranch dip. Add the scallions, parsley, dill, garlic, cottage cheese, lemon juice, salt, pepper, and olive oil to a high-powered blender and pulse just until smooth. There will still be green flecks. Don’t blend too long, though, or the dip will break (because of the cottage cheese).
- Serve the chicken wings with the dip and enjoy immediately. Use any extra dip to make easy chicken salad (a few tablespoons per 1 cup of shredded chicken. It’s a great way to use leftover or rotisserie chicken).
