Buffalo Turkey Wings With Blue Cheese Dip
Ingredients
- 4 turkey wings, cut at joints, wing tips discarded
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 teaspoons garlic salt
- 2 teaspoons lemon pepper
- ¾ cup refrigerated bottled blue cheese dressing (such as Marie’s Super Blue Cheese)
- 1 ½ ounces blue cheese, crumbled (about 1/3 cup)
- 4 tablespoons chopped fresh chives, divided
- ½ cup hot sauce (such as Tabasco) or buffalo-style hot sauce (such as Frank’s RedHot)
- ¼ cup unsalted butter, cut into 1-Tbsp. pieces and softened
- 4 medium carrots, cut into 3- x 1/2-in. sticks
- 2 medium celery stalks, cut into 3- x 1/2-in. sticks
- 4 large radishes, trimmed and halved lengthwise
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F with oven rack 8 inches from heat source. Set a wire rack on a baking sheet lined with aluminum foil. Toss together wings and oil in a large bowl until coated. Stir together garlic salt and lemon pepper in a small bowl; rub mixture onto wings. Arrange wings in a single layer on wire rack. Bake in preheated oven 30 minutes. Increase oven temperature to high broil (leaving wings in oven); broil 5 minutes. Flip wings; broil 5 minutes. Flip wings; broil until wings are crispy and a thermometer inserted in thickest portion of meat registers 190°F, about 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile, stir together bottled blue cheese dressing, crumbled blue cheese, and 2 tablespoons of the chives in a bowl until blended. Chill until ready to use.
- Transfer cooked wings to a large bowl; add hot sauce, softened butter pieces, and remaining 2 tablespoons chopped chives. Toss until butter has completely melted and wings are coated. Serve wings with blue cheese dip and vegetables.